CT Gen Stat § 14-137a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline|Chapter 246 - Motor Vehicles|Section 14-137a - Point system for motor vehicle violations.

 The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, setting forth the number of points chargeable against the owner of an operator's license for conviction of any violation of the motor vehicle laws deemed appropriate by the commissioner for the assessment of such points. Such regulations shall provide specific information as to the number of points assessed for the conviction of each specified violation, the total number of points which, in a period of time specified by the commissioner, shall require a hearing before the commissioner or permit automatic suspension without prior hearing, and the period of time during which any such suspension shall extend. Such regulations shall provide that (1) not less than two points shall be assessed for conviction of a violation of subsection (d) of section 14-100a, (2) not more than one point shall be assessed for conviction of a violation of section 14-219, (3) not more than two points shall be assessed for conviction of a violation of section 14-212d, and (4) no points shall be assessed for an infraction or any violation specified in subsection (b) of section 51-164n for which the person sends payment of the fine and any additional fees or costs established for such infraction or violation to the Centralized Infractions Bureau in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 51-164n, except not less than one point shall be assessed for any violation of section 14-296aa. If such regulations provide for participation in a driver improvement course or system for the owner of an operator's license, the commissioner may charge a fee of fifty dollars for registration for such course or system.(1971, P.A. 287; P.A. 82-472, S. 44, 183; P.A. 90-213, S. 13; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-13, S. 9, 21; P.A. 92-256, S. 4; May Sp. Sess. 92-11, S. 50, 70; P.A. 95-221, S. 1, 4; P.A. 96-257, S. 2; P.A. 13-92, S. 8; 13-271, S. 60.)History: P.A. 82-472 substituted reference to Ch. 54 for reference to repealed Secs. 4-41 to 4-50; P.A. 90-213 added provision requiring the regulations to provide that not more than one point shall be assessed for a violation of Sec. 14-219; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-13 added $50 fee for registration in a driver improvement course or system if required by regulation; P.A. 92-256 added provision prohibiting the assessment of points for an infraction or a specified violation of Sec. 14-219 for which the person sends payment of the fine and any additional fee to the centralized infractions bureau; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-11 changed effective date of P.A. 92-256 but did not affect the date applicable to this section; P.A. 95-221 prohibited the assessment of points for “any violation specified in subsection (b) of section 51-164n”, rather than for “a specified violation of section 14-219”, for which the person sends payment by mail, replaced “fee” with “fees or costs established for such infraction or violation” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-257 added provision requiring assessment of not less than two points for conviction of violation of Subsec. (d) of Sec. 14-100a and divided sentence into three Subdivs.; P.A. 13-92 added new Subdiv. (3) re assessment of not more than 2 points for conviction of violation of Sec. 14-212d and redesignated existing Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (4); P.A. 13-271 added provision re assessment of not less than one point for violation of Sec. 14-296aa.Points may be assessed only upon conviction of a violation. 166 C. 449.