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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244 - Motor Buses › Section 13b-92. (Formerly Sec. 16-317). - Carrying of passengers for hire by mail carriers and others.

The Department of Transportation, upon written application of any person authorized by the United States government to carry mail by motor vehicle, or of any person desiring to carry passengers for hire to and from any rural section where there is no other agency of public transportation of passengers, may authorize such applicant to transport passengers for hire in such motor vehicle over a prescribed route if, in the opinion of the department, public convenience and necessity require the same. The department shall also determine the registration fee, if any, to be charged such applicant and shall forward to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles a certified copy of its findings concerning the requirements of public convenience and necessity and the registration fee, and, thereupon, said commissioner may register such vehicle for such service. The department may, at any time, amend or revoke any such authorization. Any such authorization issued by the Division of Public Utility Control within the Department of Business Regulation prior to October 1, 1979, shall remain valid unless revoked by the Department of Transportation. Said department may make rules, regulations and orders relating to such passenger service and fixing rates and schedules therefor, provided such rules, regulations and orders shall not be inconsistent with federal regulations pertaining to carriers of United States mail.
(1949 Rev., S. 5417; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 79-610, S. 17; P.A. 80-25, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “commission” i.e. public utilities commission, and “authority” for “commission” thereafter where appearing, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-610 substituted “department of transportation” for foregoing designation and “department” for “division” where appearing; P.A. 80-25 specified that authorizations issued by division remain valid unless revoked by transportation department; in 1981 Sec. 16-317 transferred to Sec. 13b-92.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244 - Motor Buses › Section 13b-93. (Formerly Sec. 16-317a). - New schedules of bus operation. Discontinuation of service.

Any motor bus company which wishes to adopt a new schedule of operations or discontinue a service shall, not less than twenty days prior to the effective date of such schedule, give notice thereof to the Department of Transportation and to the chief executive officer of each municipality affected by such schedule. Notice shall also be posted in each bus operated on the route affected by such change and at each ticket agency serving such route and published in a newspaper or newspapers having circulation in the affected area not less than ten days prior to the effective date of such schedule. No such schedule shall be effective until approved by the Department of Transportation.
(1969, P.A. 77; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 79-610, S. 18; P.A. 84-216, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “public utilities commission” where appearing, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-610 substituted “department of transportation” for foregoing designation where appearing; in 1981 Sec. 16-317a transferred to Sec. 13b-93; P.A. 84-216 extended notice requirement to discontinuation of a service and required notice to also be posted at each ticket agency serving a route affected by a change in service.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244 - Motor Buses › Section 13b-94a. - Motor vehicle in charter bus transportation.

No person, association, limited liability company or corporation shall operate a motor vehicle in charter bus transportation, pursuant to Public Law 105-178 until such person, association, limited liability company or corporation has obtained a permit from the Commissioner of Transportation. An application for a permit shall be filed with the commissioner, in such form as the commissioner may prescribe, along with a fee of two hundred dollars. A hearing shall not be required for obtaining said permit.
(P.A. 99-181, S. 4, 40.)
History: P.A. 99-181 effective June 23, 1999.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244a - Taxicabs › Section 13b-95. (Formerly Sec. 16-318). - Definition.

The term “taxicab” includes any motor vehicle operated upon any street or highway or on call or demand accepting or soliciting passengers indiscriminately for transportation for hire between such points along streets or highways as may be directed by the passenger or passengers being transported, provided nothing in this chapter shall be construed to include, as a taxicab, a motor bus, as defined in section 14-1, a motor vehicle in livery service when such motor vehicle is hired for a specific trip or trips and is subject to the direction of the person hiring the same, or a transportation network company vehicle, as defined in section 13b-116.
(1949 Rev., S. 5716; P.A. 90-263, S. 43, 74; P.A. 03-115, S. 62; P.A. 17-140, S. 6.)
History: In 1981 Sec. 16-318 transferred to Sec. 13b-95; P.A. 90-263 deleted from definition of “taxicab” term public service motor vehicle; P.A. 03-115 made technical changes; P.A. 17-140 redefined “taxicab” to add provision re transportation network company vehicle.
Annotation to former section 16-318:
Is a common carrier and should exercise highest degree of care and skill reasonably to be expected. 124 C. 549.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244a - Taxicabs › Section 13b-97a. - Temporary authority.

(a) The Department of Transportation may, without hearing, issue to an applicant for authority to operate taxicab service, temporary authority to operate such service, pending hearing upon his application and disposition thereof by the department, but such temporary authority shall not extend over a period of more than one hundred eighty consecutive days.
(b) The Department of Transportation may, in an emergency situation and without hearing, issue to any person, association, limited liability company or corporation which holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under the provisions of section 13b-97, temporary authority to operate such service within or outside the territory specified in such certificate, pending resolution of such emergency, but such temporary authority shall not extend over a period of more than one hundred eighty consecutive days.
(P.A. 97-304, S. 3, 31.)
History: P.A. 97-304 effective July 1, 1997.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244a - Taxicabs › Section 13b-97b. - Operation of taxicab or advertisement of taxicab services without certificate or authority. Allowing unauthorized person to operate taxicab. Penalty. Amounts remitted to municipality.

(a) Any person who (1) operates a taxicab, or advertises taxicab services, without obtaining a certificate from the Department of Transportation pursuant to section 13b-97 or obtaining authority to operate a taxicab from a holder of such a certificate, or (2) allows an unauthorized person to operate a taxicab, which is under such person's control, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(b) The state shall remit to a municipality fifty per cent of the fine amount received for a violation of this section with respect to each summons issued by such municipality. Each clerk of the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or official.
(P.A. 12-81, S. 54; P.A. 13-277, S. 79; P.A. 17-140, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 12-81 effective June 6, 2012; P.A. 13-277 added “or advertises taxicab services” in Subdiv. (1), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-140 designated existing provision re person who operates taxicab or advertises taxicab services without a permit or allows unauthorized person to operate taxicab as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re remittance by state to municipality of 50 per cent of fine amount.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244a - Taxicabs › Section 13b-98. (Formerly Sec. 16-321). - Certificate to be displayed.

Section 13b-98 is repealed, effective July 1, 1997.
(1949 Rev., S. 5719; P.A. 97-304, S. 30, 31.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244a - Taxicabs › Section 13b-100. (Formerly Sec. 16-323). - Penalty.

Any person or the officers of any association, limited liability company or corporation who violate any provision of this chapter or any order or regulation adopted or established under any such provision shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, and the certificate issued to him or to such association, limited liability company or corporation may be revoked.
(1949 Rev., S. 5722; P.A. 97-304, S. 25, 31.)
History: In 1981 Sec. 16-323 transferred to Sec. 13b-100; P.A. 97-304 extended provisions to limited liability companies, increased maximum fine from $100 to $1,000 and eliminated penalty of imprisonment of not more than 60 days or both, effective July 1, 1997.
Annotations to former section 16-323:
Does not limit power of revocation under Sec. 16-320 (13b-97). 127 C. 270. Cited. 235 C. 1.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244b - Motor Vehicles in Livery Service › Section 13b-104. (Formerly Sec. 16-326a). - Temporary authority.

The Department of Transportation may, without hearing, issue to an applicant for authority to operate a motor vehicle in livery service temporary authority to operate such service, pending hearing upon his application and disposition thereof by the department, but such temporary authority shall not extend over a period of more than one hundred eighty days.
(1959, P.A. 599, S. 2; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-372, S. 3; 80-482, S. 157, 348.)
History: P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “commission”, i.e. public utilities commission, and “the authority” for “the commission” thereafter, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 replaced “public utilities control authority” with “division of public utility control within the department of business regulation”, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-372 substituted “department of transportation” for foregoing designation and “department” for “division”; P.A. 80-482 would have substituted “department of public utility control” for “division of public utility control within the department of business regulation” but P.A. 80-372 amendments given precedence; in 1981 Sec. 16-326a transferred to Sec. 13b-104.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244b - Motor Vehicles in Livery Service › Section 13b-105. (Formerly Sec. 16-326b). - Livery service for persons who are elderly or persons with disabilities.

The Department of Transportation may, with or without hearing, issue temporary and permanent livery permits to applicants for the express purpose of providing reasonable livery service to persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities on regular or irregular routes where the department finds no existing service or that the existing service is not adequate to properly serve the special needs of persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities. Temporary authority shall not extend over a period of more than sixty days. In determining the special needs of persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities, the department may take into consideration the convenience and the physical and mental frailties of, and the care, safety and protection necessary for the best interest of, persons who are elderly, persons with disabilities and the general public. No applicant shall be issued a temporary or permanent permit unless such applicant's motor vehicle meets the requirements of subsection (e) of section 14-100a. Applicants who were issued a temporary or permanent permit prior to October 1, 2007, shall comply with the requirements of subsection (e) of section 14-100a not later than October 1, 2007.
(1969, P.A. 114; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-372, S. 4; 80-482, S. 158, 348; P.A. 07-134, S. 2; P.A. 17-202, S. 41.)
History: P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “public utilities commission” and “the authority” for “the commission”, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 replaced “public utilities control authority” with “division of public utility control within the department of business regulation”, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-372 substituted “department of transportation” for foregoing designation and “department” for “division” where appearing; P.A. 80-482 would have substituted “department of public utility control” for “division of public utility control within the department of business regulation” but P.A. 80-372 amendments given precedence; in 1981 Sec. 16-326b transferred to 13b-105; P.A. 07-134 added provisions re compliance with requirements of Sec. 14-100a(e); P.A. 17-202 replaced references to elderly persons and handicapped persons with references to persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244b - Motor Vehicles in Livery Service › Section 13b-106. (Formerly Sec. 16-327). - Registration; display of registration; lights; license.

Upon the issuance of a permit as provided in section 13b-103 or 13b-105, the holder of such permit may apply to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for the registration of any motor vehicle of which such holder is the owner or lessee, to be used as specified in such permit, any provision of section 14-12 to the contrary notwithstanding. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall have jurisdiction over such registration, the exterior lighting equipment of such motor vehicle and the licensing of its operator. An operator of a motor vehicle which has a capacity of less than ten adults shall conspicuously display the assigned livery registration while the motor vehicle is operating in livery service. Said commissioner may suspend such registration and the license of such operator for the violation of any provision of this chapter or any order or regulation prescribed or established under such provision, for such term as the commissioner deems advisable.
(1949 Rev., S. 5726; P.A. 87-523, S. 2; P.A. 03-115, S. 65.)
History: In 1981 Sec. 16-327 transferred to Sec. 13b-106; P.A. 87-523 required an operator of a motor vehicle which has a capacity of less than ten adults to conspicuously display the assigned livery registration while the motor vehicle is operating in livery service; P.A. 03-115 made technical changes.
See Sec. 14-26 re registration of public service motor vehicles.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244b - Motor Vehicles in Livery Service › Section 13b-107. (Formerly Sec. 16-328). - Carrying passengers for hire in private vehicles.

(a) Any person, while operating a passenger motor vehicle registered in this state between his place of residence and his place of employment, may carry for reasonable compensation not more than five other persons regularly employed in the locality of such person's place of employment without obtaining a livery license or a permit from the Department of Transportation.
(b) Any corporation or employee of such corporation may operate one or more vanpool vehicles each having a seating capacity of not more than fifteen passengers for the purpose of transporting persons to and from their place of employment without obtaining a livery license or permit from the Department of Transportation.
(1949 Rev., S. 5729; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; 75-611, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 79-244, S. 4; P.A. 80-372, S. 5; 80-482, S. 159, 348.)
History: P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “commission”, i.e. public utilities commission, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 75-611 incorporated existing section into new Subsec. (a), deleted provision that more than one round trip per day constitutes violation, added new Subsec. (b) providing that any corporation or its employees may operate one or more motor vehicles having seating capacity of not more than fifteen to transport personnel to and from place of employment without obtaining license permit from the commission; P.A. 77-614 replaced “public utilities control authority” with “division of public utility control within the department of business regulation”, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-244 substituted in Subsec. (b) “vanpool” for “motor” before “vehicle”; P.A. 80-372 substituted “department of transportation” for the “division of public utility control within the department of business regulation”; P.A. 80-482 would have substituted “department of public utility control” for “division of public utility control within the department of business regulation” but P.A. 80-372 amendments given precedence; in 1981 Sec. 16-328 transferred to Sec. 13b-107.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244b - Motor Vehicles in Livery Service › Section 13b-108. (Formerly Sec. 16-329). - Penalty. Injunction.

(a) Any person or any officer of any association, limited liability company or corporation who violates any provision of sections 13b-101 to 13b-107, inclusive, or any order or regulation adopted, prescribed or established under any such provision shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for the first offense and for a second offense shall be fined two thousand dollars and may be enjoined from further operation or maintenance of a livery business pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Any person or any officer of any association, limited liability company or corporation who violates section 13b-103 may be enjoined from further operation or maintenance of any livery business by order of the Superior Court. The Commissioner of Transportation shall bring any application for an injunction to the judicial district in which the principal place of business of any such person, association, limited liability company or corporation is located. The court upon a finding of a violation of section 13b-103 may issue an injunction and make such orders for the discontinuance of such business as it deems equitable.
(1949 Rev., S. 5730; P.A. 89-222, S. 3; P.A. 97-304, S. 17, 31; P.A. 99-181, S. 6, 40.)
History: In 1981 Sec. 16-329 transferred to Sec. 13b-108; P.A. 89-222 increased the fine for operating without livery service permit to $500 for the first offense and added provision for a $2,000 fine, designated previously existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added new Subsec. (b) re injunctive relief for the second offense; P.A. 97-304 extended provisions re penalty and injunction to officers of limited liability companies, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 99-181 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting imprisonment penalties, effective June 23, 1999.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244b - Motor Vehicles in Livery Service › Section 13b-108a. - Reciprocal agreements.

(a) The Commissioner of Transportation may enter into reciprocal agreements or plans on behalf of the state of Connecticut with the appropriate authorities of any state of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, granting reciprocity to motor vehicles in livery services, as defined in section 13b-101. Any such reciprocal agreement or plan may include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Full reciprocity in accordance with such agreement or plan for livery services not based in Connecticut in exchange for equivalent reciprocity for Connecticut-based livery services; (2) reciprocal exchange of audits of records of the owners of livery services by the states participating in any such agreement or plan; (3) any other matters which would facilitate the administration of such agreement or plan, including exchange of information for audits, enforcement activities and collection and disbursement of proportional registration fees for other jurisdictions in the case of Connecticut-based livery services.
(b) Any reciprocity agreement, arrangement or declaration relating to livery services in effect on April 9, 1999, between this state and any jurisdiction not a party to any reciprocal agreement or plan authorized by subsection (a) of this section, or relating to any matters not covered in such reciprocal agreement or plan, shall continue in force and effect until specifically amended or revoked as provided by law.
(P.A. 99-6, S. 1, 2; P.A. 00-148, S. 20; P.A. 03-115, S. 66.)
History: P.A. 99-6 effective April 9, 1999; P.A. 00-148 amended Subsec. (b) by making a technical change; P.A. 03-115 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244b - Motor Vehicles in Livery Service › Section 13b-109. - Printed advertisements to bear permit number.

A printed advertisement concerning a motor vehicle in livery service shall conspicuously state the number of the permit issued to the operator of such vehicle by the Department of Transportation pursuant to section 13b-103 and shall conspicuously state the number of any permit or registration issued to such operator by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
(P.A. 87-523, S. 1; P.A. 96-222, S. 12, 41; P.A. 97-304, S. 18, 31; P.A. 18-167, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 96-222 inserted “or its successor agency” after “Interstate Commerce Commission”, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-304 substituted “Federal Highway Administration” for “Interstate Commerce Commission or its successor agency”, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 18-167 changed “Federal Highway Administration” to “Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration”, effective June 14, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244b - Motor Vehicles in Livery Service › Section 13b-109a. - Vehicles associated with the Special Olympics World Games International.

Section 13b-109a is repealed, effective July 1, 1997.
(P.A. 94-188, S. 17, 30; P.A. 97-304, S. 30, 31.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244b - Motor Vehicles in Livery Service › Section 13b-110. - Jump seats on certain motor vehicles in livery service.

A motor vehicle in livery service having a seating capacity of thirty-five or more adults may have a seat located even with or forward of the driver's seat, provided such seat complies with manufacturing and safety standards for motor buses established under federal statutes and regulations. Such seat shall be used only by an employee of the operator or an employee of a tour company that retains the services of the operator.
(P.A. 02-123, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244c - Transportation Network Company Vehicles › Section 13b-116. - Definitions.

As used in this section and sections 13b-117 to 13b-120, inclusive:
(1) “Transportation network company” means a company, corporation, partnership, trust, association, sole proprietorship or similar organization that operates in this state and uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers to provide prearranged rides. “Transportation network company” does not include the holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under the provisions of section 13b-97 to operate a taxicab or the holder of a permit issued under the provision of section 13b-103 to operate a motor vehicle in livery service.
(2) “Transportation network company driver” or “driver” means an individual who is not an employee of a transportation network company, but who uses a transportation network company vehicle to provide prearranged rides.
(3) “Transportation network company rider” or “rider” means an individual or individuals who use a digital network to connect with a transportation network company driver to receive a prearranged ride between points chosen by the individual or individuals.
(4) “Potential transportation network company rider” or “potential rider” means an individual or individuals who use a digital network to request a prearranged ride but have not entered the transportation network company vehicle.
(5) “Digital network” means any online-enabled application, web site or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the provision of prearranged rides.
(6) “Prearranged ride” means transport by a transportation network company driver of a transportation network company rider, (A) beginning when the driver accepts a request from the rider through a digital network, (B) continuing while the driver transports the rider, and (C) ending when the last rider exits the transportation network company vehicle.
(7) “Transportation network company vehicle” means a motor vehicle as described in subsection (h) of section 13b-119 that is owned, leased or otherwise used by a transportation network company driver when the driver is connected to a digital network or is engaged in the provision of a prearranged ride.
(P.A. 17-140, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244c - Transportation Network Company Vehicles › Section 13b-117. - Registration of transportation network company. Penalty.

(a) On and after January 1, 2018, each transportation network company shall register annually with the Commissioner of Transportation on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The registration form shall include: (1) The transportation network company's name, business address and telephone number; (2) if the company is registered in another state, the name, address and telephone number of the company's agent for service of process in this state; (3) the name, address and telephone number of a person at the company who will serve as the main contact person for the commissioner; and (4) information sufficient to demonstrate, to the commissioner's satisfaction, that the company is in compliance with the provisions of this section and sections 13b-118 to 13b-120, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (j) of section 13b-118. Each transportation network company seeking initial registration shall submit with its registration form filed under this section a nonrefundable registration fee of five thousand dollars. Each registration shall be renewed annually. The nonrefundable fee for such renewal shall be five thousand dollars. The registrant shall file amendments to the registration reporting to the commissioner any material changes in any information contained in the registration not later than thirty calendar days after the registrant knows or reasonably should know of the change.
(b) The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a registration issued pursuant to this subsection if the commissioner determines the transportation network company intentionally: (1) Misled, deceived or defrauded the public or the commissioner; (2) engaged in any untruthful or misleading advertising; (3) engaged in unfair or deceptive business practices; or (4) violated any provision of this section and sections 13b-118 to 13b-120, inclusive, or any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (j) of section 13b-118. Prior to the suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of the registration, the transportation network company shall be given notice and an opportunity for a hearing. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Any transportation network company whose registration has been suspended may, after ninety days, apply to the commissioner to have such registration reinstated.
(c) Any transportation network company that operates in this state without a valid registration or when such registration has been suspended shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars.
(P.A. 17-140, S. 2; 17-203, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 17-140 effective January 1, 2018; P.A. 17-203 amended subsection (a) to decrease the registration fee from $50,000 to $5,000, effective January 1, 2018.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244c - Transportation Network Company Vehicles › Section 13b-121. - Fee for prearranged ride by transportation network company.

(a) As used in this section, “transportation network company” and “prearranged ride” have the same meanings as provided in section 13b-116.
(b) Each transportation network company shall pay a fee of thirty cents on each prearranged ride that originates in this state.
(c) On or before the last day of the month next succeeding each calendar quarter, each transportation network company shall: (1) File a return electronically for the preceding period with the Commissioner of Revenue Services on such forms as the commissioner may prescribe; and (2) make payment of the fees required under subsection (b) of this section by electronic funds transfer in the manner provided by chapter 228g. Any document received and maintained by the commissioner with respect to a transportation network company shall be return information, as defined in section 12-15, and shall not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200.
(d) Any fees due and unpaid under this section shall be subject to the penalties and interest established in section 12-547 and the amount of such fee, penalty or interest, due and unpaid, may be collected under the provisions of section 12-35 as if they were taxes due to the state.
(e) The provisions of sections 12-548, 12-550 to 12-554, inclusive, and 12-555b shall apply to the provisions of this section in the same manner and with the same force and effect as if the language of said sections had been incorporated in full into this section and had expressly referred to the fee imposed under this section, except to the extent that any such provision is inconsistent with a provision of this section.
(f) Any fees received under this section shall be deposited into the General Fund. For revenue reporting purposes only, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall include any such fees with the revenue reported under chapter 225.
(g) The Commissioner of Revenue Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 654; P.A. 19-117, S. 360; P.A. 19-186, S. 8.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective January 1, 2018; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (b) by increasing fee on each prearranged ride that originates in this state from 25 cents to 30 cents, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 19-186 amended Subsec. (f) by replacing “chapter 222” with “chapter 225” re revenue reporting, effective July 8, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127b. - Notification by peer-to-peer car sharing company to shared vehicle owner.

When a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner with a peer-to-peer car sharing company but before the shared vehicle is made available on the car sharing platform, the peer-to-peer car sharing company shall notify the shared vehicle owner that, if the shared vehicle has a lien against it, the use of the shared vehicle through a car sharing platform, including use without physical damage coverage, may violate the terms of the contract with the lienholder.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 54.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127c. - Insurance company offering automobile liability insurance to shared vehicle owner.

(a) An insurance company that offers automobile liability insurance coverage in this state may offer automobile liability insurance policies to individuals that exclude any or all coverage and the duty to defend or indemnify any claim afforded under a shared vehicle owner's automobile liability insurance policy. Such exclusions may include, but are not limited to: (1) Liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage; (2) personal injury protection coverage; (3) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage; (4) medical payments coverage; (5) comprehensive physical damage coverage; or (6) collision physical damage coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (1) Invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in an automobile liability insurance policy, including any insurance policy that excludes coverage for motor vehicles made available for rent, sharing, hire or business use, or (2) invalidate, limit or restrict an insurance company that offers automobile liability insurance coverage to underwrite, cancel or not renew any insurance policy.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 55.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127d. - Peer-to-peer car sharing company records.

A peer-to-peer car sharing company shall collect and verify records pertaining to the use of a shared vehicle, including, but not limited to, the times used, location of the car sharing start time and car sharing termination time, car sharing period fees paid by the shared vehicle driver and revenues received by the shared vehicle owner. The company shall provide such records: (1) Upon request to the shared vehicle owner, the shared vehicle owner's insurance company or the shared vehicle driver's insurance company to facilitate a claim coverage investigation, settlement, negotiation or litigation, or (2) as required by an agreement entered into pursuant to section 13b-127l. The company shall retain the records for a time period not less than the applicable personal injury statute of limitations.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 56.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127e. - Vicarious liability.

A peer-to-peer car sharing company and a shared vehicle owner shall be exempt from vicarious liability in accordance with 49 USC 30106, as amended from time to time, and under any state law or municipal ordinance that imposes liability solely based on vehicle ownership.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 57.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127f. - Insurance company right to seek recovery.

An insurance company that defends or indemnifies a claim against a shared vehicle that is excluded under the terms of its automobile liability insurance policy shall have a right to seek recovery against the insurance company of the peer-to-peer car sharing company if the claim is: (1) Made against the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for loss or injury that occurs during the car sharing period; and (2) excluded under the terms of its policy.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 58.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127g. - Peer-to-peer car sharing company insurable interest.

(a) A peer-to-peer car sharing company shall have an insurable interest in a shared vehicle during the car sharing period. Nothing in this subsection shall create liability for a peer-to-peer car sharing company for failure to maintain the insurance coverage required pursuant to section 13b-127a.
(b) A peer-to-peer car sharing company may own and maintain, as the named insured, one or more policies of automobile liability insurance that provides coverage for: (1) Liability assumed by the peer-to-peer car sharing company under a car sharing agreement; (2) any liability of the shared vehicle owner; (3) damage or loss to the shared vehicle; or (4) any liability of the shared vehicle driver.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 59.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127h. - Car sharing agreement.

Each car sharing agreement shall, at a minimum, disclose to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver:
(1) Any right of the peer-to-peer car sharing company to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the company resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the car sharing agreement;
(2) That an automobile liability insurance policy issued to the shared vehicle owner for the shared vehicle or to the shared vehicle driver does not provide a defense or indemnification for any claim asserted by the peer-to-peer car sharing company;
(3) That the peer-to-peer car sharing company's insurance coverage on the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver is in effect only during each car sharing period and that, for any use of the shared vehicle by the shared vehicle driver after the car sharing termination time, the shared vehicle driver and the shared vehicle owner may not have insurance coverage;
(4) The daily rate, fees and, if applicable, any insurance or protection package costs that are charged to the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver;
(5) That the shared vehicle owner's automobile liability insurance may not provide coverage for a shared vehicle;
(6) An emergency telephone number to personnel capable of answering calls for roadside assistance and other customer service inquiries; and
(7) If there are conditions under which a shared vehicle driver shall maintain a personal automobile insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on a primary basis to book a shared vehicle.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 60.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127i. - Peer-to-peer car sharing company and shared vehicle driver agreement and records.

(a) A peer-to-peer car sharing company may not enter into a car sharing agreement with a shared vehicle driver unless the shared vehicle driver holds an operator's license, as defined in section 14-1, that authorizes the driver to operate a motor vehicle of the same class as the shared vehicle.
(b) A peer-to-peer car sharing company shall keep a record of: (1) The name and address of the shared vehicle driver; (2) the number of the operator's license of each shared vehicle driver; and (3) the place of issuance of the operator's license.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 61.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127j. - Peer-to-peer car sharing company responsible for certain equipment.

A peer-to-peer car sharing company is responsible for any equipment, such as a global positioning system, that is put in or on the shared vehicle to monitor or facilitate the car sharing transaction. The company shall indemnify and hold harmless the shared vehicle owner for any damage to or theft of such equipment during the car sharing period, unless caused by the vehicle owner. The company has the right to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle driver for any loss or damage to such equipment that occurs during the car sharing period.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 62.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127k. - Shared vehicle subject to safety recall.

(a) When a shared vehicle owner registers a shared vehicle with a peer-to-peer car sharing company but before the shared vehicle is available on the car sharing platform, the company shall: (1) Verify that the shared vehicle is not subject to a safety recall for which the repairs have not been made; and (2) notify the shared vehicle owner of the requirements under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) (1) If a shared vehicle owner received an actual notice of a safety recall for the shared vehicle, the shared vehicle owner shall not make the shared vehicle available on the car sharing platform until the safety recall repair has been made.
(2) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall for a shared vehicle while the shared vehicle is available on the car sharing platform, the shared vehicle owner shall remove the shared vehicle's availability on the platform as soon as practicable after receiving such notice and until the safety recall repair has been made.
(3) If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall for a shared vehicle during the car sharing period, the shared vehicle owner shall notify both the shared vehicle driver and the peer-to-peer car sharing company of the safety recall as soon as practicable.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 63.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 244d - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing › Section 13b-127l. - Peer-to-peer car sharing at Bradley International Airport pursuant to agreement.

A peer-to-peer car sharing company shall not permit the operation of peer-to-peer car sharing at Bradley International Airport unless such company enters into an agreement with the Connecticut Airport Authority, established pursuant to section 15-120bb. The Connecticut Airport Authority may charge and collect a reasonable fee from any such company for the privilege of operating peer-to-peer car sharing at such airport.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 64.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 245 - Railroads and Railways › Section 13b-199. - Definitions.

Terms used in this chapter, sections 16-216 to 16-227, inclusive, and chapters 244, 244a, 244b, 245a and 245b shall be construed as follows, unless another meaning is expressed or is clearly apparent from the language or context:
(1) “Railroad company” includes every person owning, leasing, maintaining, operating, managing or controlling any railroad, or any cars or other equipment employed thereon or in connection therewith, for public or general use within this state;
(2) “Street railway company” includes every person owning, leasing, maintaining, operating, managing or controlling any street railway, or any cars or other equipment employed thereon or in connection therewith, for public or general use within this state;
(3) “Public service motor vehicle” includes all motor vehicles used for the transportation of passengers for hire; and
(4) “Motor bus” includes any public service motor vehicle operated in whole or in part upon any street or highway, by indiscriminately receiving or discharging passengers, or operated on a regular route or over any portion thereof, or operated between fixed termini, and any public service motor vehicle operated over highways within this state between points outside this state or between points within this state and points outside this state.
(P.A. 14-134, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 14-134 effective June 6, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 245 - Railroads and Railways › Section 13b-200. (Formerly Sec. 16-51). - Examination of roads. Free passage. Entering premises at times of emergency.

(a) The Commissioner of Transportation shall, at the commissioner's discretion, examine the several railroads in the state when he deems that public safety so requires, and shall make a like examination of any railroad within the limits of any town, when so requested in writing by the selectmen of such town or by the authorities having control and supervision of the streets and highways within the town, and shall see that such railroads are kept in suitable repair and that the companies operating them faithfully comply with all provisions of law. The employees of the Department of Transportation shall have the right to pass free of charge, in the performance of their duties, on all railroads in the state.
(b) The commissioner or his employees may enter any building, car or other premises owned or controlled by any railroad company. Any person interfering with an employee of the Department of Transportation in the performance of his duties shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.
(1949 Rev., S. 5441; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 559, 571, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 14, 136; P.A. 81-435, S. 1; P.A. 90-271, S. 11, 24; P.A. 04-143, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “commission”, i.e. public utilities commission, and “authority” for “commission” thereafter, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 substituted “commissioner of transportation” for “public utilities control authority” and “authority”, deleted “railways” and “street railways” where appearing and substituted “employees” for “members”, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 deleted authorization for free passage of authority employees, effective January 1, 1979; in 1981 Sec. 16-51 transferred to Sec. 13b-200; P.A. 81-435 added Subsec. (b) authorizing employees of the department to enter railroad premises at times of emergency; P.A. 90-271 made a technical change; P.A. 04-143 amended Subsec. (a) to permit examination of railroads at commissioner's discretion, rather than once in each year or more often, and amended Subsec. (b) to permit commissioner or employees to enter any building, car or premises of railroad company at any time, rather than only at times of emergency, effective May 21, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 245 - Railroads and Railways › Section 13b-200a. - State rail plan.

(a) For purposes of this section, “state rail plan” or “proposed plan” means the plan prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 110-432, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008.
(b) Not later than sixty days prior to submission of the state rail plan as required by P.L. 110-432, the Department of Transportation shall submit such proposed plan to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and finance, revenue and bonding. Such submission shall also include information on the process followed in preparing such proposed plan, the persons and entities consulted, any recommendations received from regional agencies and municipalities, and the department's response to such recommendations.
(c) Not later than thirty days after said committees' receipt of such proposed plan, said committees shall convene a joint public hearing on such proposed plan. Not later than fourteen days after such public hearing, said committees shall advise the department of their suggested modifications, if any, to such proposed plan.
(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-2, S. 65.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 13b - Transportation › Chapter 245 - Railroads and Railways › Section 13b-200b. - Planning for branch rail lines. Report.

The Department of Transportation shall continue planning efforts for improvements to the New Canaan, Norwalk, Danbury and Waterbury branch rail lines, including, but not limited to, upgrades and electrification of such rail lines. Not later than January 6, 2017, the department shall provide a report on the progress of such planning efforts to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, and shall provide updates thereafter, as requested by said committee.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 168.)