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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-11 - Internet Gaming Account Management

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Prior to
			 engaging in internet gaming, a patron shall establish an internet gaming
			 account. A patron shall have only one internet gaming account for each online
			 gaming operator for use in the State of Connecticut, except if the online
			 gaming operator is operating multiple types of internet games on separate
			 electronic wagering platforms, the patron may have one internet gaming account
			 for each electronic wagering platform operated by such online gaming
			 operator.
(b) The electronic
			 wagering platform shall display a message prior to an internet gaming account
			 being established informing the patron that certain individuals are prohibited
			 from engaging in certain types of gaming. The message shall include a link to a
			 location that provides additional information on the categories of persons
			 prohibited from gaming. The electronic wagering platform will require the
			 patron to affirm that the patron will not place a wager on an internet game
			 from which the patron is prohibited.
(c) In order to establish an internet gaming
			 account, the online gaming operator shall:
(1) Create an electronic patron file, which
			 shall include at a minimum:
(A) Patron's
			 legal name;
(B) Patron's date of
			 birth;
(C) Entire or last four
			 digits of the patron's Social Security number or equivalent for a foreign
			 patron such as a passport number or taxpayer identification number;
(D) Patron's internet gaming account
			 number;
(E) Patron's
			 address;
(F) Patron's electronic
			 mail address;
(G) Patron's
			 telephone number;
(H) Any other
			 information collected from the patron used to verify the patron's identity;
(I) The method used to verify the
			 patron's identity; and (J) Date of verification.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-13 - Electronic Wagering Platform Requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 provisions of this section apply to all electronic wagering platforms used by
			 an online gaming operator to offer any of the following, directly or through a
			 sports wagering retailer:
(1) Interactive
			 online games;
(2) Retail sports
			 wagering:
(3) Online keno;
			 and
(4) Online lottery.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-14 - Electronic Wagering Platform Requirements for Fantasy Contests

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An online gaming operator authorized to
			 operate fantasy contests through an agreement with a provisional licensee
			 pursuant to Section 315 of June Special Session Public Act 21-2 shall remain
			 authorized to operate under such provisional license until the provisional
			 license, as may be extended, expires.
(b) Hardware and backup hardware for the
			 electronic wagering platform used for fantasy contests shall be located in
			 separate facilities owned or leased by the master wagering licensee or online
			 gaming operator that are secure, inaccessible to the public, and specifically
			 designed to house that equipment, and where the equipment shall be under the
			 complete control of the master wagering licensee or online gaming operator, as
			 applicable.
(c) An electronic
			 wagering platform offering fantasy contests shall clearly identify on the
			 internet website and mobile application the person that is offering the fantasy
			 contest.
(d) Online gaming
			 operators that are only offering fantasy contests shall provide a set of terms
			 and conditions that satisfy the provisions in section 12-865-30(b) of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and are readily accessible to patrons
			 on its electronic wagering platform.
(e) The online gaming operator shall ensure
			 that fantasy contests on its electronic wagering platform comply with the
			 following provisions:
(1) No winnings shall be
			 offered or awarded to the winner of, or athletes in, the underlying competition
			 itself; and
(2) Fantasy contests
			 shall not be offered based on the performances of participants in high school
			 or youth athletics.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-15 - Online Casino Game Approval

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Except as
			 otherwise determined by the department in writing, an online gaming operator
			 shall not operate an online casino game, which shall have the same meaning as
			 online casino gaming, unless the game has been certified by a licensed
			 independent testing laboratory as provided for in section 12-865-19 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The online gaming operator is
			 responsible for all costs associated with testing and obtaining such
			 certification.
(b) Online gaming
			 operators may seek approval of an online casino game by submitting an
			 application to the department in the manner and form prescribed by the
			 department.
(c) An online gaming
			 operator shall submit all online casino games proposed for use to an
			 independent lab licensed by the department for evaluation and certification and
			 all changes to online casino games in accordance with 12-865-19 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The online gaming operator shall
			 provide to the department the certification issued by the licensed independent
			 lab. If the licensed independent lab fails to certify the online casino game,
			 the online gaming operator may seek to have the online casino game certified by
			 another independent lab licensed by the department. If the second independent
			 lab certifies the online casino game the department will review the findings
			 from both labs and make a determination as to whether or not to approve the
			 online casino game.
(d) The online
			 gaming operator seeking approval for an online casino game shall provide all
			 information the department requests, including, but not limited to, the
			 following:
(1) A complete, comprehensive, and
			 technically accurate description and explanation of the online casino game and
			 its intended use in both technical and lay language.
(2) Detailed operating procedures.
(3) A description of online casino game play,
			 system features, and fault conditions.
(4) A description of all software including
			 software version.
(5) Complete pay
			 table information including pay table identification and date code.
(6) Detailed information on the random number
			 generator.
(7) Return to player
			 calculation sheet.
(8) Rake or
			 scaled commission fee percentage.
(9) Rules of the online casino
			 game.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-16 - Sports Wagering

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Online gaming
			 operators shall adopt comprehensive house rules for sports wagering and submit
			 them for review and approval by the department prior to offering sports
			 wagering.
(b) House rules shall
			 include, but not be limited to the following:
(1) Method for calculation and payment of
			 winning wagers;
(2) Description of
			 the process for handling incorrectly posted events, odds, wagers, or
			 results;
(3) Effect of schedule
			 changes;
(4) Method of notifying
			 patrons of odds or proposition changes;
(5) Acceptance of wagers at other than posted
			 terms;
(6) Method of contacting the
			 online gaming operator for questions and complaints;
(7) Description of prohibited
			 patrons;
(8) A statement regarding
			 the policy and methods for limiting the maximum amount that a patron can win on
			 any particular wager; however, such policy will not preclude a patron from
			 collecting a payout in excess of the purported amount if the system allows the
			 patron to place a valid wager that pays more than the stated maximum amount;
			 and
(9) Method of funding a
			 wager.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-17 - Official Procedures for Online Lottery and Online Keno

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The CLC shall establish written official
			 procedures and internal controls to protect the integrity of online lottery and
			 online keno. The operation of online lottery and online keno shall be approved
			 in writing by the department prior to public promotion, implementation, or sale
			 of tickets online for such games.
(b) The official procedures for online
			 lottery and online keno shall include procedures to protect the electronic
			 wagering platform from tampering with pools and liabilities; and the
			 configuration of the electronic wagering platform.
(c) The department may accept, reject, or
			 require modification of any official procedure or internal control for online
			 lottery or online keno based on potential adverse impacts on: the integrity of
			 gaming operations; data privacy; physical security of online lottery or online
			 keno or the CLC; or the department's ability to effectively regulate the
			 operation of online lottery or online keno by the CLC. The CLC may appeal any
			 rejection of an official procedure by requesting a hearing before the
			 commissioner, in accordance with chapter 54 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes, within fifteen days of receipt from the department of a rejection of
			 an official procedure.
(d) The CLC
			 shall abide by such official procedures and internal controls at all times,
			 provided that the department may approve deviations in the event of an
			 emergency.
(e) A lottery draw game
			 or keno game for which tickets are sold online established by the CLC may be
			 discontinued upon written notice to the department prior to, or within
			 twenty-four hours after such discontinuation. Discontinuation shall not affect
			 the rights of those who purchased tickets prior to the effective date of
			 discontinuation, except as provided otherwise under sections
			 12-568a-1 to
			 12-568a-24, inclusive, of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of
			 subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of this section, in the event of unforeseen
			 problems that might reasonably cause substantial detriment to the public
			 interest of the state, the department may order an immediate suspension of the
			 online sales of any tickets or the conducting of any drawing relating to online
			 lottery or online keno. The department shall provide written notice to the CLC
			 of such suspension and set forth any specific requirements regarding public
			 notice of the game suspension. The department may thereafter require the CLC to
			 establish new official procedures to address such problems.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-19 - Testing and Certification of Internet Games, Electronic Wagering Platforms and Equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All internet
			 games and gaming equipment shall be tested and certified, in a manner and
			 frequency deemed necessary by the department to preserve gaming integrity, by a
			 department-approved independent testing laboratory prior to use by an online
			 gaming operator or a sports wagering retailer. The requirement for internet
			 game testing and certification shall not apply to fantasy contests.
(b) The department may develop technical
			 standards established pursuant to section 12-865-3(n) of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies against which all independent testing laboratories
			 shall test any internet games and gaming equipment for compliance.
(c) All internet games and gaming equipment
			 shall be tested by the independent testing laboratory in accordance with
			 sections 12-865-9 to 12-865-18, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut
			 Agencies as applicable. In addition, the report issued by the independent
			 testing laboratory shall include:
(1) The
			 extent to which the gaming equipment meets the technical standards, if
			 any;
(2) Whether the gaming
			 equipment meets the requirements of the act and 12-865-9 to 12-865-18,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; and
(3) Any additional information the department
			 needs to certify the gaming equipment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-20 - Independent Testing Laboratories

Current through July 10, 2024
Independent testing laboratories shall be licensed and comply
				with the following requirements:
(1)
			 Hold an active accreditation in accordance with NIST 800 or an active
			 accreditation from an accreditation body that is a signatory to the
			 International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition
			 Agreement. In addition to an active accreditation the independent testing lab
			 shall be licensed in the United States by a state gaming agency to perform
			 independent testing laboratory services.
(2) Provide authorized individuals for the
			 department to contact on a twenty-four-hour basis.
(3) Provide written reports regarding testing
			 and tests results submitted which include at a minimum:
(A) All testing performed;
(B) A description of the products
			 tested;
(C) The unique
			 identification code or signature, as approved by the department, assigned to
			 the internet game or gaming equipment;
(D) A secure hash using cryptographic
			 function that uses 256-bit encryption keys in compliance with the current NIST
			 800 standard or other requirements set forth by the department under section
			 12-865-3(n) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, whichever is
			 higher;
(E) A list of pay tables or
			 other settings on the tested internet game or gaming equipment, if
			 applicable;
(F) A description of
			 the modifications between the tested internet game or gaming equipment, and
			 previous versions of the tested product, if applicable; and
(G) A list of components with which the
			 internet game or gaming equipment was verified to be compatible.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-24 - Problem Gambling Requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each online
			 gaming operator shall include the following information in a prominent place on
			 the internet gaming log on screen and on the log off screen whenever the
			 electronic wagering system detects a log off:
(1) The message "If you or someone you know
			 has a gambling problem and wants help, call (888) 789-7777 or visit
			 ccpg.org/chat," or the equivalent of such message in a language other than
			 English. The department may update the required phone number or web address to
			 be displayed by providing ten days' notice to each licensee, after which time
			 the licensee shall display the new number and address. The department shall
			 consult with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services prior to
			 revising the required problem gambling message and shall provide ten days'
			 notice to each licensee, after which time the licensee shall display the new
			 message;
(2) Procedures for patrons
			 to self-exclude themselves;
(3)
			 Procedures in accordance with sections 12-865-11 and 12-865-13 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for the patron to impose limits on
			 the patron's gaming activities;
(4)
			 The date, time and duration of the patron's previous log on; and
(5) A notification that if the individual is
			 on the self-exclusion list, the individual shall be barred from collecting any
			 winnings or prizes if the individual participated in gaming for which the
			 individual self-excluded.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-25 - Marketing and Advertising Standards

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each licensee
			 shall be responsible for the content and conduct of all gaming related
			 advertising or marketing developed by, placed or disseminated on its behalf or
			 to its benefit whether by the licensee, an employee or agent of the licensee,
			 an affiliated entity or a third party pursuant to contract, regardless of
			 whether the licensee participated directly in its preparation, placement or
			 dissemination.
(b) For the purposes
			 of this section, advertising and marketing shall include, but not be limited
			 to:
(1) Mail, including electronic
			 mail;
(2) Telemarketing, including
			 text messaging;
(3) Broadcast
			 media;
(4) Billboards and
			 signage;
(5) Internet
			 advertising;
(6) Play-for-free
			 versions of internet games;
(7)
			 Social media;
(8) Sponsorships;
			 and
(9) Patron acquisition,
			 referral, rewards and retention programs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-26 - Complaint Management

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each gaming
			 entity licensee shall investigate each patron complaint related to such
			 licensee's gaming and provide a response to the patron within ten calendar
			 days. For complaints that cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the patron,
			 related to internet gaming accounts, game outcomes or illegal activity, a copy
			 of the complaint and the licensee's response, including all relevant
			 documentation, shall be provided to the department. All other complaints and
			 responses related to internet gaming, including, but not limited to, account
			 access problems, online chat disputes and technical matters, shall be provided
			 monthly, upon request or with such frequency approved by the
			 department.
(b) Each gaming entity
			 licensee shall establish a process for resolving customer complaints and
			 disputes. Such policy shall be conspicuously posted on its internet website and
			 mobile application, if applicable.
(c) Each gaming entity licensee shall
			 establish a policy for patrons that are alleged to be prohibited patrons or
			 excluded persons to appeal such determination. Such policy shall be
			 conspicuously posted on its internet website and mobile application, if
			 applicable.
(d) Each gaming entity
			 licensee shall conspicuously include on its internet website, and mobile
			 application, if applicable, the availability of a mechanism for resolving a
			 customer's complaint. This shall include information explaining how complaints
			 can be filed, how complaints are resolved, and how a patron can submit a
			 complaint to the department after attempting to resolve the issue with the
			 master wagering licensee, online gaming operator or sports betting
			 retailer.
(e) The terms and
			 conditions provided to patrons shall provide for a method for filing a
			 complaint with the gaming entity licensee and method for filing with the
			 department an unresolved complaint after all reasonable means to resolve the
			 complaint with the gaming entity licensee have been exhausted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-31 - Disclosures & Incident Reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Licensees shall
			 report to the department within one business day all incidents or allegations
			 of misconduct involving any employee licensed by the department that threatens
			 the integrity of the gaming entity licensee or the operation of gaming in the
			 state. In addition to the reporting requirements established by section 4-33a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, each gaming entity licensee shall also
			 notify the department of any unauthorized, illegal, irregular or unsafe
			 handling or expenditure of state or quasi-public agency funds that threatens
			 the integrity of the gaming or may negatively impact revenue to the state from
			 gaming.
(b) The gaming entity
			 licensee's employees and key employees shall report within one business day to
			 the department all statutory, regulatory and criminal incidents, or allegations
			 of incidents, affecting gaming. The department, in its sole discretion, may
			 conduct its own investigation into any and all suspected incidents or
			 violations.
(c) The CLC or any
			 licensee shall report to the department, no later than one business day after
			 discovery, any attempt or suspected attempt by any person to tamper with the
			 lottery gaming system or any related system and shall report any missing, lost,
			 or stolen, retail sports wagering receipt property or equipment related to the
			 operation or play of any online lottery game, keno, or sports
			 wagering.
(d) Failure by the CLC or
			 any licensee to report incidents set forth in this section in a timely manner
			 may be cause for suspension or revocation of the license of any licensee, after
			 being afforded the opportunity for a hearing in accordance with chapter 54 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes and the department rules of practice and
			 hearing procedures.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-33 - Cybersecurity

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each gaming entity licensee shall
			 maintain a cybersecurity program designed to protect the confidentiality,
			 integrity and availability of the electronic wagering platform and a gaming
			 entity licensee's associated information systems.
(b) The cybersecurity program shall be based
			 on a risk assessment and designed to perform the following core cybersecurity
			 functions as outlined under the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 1.1, or other
			 requirements set forth by the department under section 12-865-3(n) of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, including:
(1) Identify and assess internal and external
			 cybersecurity risks that may threaten the security or integrity of the
			 electronic wagering platform or patron information stored on a gaming entity's
			 information systems;
(2) Use
			 defensive infrastructure and implement policies and procedures to protect the
			 electronic wagering platform and the gaming entity licensee's information
			 systems, and the nonpublic information stored on those information systems,
			 from unauthorized access or use or other malicious acts;
(3) Detect cybersecurity events;
(4) Respond to identified or detected
			 cybersecurity events to mitigate any negative effects;
(5) Recover from cybersecurity events and
			 restore normal operations and services; and
(6) Fulfill applicable regulatory reporting
			 obligations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 865 - Online Casino Gaming, Retail and Online Sports Wagering, Fantasy Contests, Keno and Online Sale of Lottery Tickets › Section 12-865-34 - Voiding and Cancelling Wagers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) For the purpose
			 of this section a voided wager and a cancelled wager shall have the same
			 meaning.
(b) Void notifications
			 from an online gaming operator for the following instances shall be documented
			 in a change log to be submitted to the department weekly, or at such longer
			 interval as deemed appropriate by the department:
(1) A change in the venue where a sporting
			 event was scheduled to be held occurs after a patron has placed a
			 wager;
(2) Bets received on
			 sporting event players that take no part in the sporting event;
(3) Bets received for an act, or set of acts,
			 to be performed during a sporting event when such act or acts does not occur,
			 for example punt return yardage but no punts occur and zero was not an
			 available wager amount;
(4) Bets
			 received on a sporting event that is cancelled or delayed for more than
			 twenty-four hours beyond the originally scheduled start time of the sporting
			 event;
(5) Bets received on whether
			 a team will qualify to participate in post-season competitions when the number
			 of teams allowed to participate in the post-season changes after a patron has
			 placed a wager;
(6) Changes to the
			 format or number of participants scheduled to participate in a particular phase
			 of a sporting event or that particular phase is not played at all;
			 and
(7) When a patron requests a
			 wager be cancelled or modified prior to the commencement of the sporting event
			 due to an error in communicating the type, amount or parameters of the wager or
			 an error of a sports wagering retailer employee entering such transaction in
			 the electronic wagering platform.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13 - Highways and Bridges (repealed) › 77a - Railings or Fences on State Highways or Bridges › Section 13-77a-1 to 13-77a-2 - Transferred

Current through July 10, 2024
Former Number
New Number
13-77a-1
13a-111-1
13-77a-2
13a-111-2
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13 - Highways and Bridges (repealed) › 202 - Toll Rates and Traffic Regulations for Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge › Section 13-202-1 - Toll rates

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred to Sec 13a-159-1, May 1, 1964
Transfer date of May 1, 1964 added November 4, 2014 (November 4, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13 - Highways and Bridges (repealed) › 202 - Toll Rates and Traffic Regulations for Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge › Section 13-202-2 - Commutation ticket books

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred to Sec 13a-159-1, May 1, 1964
Transfer date of May 1, 1964 added November 4, 2014 (November 4, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13 - Highways and Bridges (repealed) › 202 - Toll Rates and Traffic Regulations for Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge › Section 13-202-3 - Accommodation ticket books

Current through July 10, 2024
Transferred to Sec 13a-159-1, May 1, 1964
Transfer date of May 1, 1964 added November 4, 2014 (November 4, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 80 - Sale of Excess Residential Property › Section 13a-80-1 - Statement of purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Section
				13a-80
				provides, in part, that no residential property upon which a single-family
				dwelling is situated at the time it is acquired by the Department of
				Transportation for highway purposes may subsequently be sold or transferred as
				excess property without the Department first offering to sell the property back
				to the former owner or owners at its current appraised value as determined in
				accordance with the provisions of Section
				13a-80
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. The purpose of Section 13a-80-1 through
				13a-80-3
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies is to establish procedures for
				the disposition of this excess residential property in the event that such
				property was owned by more than one person at the time of its acquisition by
				the Department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 80 - Sale of Excess Residential Property › Section 13a-80-2 - Notice requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) It shall be the
			 responsibility of the former owner or owners of residential property that was
			 acquired by the Department of Transportation for highway purposes to keep the
			 Department informed of their current address for the purpose of providing
			 notice of the right of first refusal under these regulations. Information
			 concerning the current address shall be provided in writing to the Office of
			 the Director, Rights-of-Way, Department of Transportation.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the
			 Department of Transportation to send to each former owner of residential
			 property subject to the special sale provision of Section
			 13a-80
			 a Notice of First Refusal by registered or certified mail, return receipt
			 requested, within one (1) year of the date a determination is made by the
			 Commissioner of Transportation that such property is not necessary for highway
			 purposes. This notice will be sent to the last-known address of the former
			 owner on file with the Department.
(c) The former owner or owners must submit
			 written notice of acceptance of the offer to repurchase the excess residential
			 property to the Office of the Director, Rights-of-Way, Department of
			 Transportation.
(d) The offer to
			 sell excess residential property to the former owner or owners pursuant to the
			 provisions of Section
			 13a-80
			 shall be terminated by the Department of Transportation if the Department does
			 not receive written notice of the owner's acceptance of the offer within sixty
			 (60) days of the date that the Notice of First Refusal was mailed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 80 - Sale of Excess Residential Property › Section 13a-80-3 - Multiple ownership procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In the event
			 that the excess residential property was owned by more than one person at the
			 time of its acquisition by the Department of Transportation and the Department
			 receives written notice of acceptance of the offer to repurchase pursuant to
			 Section
			 13a-80-2 from
			 the former owners indicating their desire to repurchase the property as
			 multiple owners, the Department shall proceed with the sale to said former
			 owners subject to the required statutory approvals.
(b) If the Department of Transportation
			 receives written notice of acceptance from more than one of the former owners
			 and each such former owner indicates a desire to repurchase the property on an
			 individual basis, the Department shall arrange and conduct a sealed bid sale of
			 said property among all former owners who submitted written notice of
			 acceptance. The current appraised value of the property, as determined in
			 accordance with the provisions of Section
			 13a-80
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall serve as the minimum bid figure for
			 the sealed bid sale. The property shall be sold to the highest bidder subject
			 to the required statutory approvals.
(c) If the Department of Transportation
			 receives written notice of acceptance from only one of the former owners, the
			 Department shall proceed with the sale of the excess residential property to
			 this former owner at the amount of its current appraised value as determined in
			 accordance with the provisions of Section
			 13a-80
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes subject to the required statutory
			 approvals.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 97b - An Adopt a Highway Program › Section 13a-97b-1 - Statement of purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
The purpose of sections 13a-97b-1 to
				13a-97b-7,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, is to establish an
				"Adopt A Highway Program" which will permit business organizations and
				nonprofit community organizations to participate in litter control and
				beautification activities on all state highways and to receive recognition for
				their participation in such activities.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 97b - An Adopt a Highway Program › Section 13a-97b-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections
				13a-97b-1
				through
				13a-97b-7,
				the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
			 Transportation for the State of Connecticut.
(2) "CONNDOT" means the Department of
			 Transportation of the State of Connecticut.
(3) "District" means any one of the four
			 operational districts into which CONNDOT has divided the State of Connecticut
			 in order to facilitate the maintenance of the state highway system.
(4) "Encroachment Permit" means the
			 authorization document issued by CONNDOT which allows a person or organization
			 to use a highway right of way for a purpose other than travel.
(5) "Highway" means a "state highway" as
			 defined in Section
			 13a-1 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(6)
			 "Program" means the Adopt A Highway Program.
(7) "Transportation Maintenance Director"
			 means the person authorized by the Commissioner of Transportation to approve or
			 disapprove an application to participate in the Adopt A Highway Program, to
			 issue an encroachment permit in connection with the program, and to otherwise
			 administer all program activities within the district.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 97b - An Adopt a Highway Program › Section 13a-97b-3 - Application

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any business organization or nonprofit
			 community organization that wishes to participate in the Adopt A Highway
			 Program shall submit an application to the Transportation Maintenance Director
			 in the district wherein the highway or section of highway which the
			 organization wishes to adopt is located. The application shall be made on a
			 form provided by CONNDOT and made available at the district administrative
			 office.
(b) The Transportation
			 Maintenance Director shall review the application to determine whether the
			 applicant is qualified to participate in the program and, if so, whether the
			 particular section of highway that the applicant wishes to adopt is suitable
			 for inclusion in the program taking into consideration the highway's location,
			 traffic volumes, geometrical characteristics, and other factors relevant to
			 public health, safety and welfare.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 97b - An Adopt a Highway Program › Section 13a-97b-4 - Program activities

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(a) The
			 Transportation Maintenance Director, acting as the authorized agent of the
			 commissioner, shall administer all program activities occurring within the
			 district. The Transportation Maintenance Director shall make available to a
			 participating organization the program guidelines. These guidelines shall be
			 considered an attachment to any encroachment permit issued to the
			 organization.
(b) In order to gain
			 access to and engage in litter control and beautification activities within a
			 highway right of way, each participating organization shall obtain an
			 encroachment permit from the Transportation Maintenance Director. The
			 application for such permit shall be made on a form provided by CONNDOT and
			 made available at each district administrative office. Issuance of the
			 encroachment permit shall be governed by the procedures set forth in Sections
			 13b-17-1
			 through
			 13b-17-46 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The conditions set forth in Sections
			 13b-17-1
			 through
			 13b-17-46 shall govern
			 and be adhered to by all participants in the program.
(c) A program concurrence shall be made
			 available to the participating organization prior to the issuance of the
			 encroachment permit. The program concurrence shall list the specific
			 responsibilities of the organization and CONNDOT regarding the adopted section
			 of highway, and shall be signed by every participating member of the
			 organization prior to issuance of the encroachment permit. The program
			 concurrence shall then become an attachment to the encroachment
			 permit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 97b - An Adopt a Highway Program › Section 13a-97b-5 - Recognition

Current through July 10, 2024
Recognition for each participating organization's efforts in
				furtherance of highway litter control and beautification shall be provided by
				CONNDOT in the form of a nameplate affixed to a semi-permanent sign which shall
				designate a section of highway as having been adopted by the organization. The
				sign shall be erected after the organization has engaged in litter control and
				beautification activities on a minimum of two occasions and has received a
				satisfactory performance evaluation from the Transportation Maintenance
				Director.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 97b - An Adopt a Highway Program › Section 13a-97b-6 - Revocation of approval

Current through July 10, 2024
The Transportation Maintenance Director may revoke an
				organization's approval to participate in the program when, in the opinion of
				the Director, the organization has violated a condition in the encroachment
				permit, the program guidelines or the program concurrence, or has otherwise
				engaged in conduct detrimental to the program.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 97b - An Adopt a Highway Program › Section 13a-97b-7 - Administrative appeal

Current through July 10, 2024
Any organization whose application to participate in the Adopt
				A Highway Program has been disapproved by the Transportation Maintenance
				Director, or whose approval to participate in the program has been revoked in
				accordance with Section
				13a-97b-6,
				may appeal such decision to the Commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections 13a-123-1 to
				13a-123-14 inclusive,
				apply to the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays,
				and devices within six hundred sixty feet of the edge of the right-of-way, the
				advertising message of which is visible from the main traveled way of any
				portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways, hereinafter
				referred to as interstate highways, limited access federal-aid primary
				highways, other limited access state highways and non-limited access
				federal-aid primary highways.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
The following terms, when used in sections
				13a-123-1 to
				13a-123-14, inclusive,
				have the following meanings:
(a)
			 "Centerline of the highway" means a line equidistant from the edges of the
			 median separating the main traveled way of a divided interstate or other
			 limited access highway, or the centerline of a main-traveled way of a
			 nondivided highway.
(b) "Erect"
			 means to construct, build, raise, assemble, place, affix, attach, create,
			 paint, draw, or in any other way bring into being or establish, but it shall
			 not include any of the foregoing activities when performed as an incident to
			 the change of advertising message or customary maintenance or repair of a sign
			 or sign structure.
(c) "Highway":
(1) An "interstate" highway is a highway that
			 is included in the national system of interstate and defense highways described
			 in subsection (d) of section 103 of Public Law 85-767, 85th Congress, Title 23
			 of the U.S. Code;
(2)*1 a "limited
			 access highway" is any state highway, or designated portion thereof, which the
			 commissioner of transportation, with the advice and consent of the governor and
			 the attorney general, laid out and constructed so as to allow access thereto
			 only at highway intersections or at designated points, when in their opinion
			 such limitation of access would be in the interest of public convenience,
			 safety and necessity pursuant to section
			 13a-59 of the general
			 statutes or any predecessor statute;
(3) a "federal-aid primary highway" is a
			 highway that is included in the primary system described in subsection (b) of
			 section 103 of Public Law 85-767, 85th Congress, Title 23 of the U.S. Code;
(4) "limited access primary
			 highway" is a federal-aid primary highway which is also a limited access state
			 highway;
(5) "other limited access
			 state highway" is a limited access state highway not on the interstate or
			 federal-aid primary system;
(6)
			 "non-limited access federal-aid primary highway" is a federal-aid primary
			 highway which is not a limited access state highway.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-3 - Measurement of distance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Distance from
			 the edge of a right-of-way shall be measured horizontally along a line normal
			 or perpendicular to the centerline of the highway.
(b) All longitudinal distances shall be
			 measured along the centerline of the highway between two vertical planes which
			 are normal or perpendicular to and intersect the centerline of the highway, and
			 which pass through the termini of the measured distance.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-4 - Signs prohibited in protected areas

Current through July 10, 2024
Erection and maintenance of the following signs is not
				permitted in protected areas:
(a) Signs
			 advertising activities that are illegal, under state, federal or local laws or
			 regulations in effect at the location of such signs or at the location of such
			 activities;
(b) obsolete
			 signs;
(c) signs that are not clean
			 and in good repair;
(d)  signs that
			 are not securely affixed to a substantial structure;
(e) signs that are prohibited by state
			 statutes or local ordinances or zoning regulations;
(f) signs that are not consistent with the
			 provisions of chapter 411 of the general statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-5 - Protected areas and spacing of signs adjacent to interstate and limited access primary highways

Current through July 10, 2024
No signs except as otherwise permitted herein will be allowed
				within six hundred and sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way
				except in areas zoned industrial or commercial and in actual use as such as
				determined by the commissioner of transportation or which is an unzoned
				industrial or commercial area as defined in section
				13a-123-2. Signs in
				zoned industrial or commercial areas in actual use and in unzoned industrial or
				commercial areas which are permitted shall be subject to the following spacing
				requirements and be consistent with the applicable provisions of this section
				and sections
				13a-123-4
				and
				13a-123-13.
(a) Spacing between sign structures
			 along each side of the highway shall be a minimum of five hundred feet except
			 that this spacing shall not apply to signs which are separated by a building or
			 other obstruction in such a manner that only one sign located within the
			 minimum spacing distance set forth above is visible from the highway at any one
			 time.
(b) Sign structures may not
			 be located within five hundred feet of an interchange or rest area measured
			 along the interstate or limited access primary highway from the sign to the
			 nearest point of the beginning or ending of pavement widening at the exit from
			 or entrance to the main traveled way. In any case where ramps exist only on one
			 side of the roadway crossed by the above-mentioned highways, the five hundred
			 foot distance shall also be measured from the centerline of the intersected
			 roadway in the opposite direction from the ramps. The distance requirement from
			 an interchange or rest area set forth above shall not apply within the
			 boundaries of a municipality with a population of forty thousand or more
			 according to the 1960 federal census if the state deems such to be consistent
			 with customary use in the area.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 13a - Highways and Bridges › 123 - Outdoor Advertising Signs, Displays and Devices Adjacent to the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways, Other Limited Access State Highways and Non-Limited Access Federal-Aid Primary Highways › Section 13a-123-6 - Protected areas and spacing of signs adjacent to non-limited access primary highways

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No signs except
			 as otherwise permitted herein will be allowed within six hundred and sixty feet
			 of the nearest edge of the right-of-way except in areas zoned industrial or
			 commercial and in actual use as such as determined by the commissioner of
			 transportation or which is an unzoned industrial or commercial area as defined
			 in section
			 13a-123-2. Sign
			 structures in zoned industrial or commercial areas in actual use and in unzoned
			 industrial or commercial areas which are permitted between streets, roads or
			 highways entering into or intersecting the main traveled way shall conform to
			 the following minimum spacing criteria to be applied separately to each side of
			 the primary highway and must be consistent with the applicable provisions of
			 this section and sections 18a-123-4 and
			 13a-123-13:
(1) Where the distance between centerlines of
			 intersecting streets or highways is less than one thousand feet, three sign
			 structures, with a minimum spacing between structures of one hundred feet,
			 double-faced, V-type or back to-back, may be permitted between such
			 intersecting streets or highways;
(2) where the distance between centerlines of
			 intersecting streets or highways is one thousand feet or more, minimum spacing
			 between sign structures, double-faced, V-type or back-to- back, shall be three
			 hundred feet.