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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-1a - Secondary school certificate required

Current through July 10, 2024
No secondary school shall provide driver education without a
				secondary school certificate.
A secondary school certificate shall be issued by the
				commissioner only upon approval of an application filed in accordance with the
				provisions of section
				14-36f-1 b
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Such certificate may be
				displayed by the school.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-1b - Application

Current through July 10, 2024
An application for a secondary school certificate shall be in
				writing on a form approved by the commissioner, shall provide all information
				required by the commissioner, and shall be signed by an authorized school
				official under penalty of false statement in accordance with the provisions of
				sections
				14-110
				and
				53a-157b
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-1c - Secondary school certificate renewal

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A secondary
			 school may renew its certificate to conduct driver education by filing a
			 renewal application with the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of
			 section
			 14-36f-1 b
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) A secondary school shall submit a renewal
			 application forty-five days prior the school's renewal date, according to a
			 schedule established by the commissioner. Such schedule may result in the
			 staggered renewal of all certificates.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-3 - Time and duration of driver education program

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 secondary school offering a driver education program shall provide adequate
			 staff, classroom(s) or similar instructional space, and have access to a
			 sufficient number of motor vehicles to accommodate persons enrolled in such
			 program.
(b) Each hour of
			 instruction shall consist of sixty (60) minutes for both classroom and
			 behind-the-wheel instruction.
(c)
			 Driver education programs may be offered by secondary schools at any convenient
			 time, including during the school day, after school hours, during the evening,
			 weekends or during the summer or any other period when school is not in
			 session.
(d) The driver education
			 program, including both the classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel
			 instruction, shall be scheduled so that it may be completed by a student, under
			 normal circumstances, during a single school year.
(e) A board of education, in accordance with
			 the provisions of section
			 10-24b
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, may charge a fee if a course of study of
			 motor vehicle operation is offered at hours other than those in the regular
			 school day. The fee shall not exceed the per pupil cost of maintaining the
			 course. No fee shall be charged for a course of study offered during regular
			 school hours.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-4 - Classroom instruction

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each secondary
			 school offering a full course of driver education shall provide classroom
			 instruction, in accordance with a curriculum approved by the commissioner,
			 consisting of a minimum of thirty (30) hours of such instruction, and a minimum
			 of eight (8) hours of behind-the-wheel instruction.
(b) Each secondary school offering classroom
			 instruction shall provide a minimum of thirty (30) hours of such instruction
			 with a curriculum approved by the commissioner. The curriculum shall include
			 the following:
(1) The development of driver
			 skills which shall be presented in a simple-to-complex structure of concepts
			 and behavioral patterns;
(2) A
			 variety of instructional methods which shall demonstrate student centered
			 activities for participative education and include low risk driving values,
			 knowledge for development of safe driving habits, and mental readiness for
			 correct in-vehicle performance;
(3)
			 Presentation of content in the classroom which parallels the presentation of
			 in-vehicle content. The driving related skills and concepts presented in the
			 classroom shall be conducted in a motor vehicle as soon after the classroom
			 activities as possible. All concepts and, where possible, skills to be
			 practiced in the motor vehicle, shall first be presented in the classroom;
			 and
(4) Appropriate content for the
			 classroom and in-vehicle sessions which shall include the following topics: the
			 highway transportation system; analysis of crashes; roadway designs and
			 markings; Connecticut motor vehicle laws and regulations; basic control tasks;
			 parking maneuvers; the structure of driving tasks; restraint systems; risk
			 management; perceptual skills development; space management; natural laws and
			 vehicle control; winter driving techniques; handling vehicle emergencies; night
			 driving techniques; effects of alcohol and drugs on driving; emotions and
			 operator fitness; interacting with other vehicle types; the purpose and
			 procedures of procurement organizations, as defined in section 19a-289a of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes ; and managing high risk locations, including
			 intersections and curves.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-4a - Safe driving practices course for students eighteen (18) years of age or older

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each secondary
			 school offering driver education may offer, with prior written approval of the
			 commissioner, a safe driving practices course pursuant to section 14-3 7b of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes to any student eighteen (18) years of age or
			 older who is eligible for an adult instruction permit in accordance with
			 subsection (b) of section 14-36 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Such safe
			 practice course shall consist of not less than eight (8) hours of instruction
			 and shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Four (4) hours concerning the nature and
			 effects of alcohol and drugs, as provided in subparagraph (B) of subdivision
			 (1) of subsection (d) of section 14-36 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
			 and
(2) Four (4) hours of subjects
			 directed to safe driving practices, which shall include the following topics:
			 the slow down for work zones under section 14-212a of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes; the endangerment of a highway worker under section 14-212d of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes; the move over law under section 14-283b of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes; not less than fifteen (15) minutes concerning the
			 disregard of a signal from a law enforcement officer under subsection (b) of
			 section 14-223 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and the penalties for
			 violating this section; and other topics relevant to drivers eighteen (18)
			 years of age and older. The content of such safe driving practices course shall
			 not include material regarding the dangers of teenage driving, the cognitive
			 development of adolescents, and the responsibilities and liabilities of parents
			 or teenage drivers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-5 - Behind-the-wheel instruction

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Behind-the-wheel instruction shall not be given to a student who has not
			 reached sixteen (16) years of age.
(b) A student shall not be provided
			 behind-the-wheel instruction unless the student has obtained his or her
			 Connecticut instruction permit.
(c)
			 Behind-the-wheel instruction for a student enrolled in a secondary school
			 driver education program shall be given only by a qualified secondary school
			 teacher or a commercial driving instructor.
(d) Prior to any behind-the-wheel instruction
			 , a commercial driving instructor or secondary school teacher shall confirm
			 that the student is in immediate possession of his or her instruction
			 permit.
(e) No student shall
			 receive more than two (2) hours of behind-the-wheel instruction per
			 day.
(f) The vehicle used for
			 behind-the-wheel instruction shall be occupied by the instructor and not more
			 than one (1) student, unless the school has obtained written authorization from
			 the student to conduct behind-the-wheel instruction with not more than two (2)
			 additional students present in the vehicle. If said student is less than
			 eighteen (18) years of age, such authorization shall be from a parent or legal
			 guardian of the student. In no event shall behind-the-wheel instruction be
			 performed with more than three (3) students in the vehicle.
(g) The brakes, lights and other safety
			 features of each motor vehicle used for behind-the-wheel instruction shall be
			 inspected by the instructor, and any defects shall be corrected prior to giving
			 any instruction.
(h) A qualified
			 secondary school teacher or commercial driving instructor shall maintain a
			 professional demeanor while providing all driver education instruction.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-6a - Master driving instructor requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall be a master instructor unless such person
				complies with the requirements of section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, makes application to the commissioner, and
				Department of Motor Vehicles is approved by the commissioner. Subsequent to
				adoption of this section, no person shall be approved as a master instructor
				unless such person:
(1) Has been a
			 commercial driving instructor or qualified secondary school teacher for at
			 least five (5) years, and is in good standing with the department;
(2) Provides a recommendation from a school
			 administrator instructor that the applicant is a proficient driver, has good
			 oral and written communications skills, and will be utilized as an instructor
			 at a secondary school; and
(3)
			 Shall take and pass a master examination that demonstrates proficiency in
			 instructing driving instructors, as determined by the commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-6b - Instructor renewal

Current through July 10, 2024
A qualified secondary school teacher or commercial driving
				instructor or master instructor may renew the commissioner's approval to
				provide driver education training by filing a renewal application in accordance
				with section
				14-36f-6
				or section
				14-36f-6
				a, or both, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. A renewal
				applicant shall submit a medical certification every two years in accordance
				with
				49 CFR
				391.41. All renewal applicants shall be
				subject to a state criminal records check and a check of the state child abuse
				and neglect registry pursuant to section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. If there is a criminal record or listing
				on the state child abuse and neglect registry, the commissioner shall make a
				determination whether to issue a license using the standards set out in section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-7 - Driver education certificate

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each student
			 sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age completing the driver education
			 program, and determined by a qualified secondary school teacher or commercial
			 driving instructor to be a safe and capable driver and qualified to hold an
			 operator's license, shall be issued a driver's education certificate by the
			 secondary school indicating whichever of the following is or are applicable:
(1) The successful completion of a full
			 course of driver education; as provided in Section
			 14-36f-4 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(2) The successful completion of a course
			 consisting of a minimum of thirty (30) hours of classroom instruction as
			 provided in subsection (a) of section
			 14-36f-4 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, which includes successful
			 completion of eight (8) hours of safe driving practices of which two (2) hours
			 were attended by a parent or legal guardian;
(3) The successful completion of eight (8)
			 hours of safe driving practices, classroom instruction only, as provided in
			 subsections (b) and (c) of section
			 14-36f-4 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; or
(4) The successful completion of the number
			 of hours of behind-the-wheel instruction required by law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-7a - Driver education certificates for those eighteen (18) years of age or older

Current through July 10, 2024
A secondary school shall issue to a student eighteen (18) years
				of age or older, a driver's education certificate upon the successful
				completion of eight (8) hours of safe driving practices as provided in section
				14-36f-4 a
				of the Regulation of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-8 - Student records

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each secondary
			 school shall maintain records, updated at least monthly, in writing in a
			 permanently bound book with pages consecutively numbered, or in a computer data
			 base or the like. The secondary school shall maintain such records in a format
			 that can immediately be printed or copied. If requested by the commissioner,
			 the secondary school shall immediately provide a copy or printing of any
			 records required to be kept by the secondary school. The records shall include
			 each student's name, date of birth, residence address, mailing address if
			 different, telephone number, starting date of instruction, learner's permit
			 number, ending date of instruction and driver education certificate
			 number.
(b) The following
			 additional records shall be maintained on file at the secondary school:
(1) Where the student is under age eighteen
			 (18), a signed authorization by the student's parent or legal guardian
			 permitting the student to receive driver instruction and training;
(2) The date of the student's vision
			 screening required in accordance with Section
			 14-36f-15
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the name of the person who
			 administered the vision screening, and whether the student meets the vision
			 standards of Sections
			 14-45a-1 to
			 14-45a-4,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(3) The types of instruction, including the
			 date each type of instruction was given, and the number of hours for each type
			 of instruction received by the student;
(4) Registration information for each vehicle
			 in which the student received behind-the-wheel instruction;
(5) The fees paid by the student for any
			 classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel instruction, or safe driving practices
			 instruction;
(6) The name or names
			 of the instructor or instructors for each instruction or training
			 session;
(7) The date, location of
			 test, motor vehicle used (if a vehicle owned or leased by the secondary school
			 or a commercial driving school is used) and the results of each driving test
			 administered by the department;
(8)
			 Any additional fees paid by the student; and
(9) A class attendance list, which shall
			 include the date, time, location, names of students, and the instructor or
			 instructors, for all driver education classes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-9 - Vehicles used in driver education

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Every vehicle
			 used in a secondary school driver education program shall be:
(1) Maintained in safe operating condition in
			 accordance with law;
(2) Marked as
			 required by section
			 14-292
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes for the purpose of instructing a student in
			 the operation of a motor vehicle;
(3) A dual control vehicle;
(4) Equipped with at least three (3) mirrors
			 which give the operator thereof a clear reflected view of the highway directly
			 to the rear, on a line parallel to the left side of the vehicle body, and on a
			 line parallel to the right side of the vehicle body. In addition to the
			 driver's rear view mirror, each vehicle shall also be equipped with a second
			 rear view mirror mounted to give an instructor seated in the right front
			 passenger's seat a clear view of the rear zone. Such second rear view mirror
			 may be mounted in a temporary manner;
(5) Equipped with seat safety belts for each
			 person in the vehicle, which shall be used by all occupants during driver
			 instruction;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-10 - Inspection of motor vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
The department shall use its inspection lanes to inspect each
				motor vehicle designated for behind-the-wheel instruction to verify its fitness
				for use and that the required safety equipment is installed prior to any
				behind-the-wheel instruction or driver testing. Thereafter, the department
				shall inspect all motor vehicles on an annual basis using the department's
				inspection lanes. Upon passing inspection, the commissioner may affix an
				inspection decal to the windshield of each vehicle showing the inspection
				series or record the results of such inspection in such manner prescribed by
				the commissioner. No motor vehicle shall be used for driver education or driver
				testing unless the motor vehicle has passed the required inspection by the
				department. A secondary school shall keep maintenance records for each motor
				vehicle used for driver education or testing, and such records shall be made
				available to the commissioner or other law enforcement officer during school
				business hours. The commissioner or other law enforcement officer may make
				random inspections or audits, or both, of any vehicle used for student
				instruction at any reasonable time.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-11 - Vehicles failing inspection

Current through July 10, 2024
If a motor vehicle does not pass an inspection by the
				department, the secondary school shall repair such defects or discrepancies, or
				both, and such motor vehicle shall be re-inspected using the department's
				inspection lanes prior to any behind-the-wheel instruction or driver
				testing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-12 - Safety equipment to remain intact

Current through July 10, 2024
No motor vehicle shall be used for behind-the-wheel instruction
				or driver testing if the seat belts, shoulder straps, warning equipment or
				other safety equipment with which the vehicle was originally required to be
				equipped, has been dismantled, disconnected, removed or rendered
				inoperative.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-14 - Laboratory or simulator experience

Current through July 10, 2024
A student may be provided with driving practice in a laboratory
				setting using a driving simulator, but no more than eight (8) hours of such
				driving practice shall be counted towards meeting the behind-the-wheel
				instruction required by law, in accordance with subsection (d) of section
				14-36
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. Such laboratory or simulator experience
				shall not count towards meeting the minimum eight (8) hours of behind-the-wheel
				instruction described in subsection (a) of section
				14-36f-4 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-15 - Students to meet minimum vision requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No
			 secondary school shall give any behind-the-wheel instruction to any person
			 eighteen (18) years of age or older, until such person has passed a screening
			 to determine that such person has vision meeting or exceeding the minimum
			 vision standards, as established by the commissioner, for the issuance of a
			 motor vehicle operator's license. The secondary school shall administer such
			 vision test using a device or means approved by the commissioner that meets the
			 standards contained in sections
			 14-45a-1 to
			 14-45a-4,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The following
			 persons may administer this vision screening:
(1) Optometrist;
(2) Ophthalmologist, physician, physician's
			 assistant or nurse practitioner;
(3) School nurse;
(4) Motor vehicle inspector, agent, or
			 authorized employee at a department office; or
(5) A qualified secondary school teacher or
			 commercial driving instructor. A record of the results of the vision screening,
			 indicating whether the person passed or failed the screening, shall be
			 maintained by the secondary school. All records relating to vision screening
			 and health matters of students shall be maintained in confidence except as
			 required by law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-16 - Proficiency testing of qualified teachers

Current through July 10, 2024
Each qualified secondary school teacher or commercial driving
				instructor approved by the commissioner in accordance with section
				14-36f-6
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, shall take a driving
				proficiency test administered by the commissioner. The department shall
				administer such driving proficiency tests on a schedule determined by the
				commissioner, and not more than two (2) years shall pass between such driving
				proficiency tests. A qualified secondary school teacher or commercial driving
				instructor who fails any proficiency test shall not provide instruction to any
				student. A retest shall be conducted by the commissioner not earlier than five
				(5) business days from the date of such failure and until such qualified
				secondary school teacher has been provided additional instruction and has
				provided the commissioner with proof of compliance of such additional
				instruction administered by a master instructor. The proficiency test may
				include knowledge of recent statutory and regulatory changes which affect motor
				vehicle operation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36f - Driver's Education in Secondary Schools › Section 14-36f-17 - Driver examinations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A student using
			 a vehicle owned or leased by a secondary school, or by a licensed commercial
			 driving school, who wishes to take a driving test at a branch of the
			 department, or at another site approved by the commissioner, shall schedule
			 such driving test in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.
(b) Each secondary school shall properly
			 prepare its students for the driving test, administered by the department, by
			 appropriately teaching all elements of safe driving.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36g - Teen Driving Exemptions for Single Parents Under Eighteen Years of Age › Section 14-36g-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
The following definition shall apply to Section
				14-36g-2 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
"Single parent" means the holder of a valid motor vehicle
				operator's license who is (1) under eighteen years of age; (2) the mother or
				father of a child who is currently being transported; and (3) otherwise in
				compliance with the provisions of section
				14-36g
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 36g - Teen Driving Exemptions for Single Parents Under Eighteen Years of Age › Section 14-36g-2 - Exemptions

Current through July 10, 2024
A single parent shall be exempt from the passenger restrictions
				contained in section
				14-36g(a)(1)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes solely for the purpose of transporting her
				or his child to day care, to child care and educational facilities, to medical
				appointments, in medical emergencies or in order to secure goods necessary for
				the health and welfare of her or his child.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 37a - Special Operator's Permits › Section 14-37a-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
In sections
				14-37a-2
				through
				14-37a-10 the
				following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Alcohol-related offense" means a
			 conviction of a violation of section
			 14-227a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or conviction of a violation involving
			 substantially similar conduct in another state, as reported to the commissioner
			 in accordance with the provisions of section
			 14-111n
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or conviction of a violation of section
			 30-88,
			 30-89,
			 53a-56b
			 or
			 53a-60d
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(2) "Classes or other required educational
			 activities" means components of a program of higher learning sponsored and
			 conducted by an institution of higher education or a private occupational
			 school and attested to by the registrar of such institution of higher education
			 or private occupational school;
(3)
			 "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or the commissioner's
			 designee;
(4) "Degree" means any
			 letters or words, diploma, certificate or other symbol or document which
			 signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements of a program of higher
			 learning;
(5) "Department" means
			 the Department of Motor Vehicles;
(6) "Education permit" means the special
			 operator's permit issued to a student for purposes of attending classes at an
			 institution of higher education or a private occupational school issued in
			 accordance with section
			 14-37a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(7) "Institution of higher education" means
			 an entity which is licensed to offer one or more programs of higher learning
			 leading to one or more degrees;
(8)
			 "Private occupational school" has the same meaning as provided in section
			 10a-22a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(9) "Program of higher learning" means any
			 course of instruction:
(A) For which it is
			 stated or implied that college or university-level credit may be given or may
			 be received by transfer; or
(B)
			 Provided by a private occupational school;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 37a - Special Operator's Permits › Section 14-37a-2 - Eligibility for special operator's permit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Except as
			 provided in subsection (b), any person whose motor vehicle operator's license
			 or nonresident operating privilege is suspended pursuant to any provision of
			 chapter 246 or 248 of the Connecticut General Statutes may make application for
			 a special operator's permit.
(b)
			 The following persons shall not be eligible for a special operator's permit:
(1) A person whose motor vehicle operator's
			 license or nonresident operating privilege is under suspension pursuant to
			 section
			 14-215
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(2) A person whose motor vehicle operator's
			 license or nonresident operating privilege is under suspension pursuant to
			 section
			 14-140
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(3) A person whose motor vehicle operator's
			 license or nonresident operating privilege is under suspension pursuant to
			 subsection (i) of section
			 14-227b
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, if such person's operator's license or
			 nonresident operating privilege has been suspended previously pursuant to
			 subsection (i) of section
			 14-227b
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(4) A person whose motor vehicle operator's
			 license or nonresident operating privilege is suspended due to a second or
			 subsequent violation committed after a prior conviction pursuant to section
			 14-227a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes or section
			 14-111n(b)(2)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 37a - Special Operator's Permits › Section 14-37a-3 - Application for special operator's permit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Application for
			 a work permit shall be made by the operator on a form approved by the
			 commissioner. Such form may be obtained from the department, and shall contain
			 information required by the commissioner including the following:
(1) Applicant's name;
(2) Applicant's residence and mailing
			 addresses;
(3) Applicant's
			 operator's license number and date of birth;
(4) Applicant's employer and place of
			 employment including a business telephone number where his or her employment
			 can be verified;
(5) Applicant's
			 occupation or a description of his or her duties;
(6) Applicant's hours of
			 employment;
(7) The approximate
			 distance from applicant's present residence to his or her place of
			 employment;
(8) If applicant's
			 place of employment or hours of employment are not fixed, an explanation of his
			 or her duties and normal work schedule;
(9) A statement indicating whether any public
			 or alternative form of transportation, such as a car pool or vanpool, is
			 available between the applicant's residence and place of employment, and, if
			 not, what efforts have been made to secure other transportation;
(10) An explanation of the significant
			 hardship that would occur if a work permit is not issued;
(11) The name, signature and phone number of
			 the person's employer or of a person who can verify his or her employment
			 schedule; and
(12) The signature of
			 the applicant together with a statement that the application, its attachments,
			 and the statements therein are made under penalty of false statement as
			 provided in sections
			 14-110
			 and
			 53a-157b
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes. If the applicant has more than one
			 employer, such information shall pertain to each employer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 37a - Special Operator's Permits › Section 14-37a-4 - Submission of application. Decision

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of
			 the application, the commissioner shall review the application and determine if
			 the application is in proper form.
(b) The commissioner may request additional
			 relevant information prior to acting on such application.
(c) The commissioner shall determine whether
			 or not to issue a special operator's permit within a reasonable time after
			 receipt of the application and shall notify the applicant in writing of the
			 decision.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 37a - Special Operator's Permits › Section 14-37a-5 - Factors in considering application

Current through July 10, 2024
In determining whether to grant a special operator's permit, in
				addition to considering the eligibility of the applicant in accordance with the
				provisions of section
				14-37a-2
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and the applicant's driving
				history, the commissioner shall consider the information provided in the
				application, including the applicant's residence and the distance from his or
				her place of employment or location of classes or other required educational
				activities, the availability of other modes of transportation to and from the
				place of employment or location of classes or other required educational
				activities, the applicant's efforts to obtain alternate transportation, and the
				extent of the hardship to the applicant and his or her dependents if a special
				operator's permit is not issued. It shall be considered to be a significant
				hardship if the applicant submits proof that he has been unable, after
				reasonable effort, to obtain other reliable, regular transportation to and from
				his or her place of employment or location of classes or other required
				educational activities, and such transportation is necessary for the applicant
				to perform his or her work or profession or continue a program of higher
				learning.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 37a - Special Operator's Permits › Section 14-37a-6 - Issuance of special operator's permit. Expiration of special operator's permit. Renewal of license during period of suspension

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon
			 the granting of an application for a special operator's permit, the department
			 shall issue such permit by mail to the mailing address as indicated on the
			 application.
(b) The permit shall
			 be validated by the department.
(c)
			 An education permit shall expire:
(1) on the
			 last day of examination or classes in the academic period for the program of
			 higher learning at the institution of higher education or private occupational
			 school in which the operator is enrolled,
(2) on the eligibility date for the person to
			 have his or her motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating
			 privilege restored, or
(3) on the
			 date the person's resident or nonresident operator's license expires, whichever
			 is earliest. The permit shall be valid from the effective date through the
			 expiration date, except as provided in subsection (e) of this
			 section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 37a - Special Operator's Permits › Section 14-37a-7 - Content of special operator's permit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The special
			 operator's permit shall be on a form approved by the commissioner.
(b) The permit shall contain:
(1) The legend "WORK ONLY" or "EDUCATION
			 ONLY" conspicuously imprinted on the top of said form;
(2) The effective date and expiration date of
			 the permit;
(3) A statement that
			 the permit shall be carried by the operator at all times while operating a
			 motor vehicle on the highways of this state;
(4) The work schedule, based on the
			 determination of the commissioner as to the normal work hours of the applicant,
			 or the hours applicable to the program of higher learning in which the
			 applicant is enrolled, as attested to by the registrar of the institution of
			 higher education or private occupational school;
(5) In the case of a work permit, the name
			 and business telephone number of the operator's employer or supervisor who can
			 verify the person's employment schedule;
(6) In the case of an education permit, the
			 name and telephone number of the registrar of the institution of higher
			 education or private occupational school who can verify the operator's
			 enrollment and class schedule; and
(7) A statement of the penalties that may be
			 imposed on the operator by law for operating a motor vehicle without such
			 permit, or for a purpose or at a time or location not permitted by such permit,
			 or for alteration or other misuse of such permit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 37a - Special Operator's Permits › Section 14-37a-8 - Effect of special operator's permit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A person to
			 whom a special operator's permit is issued and who operates a motor vehicle
			 shall carry such permit at all times when operating a vehicle. Any person to
			 whom a special operator's permit is issued shall operate a motor vehicle only
			 under the conditions of such permit.
(b) A person to whom a special operator's
			 permit is issued shall have his or her motor vehicle operator's license or
			 nonresident operating privilege remain under suspension except for the limited
			 rights granted by the issuing of a special operator's permit. Such suspension
			 and the issuance of the special operator's permit shall be listed on the
			 person's official driving history.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 37a - Special Operator's Permits › Section 14-37a-9 - Violation of terms and condition of special operator's permit

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If a person commits a violation as
			 enumerated in section
			 14-37a-8
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, such special operator's
			 permit shall be subject to revocation by the department.
(b) If a police officer has reasonable
			 grounds to believe that a person to whom a special operator's permit has been
			 issued is not abiding by the terms and conditions of the special operator's
			 permit, the police officer may make a written report of the circumstances, on a
			 form or in a format determined by the commissioner, take possession of the
			 permit and shall return the permit to the commissioner together with the
			 written report. The commissioner may, upon receipt of such report and after
			 providing the operator with an opportunity for a hearing, revoke the permit and
			 impose a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(c) If an additional suspension of a person's
			 motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident operating privilege is imposed
			 during the time that a special operator's permit is effective, such permit
			 shall be revoked upon the effective date of the additional suspension and shall
			 become null and void. The special operator's permit holder shall return said
			 permit to the commissioner upon the effective date of such revocation. Should
			 the additional suspension arise from the same incident as the suspension for
			 which the original special operator's permit was issued, the commissioner may
			 stay such revocation and extend the expiration date of the original special
			 operator's permit, or may issue a special operator's permit for such additional
			 suspension.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 37a - Special Operator's Permits › Section 14-37a-10 - Miscellaneous

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No special operator's permit may be used
			 in connection with the operation of a commercial motor vehicle as defined in
			 section
			 14-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes, or the operation of a vehicle for which a
			 passenger or school bus/student transportation vehicle endorsement is required
			 as provided in accordance with section
			 14-44
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) No special operator's permit shall be
			 issued in connection with any disqualification from operation of a commercial
			 motor vehicle as provided in section
			 14-44k
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(c) A special operator's permit shall be
			 reissued if it is lost, mislaid, stolen or destroyed.
(d) Any change in the mailing or residence
			 address, employment, work location, work hours or commuting distance of a
			 person to whom a work permit has been issued shall be reported immediately by
			 the permit holder to the department in writing. The department may, in its
			 discretion, issue a revised work permit, and require return of the original
			 work permit, but no change in the terms and conditions of the original work
			 permit shall be effective until the commissioner has approved such change and
			 such change appears on the records of the department.
(e) Any change in the mailing or residence
			 address, schedule of classes or other required educational activities or
			 commuting distance of a person to whom an education permit has been issued
			 shall be reported immediately by the permit holder to the department in
			 writing. The department may, in its discretion, issue a revised education
			 permit, and require return of the original education permit, but no change in
			 the terms and conditions of the original education permit shall be effective
			 until the commissioner has approved such change and such change appears on the
			 records of the department.
(f) A
			 notation shall be made on the person's driving history maintained by the
			 department when a special operator's permit is issued and when such permit
			 expires, or is revoked.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 44 - Minimum Physical Standards for Operators of Public Service Motor Vehicles and Service Buses › Operator's License Endorsements Required to Operate Certain Motor Vehicles Transporting Passengers and Students › Section 14-44-2 - Holding and renewal of public passenger endorsements

Current through July 10, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions of Section
				  14-44
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, each person who operates a commercial
				  motor vehicle, used for the transporting of passengers, as well as passengers
				  who are students, to include any school bus, student transportation vehicle,
				  motor bus, service bus, taxicab or motor vehicle in livery service, shall be
				  required to obtain and hold a commercial driver's license (CDL) or class 1 or 2
				  operator's license bearing an endorsement, or an endorsement with a restriction
				  of the appropriate type, as listed below in Section
				  14-44-3 of
				  the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. No such endorsed license or
				  renewal thereof shall be issued unless the applicant submits satisfactory
				  evidence, in the form and manner prescribed by Section
				  14-44-5,
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, that he or she meets all the
				  conditions and requirements stated in Section
				  14-44-4
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 44 - Minimum Physical Standards for Operators of Public Service Motor Vehicles and Service Buses › Operator's License Endorsements Required to Operate Certain Motor Vehicles Transporting Passengers and Students › Section 14-44-3 - Required endorsements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
(1) On or after January 9, 2006, any operator
				shall hold or obtain the following license endorsements before operating the
				following listed types of vehicles when transporting passengers, including
				passengers who are students:
Vehicle
License Class
Endorsement
Restriction
School Bus
CDL
P*,S
Student Transportation Vehicle (STV)
(to-from school)
Any class
V
(school-related activities)
Any class
A
Motor Bus
CDL
P*,F
Taxicab
Any class
F
Service Bus
CDL, if designed to:
P*,F
Transport 16 or more passengers;
Any class if transporting less than16
								passengers.
F
*authorizes driving commercial motor vehicles carrying
				  passengers in accordance with section
				  14-36a,
				  of the Connecticut General Statues.
(2) Any operator who holds an operator's
				license issued before January 9, 2006, which contains any of the following
				license endorsements, or endorsements with restrictions, may continue to
				operate the following listed types of vehicles when transporting passengers,
				including passengers who are students, until said operator's license is
				renewed:
Vehicle
License Class
Endorsement
Restriction
School Bus
CDL
P*,S
with or without Z
Student Transportation Vehicle (STV)
(to-from school)
Any class
S
(school-related activities)
Any class
S
V
Motor Bus
CDL
P*
T
Taxicab
Any class
P**
T
Service Bus
CDL, if designed
P*
T
to:
Transport
16 or more
passengers;
Any class if transporting less than 16
								passengers.
P**
T
* authorizes driving commercial motor vehicles
								carrying passengers in accordance with section
								14-36a
								of the Connecticut General Statutes.
**state issued "P" authorized under subsection (b)
								of section
								14-36a
								of the Connecticut General Statutes for Class 1 and Class 2 operators (repealed
								under P.A. 04-217).
(3)
				Any operator who possesses an operator's license, referred to in subdivision
				(2) of this subsection, must comply with the provisions of subdivision (1) of
				this subsection upon renewal of his/her operator's license.