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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Section 14-63-16 - Special dealers' plates (commercial)

Current through July 10, 2024
Dealers having these special plates may demonstrate commercial
				motor vehicles with a capacity load, or may loan commercial motor vehicle or
				special number plates, or both, to any person not more than fifteen days in any
				year, when a commercial motor vehicle, properly registered, owned by such
				person is disabled or is undergoing repairs, or when such person has purchased
				a commercial motor vehicle, the registration of which is
				pending.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Guarantees › Section 14-63-17 - Requirements for guarantees on orders and invoices on sale of motor vehicles (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Odometers › Section 14-63-18 - Recording mileage-transferor

Current through July 10, 2024
No dealer licensed under the provisions of section
				  14-52
				  of the General Statutes shall purchase or accept any motor vehicle unless the
				  transferor has indicated the mileage displayed on the odometer of such motor
				  vehicle on one of the following documents in the manner specified:
(a) The transferor, other than a manufacturer
				or importer, executing any assignment of a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin
				shall record such mileage in the space designated or, if not so designated,
				immediately following the word "ASSIGNMENT" in the caption of the assignment
				section so executed.
(b) The
				transferor executing any assignment of a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin
				shall record such mileage in the space designated or, if not so designated,
				immediately following the word "ASSIGNMENT" in the caption of the assignment
				section so executed.
(c) The
				transferor executing the first assignment of a certificate of title shall
				record such mileage in the space designated or, if not so designated, in the
				space immediately preceding the word "date".
(d) Where the title is in the possession of
				the lienholder, the transferor shall record such mileage in the space
				designated or, if not so designated, in the lower left-hand corner of Form H-12
				(Assignment and Authorization for Payoff), immediately preceding the words
				"owner's signature".
(e) The
				transferor executing the Assignment of Ownership on an "Affidavit for Duplicate
				Certificate of Title" (form H-6B) shall record such mileage in the space
				designated or, if not so designated, in the space immediately following the
				date of such assignment.
(f) When
				the transferor is required to execute a "Report of sale of a non-titled motor
				vehicle" (form Q-1), he shall record such mileage in the space designated or,
				if not so designated, in the space immediately above his
				acknowledgment.
(g) A dealer
				executing the "Certification by Connecticut Licensed Dealer" on a certificate
				of title shall record such mileage in the space designated or, if not so
				designated, under the words "Dealer's License No.".
(h) Where a vehicle is transferred to a
				Connecticut licensed dealer through assignment of an out-of-state title the
				transferor shall record such mileage in any available space in the assignment
				section as close as is practical to the transferor's signature.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Odometers › Section 14-63-19 - Recording mileage-dealer

Current through July 10, 2024
On each order and invoice, the selling dealer shall record
				  the mileage displayed on the odometer of such vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Odometers › Section 14-63-20 - Repairing or replacing

Current through July 10, 2024
No speedometer shall be repaired or replaced on any vehicle
				  offered for sale by a dealer licensed under the provisions of section
				  14-52
				  if such repair or replacement reduces the mileage displayed on the odometer of
				  such vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Odometers › Section 14-63-21 - Operating motor vehicle

Current through July 10, 2024
No dealer shall operate or cause to be operated any motor
				  vehicle unless such vehicle is equipped with a properly functioning
				  odometer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Retention Tanks for Waste Liquid Petroleum Products › Section 14-63-22 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purpose of sections 14-63-22 through
				  14-63-27 of
				  these regulations "licensee" means a person licensed or an applicant for a
				  license as a motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle repairer, motor vehicle
				  limited repairer, gasoline dealer or motor vehicle junkyard operator under the
				  provisions of section
				  14-52,
				  14-319
				  or 21-16 of the general statutes. "Retention tank" means a leak-proof tank with
				  a minimum capacity of 250 gallons designed and used for the retention of waste
				  liquid petroleum products. "Waste liquid petroleum products" includes but is
				  not limited to drain oil, solvents and motor vehicle fuels no longer suitable
				  or intended for use in or on motor vehicles.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Retention Tanks for Waste Liquid Petroleum Products › Section 14-63-23 - Issuance of license

Current through July 10, 2024
Effective July 1, 1974, no licensee shall be issued a license
				  or have his license renewed unless his location is equipped with a retention
				  tank.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Retention Tanks for Waste Liquid Petroleum Products › Section 14-63-24 - Certification

Current through July 10, 2024
Effective July 1, 1974, no application by a licensee for
				  renewal of a license shall be approved unless it is accompanied by
				  certification by the applicant that the location specified in the application
				  is equipped with a retention tank.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Retention Tanks for Waste Liquid Petroleum Products › Section 14-63-25 - Disposal of waste

Current through July 10, 2024
No licensee shall dispose of any waste liquid petroleum
				  products other than into a retention tank.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Retention Tanks for Waste Liquid Petroleum Products › Section 14-63-26 - Permit

Current through July 10, 2024
No licensee shall dispose of the contents of any retention
				  tank to any person unless he furnishes evidence satisfactory to the
				  commissioner that such person holds a currently valid waste oil collector
				  permit issued by the commissioner of environmental
				  protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Retention Tanks for Waste Liquid Petroleum Products › Section 14-63-27 - Exemptions

Current through July 10, 2024
The commissioner of motor vehicles may grant an exemption to
				  compliance with sections
				  14-63-22
				  through
				  14-63-26 of
				  these regulations when the nature of the business conducted by a licensee does
				  not in the opinion of the commissioner require such facilities for the
				  protection of the environment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Issuance of Motor Vehicle Registration by Licensed Dealers › Section 14-63-28 - Dealer qualifications

Current through July 10, 2024
No licensed motor vehicle or motorcycle dealer shall be
				  authorized by the commissioner to issue passenger motor vehicle or motorcycle
				  registrations pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of section
				  14-12
				  of the general statutes until such dealer has satisfied the commissioner that
				  he meets the following requirements:
(a) Such dealer has not had his Connecticut
				dealer's license suspended pursuant to section
				14-64
				of the general statutes within one year of the date of the submission of his
				application for authorization to issue such registrations.
(b) That his application for authorization to
				issue such registrations is accompanied by a surety bond in such form as the
				commissioner shall prescribe in the amount of five thousand dollars conditioned
				on the faithful performance by the applicant of his duties in connection with
				the issuance of new registrations for passenger motor vehicles or motorcycles,
				such bond to be held by the commissioner to satisfy any loss suffered by his
				department through any action, malfeasance or failure to act on the part of
				such applicant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Issuance of Motor Vehicle Registration by Licensed Dealers › Section 14-63-29 - Automatic revocation

Current through July 10, 2024
The forfeiture of any bond under the provisions of subsection
				  (b) of section
				  14-63-28 or
				  the suspension or revocation of any dealer's license pursuant to section
				  14-64
				  of the general statutes shall result in the automatic revocation of any
				  authorization to issue new registrations for passenger motor vehicles or
				  motorcycles granted under the authority of subsection (c) of section
				  14-12
				  and all forms, plates and other materials on hand shall be immediately returned
				  to the department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Issuance of Motor Vehicle Registration by Licensed Dealers › Section 14-63-30 - Inspection

Current through July 10, 2024
No registration shall be issued to a used passenger motor
				  vehicle or motorcycle as provided in subsection (c) of section
				  14-12
				  of the general statutes when such used motor vehicle or motorcycle has not been
				  previously registered in this state until the inspection requirements of
				  subsection (g) of section
				  14-12
				  have been complied with; if such motor vehicle or motorcycle is ten or more
				  years old, until the inspection requirements of section
				  14-16a
				  have been complied with or if such motor vehicle or motorcycle has been
				  totalled pursuant to section
				  14-16c,
				  until the inspection requirements of that section have been complied
				  with.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Issuance of Motor Vehicle Registration by Licensed Dealers › Section 14-63-31 - Vehicles not to be registered

Current through July 10, 2024
No registration shall be issued pursuant to subsection (c) of
				  section
				  14-12
				  of the general statutes to any motor vehicle or motorcycle sold to a minor,
				  except in accordance with the provisions of section
				  14-14
				  of the General Statutes, or to a person, firm or corporation engaged in the
				  business of leasing or renting motor vehicles without drivers in this state,
				  except after presenting evidence of insurance coverage required by section
				  14-15
				  of the General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Issuance of Motor Vehicle Registration by Licensed Dealers › Section 14-63-32 - Submission of registration application

Current through July 10, 2024
Each dealer issuing a registration for a passenger motor
				  vehicle or motorcycle pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of section
				  14-12
				  shall within five days of the issuance by him of such registration submit to
				  the commissioner an application together with all necessary documents and fees
				  required for the registration and title of such passenger motor vehicle or
				  motorcycle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Issuance of Motor Vehicle Registration by Licensed Dealers › Section 14-63-33 - Suspension or revocation

Current through July 10, 2024
In addition to the penalties prescribed by section
				  14-64,
				  the commissioner may suspend or revoke the authorization to issue registrations
				  pursuant to subsection (c) of section
				  14-12
				  when after notice and an opportunity to be heard as provided by the Uniform
				  Administrative Procedures Act as set forth in sections
				  4-177
				  through
				  4-183 of
				  the general statutes it is established to the commissioner's satisfaction that
				  such dealer has violated a provision of these regulations, subsection (c) of
				  section
				  14-12
				  of the general statutes or of any other regulation or statute relating to the
				  conduct of his business as a motor vehicle dealer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Fees to be Charged by Wrecker Services for Storage and Release of Stored Motor Vehicles › Standards for Rates for Nonconsensual Towing or Transporting › Section 14-63-34 - Wrecker service defined: Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) As used in
				  sections
				  14-63-35
				  to
				  14-63-37b,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the term "wrecker
				  service" means any person, firm or corporation operating one or more motor
				  vehicle wreckers, as defined in section
				  14-1(a)
				  (91) of the General Statutes, pursuant to
				  section
				  14-66
				  of the General Statutes.
(b) As
				  used in sections
				  14-63-35
				  to
				  14-63-37b,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the term
				  "nonconsensual towing or transporting" means the nonconsensual towing or
				  transporting of a motor vehicle in accordance with the provisions of section
				  14-145
				  or for which arrangements are made by order of a law enforcement officer or
				  traffic authority, as defined in section
				  14-297.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Fees to be Charged by Wrecker Services for Storage and Release of Stored Motor Vehicles › Standards for Rates for Nonconsensual Towing or Transporting › Section 14-63-35 - Filing of certain information

Current through July 10, 2024
Each wrecker service shall file with the commissioner
					 certain information pertaining to the operation of its business, as
					 follows:
(a) Name of licensee, number
				  of license, address of business, and registration numbers of all registered
				  wreckers.
(b)
Hours of
				  operation.
The hours during which the wrecker service is open for
				  business, including the hours during which a wrecker service holding and/or
				  storing a motor vehicle will release said motor vehicle to its owner or person
				  legally entitled to custody of such motor vehicle. During the hours specified
				  any stored motor vehicle when properly claimed shall be immediately released to
				  the person claiming the motor vehicle.
(c) A description of security measures
				  maintained during and after business hours to safeguard stored motor
				  vehicles.
(d) The following
				  information shall be furnished with respect to the outside storage of motor
				  vehicles:
1. Number of vehicles which can be
				  stored;
2. Address of such storage
				  area if different from licensed location;
3. IF the storage area is fenced, what type
				  of fence.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Fees to be Charged by Wrecker Services for Storage and Release of Stored Motor Vehicles › Standards for Rates for Nonconsensual Towing or Transporting › Section 14-63-36 - Computation of storage charges

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purpose of determining whether any charges may be
					 made and for computing storage charges the period of storage shall commence
					 when the motor vehicle is deposited within the storage area and shall not
					 include the period during which the motor vehicle was being towed unless no
					 charge is made for the towing service. The following shall apply with respect
					 to the fees to be charged for motor vehicle storage:
(a) No charge shall be made for the first
				  eight hours of storage if a towing charge was made in connection with the
				  deposit of the motor vehicle within the storage area. Where a motor vehicle is
				  in storage for a period in excess of eight hours, storage charges may be made
				  from the time the motor vehicle was deposited in the storage area and may
				  include the original eight hours of storage.
(b) All storage fees shall be based on the
				  fee charged for twenty-four hours of storage of a motor vehicle. The fee
				  charged for one to twelve hours of storage shall not exceed one-half of the
				  amount on file with the commissioner for twenty-four hours of motor vehicle
				  storage. The fee for any period of storage in excess of twelve hours but not
				  exceeding twenty-four hours shall not exceed that on file with the commissioner
				  for twenty-four hours of storage.
(c) Each wrecker service following approval
				  of its charges for motor vehicle storage by the commissioner shall post its
				  maximum charges for motor vehicle storage in a conspicuous location on its
				  premises. All letters and numbers appearing on such posting shall have a
				  minimum height of one inch.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Fees to be Charged by Wrecker Services for Storage and Release of Stored Motor Vehicles › Standards for Rates for Nonconsensual Towing or Transporting › Section 14-63-36a - Approved rates and charges

Current through July 10, 2024
The commissioner shall publish a list of uniform rates and
					 charges for the nonconsensual towing and transporting of motor vehicles, and
					 for storage of motor vehicles, which he has determined to be just and
					 reasonable. The commissioner may consider factors such as rates set by other
					 jurisdictions, towing services provided by contract with automobile clubs and
					 associations, operating costs of the towing and recovery industry in
					 Connecticut, single source contracts resulting from competitive bids on behalf
					 of municipalities and business entities, and rates published in standard
					 service manuals. Such list of rates and charges shall be distributed to each
					 licensed wrecker service, and to other interested parties, upon request. Such
					 rates and charges shall be the maximum rates and charges that the commissioner
					 shall permit for the nonconsensual towing and transporting of motor vehicles,
					 and for storage of motor vehicles, in accordance with subsection (a) of section
					 14-66
					 of the general statutes and sections
					 14-63-36b
					 and
					 14-63-36c.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Fees to be Charged by Wrecker Services for Storage and Release of Stored Motor Vehicles › Standards for Rates for Nonconsensual Towing or Transporting › Section 14-63-36b - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
In sections 14-63-36b and
					 14-63-36c, the
					 following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) "G.V.W.R." means the gross vehicle weight
				  rating.
(2) "Tow charge" means the
				  maximum amount determined by the commissioner that a licensed wrecker service
				  may charge the owner or operator of a motor vehicle, or a property owner or
				  lessee, for nonconsensual towing or transporting of a motor vehicle having a
				  G.V.W.R. less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds. Except as otherwise
				  specifically provided, the tow charge shall include:
(A) Nonconsensual towing or transporting of a
				  motor vehicle for a maximum of two (2) miles. Additional mileage may be charged
				  at the mileage fee provided in subdivision (6) of this section;
(B) Up to fifteen (15) minutes waiting time
				  at the site of the nonconsensual towing or transporting. Additional waiting
				  time may be charged as provided in subdivision (8) of this section;
(C) All services necessary to clean up the
				  site of the nonconsensual towing or transporting as hereinafter defined in
				  subdivision (3) of this section;
(D) All services necessary to prepare the
				  vehicle for the nonconsensual towing or transporting as hereinafter defined in
				  subdivision (7) of this section;
(E) All services necessary for the removal,
				  installation or reinstallation of any movables, including loose or separated
				  vehicle parts, required to perform the nonconsensual towing or
				  transporting;
(F) All services
				  necessary for the cleaning of any equipment used to perform the nonconsensual
				  towing or transporting; and
(G)
				  Release of the vehicle to the owner or person otherwise entitled to possession
				  of the vehicle upon presentation of appropriate credentials.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Fees to be Charged by Wrecker Services for Storage and Release of Stored Motor Vehicles › Standards for Rates for Nonconsensual Towing or Transporting › Section 14-63-36c - Permitted charges

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Except as
				  otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a licensed wrecker
				  service shall not charge the owner or operator of a motor vehicle, having a
				  G.V.W.R. less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds, for nonconsensual towing or
				  transporting services as defined in section
				  14-63-34,
				  any fees which are in excess of the tow charge.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in
				  subsection (c) of this section, a licensed wrecker service shall not charge the
				  owner or operator of a motor vehicle, having a G.V.W.R. of ten thousand
				  (10,000) pounds or more, for nonconsensual towing or transporting services as
				  defined in section
				  14-63-34,
				  any fees in excess of the fees computed on the basis of the hourly rate
				  published by the commissioner.
(c)
				  A licensed wrecker service may charge additional fees for exceptional services,
				  and for services not included in the tow charge or hourly rate, which are
				  reasonable and necessary for the nonconsensual towing or transporting of a
				  motor vehicle. Any such additional fees shall be itemized in accordance with
				  the hourly charge for labor posted by the licensed towing service, as required
				  by the provisions of section
				  14-65j-3
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Such additional fees shall be
				  itemized separately, and the towing service shall maintain accurate records
				  which explain such additional services. The commissioner may require the
				  wrecking service to justify such additional fees. A copy of each towing bill or
				  invoice containing the information required pursuant to section
				  14-66b
				  of the general statutes shall be given to the customer upon payment of the
				  bill.
(d) A licensed wrecker
				  service shall not charge additional fees for nonconsensual towing or
				  transporting services dispatched at night, or on a weekend or
				  holiday.
(e) No additional fee
				  shall be charged by a licensed wrecker service for releasing a vehicle to its
				  owner or a person legally entitled to its custody.
(f) No additional fee shall be charged by a
				  licensed wrecker service for permitting emergency access to a stored motor
				  vehicle, as provided in Section
				  14-63-37b
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(g) For motor vehicles with a G.V.W.R. of ten
				  thousand (10,000) pounds or more, the minimum charge shall be the hourly rate
				  for one hour, with additional time required to accomplish the nonconsensual
				  towing or transporting and recovery being billed in increments of no more than
				  fifteen (15) minutes, based on the hourly rate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Fees to be Charged by Wrecker Services for Storage and Release of Stored Motor Vehicles › Standards for Rates for Nonconsensual Towing or Transporting › Section 14-63-37 - Filing date (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Fees to be Charged by Wrecker Services for Storage and Release of Stored Motor Vehicles › Standards for Rates for Nonconsensual Towing or Transporting › Section 14-63-37a - Release of towed vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If a wrecker
				  service performs towing for compensation outside its hours of operation as
				  filed with the commissioner pursuant to Section
				  14-63-35(b)
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or contracts to perform
				  towing for compensation outside its hours of operation, or advertises to the
				  public that it is available to perform towing for compensation outside its
				  hours of operation, the wrecker service shall permit the owner or person
				  legally entitled to custody of a motor vehicle to claim a stored motor vehicle
				  at any time including times outside its hours of operation. The wrecker service
				  shall release the vehicle to the owner or person legally entitled to custody
				  within a reasonable period of time after the request for release. For the
				  purpose of this subsection a person is deemed to have made a request for
				  release of a stored motor vehicle by appearing in person at the principal place
				  of business of the wrecker service or by placing a telephone call to the
				  wrecker service at its published telephone number.
(b) An after hours release fee may be charged
				  by a wrecker service for release of a motor vehicle after its hours of
				  operation, as defined in Section
				  14-63-35(b),
				  in an amount filed with and approved by the commissioner, provided however that
				  in the event a wrecker service is open after its hours of operation and has a
				  regularly scheduled employee on the premises with authority to release a motor
				  vehicle, no after hour release fee shall be charged.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Fees to be Charged by Wrecker Services for Storage and Release of Stored Motor Vehicles › Standards for Rates for Nonconsensual Towing or Transporting › Section 14-63-37b - Emergency access to stored vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Where a wrecker
				  service has in storage or in its custody a towed motor vehicle, and where the
				  motor vehicle contains personal property which is essential to the health or
				  welfare of any person, the wrecker service shall permit the owner or person
				  entitled to custody of such vehicle, or his authorized designee, to have access
				  to the vehicle and remove therefrom the essential personal property.
(b) Access to such vehicle shall be requested
				  by placing a telephone call to the wrecker service at its published telephone
				  number, and such access shall be permitted by the wrecker service as soon as is
				  practicable and within a reasonable time. A time agreed to by the parties for
				  access to such vehicle shall be considered reasonable, except that in the
				  absence of an agreement access to such vehicle shall be permitted by the
				  wrecker service within a time not to exceed four hours from the time of the
				  request.
(c) The wrecker service
				  may require the person removing the personal property to sign a receipt for the
				  property removed from the stored vehicle.
(d) This section shall not apply to vehicles
				  which have been designated by a law enforcement officer to be secured pending a
				  search warrant or other investigation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Records Required to be Maintained by Licensed Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers › Motor Vehicle Repair Shop Signs › Section 14-63-38 - Records to be maintained - purchase

Current through July 10, 2024
Each new or used car dealer licensed pursuant to section
					 14-52
					 of the General Statutes shall maintain at his licensed place of business for a
					 period of two years after the purchase by such dealer of a motor vehicle the
					 following records:
(a) The odometer
				  mileage statement, required by Federal odometer requirement
				  regulations;
(b) If such vehicle
				  was purchased from a Connecticut licensed dealer, the order and invoice
				  required by section
				  14-62
				  of the General Statutes;
(c) Any
				  trip or transportation tickets or delivery documents or records received by the
				  dealer at the time of purchase or delivery of the vehicle;
(d) Any and all documents or records which
				  come into such dealer's possession relative to prior ownership, prior use,
				  condition, prior registration or prior title of the vehicle which are not
				  required by statute, regulation or the commissioner to accompany an application
				  for title or registration for the vehicle and which are not so used.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Records Required to be Maintained by Licensed Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers › Motor Vehicle Repair Shop Signs › Section 14-63-39 - Records to be maintained - sale

Current through July 10, 2024
Each new or used car dealer licensed pursuant to section
					 14-52
					 of the General Statutes shall maintain at his licensed place of business for a
					 period of two years after the sale by such dealer of a motor vehicle the
					 following records:
(a) The odometer
				  mileage statement required by Federal odometer requirement
				  regulations;
(b) The order and
				  invoice required by section
				  14-62
				  of the General Statutes;
(c) Any
				  and all records and documents relative to preparation, pre-delivery or
				  makeready procedures if such procedures are performed in the normal course of
				  business or if such procedures are required or recommended by the manufacturer
				  of the vehicle sold;
(d) A record
				  of all inspections and repairs made on a vehicle while such vehicle is owned by
				  or in the possession of such dealer;
(e) Any and all documents or records which
				  come into such dealer's possession relative to prior ownership, prior use,
				  condition, prior registration or prior title of the vehicle which are not
				  required by statute, regulation or the commissioner to accompany an application
				  for title or registration for the vehicle and which are not so used.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Records Required to be Maintained by Licensed Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers › Motor Vehicle Repair Shop Signs › Section 14-63-40 - Records to be maintained - repair

Current through July 10, 2024
Each new or used car dealer and repairer, including limited
					 repairers, licensed pursuant to section
					 14-52
					 of the General Statutes shall maintain at his licensed place of business for a
					 period of two years after the repair of a motor vehicle the following
					 records:
(a) Any estimate prepared in
				  regard to a repair done;
(b) The
				  repair order specifying the repairs to be made and authorizing the
				  same;
(c) The final bill for such
				  repair;
(d) All bills, statements
				  or reports received from other dealers, repairers or subcontractors in the
				  course of or as a result of repairs to the vehicle or to major component parts
				  thereof;
(e) All bills or
				  statements of charges relative to purchase by the dealer or repairer of major
				  component parts for use in the repair of such vehicle or in connection with
				  such repair;
(f) Any appraisal
				  received or made by the dealer or repairer relative to damage or repairs
				  required to the vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Records Required to be Maintained by Licensed Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers › Motor Vehicle Repair Shop Signs › Section 14-63-41 - Records to be maintained - special sales

Current through July 10, 2024
Each new or used car dealer and repairer, including limited
					 repairers, licensed pursuant to section
					 14-52
					 of the General Statutes who sells or otherwise disposes of a vehicle pursuant
					 to section
					 14-150
					 or section
					 49-61
					 of the General Statutes shall maintain at his licensed place of business for a
					 period of two years from the date of such sale or disposition the following
					 records:
(a) All records and documents
				  relative to placement of such vehicle for storage with the dealer or repairer
				  or to establishment of an artificer's lien on such vehicle;
(b) Copies of all documents or reports sent
				  or submitted to or received from the commissioner pursuant to such
				  statutes;
(c) All correspondence or
				  other written communications sent to or received from the owner of such
				  vehicle, including mailing or return receipts for registered or certified mail
				  directed to such owner;
(d) All
				  advertisements published pursuant to such statutes;
(e) Statements, receipts or other records of
				  monies received or paid out relative to such sale or disposition.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Records Required to be Maintained by Licensed Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers › Motor Vehicle Repair Shop Signs › Section 14-63-42 - Availability of records

Current through July 10, 2024
Each dealer or repairer required to maintain records
					 pursuant to these regulations and to section
					 14-64
					 of the General Statutes shall have such records available for inspection at his
					 licensed location by the commissioner or his representative during normal
					 business hours and shall allow such inspection at any time during normal
					 business hours upon written notice stating the purpose of such
					 inspection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Records Required to be Maintained by Licensed Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers › Motor Vehicle Repair Shop Signs › Section 14-63-43 - Nature of records to be maintained

Current through July 10, 2024
Each dealer or repairer required to maintain records
					 pursuant to these regulations and to section
					 14-64
					 of the General Statutes shall maintain records as follows:
(a) The original of any and all records or
				  documents made or received by such dealer or repairer when such original is not
				  required by statute, regulation, or business custom to be disbursed to another
				  party;
(b) A carbon copy or exact
				  copy by mechanical means shall be retained when the original is not retained by
				  the dealer or repairer as provided in subsection (a) of this regulation,
				  provided that any such copy shall have legibly reproduced thereon all
				  information and entries contained on such original and shall not have been
				  altered in any material respect subsequent to the execution, receipt or making
				  of such original.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Complaints Against and Stipulations by Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers › Section 14-63-45a - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in section 14-63-45a to section
				  14-63-45e,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
1. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
				the department of motor vehicles;
2. "Department" means the department of motor
				vehicles;
3. "Division" means the
				unit within the department of motor vehicles that is designated by the
				commissioner to administer complaints against licensees;
4. "Investigator" means the person designated
				to investigate a consumer complaint; and
5. "Licensee" means the holder of a dealer or
				repairer license issued by the department of motor vehicles, dealers and
				repairers division.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Complaints Against and Stipulations by Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers › Section 14-63-45b - Procedure for filing customer complaints

Current through July 10, 2024
The following procedures shall be utilized by the division to
				  receive and process complaints from customers of licensees, concerning the
				  operations of and services provided by any such licensees:
1. Each complaint shall be in writing in a
				form provided by or acceptable to the Commissioner;
2. The complaint shall be a plain statement
				of the facts that form the basis of the claim against the licensee;
3. The complaint shall include the licensee's
				name, the customer's name and address, the date or dates on which the
				transaction or transactions with the licensee occurred, and if applicable, the
				description of any vehicle or vehicles that are the subject of a
				complaint;
4. The complaint shall
				be accompanied by all supporting material that pertains to the claim, including
				but not limited to invoices, repair orders and evidence of payment;
5. The division may request additional
				materials, which shall be provided by the customer if available; and
6. The complaint and supporting material
				shall be filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles, Consumer Complaint
				Center, 60 State Street, Wethersfield, CT 06161.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Complaints Against and Stipulations by Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers › Section 14-63-45c - Procedure and investigation of customer complaint

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of a
				customer complaint, a person within the division, as designated, shall notify
				the customer and the licensee that the complaint was received, and that it
				shall be subject to further investigation. The investigation shall consist of:
1. A determination of whether the complaint
				is complete and all relevant documents are attached; and
2. A determination of whether the complaint
				states facts which if true, give rise to one or more violations of sections
				14-51
				through
				14-66c,
				inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, the regulations adopted
				thereunder, or both.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Evidence of Disclosure of a Lien by a Dealer to a Purchaser of a Used Motor Vehicle › Section 14-63-47 - Disclosure of security interest

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections 14-63-47 through
				  14-63-49,
				  the term "lien" refers to any security interest, lien or other encumbrance on
				  the title to a motor vehicle, duly recorded and shown on the certificate of
				  title, in accordance with Sections
				  14-165
				  through
				  14-195 of the
				  Connecticut General Statutes, as amended. If a licensed dealer has in its
				  possession a used motor vehicle showing on its title the existence of any lien,
				  such dealer shall, prior to sale of such vehicle to a purchaser for value,
				  fully disclose the existence of such lien to the purchaser.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Evidence of Disclosure of a Lien by a Dealer to a Purchaser of a Used Motor Vehicle › Section 14-63-48 - Warranty of lien disclosure by dealer

Current through July 10, 2024
A licensed dealer which issues a temporary registration or
				  transfer, as authorized by Sections
				  14-12(c)
				  and
				  14-61
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, and which presents to the Department of
				  Motor Vehicles an application for a permanent registration and title document
				  on behalf of a purchaser for value of a used motor vehicle, shall be deemed to
				  warrant to the commissioner that it has fully disclosed all liens on such used
				  vehicle sold to such purchaser.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Evidence of Disclosure of a Lien by a Dealer to a Purchaser of a Used Motor Vehicle › Section 14-63-49 - Prohibition on use of dealer plates (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
					 Sec.
					 54 of
					 Public
					 Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation › Requirement for Typewritten or Computer Printed Applications Submitted by Motor Vehicle Dealers › Section 14-63-50 - Requirement for typewritten or computer printed applications submitted by motor vehicle dealers

Current through July 10, 2024
Each motor vehicle dealer authorized to issue new
				  registrations, transfer registrations, or both, in accordance with the
				  provisions of subsection (c) of section
				  14-12
				  and section
				  14-61
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, and who thereafter transmits the
				  application to the Dealer Processing Unit within the Department of Motor
				  Vehicles for processing, shall complete or cause to be completed the official
				  application for registration and title (DMV Form H-13) by the use of a
				  typewriter, electronic or impact printer, or similar device. The department
				  shall no longer accept handwritten applications for registration and title in
				  its Dealer Processing Unit unless it determines, in its sole discretion, that
				  there are extenuating circumstances that warrant an
				  exception.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 65 - Motor Vehicle Auctions › Section 14-65-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 14-65-1 to
				14-65-3,
				inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Auction dealer" means a motor vehicle
			 dealer licensed under the provisions of section
			 14-52
			 of the general statutes who has been issued an auction permit to conduct a
			 motor vehicle auction on his premises.
(2) "Auction permit" means a permit issued to
			 an auction dealer to hold a motor vehicle auction at a specified location on a
			 date requested by the dealer.
(3)
			 "Commissioner" means the commissioner of motor vehicles or his
			 designee.
(4) "Dealer to dealer
			 auction" means an auction at which the admission thereto and the purchase of
			 vehicles is limited to persons, corporations, firms or other business entities
			 licensed pursuant to sections
			 14-15,
			 14-52
			 or
			 14-67
			 of the general statutes, or pursuant to a similar law in another state or
			 jurisdiction, and registered with the auction dealer. The registrant shall
			 inform the auction dealer, prior to registration, of the type of license or
			 licenses held, the license number and the state or jurisdiction which issued
			 such license.
(5) "Dealer to public
			 auction" means an auction where the general public is registered, admitted to
			 the auction premises and allowed to bid on motor vehicles.
(6) "Department" means the Department of
			 Motor Vehicles.
(7) "Title brand"
			 means a conspicuous label or designation imprinted on the face of a motor
			 vehicle title, indicating that the motor vehicle has incurred substantial
			 damage, or has been returned for replacement or refund for failure to conform
			 to a manufacturer's express warranty. The term shall include, without
			 limitation, "salvage", "rebuilt", "nonrepairable", "salvage parts only",
			 "manufacturer buyback", "flood" and other comparable labels.