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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuing of Motor Vehicle Operator's License › General Requirements › Section 14-137-64 - Provision of address of principal residence

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An
				  applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license, commercial driver's license,
				  or an identity card as provided by section
				  1-1h of the
				  Connecticut General Statutes, shall provide to the commissioner the address of
				  such applicant's principal residence in this state, which address shall be
				  imprinted on the operator's license, commercial driver's license, or identity
				  card. The commissioner shall require evidence of the applicant's place of
				  principal residence.
(b) Persons
				  who have previously been issued an operator's license, commercial driver's
				  license, or identity card, which does not have a residence address appearing
				  thereon, shall be required at the time of renewal to provide the address of
				  such person's principal residence in this state to the commissioner in
				  accordance with subsection (a) of this section. Official communications from
				  the Department of Motor Vehicles shall thereafter be mailed to a person's
				  residence address unless a separate mailing address is specified. Any change in
				  the person's residence or mailing address shall be reported to the commissioner
				  as required by section
				  14-45
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(c) The commissioner may verify the existence
				  and accuracy of an applicant's address of principal residence, as provided on
				  the application to the commissioner, and shall decline to grant the application
				  if such information is determined to be inaccurate or false.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuing of Motor Vehicle Operator's License › General Requirements › Section 14-137-64a - Residence of applicant for operator's license, commercial driver's license or identity card

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for a motor vehicle operator's license, commercial driver's license, or
				  identity card as provided in section
				  1-1h of the
				  Connecticut General Statutes, shall be required to indicate whether he is a
				  citizen of the United States of America. If any applicant indicates that he is
				  not a citizen of the United States of America, the applicant shall be required
				  to submit evidence that he is legally present in the United States and is a
				  lawful resident of the State of Connecticut. Such evidence may consist of any
				  currently valid document issued to the applicant by the United States
				  Citizenship and Immigration Service of the United States Department of Homeland
				  Security.
(b) If the applicant is
				  unable to present any such document or if the document or documents presented
				  indicate that the applicant is no longer entitled to be present in the United
				  States, and the applicant is unable to present evidence that he or she has been
				  granted employment authorization and duly applied for an extension of stay in
				  the United States, the department shall decline to issue an operator's license,
				  commercial driver's license, or identity card to such applicant.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of
				  subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the commissioner may decline to issue
				  an operator's license, commercial driver's license, or identity card if the
				  applicant is currently under removal proceedings, or is the subject of an
				  outstanding warrant or warrant of removal issued by the United States Bureau of
				  Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the immigration status of the applicant
				  cannot be determined. If the commissioner receives reliable information or
				  becomes aware that a non-citizen who has been issued an operator's license,
				  commercial driver's license, or identity card is no longer entitled to be
				  present in the United States, the commissioner may revoke such license or
				  identity card. An individual subject to such revocation shall be given an
				  opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 54 of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes.
(d) An applicant who presents to the
				  department a document for the purpose of identification may be required to
				  provide to the Department a certified translation if such document is in a
				  language other than English or Spanish.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Motor Vehicle Operator's License or Commercial Driver's License to Holder of Out-of-State License › Section 14-137-65 - Licensing of person holding out-of-state operator's license or commercial driver's license. Identification. Surrender of out-of-state license

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If an applicant for a Connecticut
				operator's license or commercial driver's license presents to the commissioner
				an operator's license from another state or territory which is valid and
				unexpired and such operator's license or commercial driver's license includes a
				photograph of the applicant, such applicant must also present to the
				commissioner one document furnishing proof of identity as follows:
(1) A birth certificate or registration of
				birth issued by a government entity having a raised seal thereon applied by a
				certifying authority; or
(2) An
				official, unexpired passport, subject to the conditions set forth in section
				14-137-67
				subsection (a) (2) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Motor Vehicle Operator's License or Commercial Driver's License to Holder of Out-of-State License › Section 14-137-66 - Certification of driving status. Commissioner may request information

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An applicant for a Connecticut operator's
				license or commercial driver's license who has previously been issued a license
				in another state or territory shall certify under penalty of false statement
				that his or her right or privilege to operate a motor vehicle is not presently
				under suspension or disqualification in any state or territory, or is not
				subject to suspension or disqualification at a date certain in the future in
				any state or territory.
(b) The
				commissioner may at any time independently request information concerning the
				driving status of such person from any state or territory, or from any regional
				or national organization maintaining such information, and shall decline to
				issue or revoke and declare void the license of any person providing false
				information concerning his or her driving status in addition to any other
				penalties or sanctions required or permitted by law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Operator's License to a Person Who Does Not Hold Valid Out-of-State License › Section 14-137-67 - Licensing of person not holding out-of-state license. Identification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If an applicant for a Connecticut
				operator's license does not have an operator's license from another state or
				territory which is valid and unexpired, or if an applicant has never held an
				operator's license in this state, such applicant shall present to the
				commissioner evidence of identity, consisting of one document from each of the
				following two groups or both documents from Group One, as follows:
Group One
(1) A
				birth certificate or registration of birth issued by a government entity having
				a raised seal thereon applied by a certifying authority; or
(2) An official unexpired passport. If the
				passport submitted in accordance with the provisions of this subsection has not
				been issued by the United States government, the passport shall bear evidence
				showing lawful entry into the United States and acceptance for such purposes by
				the United States Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration
				Services, or its successor agency.
Group Two
(1) An
				official, unexpired document issued by a federal or state government containing
				the person's signature and a photograph or computerized image of the
				person;
(2) A military
				identification card or military dependent card with photograph;
(3) A social security card with
				signature;
(4) An original
				baptismal certificate or similar document;
(5) A Connecticut pistol or firearm
				permit;
(6) A military discharge
				form DD214;
(7) A certificate of
				naturalization;
(8) An original or
				a certified copy having a raised seal thereon of an adoption decree or
				order;
(9) An original or a
				certified copy having a raised seal thereon of school records;
(10) A Connecticut identity card issued on
				October 1, 2001 or later, in accordance with section
				1-1h of the
				Connecticut General Statutes;
(11)
				A certificate of citizenship;
(12)
				An alien registration receipt card (resident alien card) or I-551
				stamp;
(13) A temporary resident
				card;
(14) A travel document issued
				by the United States Department of Homeland Security; or
(15) An original certificate of
				identification issued by the Department of Correction.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Operator's License to a Person Who Does Not Hold Valid Out-of-State License › Section 14-137-68 - Testing of applicant

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In addition to
				any other requirements for obtaining an operator's license or commercial
				driver's license in this state imposed by law, in order to ensure that an
				applicant who does not hold a license issued by another state, as described in
				subsection (a) of Section
				14-137-67
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, can safely operate motor
				vehicles of the class for which the applicant has applied, has sufficient
				knowledge of motor vehicles to ensure safe operation and has satisfactory
				knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles, such applicant shall be
				required by the commissioner to take and pass a vision test, a knowledge test,
				and a driving skills test including an on-the-road driving test.
(b) In addition to any other requirements for
				obtaining an operator's license or commercial driver's license in this state
				imposed by law, in order to ensure that an applicant who holds a valid and
				unexpired license issued by another state, as described in section
				14-137-65
				subsection (a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, can safely
				operate motor vehicles of the class for which the applicant has applied, such
				applicant shall be required to take and pass a vision test. In addition, the
				commissioner may require any such applicant to take and pass a driving skills
				test including an on-the-road driving test.
(c) Unless otherwise directed by the
				commissioner, any applicant who fails the knowledge test or the on-the-road
				skills test shall not be admitted for a re-examination until after thirty days
				from the date of such failure, and in the case of an applicant who fails for a
				second time, a re-examination shall not be permitted until after sixty days
				from the date of such second failure. The commissioner may require any
				applicant who has failed an examination two or more times to present evidence
				of the successful completion of a course of driver education, taken in a
				licensed commercial school or secondary school program, following the most
				recent failure of an examination, before such applicant is admitted for
				re-examination.
(d) The
				commissioner may accept an application for renewal of an operator's license and
				may waive the on-the-road driving test in the case of any applicant who
				presents satisfactory evidence that he or she has previously held a Connecticut
				operator's license that has been expired for a period of two years or less from
				the date of application.
(e) All
				applicants for a commercial driver's license shall be required to successfully
				complete knowledge and skills testing in accordance with the provisions of
				section
				14-44e
				of the Connecticut General Statutes and the applicable provisions of Title 49,
				Part 383 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Duplicate Operator's License, Commercial Driver's License or Identity Card › Section 14-137-69 - Issuance of duplicate license, commercial driver's license or identity card

Current through July 10, 2024
Except in the case of a damaged original license as provided
				  in section
				  14-137-74
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a duplicate operator's
				  license, duplicate commercial driver's license or duplicate identity card,
				  shall be issued only to a person whose operator's license, commercial driver's
				  license or identity card has been lost, stolen or destroyed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Duplicate Operator's License, Commercial Driver's License or Identity Card › Section 14-137-70 - Submission of application. Duplicate license, commercial driver's license or identity card

Current through July 10, 2024
Except in the case of a damaged original license, commercial
				  driver's license or identity card as provided in section
				  14-137-74
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, an applicant for a duplicate
				  license, commercial driver's license or identity card shall state the
				  circumstances surrounding the loss or destruction of the prior operator's
				  license, commercial driver's license or identity card, or that such
				  circumstances are unknown, shall certify compliance with this regulation, and
				  shall subscribe the application under penalty of false statement as provided in
				  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 › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Duplicate Operator's License, Commercial Driver's License or Identity Card › Section 14-137-71 - Requirements for application for duplicate license, commercial driver's license or identity card

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An applicant
				may apply in person for a duplicate license, commercial driver's license or
				identity card at any branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(b) The applicant must pay the fee required
				in sections
				14-50a(2)
				or
				1-1h of the
				Connecticut General Statutes, as amended.
(c) A photograph or computerized image of the
				applicant will be taken by the department prior to issuance of the duplicate
				license, commercial driver's license or identity card, unless a computerized
				image is already on file.
(d) An
				applicant, who does not have a computerized image on file, shall be required to
				submit satisfactory evidence of identity and date of birth as provided in
				sections
				14-137-65
				and
				14-137-75
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Duplicate Operator's License, Commercial Driver's License or Identity Card › Section 14-137-72 - Operator's license or commercial driver's license under suspension

Current through July 10, 2024
A duplicate license shall not be issued to any person whose
				  operator's license, commercial driver's license, or privilege to operate a
				  motor vehicle in this state, has been revoked, withdrawn, suspended, or
				  disqualified. Any such person whose operator's license, commercial driver's
				  license, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been
				  revoked, withdrawn, suspended, or disqualified, who obtains or attempts to
				  obtain a duplicate license, shall commit an infraction, and shall be reported
				  to the appropriate prosecuting authority.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Duplicate Operator's License, Commercial Driver's License or Identity Card › Section 14-137-73 - Discovery of original operator's license, commercial driver's license or identity card

Current through July 10, 2024
If a person, having obtained a duplicate operator's license,
				  commercial driver's license or identity card, in accordance with sections
				  14-137-69
				  through
				  14-137-75,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, finds or otherwise
				  comes into possession of the operator's license, commercial driver's license or
				  identity card, that was alleged to be lost, stolen or destroyed, such person
				  shall surrender such original operator's license, commercial driver's license
				  or identity card, to the department within three (3) business
				  days.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Duplicate Operator's License, Commercial Driver's License or Identity Card › Section 14-137-74 - Replacement of damaged operator's license, commercial driver's license or identity card

Current through July 10, 2024
The commissioner shall issue a duplicate license, commercial
				  driver's license or identity card, to an applicant whose current operator's
				  license, commercial driver's license or identity card, has been accidentally
				  damaged, mutilated or otherwise rendered illegible. Such applicant shall be
				  required to submit an application, surrender the current operator's license,
				  commercial driver's license or identity card, and comply with the requirements
				  of section
				  14-137-71
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Issuance of Duplicate Operator's License, Commercial Driver's License or Identity Card › Section 14-137-75 - Evidence of identity and date of birth for duplicate operator's license, commercial driver's license or identity card (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 › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 14-137-76 - Valid-without-photo operator's licenses (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 › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 14-137-77 - Health standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
				  authority of the commissioner to deny an operator's license or commercial
				  driver's license to any person who does not meet the health standards specified
				  in regulations promulgated by the commissioner in accordance with sections
				  14-36(i)
				  and
				  14-45a
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes or Title 49, Part 391 of the Code of
				  Federal Regulations, as applicable.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 14-137-78 - Competence of person

Current through July 10, 2024
No provision of sections
				  14-137-62
				  through
				  14-137-77,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be construed
				  to limit the authority of the commissioner under Chapter 246 of the Connecticut
				  General Statutes to ensure that before issuing a motor vehicle operator's
				  license or commercial driver's license or duplicate operator's license or
				  commercial driver's license to any person, such person has the ability and
				  competence to operate a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle safely on the
				  highways of this state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 14-137-79a - Request for social security number

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In order to
				assist the Department of Motor Vehicles in maintaining its driver records and
				providing accurate driver identification, the Department shall require each
				applicant for an operator's license, commercial driver's license, or identity
				card pursuant to section
				1-1h of the
				Connecticut General Statutes to furnish his or her social security account
				number.
(b) The Department shall
				not disclose to a third party the social security account number of a holder of
				a license or identity card, except as follows:
(1) to another agency of government for use
				by that agency in carrying out its functions, if such agency is authorized by
				law to utilize social security account numbers;
(2) with the express permission of the
				license or identity card holder; or
(3) as may otherwise be authorized by law for
				a law enforcement purpose.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 14-137-81 - Child restraint systems for ambulances

Current through July 10, 2024
Any ambulance which transports a child six years of age and
				  under or weighing less than sixty pounds on the highways of this state shall
				  provide and require the child to use a child restraint system meeting the
				  standards of section
				  14-100a-1
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or if the child is seven
				  years of age or older and weighing sixty or more pounds, shall either provide
				  and require the child to use an approved child restraint system or require the
				  child to use a seat safety belt in accordance with subsection (d) of section
				  14-100a
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes. This section shall not apply where it is
				  medically inadvisable to use any such restraint system or seat safety belt, or
				  where the child is being transported as a patient in the patient compartment of
				  the ambulance.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 14-137-82 - Suspension of operator's license for history of unsafe operation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Pursuant to subsection (a) of Section
				14-111
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is
				authorized to suspend or revoke any operator's license issued under the
				provisions of any statute relating to motor vehicles for any cause that said
				commissioner deems sufficient. All orders made by the commissioner under
				Section
				14-111(a)
				shall find their sanction in conduct which if persisted in by the operator of a
				motor vehicle, would, in general, evoke a reasonable apprehension of danger
				resulting to the operator himself and to others lawfully upon the public
				highways.
(b) Each holder of a
				motor vehicle operator's license shall be deemed to have engaged in conduct in
				the manner of operation of a motor vehicle that is unsafe, and that, if
				continued, will cause an unreasonable danger to such license holder and to
				others lawfully upon the public highways if such license holder:
(1) Has a driving record on file with the
				commissioner which contains convictions for three (3) unsafe moving traffic
				violations as hereinafter defined in subsection (d); and
(2) Is convicted of one (1) such additional
				unsafe moving traffic violation within two (2) years of the date of conviction
				for the first such unsafe traffic violation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 14-137-83 - Skills test requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Prior to
				issuing a motor vehicle operator's license to any person permitting operation
				of any motor vehicle identified in subsection (b) of this section, the
				commissioner, as authorized in accordance with sections
				14-36
				and
				14-36a
				of the general statutes, shall require that such person demonstrate personally
				that he is competent to operate such a motor vehicle, and shall require such
				person to take and pass an on-the-road skills test. The test shall be
				administered by an inspector of the department of motor vehicles in a
				representative vehicle under typical driving conditions, and in accordance with
				standards prescribed by the commissioner. Such vehicle shall be provided by the
				operator and shall meet all legal requirements for highway operation.
(b) The skills test shall be required prior
				to licensing for operation of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section
				14-1(a)(11)
				of the general statutes and for which a skills test is required by the
				provisions of section
				14-44e
				of the general statutes.
(c) Any
				person who does not pass the skills test shall be entitled to request and take
				at least one (1) additional test, and may, in the discretion of the
				commissioner, be permitted to take further tests upon condition that such
				person will undergo such additional training as the commissioner
				prescribes.
(d) This section shall
				not be construed to apply to proficiency testing for operators of school buses,
				as conducted in accordance with the requirements of subsection (b) of section
				14-276a
				of the general statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Motor Vehicle Lighting Devices › Section 14-137-99 - Lighting requirements for motor vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
Any motor vehicle equipped with lamps or other lighting
				  devices required under the provisions of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
				  Part 571.108, as amended, but not otherwise required by any provision of Title
				  14 of the Connecticut General Statutes, shall have and maintain such lamps or
				  lighting devices in proper operating condition when operating on the highways
				  of this state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Motor Vehicle Lighting Devices › Section 14-137-100 - Miscellaneous lighting devices for motor vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
Unless a lighting device is specifically required for a motor
				  vehicle in accordance with Sections
				  14-96a
				  through
				  14-96aa
				  of the General Statutes, or is required for a motor vehicle in accordance with
				  Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Specification (FMVSS) #108, or is otherwise
				  permitted by law, any illuminating device for a motor vehicle shall conform to
				  the specifications in Sections 14-96a-3 to 14-96a-6 of the Regulations of
				  Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Motor Vehicle Lighting Devices › Section 14-137-101 - Allowable colors

Current through July 10, 2024
Any light visible from a motor vehicle shall not be of a
				  color except as follows:
(a) Any light
				visible from the front of the vehicle shall be white, yellow or
				amber;
(b) Any light visible from
				the forwardmost edge of the rear tire of the vehicle to the front of the
				vehicle shall be amber or yellow;
(c) Any light visible from the forwardmost
				edge of the rear tire of the vehicle to the rear of the vehicle shall be red;
				and
(d) Any light visible from the
				rear of the vehicle shall be red or amber.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Motor Vehicle Lighting Devices › Section 14-137-102 - Definition of colors

Current through July 10, 2024
Allowable colors specified in Sec. 14-96a-3 shall comply with
				  the color definitions in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standard
				  J578 MAY 88 for the colors red, yellow (amber), selective yellow, white
				  (achromatic) or white to yellow.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Motor Vehicle Lighting Devices › Section 14-137-103 - Luminous intensity

Current through July 10, 2024
The luminous intensity of a lighting device in accordance
				  with Sec. 14-96a-2 which is not required or permitted lighting shall not exceed
				  three hundred (300) candela unless an SAE or FMVSS standard exists for the
				  device permitting a different intensity in a specified
				  direction.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Motor Vehicle Lighting Devices › Section 14-137-104 - Certification

Current through July 10, 2024
Unless a lighting device is required or permitted by law as
				  specified in Sec. 14-96a-2, a lighting device used in connection with a motor
				  vehicle shall be certified for use by the American Association of Motor Vehicle
				  Administrators (AAMVA) in accordance with the provisions of Section
				  14-137(b)
				  of the General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Motor Vehicle Lighting Devices › Section 14-137-105 - Headlamp modulator for motorcycles

Current through July 10, 2024
A motorcycle headlamp which is constructed and operated in
				  conformance with the provisions of the Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
				  Part 571.108, as amended, shall not be considered a flashing light and may be
				  used on the highways of this state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Notice to Owners and Lienholders of Motor Vehicles Upon Nonconsensual Tow of Motor Vehicles from Private Property, and Notice Upon Sale or Other Disposition › Section 14-137-107 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections 14-137-107 to
				  14-137-109,
				  inclusive, the following words and phrases shall have the following
				  meanings:
(1) "Commissioner" means the
				commissioner of motor vehicles or his designee;
(2) "DMV" means the department of motor
				vehicles;
(3) "Market value" means
				the average trade-in value, appearing in the current month's issue of the
				N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide, Eastern Edition;
(4) "Motor vehicle" or "vehicle" means a
				motor vehicle as defined in section
				14-1 of
				the general statutes;
(5) "Storage
				facility" means a registered place of storage for motor vehicles for which a
				schedule of storage charges has been filed by a tower, in accordance with
				section
				14-66
				of the general statutes;
(6)
				"Tower" means a person, firm or corporation licensed as a dealer or repairer
				and engaged in the business of towing or transporting motor vehicles for
				compensation, as provided in accordance with section
				14-66
				of the general statutes;
(7) "VIN"
				means the motor vehicle identification number;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Notice to Owners and Lienholders of Motor Vehicles Upon Nonconsensual Tow of Motor Vehicles from Private Property, and Notice Upon Sale or Other Disposition › Section 14-137-109 - Value of motor vehicle

Current through July 10, 2024
The commissioner shall require any tower or storage facility
				  which files with the commissioner a DMV Form "Notice of Intent to Sell" to
				  state on such form the market value of the motor vehicle which it intends to
				  sell, where such value is greater than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Such
				  statement shall be under penalty of false statement. If the tower or storage
				  facility claims that the market value is not an accurate estimate of the value
				  of the motor vehicle, then a reasonable estimate of current market value may be
				  provided together with a statement of the facts on which such estimate is
				  based.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Notice to Owner of Motor Vehicle Upon Sale or Intent to Sell by Bailee for Hire › Section 14-137-110 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections 14-137-110 to
				  14-137-111,
				  inclusive, the following words and phrases shall have the following
				  meanings:
(1) "Bailee" means a bailee
				for hire of a motor vehicle;
(2)
				"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or his
				designee;
(3) "DMV" means the
				Department of Motor Vehicles;
(4)
				"Motor vehicle" or "vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in section
				14-1 of
				the general statutes;
(5) "VIN"
				means the motor vehicle identification number.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Notice to Owner of Motor Vehicle Upon Sale or Intent to Sell by Bailee for Hire › Section 14-137-111 - Notice to owner of motor vehicle upon sale or intent to sell by bailee for hire

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If a bailee for
				hire claims to have a lien on a motor vehicle, and the lien has not been
				dissolved upon the substitution of a bond with surety as provided by subsection
				(a) of section
				49-61
				of the general statutes, and if the bailee proposes to sell the motor vehicle
				in accordance with the provisions of said section
				49-61,
				the bailee shall give written notice to the commissioner and pay the fee as
				provided in subsection (b) of said section
				49-61.
				The notice to the commissioner shall be by certified mail, return receipt
				requested, and shall include completion and filing of the DMV Form "Notice of
				Intent to Sell" by the bailee, and the mailing or delivery of such DMV form to
				the commissioner. The commissioner shall make such notice available as a public
				record.
(b) Compliance with the
				provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not relieve a bailee from
				providing notice to the owner and/or lessee of record of the motor vehicle, and
				to any lienholder as recorded on the certificate of title of the motor vehicle,
				upon advertising of the motor vehicle for sale, and from complying with all
				other requirements of subsection (d) of section
				49-61
				of the general statutes. The DMV shall, upon request by a bailee by telephone,
				immediately provide to such bailee such title and/or registration information
				regarding any bailed motor vehicle as may be permitted by law and necessary for
				providing such notice to the owner and/or lessee of record and to any or all
				lienholders of record. The bailee shall maintain in its files a record
				including the date of such request and such information including VIN provided
				by the bailee to the DMV.
(c) Upon
				sale of the motor vehicle in accordance with the provisions of section
				49-61
				of the general statutes, the bailee shall issue to the purchaser(s) thereof the
				DMV Form "Affidavit of Compliance". The bailee may be required to provide to
				the commissioner evidence that the provisions of subsection (d) of section
				49-61
				have been fulfilled. The commissioner shall not issue registration or title for
				a motor vehicle which has been sold in accordance with the provisions of this
				section unless the application is accompanied by the duly executed "Affidavit
				of Compliance".
(d) Any sale found
				to be in violation of the notice requirements of Section
				49-61
				of the general statutes and this regulation shall be void.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Rental of Motor Vehicles › Section 14-137-115 - Credit card not required

Current through July 10, 2024
As provided in section
				  14-153b of the
				  general statutes, no person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with
				  the provisions of Section
				  14-15
				  of the General Statutes and engaged in the business of renting or leasing
				  passenger motor vehicles, as defined in subsection (59) of subsection (a) of
				  Section
				  14-1 of
				  the General Statutes, without drivers, for periods of thirty (30) days or less,
				  shall require any customer to show proof that he holds a card provided by a
				  credit card issuer as a condition to the rental of a passenger motor
				  vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Rental of Motor Vehicles › Section 14-137-116 - Identification and deposit

Current through July 10, 2024
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
				  14-137-115,
				  a licensee may require from a customer both suitable identification in
				  accordance with the provisions of Section
				  14-137-117,
				  and a reasonable deposit in accordance with the provisions of Section
				  14-137-118.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Rental of Motor Vehicles › Section 14-137-117 - Suitable identification

Current through July 10, 2024
In addition to a current operator's license, a licensee may
				  require a customer to provide one other form of identification as proof of such
				  customer's current residence address. Prior to acceptance of an operator's
				  license as suitable identification, the licensee shall be permitted to perform
				  a status check on such license with the department of motor vehicles, or any
				  agent of or contractor with such department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Rental of Motor Vehicles › Section 14-137-118 - Deposit

Current through July 10, 2024
A licensee may, as a condition of rental, require a customer
				  to provide a reasonable deposit, which deposit shall not exceed five hundred
				  dollars ($500.00) or one and one half (11/2) times the anticipated cost of the
				  rental, whichever is the greater amount.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Rental of Motor Vehicles › Section 14-137-119 - Conditions. Waiting period

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in Sections
				14-137-115
				through 14-137-119, inclusive, no licensee shall impose any additional fees or
				conditions on customers who do not show proof of holding a card provided by a
				credit card issuer that are not equally imposed on customers who do show proof
				of holding such card. In the event there is any waiting period associated with
				the policies of a licensee for customers who do not show proof of holding a
				card provided by a credit card issuer to obtain a motor vehicle rental, such
				waiting period shall be deemed an additional condition if it exceeds one (1)
				business day.
(b) Nothing in
				sections
				14-137-115
				to 14-137-119, inclusive, shall be construed to prohibit a licensee from
				denying a motor vehicle rental to a customer in the ordinary course of business
				provided such denial is not a consequence of a customer not showing proof of
				holding a credit card.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Rental of Motor Vehicles › Section 14-137-120 - Requirements and procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
				Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not issue a temporary registration, in
				accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section
				14-12
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, to any truck with a gross motor vehicle
				weight rating in excess of 18,000 pounds, or commercial trailer with a gross
				vehicle weight rating over 10,000 lbs. except in accordance with the
				requirements of this section.
(b)
				Upon completion of the application for registration (DMV Form H-13),
				presentation of evidence of mandatory, minimum security coverage, and payment
				of the fee prescribed by subsection (n) of section
				14-49
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, the applicant shall be issued a
				distinctive temporary commercial registration marker plate. No such temporary
				marker plate shall entitle the motor vehicle to be used for commercial
				operations or be operated with a load. Each such temporary marker plate shall
				bear the legend "Inspection Only" and the expiration date of the registration
				period, which shall not exceed ten (10) days from the date of issue. Such
				registration and marker plate shall authorize the motor vehicle to be operated
				on any public highway solely for one or more of the following:
(i) operation of the motor vehicle to or from
				the place of sale or transfer, or to or from a plant, construction site or
				other job location, or
(ii)
				obtaining repairs or installation of new or replacement vehicle equipment or
				components, or
(iii) obtaining a
				safety inspection in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this
				section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Rental of Motor Vehicles › Section 14-137-121 - Nonresident operators. Reciprocity

Current through July 10, 2024
In accordance with the provisions of sections
				  14-39
				  and
				  14-40
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, and subject to the exceptions stated
				  therein, any nonresident sixteen (16) years of age or older, including any
				  person who is admitted to the United States as a temporary visitor, may operate
				  any registered motor vehicle on the highways of this state, provided that such
				  nonresident is the holder of a motor vehicle operator's license issued by any
				  state or territory of the United States, or by any country that is a member of
				  a currently valid agreement entered into with the United States that provides
				  for the reciprocal extension of driving privileges. Such motor vehicle
				  operator's license shall be in the possession of such nonresident and must be
				  current and valid according to its terms. If such motor vehicle operator's
				  license is in any language besides English or Spanish, or if it has not been
				  issued by a territory of Canada, it shall be accompanied by an English
				  translation and certified under the form of an International Driving Permit, in
				  accordance with Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic
				  (1949), unless the validity of the license is readily ascertainable by law
				  enforcement personnel without the benefit of such official
				  translation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Rental of Motor Vehicles › Section 14-137-122 - Accuracy of name and address information on motor vehicle registrations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) As used in this section, "individual"
				means a natural person who is not licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles
				to engage in the business of leasing or renting motor vehicles, or licensed as
				a motor vehicle dealer, repairer or recycler.
(b) If any individual is the holder of five
				or more motor vehicle registrations issued in his or her name, either
				individually or jointly with other named owners, the commissioner may require
				such individual to furnish a statement under oath, and made subject to the
				penalties provided by sections
				14-110
				and
				53a-157b
				of the Connecticut General Statutes that such individual is the owner of the
				motor vehicles registered and of any additional motor vehicle for which an
				application for registration is made. If the individual declines to furnish
				such a statement under oath, or if the commissioner is not satisfied as to the
				ownership of the motor vehicles registered or sought to be registered, the
				commissioner may suspend or revoke any or all of the registrations bearing the
				name of such individual, and may refuse to issue any new
				registration.
(c) If any
				application made by an individual for a motor vehicle registration contains a
				street address that appears on five or more other active registrations that
				have been issued in the names of other individuals, the commissioner may,
				unless the applicant provides an apartment number or unit number and attests
				that he or she resides in an apartment or other type of dwelling space that
				contains more than five residential units, require the applicant to furnish a
				statement under oath, and made subject to the penalties provided by sections
				14-110
				and
				53a-157b
				of the Connecticut General Statutes that such street address is the present and
				actual residence of the applicant . If the individual declines to furnish such
				a statement under oath, the commissioner may refuse to grant the
				application.
(d) If the
				commissioner takes an action authorized under the provisions of subsections (b)
				or (c) of this section, any person who claims to be aggrieved by such action
				shall be given an opportunity for an administrative hearing, conducted in
				accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. At such hearing the respondent
				shall have the opportunity to show cause why his or her motor vehicle
				registration should be granted or why registrations issued in his or her name
				should not be suspended or revoked. Any such showing shall include the
				presentation of evidence that the respondent is the owner and is in possession
				of each motor vehicle that is registered in his or her name, and that the
				address given on the application or contained on the registration is a bona
				fide residence or business address.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 137 - Radar Detecting Devices › Camp Trailers › Section 14-137-123 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 14-137-123 and
				  14-137-124 of
				  the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Fifth wheel" shall have the same meaning
				as provided in
				49
				CFR 393.5;
(2) "Trailer" includes camp trailers,
				commercial trailers, pole trailers, semitrailers, utility trailers, and all
				trailers as each is defined in section
				14-1 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes; and
(3) "Trailer hitch or coupling" means the
				device that is used to securely attach the trailer to the towing
				vehicle.