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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 2 - Procedures for Hearings › Section 29-2-7 - Informal disposition in contested cases

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Unless precluded by law, informal disposition may be made of any contested case
			 by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default. A respondent may
			 agree to enter an agreement containing a consent order in lieu of a hearing on
			 the issue(s). Such agreement may be negotiated by the respondent or his counsel
			 and the authorized representative of the department. The acceptance of a
			 consent agreement is within the complete discretion of the commissioner or his
			 designee.
(b) A consent agreement
			 shall contain:
(1) An admission of all
			 jurisdictional facts;
(2) An
			 express waiver of the right to seek judicial review or otherwise challenge or
			 contest the validity of the order;
(3) An express waiver of the requirement that
			 the decision of said commissioner or hearing officer contain findings of fact
			 and conclusions of law;
(4) A
			 provision that the complaint may be used in construing the terms of the
			 order;
(5) A statement that the
			 order contained therein shall have the same force and effect as an order
			 entered after a full hearing and shall become final when issued;
(6) A statement that said order shall not be
			 effective unless and until accepted and approved by the commissioner or his
			 designee;
(7) The signature of each
			 respondent or his attorney; and
(8)
			 The signature of the commissioner or his designee accepting and approving the
			 consent agreement.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 2 - Procedures for Hearings › Section 29-2-8 - Proposal for decision

Current through July 10, 2024
When in a contested case a majority of the officials of the
				agency who are to render the final decision have not heard the case or read the
				record, the decision if adverse to a party to the proceeding other than the
				agency itself, shall not be made until a proposal for decision is served upon
				the parties and an opportunity is afforded to each party adversely affected to
				file exceptions and present briefs and oral argument to the officials who are
				to render the decision. The proposal for decision shall contain a statement of
				the reasons therefore, and of each issue of fact or law necessary to the
				proposed decision, prepared by the person who conducted the hearing or one who
				has read the record. The parties by written stipulation may waive compliance
				with this section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 2 - Procedures for Hearings › Section 29-2-9 - Final decision in a contested case

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The final
			 decision or order in a contested case shall be rendered by the commissioner or
			 his designee after due consideration of the entire record.
(b) A final decision or order adverse to a
			 party in a contested case shall be in writing or stated in the
			 record.
(c) Parties shall be
			 notified either personally or by mail of any decision or order. Upon request, a
			 copy of the text of the final decision or order shall be sent by mail to each
			 of the respondents and respondent's counsel, and to any other party of
			 record.
(d) The department shall
			 proceed with reasonable dispatch to conclude any matter pending before it and
			 shall render a final decision in all contested cases within ninety days
			 following the close of evidence and filing of briefs in such
			 proceedings.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 2 - Procedures for Hearings › Section 29-2-10 - Summary suspension procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
If the department finds that public health, safety or welfare
				imperatively requires emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that
				effect in its order, summary suspension of a certificate, license or
				registration may be ordered pending proceeding for revocation or other action.
				These proceedings shall be instituted within thirty days of the summary
				suspension.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 7h - Firearms Evidence Databank › Section 29-7h-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in section 29-7h-1 to section
				29-7h-6,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Databank" means the firearms evidence
			 databank established by the Division of Scientific Services within the
			 Department of Public Safety.
(2)
			 "NIBIN" means the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 7h - Firearms Evidence Databank › Section 29-7h-2 - Test fire submission procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each test fire
			 shall be submitted to the laboratory in an envelope obtained from the
			 laboratory evidence receiving unit or such container as laboratory staff may
			 specify.
(b) Each envelope shall be
			 labeled on the outside of the envelope with the manufacturer, type of handgun,
			 serial number, date of test fire and name of the person collecting the test
			 fire. Additional comments or such additional information as laboratory staff
			 may require to properly process the submission may be added in the appropriate
			 space.
(c) Each envelope containing
			 a test fire shall be sealed in a tamper-evident manner at the time of
			 submission to the laboratory.
(d)
			 Whenever practicable, test fires shall be submitted to the laboratory in
			 batches. When submitted in batches, test fire envelopes shall be submitted in a
			 package or container labeled to state the number of test fire envelopes present
			 in each package or container. Each package or container shall constitute a
			 submission in the Laboratory Information Management System.
(e) Test fires shall be performed with full
			 metal case ammunition, with two bullets and two fired cartridge cases to be
			 collected from each handgun. Bullets shall be collected in a manner suitable
			 for subsequent comparison.
(f) Upon
			 receipt of a package of test fires from a police department, laboratory staff
			 shall assign a case number with the designation "TF."
(g) Test fires with such designation shall
			 not constitute evidence at the time of submission.
(h) Any subsequent submission of test fires
			 by the same police department may be accepted under the initial "TF" number
			 until given the next submission number.
(i) The laboratory shall issue a receipt
			 reflecting the number of test fires.
(j) Each test fire in a submission shall be
			 entered as an item in the databank using the handgun serial number as the item
			 number.
(k) All test fires may be
			 stored in the evidence receiving unit until receipt of written notice by the
			 submitting police department that the handgun is no longer in service or upon
			 receipt of a written search request from an authorized law enforcement agency
			 related to a criminal investigation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 7h - Firearms Evidence Databank › Section 29-7h-3 - Handgun submission procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
			 packaging and container requirements
(1) An evidence examination request form
			 (DPS-997C) shall be completed.
(2)
			 Evidence shall be submitted in an initialed, tamper-evident, sealed package or
			 container, which shall meet the following requirements:
(A) Manufactured evidence storage bags shall
			 have a self-sealing capability; initials shall be placed on the seal;
			 and
(B) All other plastic bags used
			 for packaging shall be heat-sealed, with initials on the seal. Plastic bags not
			 specially manufactured for evidence storage shall not be accepted if sealed
			 with evidence tape, as the seal may be compromised.
(3) All containers shall be labeled with the
			 police department case number, item description, item number, date and time
			 seized, and name, initials and badge number of the police officer who seized
			 the item.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 7h - Firearms Evidence Databank › Section 29-7h-4 - Handguns issued to police department employees

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Self-collection of test fires by
			 police departments
Police departments collecting and submitting test fires shall
				comply with the requirements of section
				29-7h-2(b)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b)
Police departments seeking
			 assistance
(1) A police department
			 seeking assistance from laboratory staff in collecting test fires shall contact
			 the laboratory to arrange a mutually convenient time for test firing.
(2) The police department shall supply two
			 cartridges of full metal case ammunition for each handgun.
(3) A representative of the police department
			 shall be present at the time of the test fires. That representative shall be
			 responsible for completing the necessary information on the test fire envelopes
			 and sealing the test fires in a tamper-evident manner.
(4) A supply of the ammunition normally
			 carried by the police department shall be submitted with each group of police
			 department test fires.
(5) No test
			 fire collected pursuant to this section shall be entered into the NIBIN system
			 without a written request related to a criminal investigation submitted by a
			 law enforcement agency.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 7h - Firearms Evidence Databank › Section 29-7h-5 - Reports and records searches

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Search requests
			 may be made in conjunction with evidence submission requests.
(b) Any request to search the databank not
			 contained within an evidence submission request shall be addressed to the
			 laboratory director in writing on agency letterhead, and shall include the
			 name, address, position, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail
			 address of the law enforcement agency making the request. The request shall
			 also contain information regarding the purpose of the search. Search requests
			 may be made by personal contact, mail or electronic means.
(c) The laboratory director or his or her
			 designee may initiate searches in the absence of a specific request from a law
			 enforcement agency. Such searches may be made for the purpose of ensuring the
			 accuracy of the databank retrieval system or in furtherance of an official
			 investigation into a criminal offense.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 7h - Firearms Evidence Databank › Section 29-7h-6 - Police department databank administration

Current through July 10, 2024
A police department seeking to use NIBIN equipment shall
				present to the laboratory director or his or her designee a letter from the
				U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), stating the names of
				persons from the police department authorized and trained by ATF to operate
				NIBIN equipment and to make correlations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections 29-23a-1 to
				29-23a-17,
				inclusive:
(1) "GVWR" means gross
			 vehicle weight rating;
(2)
			 "Light-duty service wrecker operator" means a wrecker operator with a wrecker
			 of 11,000 pounds or greater GVWR and a one-car carrier of 14,500 pounds or
			 greater GVWR;
(3) "Heavy-duty
			 service wrecker operator" means a wrecker operator with two wreckers of 31,000
			 pounds or greater GVWR and boom capacity of 25 tons and 20 tons,
			 respectively;
(4)
			 "Heavy-duty-recovery service wrecker operator" means a wrecker operator with
			 two commercially manufactured, heavy-duty hydraulic recovery wreckers, with
			 boom capacities of a total combined rating of 50 tons, intended to service
			 vehicles of 26,001 pounds or greater GVWR, which may include a
			 rotator;
(5) "Rotator" means a
			 wrecker/recovery vehicle consisting of a rotating superstructure (center post
			 or turntable), adjusting boom, operating machinery, and one or more operator's
			 stations mounted on a frame attached to a truck chassis. Such vehicle has the
			 ability to lift, lower and swing loads at various radii; and
(6) "Wrecker operator" means a wrecker
			 operator participating in the rotational system established by Sections
			 29-23a-1 to
			 29-23a-17,
			 inclusive.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-2 - Equipment requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A wrecker of
			 the type referred to in subdivision (2) of Section
			 29-23a-1
			 shall be equipped with a single winch and wheel lift. Such winch shall have a
			 minimum capacity of 8,000 pounds.
(b) In addition to the requirements set forth
			 in subdivision (3) of Section
			 29-23a-1,
			 a heavy-duty service wrecker operator shall have available at least one wrecker
			 with an under-reach axle lift. Such wrecker shall be capable of towing a loaded
			 tractor-trailer unit. This requirement may be satisfied by a third dedicated
			 under-lift vehicle without a boom.
(c) In addition to the requirements set forth
			 in subdivision (4) of section
			 29-23a-1,
			 the smallest wrecker available to a heavy-duty-recovery service wrecker
			 operator shall have a 20-ton boom rating and a GVWR of at least 31,000 pounds.
			 One of the two wreckers maintained by such wrecker operator shall have an
			 underlift capable of towing a loaded tractor and trailer combination weighing
			 at least 80,000 pounds. The other wrecker maintained by such wrecker operator
			 shall have a tandem axle with a GVWR of at least 48,000 pounds.
(d) A wrecker operator shall not tow a motor
			 vehicle if the load the towed vehicle places on the wrecker boom assembly
			 exceeds the wrecker's rated boom capacity, or if the weight of the wrecker and
			 the load exceeds the maximum weight rating of the wrecker's axle assemblies as
			 set forth in subsection (b) of Section
			 14-267a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(e) Any wrecker operator placed on a
			 heavy-duty-recovery service wrecker operator rotational list shall not be
			 required to comply with section
			 29-23a-1(4)
			 and subsection (c) of this section until January 1, 2006.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-3 - Rotational system for summoning wreckers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) State
			 police troop commanders shall prepare separate rotational lists for light-duty,
			 heavy-duty, and heavy-duty-recovery service wrecker operators for each
			 municipality within the geographical area covered by each state police troop.
			 If there is no wrecker service within municipal borders, the troop commander
			 shall establish a rotational list of wrecker operators from adjoining
			 municipalities.
(b) A
			 heavy-duty-recovery service wrecker operator shall respond to all accidents
			 reported to state police on state-police patrolled highways involving a vehicle
			 with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or greater.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-4 - Placement on rotational lists

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A wrecker
			 operator seeking placement on any rotational list shall apply to the troop
			 commander of the state police troop whose jurisdiction includes the
			 municipality where the wrecker operator's business is located.
(b) A wrecker operator may hold only as many
			 places on a rotational list as it has locations licensed by the Commissioner of
			 Motor Vehicles under authority of sections
			 14-51 to
			 14-65j,
			 inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, and Sections
			 14-63-1 to
			 14-63-49,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(c) The state police troop commander or his
			 or her designee shall confirm that each wrecker operator is able to provide
			 prompt and efficient service and meets all requirements of sections
			 14-12(h),
			 14-51 to
			 14-65j,
			 inclusive, and 14-66 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and Sections
			 14-63-1 to
			 14-63-49,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, which pertain to
			 vehicle safety and mechanical standards, dealer/repairer licensing and wrecker
			 licensing.
(d) A wrecker operator
			 shall agree to and comply with the following operational requirements as a
			 condition of placement on a rotational list for a specific municipality:
(1) The wrecker operator shall rent or own a
			 location licensed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles within the specific
			 municipality for which placement on a rotational list is sought, and the
			 miniumum number of wreckers required by sections
			 29-23a-1
			 and
			 29-23a-2
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be registered to and
			 stored at such location;
(2) Unless
			 use of a wrecker registered at a location in another municipality is approved
			 by the state police troop commander of the municipality where a call for
			 service originated or his or her designee, or there is no rotational list for
			 the municipality from which a call for service originated, the wrecker operator
			 shall respond to a call for service with a wrecker registered to and stored at
			 a location in the municipality where the call for service originated and not
			 with a wrecker registered to or stored at a location in another municipality;
			 and
(3) The wrecker operator shall
			 store vehicles from such municipality at a storage location approved by the
			 state police troop commander of such municipality or his or her designee,
			 unless the approved location is at full capacity. If the approved location is
			 at full capacity, the wrecker operator may store vehicles in another location
			 licensed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, provided that there is no
			 additional charge to the vehicle owner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-5 - Performance standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Except as provided in this section, wrecker operators shall be
				available 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and shall respond to calls for
				service on limited-access highways no later than 20 minutes after notification
				by state police, 30 minutes in all other locations. Where traffic conditions
				warrant, required response times may be reduced at the discretion of the state
				police troop supervisor on duty or his or her designee. Where a shorter
				response time is required, the wrecker operator shall be so advised when
				notified of the call for service. Support items provided by a
				heavy-duty-recovery service wrecker operator shall respond to a call for
				service within a period of time determined to be reasonable by a state police
				troop supervisor on duty or his or her designee, taking into account the
				equipment needed, time of day, traffic volume, weather conditions and such
				other factors as he or she deems to be appropriate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-6 - Qualification of drivers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Six months
			 after the effective date of Sections
			 29-23a-1
			 to
			 29-23a-17,
			 inclusive, drivers for wrecker operators participating in the state police
			 rotational system shall successfully complete the National Driver Certification
			 Program of the Towing and Recovery Association of America or a certification
			 program approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety. Thereafter, drivers
			 shall be certified in accordance with the provisions of this section six months
			 after they begin work for a wrecker operator participating in the state police
			 rotational system. Drivers who can demonstrate that they have at least 10 years
			 of experience operating wreckers need not be certified. Applicants may prove
			 that they have the requisite experience by providing the Commissioner of Public
			 Safety with an employment history.
(b) A heavy-duty-recovery service wrecker
			 operator shall employ at least one driver with heavy-duty-recovery advanced
			 level training and certification by the Towing and Recovery Association of
			 Connecticut, and one driver with no fewer than five years of experience in
			 heavy-duty-recovery operations. Written proof of training and certification or
			 employment history shall be provided to the Commissioner of Public
			 Safety.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-7 - Operation of the system

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The state
			 police troop supervisor on duty or his or her designee shall use rotational
			 lists to arrange the towing or transportation of disabled motor vehicles if the
			 vehicle owner or operator is incapacitated, unavailable or leaves the
			 procurement of wrecker service to the trooper at the scene.
(b) If the vehicle owner or operator is
			 present and able to respond, the trooper shall inquire whether he or she wishes
			 to choose a wrecker service. If he or she wishes to do so, the troop shall
			 notify the wrecker operator selected, except as set forth in subsection (c) of
			 this section.
(c) If the wrecker
			 operator chosen in accordance with subsection (b) of this section cannot be
			 contacted, or is unable or unwilling to respond within the response times set
			 forth in Section
			 29-23a-5,
			 the next available wrecker operator on the rotational list for the type of
			 towing operation required shall be summoned to the scene to provide
			 service.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-8 - Emergencies

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In the event of emergency, the state
			 police troop supervisor on duty or his or her designee shall determine the most
			 expeditious method of obtaining wrecker service. In making such determination,
			 consideration may be given to weather conditions, traffic density and speed,
			 the number of other calls for police services and the availability of police
			 personnel.
(b) If a wrecker
			 operator is summoned out of rotational sequence due to an emergency, the
			 wrecker operator summoned shall be considered to have received its next
			 rotational call.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-10 - Discharge from a scene

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Whenever the
			 trooper at the scene finds that the wrecker operator is incapable of safe
			 removal of the vehicle, or that the actions of the wrecker operator are a
			 hazard to any person or property, he or she may order that the wrecker operator
			 leave the scene.
(b) Whenever a
			 wrecker operator is ordered from the scene, the trooper who took such action
			 shall submit a written report to the troop commander regarding the
			 circumstances of the incident and the reasons for discharge of the wrecker
			 operator from the scene.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-11 - Additional equipment at the scene

Current through July 10, 2024
When the wrecker operator at the scene of a call for service
				determines that additional equipment is necessary to effectuate removal of the
				vehicle, the wrecker operator shall inform the trooper at the scene that
				additional equipment is necessary. If the wrecker operator cannot obtain the
				necessary equipment within a reasonable time of such notification, then the
				trooper at the scene shall inform the state police troop supervisor on duty or
				his or her designee of the additional equipment requirements. Such equipment
				then may be obtained from the nearest known provider able to furnish the
				equipment requested. The provisions of this section shall not relieve a wrecker
				operator of the obligation to respond to a call for service with the equipment
				required by subsections (h) or (i) of Section
				29-23a-9.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-12 - On-site repairs

Current through July 10, 2024
The trooper at the scene of a call for service may request that
				the wrecker operator provide on-site repairs including, but not limited to,
				starting the vehicle's ignition or changing a tire. The wrecker operator may
				refuse to perform such repairs if he or she reasonably believes that remaining
				at the site is likely to result in unnecessary risk of physical harm or
				property damage.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-13 - Troop procedures for summoning wreckers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 The state police troop supervisor on duty or his or her designee shall contact
			 wrecker operators by telephone in accordance with the requirements of this
			 section. If there is no answer after 10 rings, or the person placing the call
			 encounters a busy signal, the number shall be dialed a second time to ensure
			 that it is correct. If there is no answer a second time, the call shall be
			 logged and the next wrecker operator on the rotational list shall be contacted.
			 In the event of a busy signal, the state police troop supervisor on duty or his
			 or her designee shall attempt to reach the wrecker operator two more times
			 after the initial call before contacting the next wrecker operator on the
			 rotational list. If the state police troop supervisor on duty or his or her
			 designee placing the call reaches an answering service, answering machine or
			 pager system, he or she shall leave a message. Where traffic conditions require
			 a more immediate response, the state police troop supervisor on duty or his or
			 her designee may contact the next wrecker operator on the list after the first
			 call is met with a busy signal, answering service, answering machine or pager
			 system. Any wrecker operator that cannot be reached when contacted shall be
			 placed at the end of the rotational list.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the
			 wrecker operator to contact the troop and confirm receipt of a call for service
			 received by an answering service, answering machine or pager system. If the
			 wrecker operator does not confirm receipt of the call for service within 10
			 minutes of notification by state police, or sooner if traffic conditions
			 warrant, the state police troop supervisor on duty or his or her designee may
			 treat the call as if there had been no answer. Where traffic conditions make it
			 impracticable to wait 10 minutes, the wrecker operator who cannot be reached in
			 a timely manner because of the use of an answering service, answering machine
			 or pager system shall be placed at the end of the rotational list.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-14 - Unsatisfactory service

Current through July 10, 2024
The trooper at the scene of a call for service who observes
				unsatisfactory service by a wrecker operator shall file a written report of
				such unsatisfactory service with the troop commander.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-15 - Waiver

Current through July 10, 2024
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall grant variations or
				exemptions from, or approve equivalent or alternate compliance with, Sections
				29-23a-1
				to
				29-23a-17,
				inclusive, where strict compliance with such provisions would entail practical
				difficulty or unnecessary hardship or is otherwise adjudged unwarranted,
				provided any such variation, exemption, approved equivalent or alternate
				compliance shall, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Public Safety, secure
				the public safety.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-16 - Removal from list

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A wrecker
			 operator may be removed from one or more rotational lists for failing to meet
			 the requirements of Sections
			 29-23a-1
			 to
			 29-23a-17,
			 inclusive, or for violating any statute or regulation concerning the operation
			 of a motor vehicle repair, towing, or storage facility, or any statute or
			 regulation concerning the operation of a motor vehicle. A wrecker operator may
			 also be removed from one or more rotational lists if the wrecker operator, or
			 one or more of its employees, poses a threat to public safety.
(b) Before a wrecker operator may be removed
			 from a rotational list, the state police troop commander responsible for such
			 list shall forward to a hearing officer designated by the Commissioner of
			 Public Safety to conduct removal proceedings, a written complaint specifying
			 the reasons that removal is sought. Removal proceedings shall be conducted as
			 required by Section
			 29-23a-17.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 23a - Operation of a Rotational System For Summoning Wreckers › Section 29-23a-17 - Hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
Proceedings to remove a wrecker operator from any rotational
				list shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 54 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes, the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act, and
				the regulations of the Department of Public Safety concerning hearings,
				Sections
				29-2-1
				to
				29-2-10,
				inclusive.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › ORGANIZATION › Section 29-32b-1 - Description of organization

Current through July 10, 2024
The Board of Firearms Permit Examiners was created as the
				  Board of Permit Examiners by Public Act No. 633 of the 1967 General Assembly.
				  The Board derives its primary duties and authority from Section
				  29-32b
				  of the General Statutes as amended. Under that section, the Board is authorized
				  to make inquiries and investigations, take testimony, and render decisions
				  regarding appeals brought to the Board by persons aggrieved by the action or
				  inaction of an issuing authority in matters pertaining to sections
				  29-28
				  or
				  29-28a
				  in the case of pistol and revolver permits, sections
				  53-206
				  or
				  53-206a in
				  the case of dangerous weapons permits, and section
				  29-36f
				  in the case of eligibility certificates.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › ORGANIZATION › Section 29-32b-2 - Chairman

Current through July 10, 2024
The Chairman of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners serves
				  as the presiding officer at meetings of the Board at which he is present.
				  However, with respect to hearings of appeals, if said Chairman (1) is not
				  present or (2) is not an attorney authorized to practice law in Connecticut,
				  then a member of the Board who is both present and authorized to practice law
				  in Connecticut shall act as Chairman of the Board during the hearing of an
				  appeal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › ORGANIZATION › Section 29-32b-3 - Secretary

Current through July 10, 2024
The Secretary of the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners shall
				  be responsible for all secretarial duties defined in sections
				  29-32b-5
				  through
				  29-32b-15.
				  The chairman may appoint an interim secretary as needed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › ORGANIZATION › Section 29-32b-4 - Office

Current through July 10, 2024
The Board shall maintain an office for conducting its
				  day-to-day business. The office shall be staffed by a manager and other
				  personnel as needed. Such manager shall serve as its executive head for routine
				  administrative and operational matters. The official address of the Board is:
				  Board of Firearms Permit Examiners, 251 Maxim Road, Hartford, Connecticut
				  06114. All communications to the Board should be mailed or delivered to the
				  Board's official address, unless otherwise specifically requested by the
				  Board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › ORGANIZATION › Section 29-32b-4a - Election of officers

Current through July 10, 2024
The Board shall elect its officers biennially. Officers shall
				  serve for a period of twenty four months or until their successors take office,
				  and there shall be no limit placed upon the number of terms, consecutive or
				  non-consecutive an individual may serve.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › RULES OF PRACTICE › Section 29-32b-5 - Petition for hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person aggrieved by any refusal to issue or renew a
				  permit for selling pistols and revolvers or carrying pistols and revolvers or
				  dangerous weapons or an eligibility certificate or by any limitation or
				  revocation of such permit or certificate, or by refusal or failure of an
				  issuing authority to furnish an application for such permit, may within ninety
				  days of such action and without prejudice to any other course of action
				  available to him in law or equity appeal to the Board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › RULES OF PRACTICE › Section 29-32b-6 - Form of petition

Current through July 10, 2024
The petition shall be in writing and shall identify the cause
				  for the appeal. It shall state the name and address of the petitioner and be
				  mailed or delivered as specified in Sec.
				  29-32b-4 of
				  these Regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › RULES OF PRACTICE › Section 29-32b-7 - Acknowledgement

Current through July 10, 2024
After receipt of the appeal the Secretary reserves the right
				  to make a thorough inquiry of the facts of the appeal. When the Secretary
				  determines that the information obtained relative to the appeal is sufficient
				  to permit the conduct of a fair and impartial hearing, he shall set a date for
				  a hearing and give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing to
				  the appellant and to the issuing authority.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › RULES OF PRACTICE › Section 29-32b-8 - Conduct of hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
Hearings shall be conducted informally in a manner that
				  guarantees fundamental fairness and the right to cross-examination. A verbatim
				  transcript of each hearing shall be kept in a manner determined by discretion
				  of the Secretary of the Board. In presenting his case, each party will be
				  allowed adequate time as determined by the chairman of the
				  Board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › RULES OF PRACTICE › Section 29-32b-9 - Attendance at hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
The Board may compel attendance at hearings by the issuance
				  of a subpoena signed by the Chairman or by the Secretary.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › RULES OF PRACTICE › Section 29-32b-10 - Failure to appear

Current through July 10, 2024
Failure of either party to an appeal to appear at a hearing
				  shall be cause in the discretion of the Board for the appeal to be decided
				  against the non-appearing party.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › RULES OF PRACTICE › Section 29-32b-11 - Postponing, recessing, or rescheduling hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
The Board may postpone, recess, or reschedule hearings at the
				  discretion of the Secretary; or, if the Board is in session, at the discretion
				  of the Chairman. Either party to an appeal may request the Board to postpone or
				  reschedule a hearing and the Secretary in his discretion may grant or refuse
				  the request. Any such request for postponing or rescheduling a hearing must be
				  received by the Secretary at least one business day prior to the date of the
				  hearing, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › RULES OF PRACTICE › Section 29-32b-12 - Decisions of the board

Current through July 10, 2024
Decisions of the Board shall be by a majority vote of those
				  present and voting. Decisions shall be communicated in writing to the appellant
				  and the issuing authority within twenty days of rendition, except when the
				  decision is rendered and communicated to the parties at a time when the parties
				  are in the presence of the Board or its Secretary.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › RULES OF PRACTICE › Section 29-32b-13 - Mandamus

Current through July 10, 2024
The Board may apply to the Superior Court for a writ of
				  mandamus to enforce its decision if the issuing authority does not comply
				  within ten days of receipt of notice of the decision.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › RULES OF PRACTICE › Section 29-32b-14 - Appeal

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Board may appeal
				  such decision in accordance with the provisions of Section
				  4-183 of
				  the General Statutes, as amended.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 32b - Organization of the Board, Rules of Practice of or before the Board, and Declaratory Rulings of the Board › DECLARATORY RULINGS › Section 29-32b-15 - Declaratory rulings

Current through July 10, 2024
The Board may, in its discretion, issue declaratory rulings
				  as to the applicability of any statutory provision or of any regulation,
				  decision, or order of the Board. Any person may petition the Board for such a
				  ruling. The petition shall be made in writing, shall identify the particular
				  statutory provision, regulation, decision, or order with respect to which such
				  ruling is requested, shall state the name and address of the petitioner, and
				  shall be mailed or delivered as specified in Sec.
				  29-32b-4 of
				  these Regulations. Any such petition shall be acknowledged by the Board within
				  thirty days after its receipt by the Board and, unless the petition is denied
				  by the Board, a declaratory ruling in the matter shall be issued as
				  expeditiously as circumstances permit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 36m - Weapons › Section 29-36m-1 - Scope and applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations shall apply to the sale, delivery, transfer
				or possession of any pistol or revolver, time limits for applying for
				certificates of possession for assault weapons and storage of weapons at
				correctional facilities.
(a)
Restrictions after October 1,
			 1995.
On and after October 1, 1995, no person may purchase or receive
			 any pistol or revolver, except an antique pistol or revolver as defined in
			 section
			 29-36m-2
			 of these regulations, unless such person:
(1)
			 Holds a valid state permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to
			 subsection (b) of section
			 29-28
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes; or
(2) Holds a valid permit to sell at retail
			 pistols or revolvers issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section
			 29-28
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes; or
(3) Holds a valid eligibility certificate for
			 a pistol or revolver issued by the commissioner pursuant to section
			 29-36f
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes; or
(4) Is a federal marshal, sheriff, parole
			 officer or peace officer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 36m - Weapons › Section 29-36m-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections
				29-36m-1
				to
				29-36m-22,
				inclusive:
(a) "Antique pistol or
			 revolver" means any pistol or revolver which was manufactured in or before 1898
			 and any replica of such pistol or revolver provided such replica is not
			 designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed
			 ammunition except rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition which is
			 no longer manufactured in the United States and not readily available in the
			 ordinary channel of commercial trade.
(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
			 the department of public safety.
(c) "Convicted" means having a judgment of
			 conviction entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) "Department" means the department of
			 public safety.
(e) "Firing or
			 shooting range" means any type of facility, indoor or outdoor, where firearms
			 training, practice or competition can be conducted.
(f) "Immediate supervision" means supervision
			 in which the supervisor is in the physical presence of, and has the continuous
			 ability to direct, the individual being supervised.
(g) "Pistol or revolver" means any firearm
			 having a barrel less than twelve inches in length.
(h) "Target shooting" means shooting at an
			 inanimate object that usually has some type of physical reaction or scoring
			 markings.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 36m - Weapons › Sale, Delivery or Other Transfer of Any Pistol or Revolver › Section 29-36m-3 - Applications for the sale, delivery or other transfer of a pistol or revolver

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
When
				application required.
No person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver
				or otherwise transfer any pistol or revolver except on written application.
Exemptions. The requirements of sections 29-36m-3 to
				  29-36m-6
				  of these regulations shall not apply to the following:
(1) Antique pistols or revolvers as defined
				in section
				29-36m-2
				of these regulations.
(2) The sale,
				delivery or other transfer of a pistol or revolver between:
(A) A federally licensed firearm manufacturer
				and a federally licensed firearm dealer; or
(B) A federally licensed firearm importer and
				a federally licensed firearm dealer; or
(C) Federally licensed firearm
				dealers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 36m - Weapons › Sale, Delivery or Other Transfer of Any Pistol or Revolver › Section 29-36m-4 - Waiting period for sale, delivery or other transfer of a pistol or revolver

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No sale,
				delivery or other transfer of any pistol or revolver prior to October 1, 1995
				shall be made until the expiration of two (2) weeks from the date of the
				mailing of the copies of the application in accordance with section
				29-36m-3(d)
				of these regulations.
(b) The
				following persons shall be exempt from the two (2) week waiting period:
(1) The holder of a valid state permit to
				carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to subsection (b) of section
				29-28
				of the Connecticut General Statutes; or
(2) The holder of a valid permit to sell at
				retail pistols or revolvers issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section
				29-28
				of the Connecticut General Statutes; or
(3) The holder of a valid eligibility
				certificate for a pistol or revolver issued by the commissioner pursuant to
				section
				29-36f
				of the Connecticut General Statutes; or
(4) Any federal marshal, sheriff, parole
				officer or peace officer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 36m - Weapons › Sale, Delivery or Other Transfer of Any Pistol or Revolver › Section 29-36m-5 - Manner of sale, delivery or other transfer of a pistol or revolver

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Identification requirement
.
				No sale, delivery or other transfer of any pistol or revolver shall be made
				unless the seller, deliverer or transferor either:
(1) Personally knows the purchaser, deliveree
				or transferee; or
(2) Is provided
				evidence of the identity of the purchaser, deliveree, or transferee in the form
				of one of the following:
(A) A valid motor
				vehicle operator's license; or
(B)
				An identity card issued pursuant to section
				1-1h of the
				Connecticut General Statutes; or
(C) A valid passport.