Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-11d-3. Annual inspection of fire apparatus by fire departments(a) Each fire department shall annually have fire apparatus inspected and maintained in accordance with the safety standards as adopted and applied in section 14-11d-2 o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-11d-4. Ongoing inspection of fire apparatus by inspectors of the Department of Motor Vehicles(a) Authorized personnel of the department may perform physical inspections of fire apparatus owned or operated by fire departments at the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 4-11d-5. Fire apparatus out-of-service conditionA fire apparatus, which is determined by a person having inspection authority to be unsafe as to likely cause an accident or breakdown, or when such mechanical condition or loading would…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-11d-6. Exemption from complianceThe commissioner may grant variations or exemptions from compliance with the provisions of Sections 14-11d-1 to 14-11d-5, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies in accordance wit…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-11d-7. ViolationNo fire department shall require the operation of, nor shall any person operate, any fire apparatus declared and marked \"out-of-service\" until all required repairs or violations, which resulted in the out-of-servi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-12-1a. Proof of insuranceNo motorcycle registration shall be issued unless the application is accompanied by proof that the motorcycle described in such registration is insured for the amounts required by section 14-112 of the Conn…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-12-2. Insurance identification cardA Connecticut insurance identification card is required for each motorcycle covered under a motorcycle liability insurance policy. This card shall be effective for a period of one year and shall i…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-12-3. Insurance policy declarations pageA Connecticut insurance policy declarations page issued by the insurance company providing the motorcycle liability coverage including the following: (a) Name of insured and insurer(b) Policy…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-12-4. Connecticut binder, Connecticut certificate of insurance, or Connecticut automobile insurance assigned risk plan applicationsWhen a Connecticut binder, Connecticut certificate of insurance or Connecticut Automobile Insurance …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-12-5. Name of company providing insurance and policy number requiredEach applicant for a new motorcycle registration shall provide on such application the name of the company issuing the insurance coverage required by section 14-11…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-12-6. Statement of liability insurance coverageEach applicant for a motorcycle registration shall sign and file with the commissioner a statement, under penalty of false statement, as provided under section 14-110 of the Connecticu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-12i-1. Payments by insurers for expenditures from the automobile insurance enforcement accountEach insurance company which issues a private passenger automobile liability insurance policy in Connecticut, shall pay to the Insurance …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-12i-2. Assessment of payments by private passenger automobile insurers(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall render to the Insurance Commissioner an itemized budget statement approved by the Secretary of the Office of Policy …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-12i-3. Penalty for failure to pay assessmentThe Insurance Commissioner may, pursuant to Section 38a-41 (c) of the General Statutes, suspend or revoke the certificate of authority issued to any insurer upon the failure of the insure…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-10. RegistrationEffective January 1, 1973, any motor vehicle registered as a camper or combination motor vehicle or for which a \"camper\" or \"combination\" registration is renewed shall be issued a registration listing the gr…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-100. Miscellaneous lighting devices for motor vehiclesUnless 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 …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-101. Allowable colorsAny 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 forwardmos…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-102. Definition of colorsAllowable 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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-103. Luminous intensityThe 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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-104. CertificationUnless 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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-105. Headlamp modulator for motorcyclesA 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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-107. DefinitionsAs 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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-108. Notice to police and owner concerning non-consensual tow of a motor vehicle from private property, and notice upon sale or disposition(a) When a motor vehicle which has been left, without authorization, on private property…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-109. Value of motor vehicleThe 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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-11. RestrictionsNo motor vehicle on which a camper module has been installed shall be operated on the highway if by the installation of such camper module the structural integrity or safe operation of such motor vehicle is impa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-110. DefinitionsAs 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 th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-111. Notice to owner of motor vehicle upon sale or intent to sell by bailee for hire(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 sur…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-115. Credit card not requiredAs 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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-116. Identification and depositNotwithstanding 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 …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-117. Suitable identificationIn 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 o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-118. DepositA 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 (1½) times the anticipated cost of the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-119. Conditions. Waiting period(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 provide…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-12. Notice of regulationsAll licensed motor vehicle dealers who sell campers or pickup trucks upon which camper modules are to be installed shall provide each purchaser of such vehicle with a copy of these regulations. (Effecti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-120. Requirements and procedures(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 t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-121. Nonresident operators. ReciprocityIn 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 o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-122. Accuracy of name and address information on motor vehicle registrations(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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-123. DefinitionsAs 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,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-124. Towing of trailers(a) Every trailer hitch or coupling, used as a means of attaching a trailer to the towing vehicle, shall be properly and securely mounted, be structurally adequate and properly rated for the weight drawn.…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-125. DefinitionsAs used in Sections 14-137-125 through 14-137-127, inclusive, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: \"Chassis\" means the frame, suspension and related components, including the axle…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-126. Requirements1. The Federal Certification Label shall be affixed to each applicable motor vehicle as required under the provisions of 49 CFR Part 567, legible, and maintained in good condition. 2. If repair work to a motor …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-127. PenaltyAny person operating a motor vehicle without the required Federal Certification Label as described in Section 14-137-126 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be deemed to have committed a violation…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-13. Safety requirementsAfter January 1, 1973, all motor homes and camper units consisting of a camper module installed on a motor vehicle for use on the highway shall comply with the following structural standards. (a) The inst…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-14. Supplemental equipmentNo motor home or motor vehicle on which a camper module has been installed shall be operated in this state after January 1, 1973, unless the living area of such unit is equipped with the following: (a)…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-15. Enforcement(a) Any person violating any provision of sections 14-137-9, 14-137-10, 14-137-11, 14-137-13 or 14-137-14 shall be subject to the provisions of section 14-111 of the Connecticut general statutes relating to the s…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-16. Description of organizationThe Department of Motor Vehicles, which derives its duties and authority primarily from Title 14 of the General Statutes, is composed of the following five divisions: Management Services, Dealers …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-17. CommissionerThe Commissioner of Motor Vehicles has the overall responsibility of the operations of the department. In carrying out his responsibilities the Commissioner may delegate certain of his functions to a division of…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-18. Official addressAll communications should be addressed to Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 60 State Street, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109, unless otherwise specifically indicated. (Effective October 17, 1974)