Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-22. Petition for requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of regulationThe Department of Motor Vehicles will accept petitions requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a regulation of said Department in the fo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-24. Definitions(a) \"Suspension System\" of a vehicle is that assembly of mechanical, structural, pneumatic and hydraulic members which provides a flexible support between the ground or roadway and the engine, load and passenge…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-25. LimitationsEach \"passenger motor vehicle\" as defined in subdivision (35) of section 14-1 of the General Statutes operating on the highways of this state shall be equipped with a suspension system that complies with the fo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-26. PenaltyThe commissioner may refuse to register for operation in this state any vehicle which violates the provisions of this regulation and may after due notice and hearing revoke the registration of any previously register…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-27. ScopeThis procedure covers the issuance of Connecticut state vehicle license plates bearing a special marker to persons engaged as volunteer fire fighters, and is adopted under the authority of Public Act No. 87-304 and sec…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-28. Definition of special marker platesA special marker plate is a vehicle license plate which includes the international fire department symbol and is issued under the authority of Public Act No. 87-304. (Effective April 27, 1…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-29. EligibilitySpecial marker plates are issued only to parties who are currently engaged as active volunteer fire fighters for a volunteer fire department or company in the state of Connecticut, for those passenger motor, comm…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-30. Application(a) Each request for the issuance of a special marker plate shall be in writing, via an application form designated by the commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles. The application form shall include a re…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-31. RenewalEach application for renewal of a special marker plate shall be made in writing, as provided in sections 14-22 of the General Statutes and the preceeding regulation 14-137-30. (Effective April 27, 1988)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-32. Fee(a) For a special marker plate, the commissioner of motor vehicles shall charge each applicant a one time plate fee of seven dollars ($7.00). A registration renewal fee shall be charged with respect to such registration …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-33. RevocationIf as a result of an investigation by the commissioner of motor vehicles or employee designated by the commissioner, he determines that a special marker vehicle license plate has been misused, he may require the h…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-34. SurrenderThe special marker plates shall be returned to the commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles upon termination of the fire fighter's membership in the volunteer fire department or company. (Effective April 27…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-35. Overweight permitWhenever a permit is issued by the Department of Transportation for the operation of an overweight motor vehicle, or combination vehicle, trailer, or object, pursuant to the provisions of section 14-270 of …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-36. Procedure governedThese rules of practice set forth the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available at the Department of Motor Vehicles in conformance with the Connecticut Uniform Administrative …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-37. Informal proceduresTo the extent permitted by law the following informal procedures shall be available to any person or licensee affected by any order or licensing requirement of the department: (a) Informal conferences. In…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-38. Hearing procedureHearings are conducted where required or authorized by statute or regulation under general authority of section 14-4a of the Connecticut General Statutes. Pursuant to section 14-4a, the commissioner may des…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-39. Inconsistent regulationsUnless precluded by law, these regulations 14-137-36 through 14-137-39 shall take precedence over any other conflicting or inconsistent regulation pertaining to informal procedures available and to h…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-40. Fees for volume searches of motor vehicle files(a) Definitions(1) A suspension case file is a numbered file which contains supporting material for operator's license and/or registration suspensions, financial responsibility…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-42. Furnishing of license and registration information by telephoneIn carrying out its responsibility to allow public inspection of its license and registration files, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall permit such inspecti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-43. Payment of feesThe payment of all fees to the commissioner provided for in Chapter 246 to Chapter 248, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be by means of cash, personal check, or form of certified or bank d…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-61. Receipt of renewal applicationFor the purpose of assessment of a late fee for renewal of motor vehicle registration in accordance with subsection (z) of section 14-49 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a registration rene…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-62. Submission of application(a) In accordance with the provisions of sections 14-36 and 14-44c of the Connecticut General Statutes, the commissioner shall not issue a motor vehicle operator's license or commercial driver's lic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-63. Evidence of full legal name(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the commissioner shall presume that the name of the applicant as shown on the applicant's official, unexpired passport or birth certificate, sub…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-64. Provision of address of principal residence(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 pro…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-64a. Residence of applicant for operator's license, commercial driver's license or identity card(a) An applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license, commercial driver's license, or identity card as provided in section 1-1h …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 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(a) If an applicant for a Connecticut operator's license or commercial driver's li…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-66. Certification of driving status. Commissioner may request information(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 territor…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-67. Licensing of person not holding out-of-state license. Identification(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, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-68. Testing of applicant(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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-69. Issuance of duplicate license, commercial driver's license or identity cardExcept in the case of a damaged original license as provided in section 14-137-74 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a duplicate oper…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-70. Submission of application. Duplicate license, commercial driver's license or identity cardExcept in the case of a damaged original license, commercial driver's license or identity card as provided in section 14-137-74 of th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-71. Requirements for application for duplicate license, commercial driver's license or identity card(a) An applicant may apply in person for a duplicate license, commercial driver's license or identity card at any branch of the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-72. Operator's license or commercial driver's license under suspensionA 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 …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-73. Discovery of original operator's license, commercial driver's license or identity cardIf a person, having obtained a duplicate operator's license, commercial driver's license or identity card, in accordance with sections 14…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-74. Replacement of damaged operator's license, commercial driver's license or identity cardThe commissioner shall issue a duplicate license, commercial driver's license or identity card, to an applicant whose current operator's…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-77. Health standardsNothing 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 specifi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-78. Competence of personNo 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 Co…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-79a. Request for social security number(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 o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-8. Definitions(a) \"Camper module\" as used herein shall mean any unit designed for private living purposes without motive power to be either temporarily or permanently mounted on or in a motor vehicle. (b) \"Motor home\" as us…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-81. Child restraint systems for ambulancesAny 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 res…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-82. Suspension of operator's license for history of unsafe operation(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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-83. Skills test requirements(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 accord…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-9. Weight limitationAfter January 1, 1973, no person shall operate any motor home or motor vehicle with a camper module installed thereon, nor shall the owner or lessee of any motor home or motor vehicle with a camper module in…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137-99. Lighting requirements for motor vehiclesAny 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 req…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137a-5. Point assessment. ScheduleThe holder of an operator’s license shall have points assessed against his or her driving record for a conviction of the indicated motor vehicle violations in accordance with the following schedule…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137a-6. Recording assessmentPoints shall remain assessed against the driving record of the holder of an operator's license for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of such assessment. (Effective February 4, 1992)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-137a-7. WarningA warning letter will be sent to the holder of an operator's license advising such licensee of his or her point assessment record when a conviction of a motor vehicle violation in accordance with this regulation caus…