Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227a-3b. Approval and certification required(a) No person shall operate a laboratory for the performance of forensic chemical testing within the scope of sections 14-227a-1b to 14-227a-10b, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227a-4b. Application for approval of methods and equipmentApplication for approval of the methods to be used in conducting analyses shall be made to the commissioner by the person seeking to operate the laboratory where such analys…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227a-5b. Application for certification of analysts to perform testsAn individual or his or her employer may apply for certification to allow the individual to perform alcohol or drug analyses. Such application for certification as …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227a-6b. Granting of approvals and certifications(a) An approval or certification shall be made subject to such conditions as the commissioner determines are necessary to protect the health and safety of persons who submit to chemi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227a-7b. Suspension or revocation of approval or certificationThe commissioner may suspend or revoke an approval or certification in instances where such commissioner determines that fraudulent or inaccurate test results are being …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227a-8b. Operation and use of devices or instruments(a) No device or instrument may be used to conduct analyses in accordance with the provisions of sections 14-227a-1b to 14-227a-10b, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut S…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227a-9b. Requirements for the conduct of the testing and analysis of blood and urine(a) Requirements for blood collection(1) Blood shall be withdrawn by a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state, a phlebotomi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-1. DefinitionsFor the purpose of sections 14-227b-1 to 14-227b-29a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) \"Chemical analysis,\" \"chemical test…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-10. Report to Department of Motor Vehicles(a) The arresting police officer shall prepare a report of the facts surrounding the person's arrest on a form approved by the commissioner. The report shall be subscribed and sworn to…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-11. Mailing address of personIf a person arrested for an enumerated offense provides to the arresting officer a mailing address different from the address of record of such person as recorded in the files of the department, al…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-12. Suspension of operator's license or nonresident operating privilege. Notice of right to hearing(a) Upon receipt of the report required by section 14-227b-10 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the commissioner shall send …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-13. Failure to request hearing. Affirming suspensionIf the person to whom a suspension notice has been mailed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-227b-12 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies does not re…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-14. Scheduling of hearing(a) If the person or such person's attorney contacts the department after the person's arrest and prior to the expiration of seven (7) days after the mailing of the suspension notice and requests a hea…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-15. Granting a continuance of hearing(a) Upon request of a person or such person's attorney for good cause shown, the commissioner shall grant a continuance of such person's hearing. (b) A person or [his] such person's attorne…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-16. Failure to appear at hearingIf a person for whom a hearing has been scheduled fails to appear at the hearing, the commissioner shall send to the person a notice affirming: (1) the suspension and ignition interlock device m…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-17. Hearing(a) The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer appointed by the commissioner pursuant to section 14-4a of the Connecticut General Statutes, and shall be limited to a determination of the issues stated in su…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-18. Attendance of arresting officer at hearing(a) At the hearing the commissioner shall not require the presence and testimony of the arresting officer, or any other person, but the hearing officer may make an appropriate orde…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-19. Admissibility of police report at hearing(a) The report filed or transmitted by the arresting officer shall be admissible into evidence at the hearing if it conforms to the requirements of subsection (c) of section 14-227b…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-2. Consent to chemical analysis(a) Any person who operates a motor vehicle in this state is deemed to have given his or her consent to a chemical analysis for determination of the alcohol or drug content, or both, of such pers…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-20. Finding of facts(a) The hearing officer shall make a determination of the facts at the hearing on the basis of all the relevant evidence presented at the hearing. A separate finding of fact shall be made by the hearing off…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-21. Notice of decisionThe hearing officer's decision shall be in writing, and a copy of the decision shall be sent by bulk certified mail to the person who requested the hearing. (Effective January 1, 1990; Amended September 3…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-22. Filing of appeal. Stay of suspensionThe filing of an appeal of the decision of the hearing officer to a court having jurisdiction thereof, or the filing of a request for reconsideration by the commissioner shall not of its…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-23. Form of decisionThe decision of the hearing officer, if adverse to the person, shall include the findings of fact and conclusions of law necessary to the decision and any appeal thereof. (Effective January 1, 1990)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-24. Recording of hearing. TranscriptsThe hearing shall be recorded in a form capable of transcription. A request for a transcript of the hearing shall be made in writing to the Administrative Hearing Section, Department of Mot…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-25. Reinstatement of operator's licenseIf the decision rendered by the hearing officer is that the person's Connecticut operator's license or privilege is to be reinstated, the notice of decision shall be mailed in accordance …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-27. Restoration fee. Removal of name from suspension files(a) No restoration fee shall be required for the reinstatement of an operator's license or privilege in accordance with section 14-227b-25 of the Regulations of Connect…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-28. Payment for blood test(a) If a physician, at the request of any municipal or state police department, performs a chemical test by taking a blood sample from any person, the state shall pay reasonable charges to such physic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-29. InformationInformation, requests for assistance, and answers to questions relating to sections 14-227b-1 through 14-227b-29a, inclusive, may be obtained from the Administrative Per Se Unit, Department of Motor Vehicles, We…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-29a. Retention of recordsThe department shall maintain a record of an operator's license or privilege suspension in accordance with the provisions of sections 14-227b-1 to 14-227b-29a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-3. Request that person submit to a chemical analysisA police officer may request that a person operating a motor vehicle and having been arrested for an offense submit to a chemical analysis to determine the alcohol or drug co…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-4. Selection of blood, breath or urine test(a) The police officer has the option of selecting for the chemical analysis the blood, breath or urine test, except that if the person refuses or is unable to submit to a blood test,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-5. Communication of assent to request to take test(a) A person shall be deemed to have refused to submit to a chemical analysis if such person remains silent or does not otherwise communicate his or her assent after being requ…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-6. Chemical analysis not required if medically inadvisableAny person who claims that his or her physical condition is such that submission to a chemical analysis is medically inadvisable shall submit competent medical evidence…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-7. Refusal to take additional testA person who refuses to submit to a second blood, breath or urine test of the same type after having taken a first test shall be deemed to have refused to submit to a chemical analysis. (Effec…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-227b-8. Availability of chemical analysis resultsThe person who has submitted to a chemical analysis, or the person's attorney, will be afforded access to the test results by the department prior to a scheduled hearing. (Effective …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-14. DefinitionsAs used in sections 14-253a-14 to 14-253a-27 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) \"Person who is blind\" shall have the same meaning as in …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-15. Application by or on behalf of an individual(a) The following individuals may make application for either a removable windshield placard or special license plates: (1) Any person who is blind or such person's nominee; and(…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-16. Application by an organization(a) An organization may make application for and be issued either special license plates or a removable windshield placard for use on a vehicle. The application shall be signed by an officer o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-17. Application by reason of hardship(a) A nominee who applies for a removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard under a condition of hardship shall sign the application under penalty of false statem…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-18. Certification of blindness or disability(a) Before special license plates, a removable windshield placard or a temporary removable windshield placard may be issued to or for a person who is blind or a person with disabilit…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-19. Removable windshield placard(a) Any applicant or the nominee for a removable windshield placard shall have a credential issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. (b) The expiration date of the removable windshield placar…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-20. Removable windshield placard, renewal(a) Approximately sixty days prior to the expiration of the applicant's or nominee's credential that establishes the expiration date of a removable windshield placard, the commissioner …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-21. Temporary removable windshield placard(a) If the certifying authority for a person who is blind or a person with disabilities, upon filing the certification as provided in section 14-253a-18 of the Regulations of Connectic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-22. Display of removable and temporary windshield placards(a) A removable or temporary windshield placard shall be displayed by hanging it from the front windshield rearview mirror of any vehicle utilizing a parking space rese…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-23. Issuing of special license plates(a) A person who is blind or a person with disabilities, or the nominee of such person, who has a motor vehicle registered in such person's or nominee's name may apply for not more than two…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-24. Replacement of special license plates or windshield placards(a) The theft, loss or destruction of any special license plates shall be reported to the commissioner and to the local police authority. (b) Special license plat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 14-253a-25. Return of special license plates and placards(a) Any special license plates, removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard issued by the commissioner shall be returned to the commissioner upon the …