Title 14, Title 14: Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway By Vehicles. Gasoline

Sec. 14-44l. Notification of traffic convictions. Within ten days after receiving a report of the conviction of any nonresident holder of a commercial driver's license for any violation of state law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, commit…

Sec. 14-44m. Authority to enter into agreements with other jurisdictions. The commissioner may enter into agreements with other state or federal authorities to implement the provisions of sections 14-44c, 14-44d, 14-44f, 14-44g, 14-44k and 14-44l. (P.A. 90-263, S. 41, 74.)

Sec. 14-44n. Notification of violation to licensing authority of another state. (a) If any person who holds a commercial driver's license issued by another state is convicted of a violation of any provision of law related to motor vehicle traffic control, as reported to the Commi…

Sec. 14-44o. Transition requirements re motor vehicle operator's licenses and commercial driver's licenses. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 14-36a and 14-44d, effective January 1, 2005, each motor vehicle operator's license or commercial driver's license, that is other…

Sec. 14-44p. Validity of certain commercial driver's instruction permits. On and after October 1, 2024, each commercial driver's instruction permit issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles prior to October 1, 2024, that is otherwise valid, shall remain valid, according to its…

Sec. 14-45. Change of address notice by holder of operator's license or identity card. IV-D support cases. Penalty. (a) A person holding (1) a license for the operation of a motor vehicle, issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in accordance with section 14-36, or (2) an id…

Sec. 14-45a. Regulations re standards for licensing of persons with health problems, referrals to medical advisory board, vision standards. Vision screenings or examinations. Issuance of operator's license to person who wears eyeglasses with bioptic lenses. (a) The Commissioner o…

Sec. 14-46. Report re persons with chronic health or vision problems. Any physician, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 370 or advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378 may report to the Department of Motor Vehicles, in writing, the name, a…

Sec. 14-46a. Motor Vehicle Operator's License Medical Advisory Board: Definitions. As used in sections 14-46b to 14-46g, inclusive, “board” means the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Medical Advisory Board established under section 14-46b, “commissioner” means the Commissioner of…

Sec. 14-46b. Establishment of board. Membership. Compensation. Executive session. (a) There is established within the department a Motor Vehicle Operator's License Medical Advisory Board, which shall advise the commissioner on the medical aspects and concerns of licensing operato…

Sec. 14-46c. Responsibilities of board; recommendations. The board shall have the following responsibilities: (1) To advise the commissioner on health standards relating to the safe operation of motor vehicles; (2) to recommend to the commissioner procedures and guidelines for li…

Sec. 14-46d. Confidential use of reports or records. Testimony re reports or records. Any reports or records received or issued by the department, commissioner, board or any of its members or the staff of the driver training program for persons with disabilities established pursu…

Sec. 14-46e. Recommendations of board to be advisory. Operation of motor vehicle on limited basis. Failure to comply with request of commissioner or board. (a) The commissioner shall give due consideration to any recommendations of the board and to any reports, records or opinion…

Sec. 14-46f. Immunity from civil liability. No civil action may be brought against the commissioner, the department or any of its employees, the board or any of its members or any physician for providing any reports, records, examinations, opinions or recommendations pursuant to …

Sec. 14-46g. Right of appeal. Any person whose operator's license has been suspended, restricted or revoked or whose application for an operator's license has been denied under section 14-45a or sections 14-46a to 14-46f, inclusive, shall have the right of appeal under chapter 54…

Sec. 14-47. Fees for registering motor vehicles eligible for commercial registration and tractors. (a) The commissioner shall determine the gross weight of each motor vehicle which is eligible for commercial registration, including each tractor equipped with rubber tires and, for…

Sec. 14-48. Fees for registering commercial tractor and semitrailer as a unit or separately. Section 14-48 of the general statutes is repealed notwithstanding the failure of the states of Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island to adopt legislation similar to sections 14-48a and…

Sec. 14-48a. Registration of commercial truck-tractor. (a) Except as provided in section 14-24, a commercial truck-tractor shall be registered separately by gross vehicle weight. Such gross vehicle weight shall include the light weight of the truck-tractor plus the light weight o…

Sec. 14-48b. Registration fee of semitrailer drawn by truck-tractor. Except as provided in section 14-24, for the registration of each semitrailer drawn by a truck-tractor the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall charge a fee of forty dollars. The commissioner may issue for one o…

Sec. 14-48c. Registration of commercial motor vehicle engaged in seasonal operations. (a) A commercial motor vehicle engaged in seasonal operations may be registered for a six-month period within the registration year. (b) The fee for such six-month registration shall be one-half…

Sec. 14-48d. Registration of leased motor vehicle. Regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-22 and subsection (a) of section 14-49 concerning the period for the registration of a passenger motor vehicle, and for the registration of certain other motor vehicles no…

Sec. 14-49. Fees for miscellaneous registration and other fees. (a) For the registration of each passenger motor vehicle, the fee shall be one hundred twenty dollars every three years, provided any individual who is sixty-five years of age or older may, at such individual's discr…

Sec. 14-49a. Fee for registration for six months or less. The fee for any registration issued for six months or less shall be one-half the annual fee, except as otherwise provided by section 14-49. (1961, P.A. 233, S. 7.)

Sec. 14-49b. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (b) and effective date.) Federal Clean Air Act fee. Passport to the Parks Fee. (a)(1) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to …

Sec. 14-4a. Conduct of hearings and rendering of decisions. In any case where a hearing is required or authorized under the provisions of any statute dealing with the Department of Motor Vehicles such hearing may be conducted by and the decision rendered therein by the commission…

Sec. 14-5. Branch offices. The commissioner shall have exclusive charge of the control and maintenance of the branch offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the expense of leasing and maintaining the same shall be paid out of the appropriation for said department. (1949 …

Sec. 14-50. Fees for operator's license renewal, passenger endorsement, operator's examination, collection cost and returned check or rejected payment. Waiver of fees. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 14-41, any person who renews a motor vehicle operator…

Sec. 14-50a. Fees for copies, abstracts, duplicates, replacements and searches. Restriction on use of information. Penalty. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fee charged by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for the following items or services shall be twenty …

Sec. 14-50b. Fee for restoration of operator's license, identity card or registration. School bus seat belt account. (a) Any person (1) whose operator's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended or revoked by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicl…

Sec. 14-51. Definitions. (a) As used in this subpart: (1) “New car dealer” includes any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of merchandising new motor vehicles under a manufacturer's or importer's contract for each such make of vehicle who may, incidental to such …

Sec. 14-51a. Civil penalties. The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars on any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of sections 14-54 to 14-67a, inclusive, or of not more than two thousand dollar…

Sec. 14-51b. Limited repairer's license. On and after January 1, 2024, each limited repairer's license issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles prior to January 1, 2024, that is otherwise valid, shall remain valid, according to its terms, and shall authorize each license hold…

Sec. 14-52. New car dealer's, used car dealer's and repairer's licenses. Surety bonds. Penalty. (a) No person, firm or corporation may engage in the business of the buying, selling, offering for sale or brokerage of any motor vehicle or the repairing of any motor vehicle without …

Sec. 14-52a. Grounds for refusal to grant or renew a dealer or repairer license. (a) The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, refuse to grant or renew a license to a person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of selling or repairing motor vehicles pursuant to th…

Sec. 14-52b. Surrender of new car dealer license in event of cancellation, termination or failure to renew franchise by manufacturer. Manufacturer to operate as a dealer on a temporary basis. Issuance of used car dealer's license to entity owned or controlled by a manufacturer. E…

Sec. 14-53. Location of business to be approved. Section 14-53 is repealed, effective July 1, 2002. (1949 Rev., S. 2393; 1953, S. 1309d; 1961, P.A. 581, S. 11; P.A. 83-489, S. 9, 17; P.A. 84-254, S. 38, 62; P.A. 02-70, S. 87.)

Sec. 14-53a. New car dealers to deliver written statement re Magnuson-Moss Warranty act to purchaser of new motor vehicle. (a) Each new car dealer, as defined in section 14-51, at the time the sale of a new motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, is executed, shall deliver to …

Sec. 14-54. Location to be approved by local authorities. Any person who desires to obtain a license for dealing in or repairing motor vehicles shall first obtain and present to the commissioner a certificate of approval from the zoning enforcement official of the municipality wh…

Sec. 14-55. Hearing. Section 14-55 is repealed, effective October 1, 2003. (1949 Rev., S. 2395; 1961, P.A. 384; 1967, P.A. 866, S. 2; P.A. 80-206; P.A. 02-70, S. 25; P.A. 03-184, S. 10; 03-265, S. 9; 03-278, S. 40.) Section has been repealed. 337 C. 806. As no laws have been pass…

Sec. 14-56. Commissioner to decide if requested by local authority. Section 14-56 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 2396; 1961, P.A. 581, S. 12; 1967, P.A. 270, S. 1.)

Sec. 14-57. Appeal. Any person aggrieved by the performance of any act provided for in this subpart (D) by such local authority may take an appeal therefrom to the superior court for the judicial district within which such town or city is situated, or in accordance with the provi…

Sec. 14-58. Application. General registration of motor vehicles. Documents to be issued to drivers. Photostatic copies of registration certificate as proof of ownership. Return of void number plates. Penalty. (a) Each new car dealer, used car dealer or repairer before engaging in…

Sec. 14-59. Special dealers' plates for trucks or other vehicles with commercial registration. The commissioner may issue to any licensee a special general distinguishing number and mark for the registration of any truck or other vehicle with a commercial registration owned by hi…

Sec. 14-5a. Ansonia branch office. Section 14-5a is repealed. (P.A. 80-444, S. 4, 6; P.A. 81-460, S. 3, 4.)

Sec. 14-5b. Discontinuation of branch offices. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall take steps to discontinue the operation and use of Department of Motor Vehicles branch offices to operate within the department's budget. (P.A. 81-460, S. 2, 4.) History: (Revisor's note: In 1…

Sec. 14-5c. Department closed or unable to perform transactions due to emergency or other reason. Extension of expiration date or period of validity of credentials issued by commissioner. In the case of any emergency situation described by the provisions of section 3-6a or 28-1 o…