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

Sec. 14-39. Nonresident operators. Reciprocity concerning equipment, marking and inspection of vehicles. (a) Any nonresident sixteen years of age or older who is licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the state or country of which he is a resident may, subject to the provisions o…

Sec. 14-4. Findings and rulings of commissioner. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may, upon his initiative and after notice and hearing, make a finding of fact and issue a ruling thereon concerning any misfeasance or nonfeasance on the part of any officer for failure to enforce…

Sec. 14-40. Operation of motor vehicle owned by resident of foreign country. Any motor vehicle or trailer owned or operated by a resident of a foreign country, which country adheres to the articles of the “International Convention” held in Paris, April 24, 1926, or amendments the…

Sec. 14-40a. Motorcycle endorsement or motorcycle endorsement with three-wheeled restriction. Motorcycle instruction permit. Examination. Military waiver. (a) No person shall operate a motorcycle on any public highway of this state until such person has obtained a motor vehicle o…

Sec. 14-40b. License without examination. Obsolete. (1967, P.A. 807, S. 2.)

Sec. 14-40c. Hearing upon denial or suspension of operator's license. Any person denied an operator's license, or whose license is suspended, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) of section 14-36, shall be entitled to a hearing before the commissioner, in accordance with …

Sec. 14-41. Expiration and renewal of operators' licenses and identity cards. Fees. Notice. Video presentation. (a) An original operator's license shall expire within a period not exceeding seven years following the date of the operator's next birthday. The fee for such license s…

Sec. 14-41a. Renewal of license for persons age sixty-five or over. An individual sixty-five years of age or older may renew a motor vehicle operator's license for either a two-year period or the renewal period determined by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of section …

Sec. 14-41b. Validity of operator's license held by member of the armed forces following separation from service. A Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license held by any person on active duty with the armed forces and absent from this state due to such service shall be valid f…

Sec. 14-41c. Renewal of operator's licenses and identity cards of incarcerated persons. (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall consult with the Commissioner of Correction to establish a procedure to renew the operator's licenses and identity cards of persons who are incarce…

Sec. 14-42. Application for or renewal of operator's license or identity card. Anatomical gift. (a) An application for an operator's license or identity card shall be made on forms furnished by the commissioner. The applications shall be in such form and contain such provisions a…

Sec. 14-42a. Agreement with procurement organizations. Inclusion of information re procurement organizations in driver education programs. (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall enter into an agreement with one or more federal…

Sec. 14-43. Misrepresentation renders license void. (a) An operator's license issued upon an application containing any material false statement is void from the date of its issue and shall be surrendered, on demand, to the commissioner. Any moneys paid for the license shall be f…

Sec. 14-44. License endorsement for operators of commercial motor vehicles used for passenger transportation, school buses, student transportation vehicles, taxicabs, motor vehicles in livery service and motor or service buses. Requirements. Hearing. Appeal. Report re persons who…

Sec. 14-44a. Commercial driver's license required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle. Exceptions. Penalty. (a) No person may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state unless the person holds a commercial driver's license issued by this state or anoth…

Sec. 14-44b. Prohibition re more than one driver's license. No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, may have more than one driver's license. (P.A. 90-263, S. 31, 74.)

Sec. 14-44c. Application and qualifications for commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit. Penalty. (a) The application for a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, shall include the following: (1) The full name and current mailing and reside…

Sec. 14-44d. Information on commercial driver's license. Classifications. (a) A commercial driver's license shall be marked “Commercial Driver's License” or “CDL”, and shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper proof. It shall include, at a minimum, the following items o…

Sec. 14-44e. Limitations on issuance of commercial driver's license. Qualification standards. Waiver of skills test. Requirements for license endorsement to operate vehicle transporting hazardous materials. Commercial learner's permit. (a)(1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles sh…

Sec. 14-44f. Penalties for supplying false information to obtain commercial driver's license. If the commissioner finds that an applicant for a commercial driver's license or the holder of such license has supplied false information in order to obtain the license, he shall withho…

Sec. 14-44g. Driving record information. Notification of commercial driver's license issuance. Expiration of license. License renewal procedures. (a) Before issuing a commercial driver's license, the commissioner shall obtain driving record information concerning each applicant t…

Sec. 14-44h. Expiration and renewal of commercial drivers' licenses. (a) Each commercial driver's license shall be renewed quadrennially on the date of the operator's birthday. If the applicant has held a license in another state at any time during the preceding ten years, the co…

Sec. 14-44i. Fees for commercial driver's license and tests and commercial learner's permit. Waiver. (a) There shall be charged a fee of seventy dollars for each renewal of a commercial driver's license. (b) There shall be charged for each commercial driver's license knowledge te…

Sec. 14-44j. Notification of convictions, suspensions, revocations and cancellations by holder of commercial driver's license. Information re previous employment. Penalty. (a) Each person who holds a commercial driver's license issued by the commissioner and who is convicted of v…

Sec. 14-44k. Disqualification from operation of commercial motor vehicles. Disqualification offenses. Lifetime disqualification. Mitigation of lifetime disqualification. (a) A driver who is disqualified or subject to an out-of-service order shall not drive a commercial motor vehi…

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…