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

Sec. 14-325a. Air compressors. Any person licensed under section 14-319 to dispense motor fuel for sale to the public for any motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, shall provide for free public use an air compressor for the purpose of tire inflation during the hours such pre…

Sec. 14-325b. Refueling privileges for operators who have a disability. Signs. Exceptions. (a) Each retail dealer as defined in section 14-318 that offers self-service and full-service facilities for the sale of gasoline or motor fuel shall provide, at a self-service pump, upon r…

Sec. 14-326. Gasoline sold for aircraft or other engines to be of United States standard. No person shall sell, offer for sale, deliver or have in possession for the purpose of sale, any article or product represented as gasoline for use in internal combustion engines used in air…

Sec. 14-327. Testing of quality of gasoline or diesel fuel. All tests to determine the quality of gasoline or diesel fuel shall be made in accordance with the most recent revision of either Standard D439, Specification for Automotive Gasoline, or Standard D975, Specification for …

Sec. 14-327a. Motor fuel quality testing: Definitions. As used in sections 14-327a to 14-327e, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. (2) The “American Society for Testing and Materials” means the scientific and technical organization establi…

Sec. 14-327b. Annual registration of distributors. Application for certificate of registration. Required information. Fee. (a) No distributor shall sell or offer to sell motor fuel in this state unless such distributor has first registered with the Department of Consumer Protecti…

Sec. 14-327c. Regulations. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing standards for the quality of motor fuels sold or offered for sale in this state. The regulations shall be consistent with standards established by the …

Sec. 14-327d. Commissioner to have free access to places and premises. Subpoena powers. Court orders. Regulations. (a) The commissioner or his authorized agent shall have free access, at all reasonable hours, to all places or premises where motor fuels intended for eventual sale …

Sec. 14-327e. Hearing. Refusal to issue certificate of registration. Revocation or suspension of certificate of registration. Violations. Civil penalty. (a) The commissioner, after a hearing in accordance with chapter 54, may refuse to issue, revoke or suspend any certificate of …

Sec. 14-328. Display of price signs. Section 14-328 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 2545; 1951, S. 1410d; February, 1965, P.A. 474; P.A. 73-678, S. 10, 12; P.A. 74-285, S. 18, 20.)

Sec. 14-329. Standard gallon. Delivery through meter. Delivery and electronic delivery tickets. Disclosure of purchaser's cost associated with retail fuel oil or propane gas. Exemptions. Penalties. (a)(1) The standard gallon shall be the unit of measurement for all sales of gasol…

Sec. 14-330. Dealer to disclose his source of supply. Each person who sells, offers for sale or has in his possession for the purpose of selling any gasoline or any other product intended for motorboats or motor vehicles shall, at the request of the commissioner or any of his dep…

Sec. 14-331. Penalty. Revocation or suspension of license. Bond. Appeal. Rights of franchisor. Any person, except a distributor, who violates any provision of this chapter or who makes any false statement to the commissioner, or to the local authority described in section 14-321,…

Sec. 14-332. Regulations. (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, governing the administration of all statutes relating to gasoline or any other product intended as a fuel for motor vehicles or internal combustion engines or relating to the sale…

Sec. 14-332a. Surcharges. Tie-in-sales. Price reduction requirements. (a) As used in subsection (b) of this section: (1) “Surcharge” means any charge by a retail dealer to any person for the pumping or sale of gasoline or other product intended for use in the propelling of motor …

Secs. 14-333 to 14-341. Distributor's license. Records and sales slips. Gasoline tax. Suspension or revocation of distributor's license. Receipts to be added to Highway Fund. Sections 14-333 to 14-341, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 2550–2557, 2559; November, 1949, S. 14…

Sec. 14-342. Sale of motor oil regulated. (a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell or offer or expose for sale any motor lubricating oils used in motor vehicles in such manner as to deceive the purchaser as to the nature, quality and identity of such product. (b) No person, …

Secs. 14-343 and 14-344. Penalty; collection of tax. Aviation gasoline; exemption; license to sell. Sections 14-343 and 14-344 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1419d, 2561; 1953, S. 1418d; 1957, P.A. 666; 1959, P.A. 132, S. 29; 579, S. 26.)

Sec. 14-344a. Retail service stations; opening and operation by producers or refiners prohibited after July 1, 1979. After July 1, 1979, no producer or refiner of petroleum products shall open a major brand, secondary brand or unbranded retail service station in the state and ope…

Sec. 14-344b. Retail service stations; operation by producers or refiners prohibited after July 1, 1980. After July 1, 1980, no producer or refiner of petroleum products shall operate a major brand, secondary brand or unbranded retail service station in the state with employees o…

Sec. 14-344c. Regulation of temporary operation by producers or refiners by Consumer Protection Commissioner. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, defining the circumstances in which a producer or refine…

Sec. 14-344d. State allocation and distribution of fuel not affected. Provisions inapplicable to certain service stations. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as affecting (1) any allocation of gasoline or special fuels to facilities operated by the state, (…

Secs. 14-345 to 14-356. Special fuel use tax. Sections 14-345 to 14-356, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 2562–2573; 1949, S. 1420d, 1422d; 1953, S. 1422d; June, 1955, S. 1421d; November, 1955, S. N166; 1957, P.A. 294; 620, S. 2; 671, S. 1; March, 1958, P.A. 10, S. 1; 1959…

Secs. 14-357 to 14-364. Highway use tax. Sections 14-357 to 14-364, inclusive, are repealed. (1957, P.A. 671, S. 2–9; 1959, P.A. 43, S. 1; 579, S. 24, 25; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 129; 575, S. 17.)

Sec. 14-365. Agreement. The Bus Taxation Proration Agreement is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: BUS TAXATION PRORATION ANDRECIPROCITY AGREEMENT Article I. Purposes and Principles SECTION…

Sec. 14-366. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as administrator. As used in the agreement, with reference to this state, the term “administrator” shall mean the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. (February, 1965, P.A. 546, S. 2.)

Sec. 14-367. Exemptions from coverage and changes in reporting methods. The commissioner may, by regulation, make such exemptions from the coverage of the agreement as may be appropriate and make such changes in methods for the reporting of any information required to be furnishe…

Sec. 14-368. Governor to give notice of withdrawal. Unless otherwise provided in any statute withdrawing this state from participation in the agreement, the Governor shall be the officer to give notice of withdrawal therefrom. (February, 1965, P.A. 546, S. 4.)

Secs. 14-369 to 14-378. Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact. Sections 14-369 to 14-378, inclusive, are repealed. (February, 1965, P.A. 545, S. 1–10; P.A. 82-472, S. 46, 183; P.A. 83-587, S. 92, 96.)

Sec. 14-379. Definitions. As used in sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive, subdivisions (3) and (4) of section 12-430 and sections 12-431, 14-33, 14-163 and 53-205, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; (2) “Snowmobile…

Sec. 14-380. Operation prohibited without valid registration. Exceptions. On or after October 1, 1971, no person shall operate and no owner shall permit the operation of any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle unless the owner holds a valid, effective registration awarded by this s…

Sec. 14-381. Requirements for registration. Application. Registration plates. Any owner required to register a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall apply to the commissioner and shall file evidence of ownership by affidavit or document. Upon receipt of an application in proper…

Sec. 14-382. Change of address. Transfer of ownership. (a) Within forty-eight hours after changing his address, the owner of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered by this state shall file with the commissioner notice in writing of such change. The owner's certificate of …

Secs. 14-383 and 14-384. Registration of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle dealers. Temporary registration plates. Sections 14-383 and 14-384 are repealed, effective July 1, 2005. (1969, P.A. 752, S. 5, 6; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 7, 8; P.A. 84-254, S. 56, 62; P.A. 87-329, S. 21; P.A. …

Sec. 14-385. Renting or leasing of snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles. Records required. Any person who is in the business, in whole or in part, of renting or leasing snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles shall keep a record of the name and address of every person who rents or lea…

Sec. 14-386. Enforcement. Failure to stop snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle upon request. (a) Any law enforcement officer of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, motor vehicle inspector, state police officer, uniformed municipal police officer, constable, state …

Sec. 14-386a. Prohibited manner of operation. Penalty. Liability for property damage. No person shall operate a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle in the following manner: (1) At an unreasonable or imprudent rate of speed for existing conditions; (2) in a negligent manner so as to…

Sec. 14-387. Rules of operation. Violations. No person shall operate a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle in the following manner: (1) On any public highway, except such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, if operated by a licensed motor vehicle operator, may cross a public highway…

Sec. 14-388. Penalties. Liability. Except as otherwise provided, any person who violates any of sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive, or any regulation relating thereto shall have committed an infraction for each such offense. In addition thereto the operator or owner, or both, o…

Sec. 14-389. Administration by Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Reciprocal agreements. In the performance of his duties under sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive, the commissioner shall (1) prescribe uniform standards for such safety devices and equipment as he deems necessary an…

Sec. 14-390. Municipal regulation of operation and use of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. Penalties. Seizure and forfeiture. (a) Any municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the operation and use, including hours and zones of use, of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in …

Secs. 14-390a to 14-390e. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 14-390f. All-terrain vehicles: Effect of U.S. District Court consent decree. (a) As used in this section: (1) “All-terrain vehicle” means any three or more wheeled motorized vehicle, generally characterized by large, low-pressure tires, a seat designed to be straddled by the…

Secs. 14-390g to 14-390l. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 14-390m. Municipal regulation of operation and use of dirt bikes and mini-motorcycles on public property. Penalties. Seizure and forfeiture. (a) Any municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to section 7-148 to regulate the operation and use on public property, includin…

Secs. 14-391 to 14-399. Petroleum Products Control Commission. Sections 14-391 to 14-399, inclusive, are repealed. (P.A. 73-678, S. 1–9, 12; P.A. 74-285, S. 18, 20.)