General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6140
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4055
*04055HB06140TRA*
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
(TRA)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 6140
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 4055
*04055HB06140TRA*
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
(TRA)
AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FROM REQUIREMENTS FOR SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL FROM MOTOR VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 14-252a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective December 31, 2013):
(a) The operator of any motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, shall remove any accumulated ice or snow from such motor vehicle, including the hood, trunk and roof of such motor vehicle, so that any ice or snow accumulated on such vehicle does not pose a threat to persons or property while the vehicle is being operated on any street or highway of this state. Any operator who fails to remove accumulated ice or snow that poses such a threat shall be fined seventy-five dollars.
(b) If the operator of a noncommercial motor vehicle violates the provisions of this section and snow or ice is dislodged from such vehicle and causes personal injury or property damage, the operator shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars but not more than one thousand dollars for each offense. If the operator of a commercial motor vehicle violates the provisions of this section and snow or ice is dislodged from such vehicle and causes personal injury or property damage, the operator shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars but not more than twelve hundred fifty dollars for each offense.
(c) This section shall not apply to (1) any operator of a motor vehicle during a period of snow, sleet or freezing rain if such period began and continued during the period of the motor vehicle's operation, [or] (2) any operator of a motor vehicle during the time such vehicle is parked, or (3) any operator of a motor vehicle who is a person with disabilities, as defined in section 14-253a, if such motor vehicle displays special license plates or a windshield placard issued pursuant to section 14-253a.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 December 31, 2013 14-252a
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
December 31, 2013
14-252a
Statement of Purpose:
To exempt certain persons with disabilities from requirements for snow and ice removal from motor vehicles.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. CAFERO, 142nd Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. CAFERO, 142nd Dist.
H.B. 6140