| 15 | | - | (d) "License, permit and fee revenues" means (1) all fees and other charges required by, or levied pursuant to sections 12-487, 13b-80 and 13b-97, subsection (b) of section 14-12, sections 14-16a, 14-21c, as amended by this act, 14-44h, as amended by this act, and 14-44i, subsection (v) of section 14-49, subsections (b) and (f) of section 14-50, subdivisions [(5), (6), (7), (8), (11), (12) and (13)] (7) to (9), inclusive, of subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-52, as amended by this act, 14-58, 14-67l and 14-69, as amended by this act, subsection (e) of section 14-73, as amended by this act, sections 14-96q and 14-103a, subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192, subsection (d) of section 14-270, sections 14-319 and 14-320 and sections 13b-410a to 13b-410c, inclusive; (2) all aeronautics, waterways, and other fees and charges required by, or levied pursuant to sections 13a-80 and 13a-80a, subsection (b) of section 13b-42 and subsections (b) and (c) of section 15-13; and (3) all motor vehicle related fines, penalties or other charges as defined in subsection (g); |
|---|
| 22 | + | (d) "License, permit and fee revenues" means (1) all fees and other charges required by, or levied pursuant to sections 12-487, 13b-80 and 13b-97, subsection (b) of section 14-12, sections 14-16a, 14-21c, as amended by this act, 14-44h, as amended by this act, and 14-44i, subsection (v) of section 14-49, subsections (b) and (f) of section 14-50, subdivisions [(5), (6), (7), (8), (11), (12) and (13)] (7) to (9), inclusive, of subsection (a) of section 14-50a, as amended by this act, sections 14-52, as amended by this act, 14-58, 14-67l and 14-69, as amended by this act, subsection (e) of section 14-73, as amended by this act, sections 14-96q and 14-103a, subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192, subsection (d) of section 14-270, sections 14-319 and 14-320 and sections 13b-410a to 13b-410c, inclusive; (2) all aeronautics, waterways, and other fees and charges required by, or levied pursuant to sections 13a-80 and 13a-80a, subsection (b) of section 13b-42 and subsections (b) and (c) of section 15-13; and (3) all motor vehicle related fines, penalties or other charges as defined in subsection (g); |
|---|
| 19 | | - | (f) "Motor vehicle receipts" means all fees and other charges required by or levied pursuant to subsection (c) of section 14-12, as amended by this act, section 14-15, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection (b) of section 14-35, subsection (b) of section 14-41, as amended by this act, section 14-41a, as amended by this act, subsection (b) of section 14-44, sections 14-47 and 14-48b, subsection (a) of section 14-49, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-49, except as provided under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of said section, subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (s), (t), (u), (x), (y) and (aa) of section 14-49, section 14-49a, subsections (a) and (g) of section 14-50, subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4), [(9), (10) and (14)] (5), (6) and (10) of subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-59, 14-61, as amended by this act, and 14-65, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14-67, subsection (f) of section 14-67a, sections 14-67d, 14-160 and 14-381, and subsection (b) of section 14-382; |
|---|
| 26 | + | (f) "Motor vehicle receipts" means all fees and other charges required by or levied pursuant to subsection (c) of section 14-12, as amended by this act, section 14-15, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection (b) of section 14-35, subsection (b) of section 14-41, as amended by this act, section 14-41a, as amended by this act, subsection (b) of section 14-44, sections 14-47, as amended by this act, and 14-48b, subsection (a) of section 14-49, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-49, except as provided under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of said section, subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (s), (t), (u), (x), (y) and (aa) of section 14-49, section 14-49a, subsections (a) and (g) of section 14-50, subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4), [(9), (10) and (14)] (5), (6) and (10) of subsection (a) of section 14-50a, as amended by this act, sections 14-59, 14-61, as amended by this act, and 14-65, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14-67, subsection (f) of section 14-67a, sections 14-67d, as amended by this act, 14-160 and 14-381, and subsection (b) of section 14-382; |
|---|
| 20 | 27 | | |
|---|
| 21 | 28 | | Sec. 4. Section 14-3 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 22 | 29 | | |
|---|
| 23 | 30 | | The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall enforce the provisions of the statutes concerning motor vehicles and the operators of such vehicles. [He] The commissioner shall administer, coordinate and control the operations of the department and shall be responsible for the overall supervision and direction of all facilities and activities of the department. [He] The commissioner shall have the authority to contract for such services, programs and facilities other than the purchase or lease of real property as may be necessary to carry out [his] the commissioner's responsibilities under and for the orderly administration of this chapter and chapters 247 to 255, inclusive. [He] The commissioner may retain and employ consultants and assistants on a contract or other basis for rendering professional, fiscal, engineering, technical or other assistance and advice. [He] The commissioner may enter into one or more agreements with independent contractors authorizing such contractors to provide programs and services on behalf of the department, provided any such agreement shall specify that the contractor may charge the department's customer a reasonable service fee, as established by the commissioner, from which the contractor shall be compensated. The commissioner shall submit to the Governor an annual report of his official acts, as provided in section 4-60. Said commissioner shall keep a record of proceedings and orders pertaining to the matters under his jurisdiction and of all licenses and certificates granted, refused, suspended or revoked by [him] the commissioner and of all reports sent to [his] the commissioner's office. The commissioner shall furnish without charge, for official use only, certified copies of certificates and licenses and documents relating thereto to officials of the state or any municipality therein, to officials of any other state or to any court in this state. Any certified copy of any document or record of the commissioner, attested as a true copy by the commissioner, any deputy commissioner or chief of a division, shall be competent evidence in any court of this state of the facts therein contained. |
|---|
| 24 | 31 | | |
|---|
| 25 | 32 | | Sec. 5. Subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of section 14-10 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 26 | 33 | | |
|---|
| 27 | 34 | | (c) (1) All records of the Department of Motor Vehicles pertaining to the application for registration, and the registration, of motor vehicles of the current or previous three years shall be maintained by the commissioner at the main office of the department. Any such records over three years old may be destroyed at the discretion of the commissioner. (2) Before disclosing personal information pertaining to an applicant or registrant from such motor vehicle records or allowing the inspection of any such record containing such personal information in the course of any transaction conducted at such main office, the commissioner shall ascertain whether such disclosure is authorized under subsection (f) of this section, and require the person or entity making the request to (A) complete an application that shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner, and (B) provide [two forms of acceptable] personal identification satisfactory to the commissioner. An attorney-at-law admitted to practice in this state may provide his or her juris number to the commissioner in lieu of the requirements of subparagraph (B) of this subdivision. The commissioner may disclose such personal information or permit the inspection of such record containing such information only if such disclosure is authorized under subsection (f) of this section. |
|---|
| 28 | 35 | | |
|---|
| 29 | 36 | | (d) The commissioner may disclose personal information from a motor vehicle record pertaining to an operator's license or a driving history or permit the inspection or copying of any such record or history containing such information in the course of any transaction conducted at the main office of the department only if such disclosure is authorized under subsection (f) of this section. Any such records over five years old may be destroyed at the discretion of the commissioner. |
|---|
| 30 | 37 | | |
|---|
| 31 | 38 | | (e) In the event (1) a federal court judge, federal court magistrate or judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Court or Supreme Court of the state, (2) a [member of a municipal police department] police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or a member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Public Safety, (3) an employee of the Department of Correction, (4) an attorney-at-law who represents or has represented the state in a criminal prosecution, (5) a member or employee of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, (6) a judicial branch employee regularly engaged in court-ordered enforcement or investigatory activities, (7) an inspector employed by the Division of Criminal Justice, (8) a federal law enforcement officer who works and resides in this state, (9) a state referee under section 52-434, or (10) a lake patrolman appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of section 7-151b engaged in boating law enforcement, submits a written request and furnishes such individual's business address to the commissioner, such business address only shall be disclosed or available for public inspection to the extent authorized by this section. |
|---|
| 32 | 39 | | |
|---|
| 33 | 40 | | Sec. 6. Subsection (c) of section 14-12 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 34 | 41 | | |
|---|
| 36 | 43 | | |
|---|
| 37 | 44 | | Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 14-15 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 38 | 45 | | |
|---|
| 39 | 46 | | (a) Any person, firm or corporation before engaging in the business of leasing or renting motor vehicles without drivers in this state and any person, firm or corporation which is the lessor of or rents any vehicle required to be registered under the provisions of section 14-15a shall make a sworn application to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for a license to engage in such leasing or renting. Each such application and each application for renewal shall be accompanied by a fee of three hundred dollars. Each such license shall be renewed biennially according to renewal schedules established by the commissioner so as to effect staggered renewal of all such licenses. If the adoption of a staggered system results in the expiration of any license more or less than one year from its issuance, the commissioner may charge a prorated amount for such license fee. Not less than forty-five days prior to the date of expiration of each such license, the commissioner shall [mail] send or transmit to each licensee, in such manner as the commissioner determines, an application for renewal. An application for renewal filed with the commissioner after the date of expiration shall be accompanied by a late fee of one hundred dollars provided the commissioner shall not renew any license under this subsection that has expired for more than forty-five days. No such license shall be transferred. Such licensee shall furnish proof of financial responsibility satisfactory to the commissioner, as provided by section 14-112 or 14-129, provided such licensee may furnish such proof separately with respect to each vehicle or each group of vehicles leased to any single lessee. Each application for such license shall contain the name and address of the owner and shall be accompanied by a surety bond as required pursuant to section 14-52, as amended by this act. Each application for registration of a motor vehicle to be leased for a period of more than thirty days shall contain the name and address of the owner and the lessee of such vehicle. The owner of such vehicle shall disclose the name and address of any subsequent lessee of such vehicle to the commissioner in such manner as the commissioner may require. The commissioner shall ensure that such information relative to the lessee is available to the Connecticut on-line law enforcement communications teleprocessing system. Each person, firm or corporation licensed under the provisions of this subsection shall keep such books, records and accounts as the commissioner may require provided each licensee shall retain a copy of each rental or lease contract for a period of three years, which shall be subject to inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee at all reasonable times. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person, firm or corporation which, incidental to the conduct of its principal business, leases or rents any motor vehicle without a driver to other persons, firms or corporations whose principal business is the same as that of the lessor. Violation of any provision of this subsection shall be an infraction. |
|---|
| 40 | 47 | | |
|---|
| 41 | 48 | | Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 14-21c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 42 | 49 | | |
|---|
| 43 | 50 | | (a) Upon the application of a person engaged in the manufacturing of motor vehicles or automotive equipment, the commissioner may issue interchangeable special number plates for motor vehicles used by the manufacturer in the experimental testing of such motor vehicles or automotive equipment, provided the application shall contain (1) information on the motor vehicle or motor vehicle parts manufactured, (2) a statement on the need for highway testing, (3) an affidavit stating that the special plates shall be used only in experimental testing, and (4) any other information the commissioner deems pertinent. |
|---|
| 44 | 51 | | |
|---|
| 45 | 52 | | Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 14-22 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 46 | 53 | | |
|---|
| 47 | 54 | | (a) A motor vehicle registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire in accordance with schedules established by the commissioner. If the expiration date of the registration of the motor vehicle, except the registration of a motor vehicle used to transport passengers for hire, falls on any day when offices of the commissioner are closed for business, the registration shall be deemed valid for the operation of the motor vehicle until midnight of the next day on which offices of the commissioner are open for business. The commissioner shall prescribe the date and manner of renewing registrations. Not less than forty-five days prior to the expiration of any valid registration, the department shall [mail] send or transmit, in such manner as the commissioner determines, an application for renewal to the registrant. In the case of a motor vehicle registered to a leasing company licensed pursuant to section 14-15, as amended by this act, the department may [mail] send or transmit, in such manner as the commissioner determines, an application for renewal of a leased vehicle to the lessee of such vehicle. The commissioner shall not be required to send or transmit a registrant's or lessee's application by mail if the United States Postal Service has determined that mail is undeliverable to such person at the address for such person that is in the records of the department. Except for the processing of such application at an official emissions inspection station as provided in subsection (b) of this section or by telephone as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the commissioner may require that the application be returned electronically or by mail in order to be processed and approved, with only such exceptions, on a hardship basis, as shall be established by the commissioner in regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 54. |
|---|
| 48 | 55 | | |
|---|
| 49 | 56 | | Sec. 10. Subsection (e) of section 14-34a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 50 | 57 | | |
|---|
| 51 | 58 | | (e) Any commercial vehicle that is required to be registered in another jurisdiction shall not operate on any highway of the state without being so registered. Any commercial vehicle that is registered in any other jurisdiction and is eligible for registration on an apportionment basis shall not be operated on any highway without such registration or a seventy-two-hour trip permit registration issued by the commissioner. Any person who owns any motor vehicle operated in violation of this subsection shall be fined five hundred dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, not less than one thousand dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, except if the motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than sixty thousand pounds, such owner shall be fined one thousand dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, not less than two thousand dollars nor more than four thousand dollars. |
|---|
| 52 | 59 | | |
|---|
| 53 | 60 | | Sec. 11. Section 14-35a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 54 | 61 | | |
|---|
| 55 | 62 | | (a) In any case where the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized or required by any section of this title to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle, the commissioner may, for the period that is specified for such suspension, suspend the privilege of the owner to transfer such suspended registration, to register any other motor vehicle or, in the case of a nonresident, to operate any motor vehicle on the highways of this state. |
|---|
| 56 | 63 | | |
|---|
| 57 | 64 | | (b) No motor carrier, as defined in 49 CFR Section 390.5, as amended from time to time, shall operate any motor vehicle on the highways of this state, or knowingly permit such operation of any motor vehicle, the registration of which has been suspended or revoked by the commissioner, or by any federal agency acting pursuant to any provision of federal law. |
|---|
| 58 | 65 | | |
|---|
| 60 | 67 | | |
|---|
| 61 | 68 | | [(c)] (d) Any motor carrier who violates the provisions of subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall, for a first offense, be fined not less than five hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both, and, for any subsequent offense, be fined not less than one thousand dollars or more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. |
|---|
| 62 | 69 | | |
|---|
| 63 | 70 | | Sec. 12. Subsection (e) of section 14-36 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): |
|---|
| 64 | 71 | | |
|---|
| 65 | 72 | | (e) (1) No motor vehicle operator's license shall be issued until (A) the applicant signs and files with the commissioner an application under oath, or made subject to penalties for false statement in accordance with section 53a-157b, and (B) the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant is sixteen years of age or older and is a suitable person to receive the license. (2) An applicant for a new motor vehicle operator's license shall, in the discretion of the commissioner, file, with the application, a copy of such applicant's birth certificate or other prima facie evidence of date of birth and evidence of identity. (3) Before granting a license to any applicant who has not previously held a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license, or who has not operated a motor vehicle during the preceding two years, the commissioner shall require the applicant to demonstrate personally to the commissioner, a deputy or a motor vehicle inspector or an agent of the commissioner, in such manner as the commissioner directs, that the applicant is a proper person to operate motor vehicles of the class for which such applicant has applied, has sufficient knowledge of the mechanism of the motor vehicles to ensure their safe operation by him or her and has satisfactory knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the road. The knowledge test of an applicant for a class D motor vehicle operator's license may be administered in such form as the commissioner deems appropriate, including audio, electronic or written testing. Such knowledge test shall be administered in English, Spanish or any language spoken at home by at least one per cent of the state's population, according to statistics prepared by the United States Census Bureau, based on the most recent decennial census. If any such applicant has held a license from a state, territory or possession of the United States where a similar examination is required, or if any such applicant is a person honorably separated from the United States armed forces who applies within two years following the separation and who, prior to the separation, held a military operator's license for motor vehicles of the same class as that for which such applicant has applied, the commissioner may waive part or all of the examination. When the commissioner is satisfied as to the ability and competency of any applicant, the commissioner may issue to such applicant a license, either unlimited or containing such limitations as the commissioner deems advisable, and specifying the class of motor vehicles which the licensee is eligible to operate. (4) If any applicant or operator license holder has any health problem which might affect such person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely, the commissioner may require the applicant or license holder to demonstrate personally or otherwise establish that, notwithstanding such problem, such applicant or license holder is a proper person to operate a motor vehicle, and the commissioner may further require a certificate of such applicant's condition, signed by a medical authority designated by the commissioner, which certificate shall in all cases be treated as confidential by the commissioner. A license, containing such limitation as the commissioner deems advisable, may be issued or renewed in any case, but nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the commissioner from refusing a license, either limited or unlimited, to any person or suspending a license of a person whom the commissioner determines to be incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle. Consistent with budgetary allotments, each motor vehicle operator's license issued to or renewed by a deaf or hearing impaired person shall, upon the request of such person, indicate such impairment. Such person shall submit a certificate stating such impairment, in such form as the commissioner may require and signed by a licensed health care practitioner. (5) The issuance of a motor vehicle operator's license to any applicant who is the holder of a license issued by another state shall be subject to the provisions of sections 14-111c and 14-111k. |
|---|
| 66 | 73 | | |
|---|
| 74 | 81 | | |
|---|
| 75 | 82 | | (b) A commercial driver's license which contains the endorsement "S" evidences that the holder meets the requirements of section 14-44, as amended by this act, to operate a school bus or any vehicle described in subsection (c) of this section. A commercial driver's license may contain any of the following additional endorsements: |
|---|
| 76 | 83 | | |
|---|
| 77 | 84 | | "P"- authorizes the operation of commercial motor vehicles designed to carry passengers; |
|---|
| 78 | 85 | | |
|---|
| 79 | 86 | | "H"- authorizes the operation of vehicles transporting hazardous materials; |
|---|
| 80 | 87 | | |
|---|
| 81 | 88 | | "N"- authorizes the operation of tank vehicles; |
|---|
| 82 | 89 | | |
|---|
| 83 | 90 | | "X"- authorizes both hazardous materials and tank vehicles; and |
|---|
| 84 | 91 | | |
|---|
| 85 | 92 | | "T"- authorizes the operation of vehicles with up to three trailing, nonpower units. |
|---|
| 86 | 93 | | |
|---|
| 87 | 94 | | The commissioner may establish one or more restrictions on commercial driver's licenses of any class, in regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 14-44d, a commercial driver's license of any class authorizes the holder of such license to operate any motor vehicle that may be operated by the holder of a class D operator's license. |
|---|
| 88 | 95 | | |
|---|
| 89 | 96 | | (c) A commercial driver's license or a class D license that contains either of the following endorsements evidences that the holder meets the requirements of section 14-44, as amended by this act: |
|---|
| 90 | 97 | | |
|---|
| 91 | 98 | | "V"- authorizes the transportation of passengers in a student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212, or any vehicle that requires an "F" endorsement; and |
|---|
| 92 | 99 | | |
|---|
| 93 | 100 | | "F"- authorizes the transportation of passengers in a taxicab, motor vehicle in livery service, service bus or motor bus. |
|---|
| 94 | 101 | | |
|---|
| 95 | 102 | | The commissioner may establish one or more endorsements or restrictions on class D licenses, in accordance with regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. |
|---|
| 96 | 103 | | |
|---|
| 97 | 104 | | (d) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in violation of the classification of the license issued to [him] such person. |
|---|
| 98 | 105 | | |
|---|
| 99 | 106 | | (e) No employer shall knowingly require or permit an employee who is acting within the scope of such employee's employment to operate a motor vehicle in violation of the classification of such employee's license. |
|---|
| 100 | 107 | | |
|---|
| 101 | 108 | | [(e)] (f) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (d) [or (e)] of this section shall, for a first offense, be deemed to have committed an infraction and be fined fifty dollars and, for a subsequent offense, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. Any employer who violates subsection (e) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more that one thousand dollars for a first violation and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for a second or subsequent violation. |
|---|
| 102 | 109 | | |
|---|
| 105 | 110 | | Sec. 15. Section 14-36h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 106 | 111 | | |
|---|
| 107 | 112 | | (a) Each motor vehicle operator's license issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in accordance with section 14-36, as amended by this act, and each identity card issued by said commissioner in accordance with section 1-1h, as amended by this act, shall contain the following: (1) The person's full legal name; (2) the person's date of birth; (3) the person's gender; (4) the person's height and eye color; (5) the person's assigned operator's license or identity card number; (6) the person's address of principal residence in this state; (7) the person's signature; and (8) the person's color photograph or digital image. |
|---|
| 108 | 113 | | |
|---|
| 109 | 114 | | (b) If any person does not reside in any state, territory or possession of the United States because such person is on active military duty with the United States Armed Forces, and such person's home state of record is Connecticut, as reflected in the records of the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security or any department under which the United States Coast Guard operates, such person may obtain a Connecticut operator's license or identity card, provided such person: (1) Does not have an operator's license or identity card issued by another state, territory or possession of the United States, or surrenders any such license or identity card; (2) has a current APO or FPO mailing address; (3) designates such person's home address as 60 State Street, Wethersfield, CT 06161; and (4) meets all other requirements for obtaining an operator's license or identity card in this state. |
|---|
| 110 | 115 | | |
|---|
| 111 | 116 | | [(b)] (c) The commissioner shall provide that each such license or identity card document contains physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting or duplication of the document. |
|---|
| 112 | 117 | | |
|---|
| 113 | 118 | | [(c)] (d) Each such document shall also contain one or more machine-readable technology feature or component, including, but not limited to, a bar code or magnetic strip. |
|---|
| 114 | 119 | | |
|---|
| 115 | 120 | | [(d)] (e) As used in this section, the term "full legal name" means the most complete version of the name that appears on a person's certificate of birth, official passport or other document or documents accepted by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to verify the person's identity, unless the person presents a marriage license or certificate, a certificate of civil union, a divorce decree or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction pertaining to a permanent change of the person's name. |
|---|
| 116 | 121 | | |
|---|
| 119 | | - | (b) An original operator's license shall expire within a period not exceeding six years following the date of the operator's next birthday. The fee for such original license shall be computed at the rate of forty-four dollars for a four-year license, sixty-six dollars for a six-year license and eleven dollars per year or any part of a year. The commissioner may authorize an automobile club or association, licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-67 on or before July 1, 2007, to [perform license renewals, renewals of] issue duplicate licenses and identity cards pursuant to section 14-50a, renew licenses, renew identity cards issued pursuant to section 1-1h, as amended by this act, and conduct registration transactions at its office facilities. The commissioner may authorize such automobile clubs or associations to charge a convenience fee, which shall not exceed two dollars, to each applicant for a license or identity card renewal or duplication, or for a registration transaction. |
|---|
| 124 | + | (a) Except as provided in section 14-41a, as amended by this act, each identity card and motor vehicle operator's license shall [be renewed] expire and be eligible for renewal every six years or every four years on the date of the operator's birthday in accordance with a schedule to be established by the commissioner. Upon every other renewal of a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card issued pursuant to section 1-1h, as amended by this act, the commissioner may issue such license or identity card without the personal appearance of the licensee or identity card holder if (1) such licensee or identity card holder has a digital image on file with the commissioner, and (2) such licensee or identity card holder has fulfilled all other requirements for such renewal. On and after July 1, [2011] 2013, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall screen the vision of each motor vehicle operator prior to every other renewal of the operator's license of such operator in accordance with a schedule adopted by the commissioner. Such screening requirement shall apply to every other renewal following the initial screening. In lieu of the vision screening by the commissioner, such operator may submit the results of a vision screening conducted by a licensed health care professional qualified to conduct such screening on a form prescribed by the commissioner during the twelve months preceding such renewal. No motor vehicle operator's license may be renewed unless the operator passes such vision screening. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this subsection related to the administration of vision screening. |
|---|
| 125 | + | |
|---|
| 126 | + | (b) An original operator's license shall expire within a period not exceeding six years following the date of the operator's next birthday. The fee for such original license shall be computed at the rate of forty-four dollars for a four-year license, sixty-six dollars for a six-year license and eleven dollars per year or any part of a year. The commissioner may authorize an automobile club or association, licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-67 on or before July 1, 2007, to [perform license renewals, renewals of] issue duplicate licenses and identity cards pursuant to section 14-50a, as amended by this act, renew licenses, renew identity cards issued pursuant to section 1-1h, as amended by this act, and conduct registration transactions at its office facilities. The commissioner may authorize such automobile clubs or associations to charge a convenience fee, which shall not exceed two dollars, to each applicant for a license or identity card renewal or duplication, or for a registration transaction. |
|---|
| 132 | 139 | | |
|---|
| 133 | 140 | | Sec. 19. Subsection (c) of section 14-44a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 134 | 141 | | |
|---|
| 135 | 142 | | (c) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall operate a motor vehicle in violation of the classification of the license issued to him, and shall be subject to the penalties provided in subsection [(e)] (f) of section 14-36a, as amended by this act, and section 14-44k, as amended by this act. |
|---|
| 136 | 143 | | |
|---|
| 137 | 144 | | Sec. 20. Subsection (c) of section 14-44h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): |
|---|
| 138 | 145 | | |
|---|
| 139 | 146 | | (c) The commissioner shall, at least fifteen days before the date on which each commercial driver's license expires, notify the operator of the expiration date in a manner determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall not provide such notification by mail to any such licensee if the United States Postal Service has determined that mail is undeliverable to the address for such person that is documented in the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Any previously licensed operator who operates a commercial motor vehicle within sixty days after the expiration date of such operator license without obtaining a renewal of such license shall be deemed to have failed to renew a motor vehicle operator's license and shall be fined in accordance with the amount designated for the infraction of failure to renew a motor vehicle operator's license. Any operator so charged shall not be prosecuted under section 14-36, as amended by this act, for the same act constituting a violation under this section but said section 14-36 shall apply after the sixty-day period. |
|---|
| 140 | 147 | | |
|---|
| 141 | 148 | | Sec. 21. Subsections (h) and (i) of section 14-44k of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 142 | 149 | | |
|---|
| 143 | 150 | | (h) A person is disqualified for life if such person commits two or more of the offenses specified in subsection (b) of this section, or if such person is the subject of two or more findings by the commissioner under subsection (c) of this section, or any combination of those offenses or findings, arising from two or more separate incidents. A person is disqualified for life if the commissioner takes suspension actions against such person for two or more alcohol test refusals or test failures, or any combination of such actions, arising from two or more separate incidents. Any person disqualified for life, except a person disqualified under subsection (g) of this section, who has both voluntarily enrolled in and successfully completed an appropriate rehabilitation program, as determined by the commissioner, may apply for reinstatement of such person's commercial driver's license, provided any such applicant shall not be eligible for reinstatement until such time as such person has served a minimum disqualification period of ten years. An application for reinstatement shall be accompanied by documentation satisfactory to the commissioner that such person has both voluntarily enrolled in and successfully completed a rehabilitation program that meets the requirements of section 14-227f, as amended by this act, and the regulations adopted pursuant to section 14-227f, as amended by this act. The commissioner shall not reinstate a commercial driver's license that was disqualified for life unless an applicant for reinstatement requests an administrative hearing in accordance with chapter 54, and offers evidence that the reinstatement of such applicant's commercial driver's license does not endanger the public safety or welfare. Such evidence shall include, but not be limited to, proof that such applicant has not been convicted of any offense involving alcohol, a controlled substance or a drug during a period of ten years following the date of such applicant's most recent lifetime disqualification. If a person whose commercial driver's license is reinstated under this subsection is subsequently convicted of another disqualifying offense, such person shall be permanently disqualified for life and shall be ineligible to reapply for a reduction of the lifetime disqualification. The following shall remain on the driving history record of a commercial motor vehicle operator or commercial driver's license holder for a period of fifty-five years, as required by 49 CFR Part 384, as amended from time to time: (1) Any offense specified in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, provided such offense occurred on or after December 29, 2006; (2) each of two or more offenses specified in subsection (b) or (c) of this section that occur within ten years of each other and result in a lifetime disqualification, regardless of when such offenses occur; (3) any conviction under subsection (g) of this section for using a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving the manufacture, distribution or dispensing of a controlled substance, committed on or after January 1, 2005. |
|---|
| 144 | 151 | | |
|---|
| 145 | 152 | | (i) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, any person who violates an out-of-service order shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle: (A) For a period of not less than [ninety] one hundred eighty days or more than one year for a first violation; (B) for a period of not less than [one year] two years or more than five years for a second violation during any ten-year period, where such violations arose from separate incidents; and (C) for a period of not less than three years or more than five years for a third or subsequent violation during any ten-year period, where such violations arose from separate incidents. |
|---|
| 146 | 153 | | |
|---|
| 147 | 154 | | (2) Any person who violates an out-of-service order while driving a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, required to be placarded under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 USC 1801 to 1813, inclusive, or a commercial motor vehicle designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver, shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle: (A) For a period of not less than one hundred eighty days or more than two years for a first violation, and (B) for a period of not less than three years or more than five years for a second or subsequent violation during any ten-year period, where such violations arose from separate incidents. |
|---|
| 148 | 155 | | |
|---|
| 149 | 156 | | (3) In addition to the penalties provided in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection, any person who violates an out-of-service order shall be subject to [a civil penalty of not less than one thousand one hundred dollars or more than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars] the civil penalties prescribed in 49 CFR Section 383.53, as amended from time to time. |
|---|
| 150 | 157 | | |
|---|
| 151 | | - | Sec. 22. Subsection (a) of section 14-52 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): |
|---|
| 158 | + | Sec. 22. Subsection (a) of section 14-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 159 | + | |
|---|
| 160 | + | (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 the purpose of computing fees, gross weight shall be the weight of the vehicle in pounds plus the rated load capacity in pounds as determined by the commissioner, provided, in the case of a tractor restricted for use with a trailer, registered as a heavy duty trailer, the fee shall be based on the gross weight of the tractor which shall be the light weight of such tractor; and said commissioner shall collect fees for registration based on such gross weight, as follows: When all surfaces in contact with the ground are equipped with pneumatic tires, the fee for such motor vehicle or tractor of gross weight not exceeding twenty thousand pounds shall be [one dollar and sixteen] eleven dollars and sixty cents, for each one [hundred] thousand pounds or fraction thereof; from twenty thousand [and] one pounds up to and including thirty thousand pounds, [one dollar and forty-two] fourteen dollars and twenty cents, for each one [hundred] thousand pounds or fraction thereof; from thirty thousand [and] one pounds up to and including seventy-three thousand pounds, [one dollar and seventy-seven] seventeen dollars and seventy cents, for each one [hundred] thousand pounds or fraction thereof; [from] and seventy-three thousand [and] one pounds [and over, one dollar and ninety-two cents] or more, nineteen dollars and twenty cents, for each one [hundred] thousand pounds or fraction thereof. In addition to any other fee required under this subsection, a fee of ten dollars shall be collected for the registration of each motor vehicle subject to this subsection. |
|---|
| 161 | + | |
|---|
| 162 | + | Sec. 23. Subsection (z) of section 14-49 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 163 | + | |
|---|
| 164 | + | (z) The commissioner shall assess a ten-dollar late fee for renewal of a motor vehicle registration in the event a registrant fails to renew his registration within five days after the expiration of such registration, except that no such fee shall be assessed for the late renewal of the registration, pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (m) of this section, of (1) a trailer used exclusively for camping or any other recreational purpose, or (2) a motor vehicle designed or permanently altered in such a way as to provide living quarters for travel or camping. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if a registrant who is required to register a motor vehicle under section 14-34a, as amended by this act, fails to renew such registration not later than five days after the expiration date of such registration, the commissioner shall assess a late fee of one hundred fifty dollars. |
|---|
| 165 | + | |
|---|
| 166 | + | Sec. 24. Section 14-50a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011): |
|---|
| 167 | + | |
|---|
| 168 | + | (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 dollars: |
|---|
| 169 | + | |
|---|
| 170 | + | (1) Duplicate of a registration certificate. |
|---|
| 171 | + | |
|---|
| 172 | + | (2) [First] For each duplicate of a motor vehicle operator's license [, second duplicate of a motor vehicle operator's license, and each duplicate of a motor vehicle operator's license thereafter] or identity card, thirty dollars. As used in this section, "duplicate" shall include any license or identity card that is reissued prior to the expiration date of a previously issued license or identity card, and (A) is identical to the holder's most recently issued license or identity card, or (B) contains modifications to one or more items of information that appear on the holder's most recently issued license or identity card. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, one duplicate shall be issued, for a fee of five dollars, to the holder of a license or identity card who reaches the age of twenty-one years. |
|---|
| 173 | + | |
|---|
| 174 | + | (3) Replacement number plate or set of number plates, except as provided in subsection (c) of section 14-253a, as amended by this act. |
|---|
| 175 | + | |
|---|
| 176 | + | (4) Replacement number plate or set of number plates bearing same number as set of replaced plates. |
|---|
| 177 | + | |
|---|
| 178 | + | [(5) Each search of the accident record files made pursuant to a request for a copy of an accident report which results in no document being produced. |
|---|
| 179 | + | |
|---|
| 180 | + | (6) Each copy of an accident report. |
|---|
| 181 | + | |
|---|
| 182 | + | (7) Certified copy of an accident record. |
|---|
| 183 | + | |
|---|
| 184 | + | (8) Certified statement of "no record of accident".] |
|---|
| 185 | + | |
|---|
| 186 | + | [(9)] (5) Certified abstract of driving history record, or driving history record for applicants for commercial driver's license with passenger endorsement or transportation permit. |
|---|
| 187 | + | |
|---|
| 188 | + | [(10)] (6) Name of registered owner. |
|---|
| 189 | + | |
|---|
| 190 | + | [(11)] (7) Operator license information. |
|---|
| 191 | + | |
|---|
| 192 | + | [(12)] (8) Certification of any copy or record. |
|---|
| 193 | + | |
|---|
| 194 | + | [(13)] (9) Certified transcripts of hearing held by the commissioner, three dollars and fifty cents per page with a minimum charge of twenty dollars. |
|---|
| 195 | + | |
|---|
| 196 | + | [(14)] (10) Each copy of a motor vehicle operator's completed application for a license. |
|---|
| 197 | + | |
|---|
| 198 | + | [(15)] (11) Each copy of a completed application for registration of a motor vehicle. |
|---|
| 199 | + | |
|---|
| 200 | + | [(16)] (12) Each copy of a title document provided to a municipality. |
|---|
| 201 | + | |
|---|
| 202 | + | [(17)] (13) Each request for information as provided in section 14-10, as amended by this act, the amount provided in said section. |
|---|
| 203 | + | |
|---|
| 204 | + | (14) Each document from a motor vehicle record, as defined in section 14-10, as amended by this act, that is electronically maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles. |
|---|
| 205 | + | |
|---|
| 206 | + | [(18)] (15) For any copy or material released from information maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles for which no fee is established by statute, an amount determined by the commissioner. |
|---|
| 207 | + | |
|---|
| 208 | + | (b) The commissioner may establish fees not conforming to those of subsection (a) of this section for information furnished on a volume basis to persons or firms who satisfy the commissioner that the information furnished is properly required in connection with the conduct of such person's or firm's business, except that commencing on August 16, 2003, the fee established under this subsection for driving history records furnished to for-profit businesses shall be not less than fifteen dollars. |
|---|
| 209 | + | |
|---|
| 210 | + | (c) The commissioner may waive any fee specified in subdivision (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of this section in the case of any person who submits a police report to the commissioner indicating that the number plate or set of number plates have been stolen or mutilated. |
|---|
| 211 | + | |
|---|
| 212 | + | (d) No person, firm or corporation furnished information by the commissioner as provided by this section shall distribute such information for any other purpose than that for which it was furnished. |
|---|
| 213 | + | |
|---|
| 214 | + | (e) Any person, firm or corporation which violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars. |
|---|
| 215 | + | |
|---|
| 216 | + | Sec. 25. Subsection (a) of section 14-52 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): |
|---|
| 168 | 237 | | |
|---|
| 169 | 238 | | (a) No person shall be employed by any such school licensee to give instruction in driving a motor vehicle unless such person is licensed to act as an instructor by the commissioner. |
|---|
| 170 | 239 | | |
|---|
| 171 | 240 | | (b) Application for an instructor's license shall be in writing and shall contain such information as the commissioner requires. Each applicant for a license shall be fingerprinted and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that such applicant (1) is of good moral character considering such person's state and national criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a, and record, if any, on the state child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k. If any applicant for a license or the renewal of a license has a criminal record or is listed on the state child abuse and neglect registry, the commissioner shall make a determination of whether to issue or renew an instructor's license in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in section 14-44, as amended by this act, and the regulations adopted pursuant to said section; (2) has held a license to drive a motor vehicle for the past four consecutive years and has a driving record satisfactory to the commissioner, including no record of a conviction or administrative license suspension for a drug or alcohol-related offense during such four-year period; (3) has had a recent medical examination by a physician licensed to practice within the state and the physician certifies that the applicant is physically fit to operate a motor vehicle and instruct in driving; (4) has received a high school diploma or has an equivalent academic education; and (5) has completed an instructor training course of forty-five clock hours given by a school or agency approved by the commissioner, except that any such course given by an institution under the jurisdiction of the board of trustees of the Connecticut State University System shall be approved by the commissioner and the State Board of Education. During the period of licensure, an instructor shall notify the commissioner, within forty-eight hours, of an arrest or conviction for a misdemeanor or felony, or an arrest, conviction or administrative license suspension for a drug or alcohol-related offense. |
|---|
| 172 | 241 | | |
|---|
| 173 | 242 | | (c) The commissioner may deny the application of any person for an instructor's license if he determines that the applicant has made a material false statement or concealed a material fact in connection with his application for the instructor's license. |
|---|
| 174 | 243 | | |
|---|
| 175 | 244 | | (d) The commissioner shall conduct such written, oral and practical examinations as he deems necessary to determine whether an applicant has sufficient skill in the operation of motor vehicles to ensure their safe operation, a satisfactory knowledge of the motor vehicle laws and the ability to impart such skill and knowledge to others. If the applicant successfully completes the examinations and meets all other requirements of this section, the commissioner shall issue an instructor's license to such applicant. The license shall be valid for use only in connection with the business of the drivers' school or schools listed on the license. If the applicant fails the examination, such applicant may apply for reexamination after one month. The license and the license renewal shall be valid for one year. |
|---|
| 176 | 245 | | |
|---|
| 177 | 246 | | (e) The licensee shall be reexamined periodically in accordance with standards specified in regulations adopted under section 14-78. Persons licensed for the first time as instructors shall, in the three years following their initial licensure, attend seminars, annually, in traffic safety sponsored by the Department of Motor Vehicles or take an advanced instructor course of not less than forty-five clock hours in traffic safety approved by the commissioner. Proof of compliance with the requirement for attendance at seminars or the taking of instruction shall be made before license renewals are issued. The seminars shall be self-sustaining. |
|---|
| 178 | 247 | | |
|---|
| 179 | 248 | | (f) The commissioner may establish, by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, standards and procedures for the training and licensing of master instructors who are qualified to train driving instructors. The provisions of subsection (b) of this section and section 14-74 shall apply to master instructors. |
|---|
| 180 | 249 | | |
|---|
| 181 | 250 | | (g) The fee for an instructor's license, or for any renewal thereof, shall be fifty dollars. The fee for a master instructor's license, or for any renewal thereof, shall be one hundred dollars. If the commissioner has not received a complete renewal application and fee on or before the expiration date of an applicant's license, such applicant shall be charged, in addition to the renewal fee, a late fee in an amount equal to the fee for such applicant's license. |
|---|
| 182 | 251 | | |
|---|
| 183 | 252 | | (h) Any person who is not licensed in accordance with this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor if such person: (1) Engages in the business of providing, for compensation, instruction in driving a motor vehicle; or (2) is employed by a drivers' school to give instruction in driving a motor vehicle. |
|---|
| 184 | 253 | | |
|---|
| 194 | 263 | | |
|---|
| 195 | 264 | | (a) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner from suspending or revoking any registration or any operator's license issued under the provisions of any statute relating to motor vehicles, or from suspending the right of any person to operate a motor vehicle in this state, or from suspending or revoking the right of any nonresident to operate, or the right to any operation of, any motor vehicle within this state, for any cause that he deems sufficient, with or without a hearing. Whenever any certificate of registration [or any operator's license or both are] is suspended or revoked, all evidence of the same shall be delivered forthwith to the commissioner or to any person authorized by [him] the commissioner to receive the same, and the commissioner or any person authorized by [him] the commissioner may seize such certificate of registration [or operator's license] and all evidence of the same. Except as otherwise provided by law, the commissioner may cancel any such suspension or revocation and may return such certificate of registration or restore the operator's license either with or without an additional fee, provided no certificate of registration or operator's license which has been suspended for any definite term, except as provided in subsection (k) of this section, shall be returned or restored until the term of suspension has been completed. Any appeal taken from the action of the commissioner shall not act as a stay of suspension or revocation except with his consent. No service of process shall be necessary in connection with any of the prescribed activities of the commissioner, but a notice forwarded by bulk certified mail to the address of the person registered as owner or operator of any motor vehicle as shown by the records of the commissioner shall be sufficient notice to such person that the certificate of registration or operator's license is revoked or under suspension. |
|---|
| 196 | 265 | | |
|---|
| 197 | 266 | | (b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, whenever the holder of any motor vehicle operator's license has been convicted or has forfeited any bond taken or has received a suspended judgment or sentence for any of the following violations, the commissioner shall, without hearing, suspend such person's operator's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state as follows: For a first violation of subsection (a) of section 14-224 or section 14-110, 14-215 or 53a-119b, for a period of not less than one year and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of not less than two years; for a violation of subsection (a) of section 14-222 or subsection (c) of section 14-224, for a period of not less than thirty days or more than ninety days and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of not less than ninety days; for a violation of subsection (b) of section 14-224, for a period of not less than ninety days and for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of not less than one year; for a first violation of subsection (b) of section 14-147, for a period of not less than ninety days and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of not less than five years; for a first violation of subsection (c) of section 14-147, for a period of not less than thirty days and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of not less than one year. |
|---|
| 198 | 267 | | |
|---|
| 199 | 268 | | (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-111b, whenever the holder of any motor vehicle operator's license or learner's permit who is less than eighteen years of age or whenever a person who does not hold an operator's license who is less than eighteen years of age has been convicted or has forfeited any bond taken or has received a suspended judgment or sentence for any of the following violations, the commissioner shall suspend such person's operator's license or privilege to obtain an operator's license as follows: For a first violation of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 14-219 or subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 14-219, for a period of sixty days and, for a second violation thereof, for a period of ninety days and, for a third or subsequent violation thereof, for a period of six months; for a first violation of subsection (a) of section 14-222, for a period of six months and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of one year; for a violation of subsection (c) of section 14-224, for a period of six months and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of one year; for a first violation of section 14-296aa, as amended by this act, for a period of thirty days and, for a second violation thereof, for a period of ninety days and, for a third or subsequent violation thereof, for a period of six months. |
|---|
| 200 | 269 | | |
|---|
| 201 | 270 | | [(3) The commissioner may suspend the motor vehicle operator's license of any person (A) who was arrested for a felony, and (B) for whom there is an outstanding warrant for rearrest for failing to appear when legally called with regard to such felony. The suspension shall terminate no later than the date on which such person appears before the court with regard to such felony or such failure to appear.] |
|---|
| 202 | 271 | | |
|---|
| 203 | 272 | | (c) Repealed by P.A. 95-260, S. 23, 24, effective June 13, 1995. |
|---|
| 204 | 273 | | |
|---|
| 205 | 274 | | [(d) Notice of the revocation or suspension of any license or registration shall be transmitted forthwith by the commissioner to the chief of police of the city or the prosecuting officers or selectmen of the town or borough in which the person whose license or registration certificate so suspended or revoked resides.] |
|---|
| 206 | 275 | | |
|---|
| 207 | 276 | | [(e)] (d) The commissioner may hold hearings in each judicial district on all matters arising within such judicial district under the provisions of this chapter. He may use any court room, when the same is not in use by the court, for the purpose of holding hearings and may require the attendance of any officer authorized to serve criminal process, and such officer shall be under the direction of the commissioner. The fees of witnesses and officers shall be the same as in criminal cases before the Superior Court and shall be paid by the Treasurer upon order of the Comptroller. |
|---|
| 208 | 277 | | |
|---|
| 209 | 278 | | [(f)] (e) The Superior Court may, by mandamus or other appropriate remedy, upon application of the commissioner, enforce any order issued by the commissioner under the provisions of this section. |
|---|
| 210 | 279 | | |
|---|
| 211 | 280 | | [(g)] (f) In case of failure forthwith to return any certificate of registration, number plate or plates of any motor vehicle or operator's license upon order of the commissioner, no certificate of registration shall be issued for any motor vehicle licensed by the certificate not returned and no operator's license shall be issued to the negligent party within a period of one year except by an order of the commissioner. |
|---|
| 212 | 281 | | |
|---|
| 213 | 282 | | [(h)] (g) When any person who does not hold a Connecticut operator's license is convicted or has his case nolled or is given a suspended judgment or sentence for a violation of any provision of section 14-36, as amended by this act, 14-110, 14-145, subsection (b) of section 14-147, 14-215, 14-224, subsection (a) of section 14-227a or 14-229, the commissioner shall not issue to him a nonresident or resident operator's license during such period as the commissioner may determine, which period shall not be less than the period provided for suspension in subsection (b) of this section or in subsection (g) of section 14-227a. When any person is convicted or has his case nolled or is given a suspended judgment or sentence for any violation of any of the provisions of section 14-12, as amended by this act, the commissioner shall not issue registration for any motor vehicle owned by such person until thirty days after application therefor. |
|---|
| 214 | 283 | | |
|---|
| 215 | 284 | | [(i)] (h) Whenever any person has been prosecuted for perjury or false statement under the provisions of section 14-110 and the case has been nolled or a suspended sentence or judgment entered, and when the false statement refers to the name or age or a former suspension or former conviction of the applicant, the commissioner shall suspend or withhold such applicant's license for a period of not less than thirty days plus the period of time wherein the applicant was in possession of the void license. |
|---|
| 216 | 285 | | |
|---|
| 217 | 286 | | [(j) Before returning any registration certificate or any operator's license which has been suspended or revoked, the commissioner may require the owner of the motor vehicle or the operator to file with him a surety company bond, conditioned as he directs and taken to the state, as a condition precedent to the return of such certificate or operator's license.] |
|---|
| 218 | 287 | | |
|---|
| 219 | 288 | | [(k)] (i) (1) Whenever any person has been convicted of any violation of section 14-110, 14-147, 14-215, 14-222 or 14-224 and such person's license has been suspended by the commissioner, [or, if such person has had his or her license suspended in accordance with the provisions of section 14-111c or 14-111n,] such person may make application to the commissioner for the reversal or reduction of the term of such suspension. Such application shall be in writing and shall state specifically the reasons why such applicant believes that the applicant is entitled to such reversal or reduction. The commissioner shall consider each such application and the applicant's driver control record, as defined in section 14-111h, and may grant a hearing to the applicant in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 and section 14-4a. |
|---|
| 220 | 289 | | |
|---|
| 221 | 290 | | (2) Any person whose license has been revoked in accordance with subparagraph (C) of subdivision (3) of subsection (g) of section 14-227a may, at any time after six years from the date of such revocation, request a hearing before the commissioner, conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, and the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection for reversal or reduction of such revocation. The commissioner shall require such person to provide evidence that any reversal or reduction of such revocation shall not endanger the public safety or welfare. Such evidence shall include, but not be limited to, proof that such person has successfully completed an alcohol education and treatment program, and proof that such person has not been convicted of any offense related to alcohol, controlled substances or drugs during the preceding six years. The commissioner shall require any person, as a condition of granting such reversal or reduction, to install and maintain an approved ignition interlock device, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section 14-227a. The approved ignition interlock device shall be installed and maintained from the date such reversal or reduction is granted until ten years has passed since the date of such revocation. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish standards to implement the provisions of this section. |
|---|
| 222 | 291 | | |
|---|
| 223 | 292 | | [(l)] (j) Any person whose motor vehicle operator's license is suspended by the commissioner and whose license is subsequently restricted to the operation of a motor vehicle that is equipped with an approved, ignition interlock device who fails to comply with the requirements for the installation and use of such device in a motor vehicle owned or operated by such person, as set forth in regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section 14-227a, shall be subject to the resuspension of such person's operator's license for such period of time, not to exceed the period of the original suspension, as the commissioner may prescribe. |
|---|
| 224 | 293 | | |
|---|
| 230 | 299 | | |
|---|
| 231 | 300 | | For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and terms shall be construed as follows, unless another meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context: |
|---|
| 232 | 301 | | |
|---|
| 233 | 302 | | (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. |
|---|
| 234 | 303 | | |
|---|
| 235 | 304 | | (2) "Fleet" means a group of owned or leased motor vehicles subject to emissions inspection pursuant to subsection (c) of section 14-164c owned or leased by one person, firm, corporation, or governmental entity. |
|---|
| 236 | 305 | | |
|---|
| 237 | 306 | | (3) "Fleet emissions inspection station" means an inspection station owned or leased by the owner or operator of a fleet and licensed by the commissioner for conducting emission inspections of fleet vehicles. |
|---|
| 238 | 307 | | |
|---|
| 239 | 308 | | (4) "Independent contractor" means any person, business, firm, partnership, limited liability company or corporation with whom the commissioner may enter into an agreement providing for the leasing, construction, equipping, maintaining, staffing, management or operation of official emissions inspection stations pursuant to this chapter. |
|---|
| 240 | 309 | | |
|---|
| 241 | 310 | | (5) "Official emissions inspection station" means an emissions inspection facility approved by the commissioner, whether placed in a permanent structure or in a mobile unit for conveyance among various locations within this state, including any such facility located on the premises of a licensed dealer or repairer, for the purpose of conducting exhaust emissions inspections of all vehicles required to be inspected pursuant to this chapter. |
|---|
| 242 | 311 | | |
|---|
| 243 | 312 | | (6) "Twenty-five or more years old", when used with respect to the age of a motor vehicle, means that the difference between the model year of such motor vehicle and the current calendar year is twenty-five or more. |
|---|
| 244 | 313 | | |
|---|
| 258 | 327 | | |
|---|
| 259 | 328 | | (a) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of the lienholder, the lienholder shall, within ten days after demand and, in any event, within thirty days, execute a release of the security interest, in the space provided therefor on the certificate or as the commissioner prescribes, and mail or deliver the certificate and release to the next lienholder named therein, or, if none, to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive the certificate. [The owner, other than a dealer holding the vehicle for resale, shall promptly cause the certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the commissioner, who shall release the lienholder's rights on the certificate or issue a new certificate.] The commissioner may require such lienholder to electronically transmit to the Department of Motor Vehicles a release of its security interest in a vehicle. |
|---|
| 260 | 329 | | |
|---|
| 261 | 330 | | (b) If the security interest of the lienholder is maintained in the electronic title file pursuant to subsection (b) of section 14-175, such lienholder shall, upon the satisfaction of such security interest, execute a release of such security interest, and mail, deliver or electronically transmit such release to the next lienholder or, if none, to the owner or to any person who delivers or electronically transmits to the lienholder, an authorization from the owner to receive a certificate of title. Such release shall be provided in not more than ten days and shall be in such form and manner, and contain such information necessary to evidence the release of the lien and to identify the motor vehicle and the record of the certificate of title, as the commissioner may prescribe. The commissioner [shall issue a certificate of title and present or mail such certificate to the owner or to the second lienholder, if any] may require the lienholder to electronically transmit to the Department of Motor Vehicles information pertaining to the release of a security interest in a vehicle. |
|---|
| 262 | 331 | | |
|---|
| 263 | 332 | | (c) Upon the satisfaction of a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is in the possession of a prior lienholder, the lienholder whose security interest is satisfied shall within ten days after demand and, in any event, within thirty days execute a release in the form the commissioner prescribes and deliver the release to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive it, and shall deliver or electronically transmit such release to the prior lienholder. The lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall [either] deliver the certificate to the owner [,] or the person authorized by the owner [, for delivery to the commissioner or, upon receipt of the release, mail or deliver it with the certificate to the commissioner, who shall release the subordinate lienholder's rights on the certificate or issue a new certificate.] to receive such title. The commissioner may require a subordinate lienholder to electronically transmit to the Department of Motor Vehicles, information pertaining to the release of its security interest in a motor vehicle. |
|---|
| 264 | 333 | | |
|---|
| 265 | 334 | | (d) A lienholder who does not comply with subsection (b) or (c) of this section and who has disappeared and cannot be located by the debtor shall be deemed for purposes of this section only to have released such security interest, if evidence satisfactory to the commissioner is filed concerning the disappearance of the lienholder, and the commissioner shall so note on the records of the department. |
|---|
| 266 | 335 | | |
|---|
| 291 | | - | (b) The axle weight on any axle and the gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer or any other object, including its load, may not exceed the lesser of the manufacturer's axle weight rating, the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or the following axle and gross weight limits: (1) [A two-axle vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires, a gross weight of thirty-two thousand pounds] The weight on any single axle shall not exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds on each axle; (2) a two-axle vehicle [equipped with solid or pneumatic tires, the weight on any single axle not to exceed eighteen thousand pounds, a] shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of thirty-six thousand pounds; (3) a three-axle vehicle [equipped with pneumatic tires, the weight on any single axle not to exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds,] shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of fifty-three thousand eight hundred pounds; (4) a three-axle combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer [, the weight on any single axle not to exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds, a] shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of fifty-eight thousand four hundred pounds; (5) a four-or-more-axle vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer [equipped with pneumatic tires, the weight on any single axle not to exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds, a] shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of sixty-seven thousand four hundred pounds; (6) a four-or-more-axle vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer where the distance between the first and last axle is not less than twenty-eight feet [, the weight on any single axle not to exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds, a] shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of seventy-three thousand pounds; [, provided in no event shall the gross vehicle weight exceed seventy-three thousand pounds; ] (7) the gross vehicle weight of a bulk milk pickup tanker shall not exceed ninety-nine thousand pounds, provided the weight of the bulk milk pickup tanker is permitted under the federal-aid highway amendments of 1974, 88 Stat. 2281, 23 USC 101 et seq. , as amended from time to time, and (8) notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection and subsection (e) of this section, a vehicle or combination of vehicle and semitrailer [equipped with pneumatic tires] may be operated on any highway or bridge without a written permit, provided [the weight on any single axle does not exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds] it is in compliance with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, and provided such vehicle or combination is in compliance with the federal-aid highway amendments of 1974, 88 Stat. 2281, 23 USC 101 et seq. , as amended from time to time, including the gross vehicle weight limit of eighty thousand pounds and the following weight distribution formula: |
|---|
| 360 | + | (b) The axle weight on any axle and the gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer or any other object, including its load, may not exceed the lesser of the manufacturer's axle weight rating, the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or the following axle and gross weight limits: (1) [A two-axle vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires, a gross weight of thirty-two thousand pounds] The weight on any single axle shall not exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds on each axle; (2) a two-axle vehicle [equipped with solid or pneumatic tires] shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the weight on any single axle not to exceed eighteen thousand pounds, [a] and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of thirty-six thousand pounds; (3) a three-axle vehicle [equipped with pneumatic tires, the weight on any single axle not to exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds,] shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of fifty-three thousand eight hundred pounds; (4) a three-axle combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer [, the weight on any single axle not to exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds, a] shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of fifty-eight thousand four hundred pounds; (5) a four-or-more-axle vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer [equipped with pneumatic tires, the weight on any single axle not to exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds, a] shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of sixty-seven thousand four hundred pounds; (6) a four-or-more-axle vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer or vehicle and semitrailer where the distance between the first and last axle is not less than twenty-eight feet [, the weight on any single axle not to exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds, a] shall comply with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of seventy-three thousand pounds; [, provided in no event shall the gross vehicle weight exceed seventy-three thousand pounds;] (7) the gross vehicle weight of a bulk milk pickup tanker shall not exceed ninety-nine thousand pounds, provided the weight of the bulk milk pickup tanker is permitted under the federal-aid highway amendments of 1974, 88 Stat. 2281, 23 USC 101 et seq., as amended from time to time, and (8) notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection and subsection (e) of this section, a vehicle or combination of vehicle and semitrailer [equipped with pneumatic tires] may be operated on any highway or bridge without a written permit, provided [the weight on any single axle does not exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds or, in the case of axles spaced less than six feet apart, eighteen thousand pounds] it is in compliance with the axle requirements specified in subdivision (1) of this subsection, and provided such vehicle or combination is in compliance with the federal-aid highway amendments of 1974, 88 Stat. 2281, 23 USC 101 et seq., as amended from time to time, including the gross vehicle weight limit of eighty thousand pounds and the following weight distribution formula: |
|---|
| 326 | 401 | | |
|---|
| 327 | 402 | | (b) No person, dealer or repairer licensed in accordance with section 14-52 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or motor carrier, as defined in 49 CFR Section 390.5, as amended from time to time, shall perform a periodic inspection in a manner other than as prescribed in 49 CFR Sections 396.17, 396.19 and 396.21, as amended from time to time. |
|---|
| 328 | 403 | | |
|---|
| 329 | 404 | | (c) No person, dealer or repairer licensed in accordance with section 14-52 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or motor carrier, as defined in 49 CFR Section 390.5, as amended from time to time, shall make a false statement regarding the inspection or condition of any vehicle or component that it is required to inspect under 49 CFR Section 396.17, as amended from time to time, or regarding the repair or repairs that it has undertaken on any vehicle or component that is required to be inspected. In addition to the penalties prescribed by this section, such person, licensed dealer or repairer or motor carrier may be subject to the penalties prescribed in section 53a-157b of the general statutes. |
|---|
| 330 | 405 | | |
|---|
| 331 | 406 | | (d) Any person, motor carrier or licensed dealer or repairer who violates the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in subsection (e) of section 14-163c of the general statutes. In addition to any civil penalties prescribed in subsection (e) of section 14-163c of the general statutes, any person, motor carrier or licensed dealer or repairer who violates the provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall, for a first offense, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both, and, for any subsequent offense, be fined not less than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. |
|---|
| 332 | 407 | | |
|---|
| 368 | 443 | | |
|---|
| 369 | 444 | | (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: |
|---|
| 370 | 445 | | |
|---|
| 371 | 446 | | (1) "Mobile telephone" means a cellular, analog, wireless or digital telephone capable of sending or receiving telephone communications without an access line for service. |
|---|
| 372 | 447 | | |
|---|
| 373 | 448 | | (2) "Using" or "use" means holding a hand-held mobile telephone to, or in the immediate proximity of, the user's ear. |
|---|
| 374 | 449 | | |
|---|
| 375 | 450 | | (3) "Hand-held mobile telephone" means a mobile telephone with which a user engages in a call using at least one hand. |
|---|
| 376 | 451 | | |
|---|
| 377 | 452 | | (4) "Hands-free accessory" means an attachment, add-on, built-in feature, or addition to a mobile telephone, whether or not permanently installed in a motor vehicle, that, when used, allows the vehicle operator to maintain both hands on the steering wheel. |
|---|
| 378 | 453 | | |
|---|
| 379 | 454 | | (5) "Hands-free mobile telephone" means a hand-held mobile telephone that has an internal feature or function, or that is equipped with an attachment or addition, whether or not permanently part of such hand-held mobile telephone, by which a user engages in a call without the use of either hand, whether or not the use of either hand is necessary to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone. |
|---|
| 380 | 455 | | |
|---|
| 381 | 456 | | (6) "Engage in a call" means talking into or listening on a hand-held mobile telephone, but does not include holding a hand-held mobile telephone to activate, deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone. |
|---|
| 382 | 457 | | |
|---|
| 383 | 458 | | (7) "Immediate proximity" means the distance that permits the operator of a hand-held mobile telephone to hear telecommunications transmitted over such hand-held mobile telephone, but does not require physical contact with such operator's ear. |
|---|
| 384 | 459 | | |
|---|
| 385 | 460 | | (8) "Mobile electronic device" means any hand-held or other portable electronic equipment capable of providing data communication between two or more persons, including a text messaging device, a paging device, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, equipment that is capable of playing a video game or a digital video disk, or equipment on which digital photographs are taken or transmitted, or any combination thereof, but does not include any audio equipment or any equipment installed in a motor vehicle for the purpose of providing navigation, emergency assistance to the operator of such motor vehicle or video entertainment to the passengers in the rear seats of such motor vehicle. |
|---|
| 386 | 461 | | |
|---|
| 388 | 463 | | |
|---|
| 389 | 464 | | (2) An operator of a motor vehicle who holds a hand-held mobile telephone to, or in the immediate proximity of, his or her ear while such vehicle is in motion is presumed to be engaging in a call within the meaning of this section. The presumption established by this subdivision is rebuttable by evidence tending to show that the operator was not engaged in a call. |
|---|
| 390 | 465 | | |
|---|
| 391 | 466 | | (3) The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed as authorizing the seizure or forfeiture of a hand-held mobile telephone or a mobile electronic device, unless otherwise provided by law. |
|---|
| 392 | 467 | | |
|---|
| 393 | 468 | | (4) Subdivision (1) of this subsection [does] shall not apply to: (A) The use of a hand-held mobile telephone for the sole purpose of communicating with any of the following regarding an emergency situation: An emergency response operator; a hospital, physician's office or health clinic; an ambulance company; a fire department; or a police department, or (B) any of the following persons while in the performance of their official duties and within the scope of their employment: A peace officer, as defined in subdivision (9) of section 53a-3, a firefighter or an operator of an ambulance or authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, as amended by this act, or a member of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in section 27-103, while operating a military vehicle, or (C) the use of a hands-free mobile telephone. |
|---|
| 394 | 469 | | |
|---|
| 395 | 470 | | (c) No person shall use a hand-held mobile telephone or other electronic device, including those with hands-free accessories, or a mobile electronic device while operating a moving school bus that is carrying passengers, except that this subsection [does] shall not apply to (1) a school bus driver who places an emergency call to school officials, or (2) the use of a hand-held mobile telephone as provided in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of this section. |
|---|
| 396 | 471 | | |
|---|
| 397 | 472 | | (d) No person under eighteen years of age shall use any hand-held mobile telephone, including one with a hands-free accessory, or a mobile electronic device while operating a moving motor vehicle on a public highway, except as provided in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of this section. |
|---|
| 398 | 473 | | |
|---|
| 399 | 474 | | (e) No person shall type, read or send text or a text message with or from a mobile telephone or mobile electronic device while operating a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, as amended by this act, except for the purpose of communicating with any of the following regarding an emergency situation: An emergency response operator; a hospital; physician's office or health clinic; an ambulance company; a fire department or a police department. |
|---|
| 400 | 475 | | |
|---|
| 401 | 476 | | [(e)] (f) Except as provided in subsections (b) to [(d)] (e), inclusive, of this section, no person shall engage in any activity not related to the actual operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that interferes with the safe operation of such vehicle on any highway, as defined in section 14-1, as amended by this act. |
|---|
| 402 | 477 | | |
|---|
| 403 | 478 | | [(f)] (g) Any law enforcement officer who issues a summons for a violation of [subsection (b), (c), (d) or (i) of] this section shall record [,] on [any] such summons, [form issued in connection with the matter,] the specific nature of any distracted driving behavior observed by such officer. [that contributed to the issuance of such summons.] |
|---|
| 404 | 479 | | |
|---|
| 415 | | - | (a) For the purposes of this subsection, "moving violation" means any violation of subsection (c) of section 14-36, section 14-36g, 14-218a, 14-219, 14-222, 14-223, as amended by this act, 14-230 to 14-249, inclusive, 14-279, [or] 14-283, 14-289b, [subsection (d) of section] 14-296aa, as amended by this act, or [section] 14-299 [, 14-301, 14-302 or] to 14-303, inclusive, and "suspension violation" means a violation of section 14-222a or 14-224, subsection (a) of section 14-227a, or section 53a-56b, 53a-57 or 53a-60d. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may require any motor vehicle operator who is twenty-four years of age or less, who has been convicted of a moving violation or a suspension violation, or both, committed on two or more occasions to attend a motor vehicle operator's retraining program. The commissioner may require any motor vehicle operator over twenty-four years of age, who has been convicted of a moving violation or a suspension violation or a combination of said violations, committed on three or more occasions to attend a motor vehicle operator's retraining program. The commissioner shall notify such operator, in writing, of such requirement. A fee of not more than sixty dollars shall be charged for the retraining program. The commissioner, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may suspend the motor vehicle operator's license of any such operator who fails to attend or successfully complete the program until the operator successfully completes the program. The hearing shall be limited to any claim of impossibility of the operator to attend the retraining program, or to a determination of mistake or misidentification. |
|---|
| 490 | + | (a) For the purposes of this subsection, "moving violation" means any violation of subsection (c) of section 14-36, section 14-36g, 14-218a, 14-219, 14-222, 14-223, as amended by this act, 14-230 to 14-249, inclusive, 14-279 or 14-289b, subsection (d) of section 14-296aa, as amended by this act, or section 14-299, 14-301, 14-302 or 14-303, and "suspension violation" means a violation of section 14-222a or 14-224, subsection (a) of section 14-227a, or section 53a-56b, 53a-57 or 53a-60d. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may require any motor vehicle operator who is twenty-four years of age or less, who has been convicted of a moving violation or a suspension violation, or both, committed on two or more occasions to attend a motor vehicle operator's retraining program. The commissioner may require any motor vehicle operator over twenty-four years of age, who has been convicted of a moving violation or a suspension violation or a combination of said violations, committed on three or more occasions to attend a motor vehicle operator's retraining program. The commissioner shall notify such operator, in writing, of such requirement. A fee of not more than sixty dollars shall be charged for the retraining program. The commissioner, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may suspend the motor vehicle operator's license of any such operator who fails to attend or successfully complete the program until the operator successfully completes the program. The hearing shall be limited to any claim of impossibility of the operator to attend the retraining program, or to a determination of mistake or misidentification. |
|---|
| 435 | | - | [(5) The person's color picture, to be taken by the commissioner or his representative; ] |
|---|
| 507 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
|---|
| 508 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2011 1-1h(b) |
|---|
| 509 | + | Sec. 2 July 1, 2011 13b-59(d) |
|---|
| 510 | + | Sec. 3 July 1, 2011 13b-59(f) |
|---|
| 511 | + | Sec. 4 July 1, 2011 14-3 |
|---|
| 512 | + | Sec. 5 July 1, 2011 14-10(c) to (e) |
|---|
| 513 | + | Sec. 6 July 1, 2011 14-12(c) |
|---|
| 514 | + | Sec. 7 July 1, 2011 14-15(a) |
|---|
| 515 | + | Sec. 8 July 1, 2011 14-21c(a) |
|---|
| 516 | + | Sec. 9 July 1, 2011 14-22(a) |
|---|
| 517 | + | Sec. 10 July 1, 2011 14-34a(e) |
|---|
| 518 | + | Sec. 11 July 1, 2011 14-35a |
|---|
| 519 | + | Sec. 12 from passage 14-36(e) |
|---|
| 520 | + | Sec. 13 October 1, 2011 14-36(g) |
|---|
| 521 | + | Sec. 14 July 1, 2011 14-36a |
|---|
| 522 | + | Sec. 15 October 1, 2011 14-36h |
|---|
| 523 | + | Sec. 16 from passage 14-41(a) to (c) |
|---|
| 524 | + | Sec. 17 from passage 14-41a |
|---|
| 525 | + | Sec. 18 July 1, 2011 14-44(a) |
|---|
| 526 | + | Sec. 19 July 1, 2011 14-44a(c) |
|---|
| 527 | + | Sec. 20 from passage 14-44h(c) |
|---|
| 528 | + | Sec. 21 July 1, 2011 14-44k(h) and (i) |
|---|
| 529 | + | Sec. 22 October 1, 2011 14-47(a) |
|---|
| 530 | + | Sec. 23 July 1, 2011 14-49(z) |
|---|
| 531 | + | Sec. 24 July 1, 2011 14-50a |
|---|
| 532 | + | Sec. 25 from passage 14-52(a) |
|---|
| 533 | + | Sec. 26 October 1, 2011 14-61(a) |
|---|
| 534 | + | Sec. 27 July 1, 2011 14-67d |
|---|
| 535 | + | Sec. 28 July 1, 2011 14-69 |
|---|
| 536 | + | Sec. 29 July 1, 2011 14-73 |
|---|
| 537 | + | Sec. 30 from passage 14-96p(a)(1) |
|---|
| 538 | + | Sec. 31 July 1, 2011 14-99h(c) |
|---|
| 539 | + | Sec. 32 October 1, 2011 14-111 |
|---|
| 540 | + | Sec. 33 July 1, 2011 14-163d(a) |
|---|
| 541 | + | Sec. 34 July 1, 2011 14-164b |
|---|
| 542 | + | Sec. 35 October 1, 2011 14-164c(a) |
|---|
| 543 | + | Sec. 36 October 1, 2011 14-164c(k)(1) |
|---|
| 544 | + | Sec. 37 October 1, 2011 14-164c(n) |
|---|
| 545 | + | Sec. 38 July 1, 2011 14-188 |
|---|
| 546 | + | Sec. 39 October 1, 2011 14-223(b) |
|---|
| 547 | + | Sec. 40 July 1, 2011 14-227f(c) |
|---|
| 548 | + | Sec. 41 July 1, 2011 14-227j(e) |
|---|
| 549 | + | Sec. 42 July 1, 2011 14-230a |
|---|
| 550 | + | Sec. 43 October 1, 2011 14-253a(b) and (c) |
|---|
| 551 | + | Sec. 44 July 1, 2011 14-267a(b) |
|---|
| 552 | + | Sec. 45 July 1, 2011 14-276(c) |
|---|
| 553 | + | Sec. 46 July 1, 2011 14-280(a) |
|---|
| 554 | + | Sec. 47 July 1, 2011 New section |
|---|
| 555 | + | Sec. 48 July 1, 2011 15-144(a) |
|---|
| 556 | + | Sec. 49 July 1, 2011 15-144(d) |
|---|
| 557 | + | Sec. 50 July 1, 2011 21-10 |
|---|
| 558 | + | Sec. 51 July 1, 2011 29-35(a) |
|---|
| 559 | + | Sec. 52 from passage 38a-685 |
|---|
| 560 | + | Sec. 53 July 1, 2011 53-341b(b) |
|---|
| 561 | + | Sec. 54 from passage New section |
|---|
| 562 | + | Sec. 55 from passage 14-1(80) |
|---|
| 563 | + | Sec. 56 July 1, 2011 14-1(79) |
|---|
| 564 | + | Sec. 57 from passage 14-296aa |
|---|
| 565 | + | Sec. 58 October 1, 2011 14-111g |
|---|
| 566 | + | Sec. 59 July 1, 2011 51-56a(d) |
|---|
| 567 | + | Sec. 60 from passage Repealer section |
|---|
| 467 | | - | (d) (1) No motor vehicle operator's license shall be issued to any applicant who is sixteen or seventeen years of age unless the applicant has held a learner's permit and has satisfied the requirements specified in this subsection. The applicant shall (A) present to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles a certificate of the successful completion (i) in a public secondary school, a state vocational school or a private secondary school of a full course of study in motor vehicle operation prepared as provided in section 14-36e, (ii) of training of similar nature provided by a licensed drivers' school approved by the commissioner, or (iii) of home training in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, including, in each case, or by a combination of such types of training, successful completion of: Not less than twenty clock hours of behind-the-wheel, on-the-road instruction for applicants to whom a learner's permit is issued before August 1, 2008; and not less than forty clock hours of behind-the-wheel, on-the-road instruction for applicants to whom a learner's permit is issued on or after August 1, 2008; (B) present to the commissioner a certificate of the successful completion of a course of not less than eight hours relative to safe driving practices, including a minimum of four hours on the nature and the medical, biological and physiological effects of alcohol and drugs and their impact on the operator of a motor vehicle, the dangers associated with the operation of a motor vehicle after the consumption of alcohol or drugs by the operator, the problems of alcohol and drug abuse and the penalties for alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle violations; and (C) pass an examination which [shall] may include a comprehensive test as to knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the road in addition to the test required under subsection (c) of this section and shall include an on-the-road skills test as prescribed by the commissioner. At the time of application and examination for a motor vehicle operator's license, an applicant sixteen or seventeen years of age shall have held a learner's permit for not less than one hundred eighty days, except that an applicant who presents a certificate under subparagraph (A)(i) or subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision shall have held a learner's permit for not less than one hundred twenty days and an applicant who is undergoing training and instruction by the handicapped driver training unit in accordance with the provisions of section 14-11b shall have held such permit for the period of time required by said unit. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall approve the content of the safe driving instruction at drivers' schools, high schools and other secondary schools. Subject to such standards and requirements as the commissioner may impose, the commissioner may authorize any driver's school, licensed in good standing in accordance with the provisions of section 14-69, as amended by this act, or secondary school driver education program authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 14-36e, to administer the comprehensive test as to knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the road, required pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, as part of the safe driving practices course required pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, and to certify to the commissioner, under oath, the results of each such test administered. Such hours of instruction required by this subdivision shall be included as part of or in addition to any existing instruction programs. Any fee charged for the course required under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars, unless the comprehensive test as to knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the road is also administered, in which case the fee shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars. Any applicant sixteen or seventeen years of age who, while a resident of another state, completed the course required in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, but did not complete the safe driving course required in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, shall complete the safe driving course. The commissioner may waive any requirement in this subdivision, except for that in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, in the case of an applicant sixteen or seventeen years of age who holds a valid motor vehicle operator's license issued by any other state, provided the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant has received training and instruction of a similar nature. (2) The commissioner may accept as evidence of sufficient training under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection home training as evidenced by a written statement signed by the spouse of a married minor applicant, or by a parent, grandparent, foster parent or legal guardian of an applicant which states that the applicant has obtained a learner's permit and has successfully completed a driving course taught by the person signing the statement, that the signer has had an operator's license for at least four years preceding the date of the statement, and that the signer has not had such license suspended by the commissioner for at least four years preceding the date of the statement or, if the applicant has no spouse, parent, grandparent, foster parent or guardian so qualified and available to give the instruction, a statement signed by the applicant's stepparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt, by blood or marriage, provided the person signing the statement is qualified. (3) If the commissioner requires a written test of any applicant under this section, the test shall be given in English or Spanish at the option of the applicant, provided the commissioner shall require that the applicant shall have sufficient understanding of English for the interpretation of traffic control signs. (4) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the purposes of this subsection concerning the requirements for behind-the-wheel, on-the-road instruction, the content of safe driving instruction at drivers' schools, high schools and other secondary schools, and the administration and certification of required testing. |
|---|
| 599 | + | 14-10(c) to (e) |
|---|