Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00085 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 85
2	2		January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2507
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4	4		Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Committee Bill No. 85
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12	12		January Session, 2011
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14	14		LCO No. 2507
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18	18		Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security
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20	20		Introduced by:
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22	22		(PS)
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24	24		AN ACT CONCERNING ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC SIGNS ON CERTAIN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. Section 14-311b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011):
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30	30		(a) The State Traffic Commission, in cooperation and agreement with local traffic authorities, may, in any parking area for twenty or more vehicles or for any commercial establishment having an exit or entrance on or abutting or adjoining any state highway, establish traffic controls by signal or device, for access to and egress from and for traffic within such parking area or commercial establishment. The traffic authority of any city, town or borough may establish similar controls for parking areas for twenty or more vehicles or for any commercial establishment having an exit or entrance on or abutting or adjoining any highway under their jurisdiction. The owner or operator of any parking area or commercial establishment where such traffic controls have been established, pursuant to this section, shall erect and maintain the necessary uniform traffic control signals or devices, which shall conform to the specifications of the manual of uniform traffic control devices established under this chapter and as approved and revised by the State Traffic Commission, provided no traffic control signal or device shall be installed, operated or maintained until a permit for such installation, operation or maintenance has been procured from the State Traffic Commission.
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32	32		(b) Any state police officer or any police officer of the city, town or borough may enforce the traffic control signals and devices established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
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37	37		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
38	38		Section 1 October 1, 2011 14-311b
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40	40		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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42	42		Section 1
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44	44		October 1, 2011
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46	46		14-311b
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	48	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	50	+	To permit police officers to enforce traffic control signals and devices that the State Traffic Commission establishes in any parking area for twenty or more vehicles or for any commercial establishment having an exit or entrance on or abutting or adjoining any state highway.
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	52	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
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50		-	PS Joint Favorable C/R TRA
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52		-	PS
	56	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
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54		-	~~Joint Favorable C/R~~
	58	+	Co-Sponsors:
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56		-	TRA
	60	+	SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
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	62	+	S.B. 85