General Assembly Committee Bill No. 190
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4124
*04124SB00190TRA*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 190
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 4124
*04124SB00190TRA*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)
AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL DIRT BIKE OPERATION AND A STUDY OF A TITLE SYSTEM FOR DIRT BIKE OWNERSHIP.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2013) Any municipality may prescribe a penalty of not more than two thousand dollars for any violation of a municipal ordinance or regulation concerning the unlawful operation of any dirt bike within such municipality.
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall conduct a study concerning the implementation of a system to issue certificates of title to owners of dirt bikes. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, an evaluation of the procedures, benefits and costs of implementing such system. Not later than February 1, 2014, the commissioner shall submit a report of the findings of such study, including the commissioner's recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2013 New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2013
New section
Sec. 2
from passage
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To make municipalities safer by increasing penalties for violations of municipal dirt bike ordinances and regulations and to study the implementation of a title system for dirt bike ownership.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.; REP. D'AGOSTINO, 91st Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.; REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.; REP. D'AGOSTINO, 91st Dist.
REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.; REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.
S.B. 190