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| 18 | 18 | | Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION |
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| 20 | 20 | | Introduced by: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (TRA) |
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| 24 | 24 | | AN ACT CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE ISSUES AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS. |
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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. Subsection (c) of section 14-12 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013): |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) The commissioner may, for the more efficient administration of the commissioner's duties, appoint licensed dealers meeting qualifications established by the commissioner, pursuant to regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to issue new registrations for passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, campers, camp trailers, commercial trailers, service buses, school buses, trucks or other vehicle types as determined by the commissioner when they are sold by a licensed dealer. The commissioner shall charge such dealer a fee of ten dollars for each new dealer issue form furnished for the purposes of this subsection. A person purchasing a motor vehicle or other vehicle [types] type as determined by the commissioner from a dealer so appointed and registering such vehicle pursuant to this section shall file an application with the dealer and pay, to the dealer, a fee in accordance with the provisions of section 14-49. The commissioner shall prescribe the time and manner in which the application and fee shall be transmitted to the commissioner. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 14-40a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013): |
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| 34 | 34 | | (c) Before granting a motorcycle endorsement to any applicant who has not held such an endorsement at any time within the preceding two years, the commissioner shall require the applicant to present evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that such applicant has successfully completed a novice motorcycle training course conducted by the Department of Transportation with federal funds available for the purpose of such course, or by any firm or organization that conducts such a course that uses the curriculum of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation or other safety or educational organization that has developed a curriculum approved by the commissioner. If such applicant has not obtained a motorcycle instruction permit pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the applicant shall also pass an examination, other than the driving skills test, demonstrating that the applicant is a proper person to operate a motorcycle, has sufficient knowledge of the mechanism of a motorcycle to ensure its safe operation by such applicant, and has satisfactory knowledge of the law concerning motorcycles and other motor vehicles and the rules of the road. When the commissioner is satisfied as to the ability and competency of the applicant, the commissioner may issue an endorsement to such applicant, either unlimited or containing such limitations as the commissioner deems advisable. If an applicant or motorcycle endorsement holder has any health problem which might affect such person's ability to operate a motorcycle safely, the commissioner may require the applicant or endorsement holder to demonstrate personally that, notwithstanding the problem, such person is a proper person to operate a motorcycle, and the commissioner may further require a certificate of the 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. An endorsement [,] 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 an endorsement, either limited or unlimited, to any person or suspending an endorsement of a person whom the commissioner deems incapable of safely operating a motorcycle. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Sec. 3. Section 14-262a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013): |
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| 38 | 38 | | A wrecker, as defined in section 14-1 and operated in accordance with section 14-66 with a divisible or nondivisible load as referenced in 23 CFR 658.5, may tow or haul a vehicle or combination of vehicles, without regard to the limitations of length or distance contained in section 14-262. A wrecker that has been issued an annual wrecker towing or transporting permit pursuant to section 14-270 may tow or haul a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles in excess of the axle, gross combination vehicle weight limits or federal bridge formula requirements for vehicles with divisible or nondivisible loads as referenced in 23 CFR 658.17, as prescribed by section 14-267a, (1) from any highway, (2) if such vehicle was involved in an accident, (3) if such vehicle became disabled and remains where such vehicle became disabled, or (4) if such vehicle is being towed or hauled by order of a traffic or law enforcement authority. Any towing operations in excess of one hundred sixty thousand pounds and in excess of an axle, gross combination vehicle weight or federal bridge formula requirements for vehicles with divisible or nondivisible loads as referenced in 23 CFR 658.17, as [defined in] prescribed by section 14-267a, shall require a single-trip permit in addition to the annual permit as defined in section 14-270. Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 14-286c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013): |
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| 42 | 42 | | (a) Each person riding a bicycle upon the traveled portion of a highway and intending to make a left turn after proceeding pursuant to the provisions of section 14-244 or subsection (b) of this section [,] may, in lieu of the procedure prescribed by section 14-241, approach as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the highway, proceed across the intersecting roadway and make such turn as close as practicable to the curb or edge of the highway on the far side of the intersection, provided such procedure is not prohibited by any regulation issued by any town, city, borough or the Office of the State Traffic Administration. |
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| 47 | 47 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 48 | 48 | | Section 1 July 1, 2013 14-12(c) |
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| 49 | 49 | | Sec. 2 July 1, 2013 14-40a(c) |
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| 50 | 50 | | Sec. 3 July 1, 2013 14-262a |
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| 51 | 51 | | Sec. 4 July 1, 2013 14-286c(a) |
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| 53 | 53 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 55 | 55 | | Section 1 |
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| 57 | 57 | | July 1, 2013 |
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| 59 | 59 | | 14-12(c) |
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| 61 | 61 | | Sec. 2 |
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| 63 | 63 | | July 1, 2013 |
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| 65 | 65 | | 14-40a(c) |
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| 67 | 67 | | Sec. 3 |
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| 69 | 69 | | July 1, 2013 |
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| 71 | 71 | | 14-262a |
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| 73 | 73 | | Sec. 4 |
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| 75 | 75 | | July 1, 2013 |
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| 77 | 77 | | 14-286c(a) |
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