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| 18 | 18 | | Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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| 20 | 20 | | Introduced by: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (PD) |
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| 24 | 24 | | AN ACT CONCERNING THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF A MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OR USE OF A DIRT BIKE, SNOWMOBILE OR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE. |
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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 Section 14-390m of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014): |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) Any municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to section 7-148 to regulate the operation and use on public property, including hours of use, of dirt bikes may prescribe a penalty for violation of such ordinance (1) in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for a first violation, (2) in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars for a second violation, and (3) (A) in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation, or (B) to provide for the seizure and forfeiture to the municipality of such dirt bike for a third or subsequent violation, subject to any bona fide lien, lease or security interest in the dirt bike, including, but not limited to, a lien under section 14-66c. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) For the purposes of this section, "dirt bike" means a two-wheeled motorized recreational vehicle designed to travel over unimproved terrain and not designed for travel on a highway, as defined in section 14-1. "Dirt bike" does not include an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 14-379, or a motor-driven cycle, as defined in section 14-1. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Sec. 2. Section 14-390 of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014): |
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| 36 | 36 | | Any municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the operation and use, including hours and zones of use, of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and may prescribe a penalty for violation of such ordinance (1) in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for a first violation, (2) in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars for a second violation, and (3) (A) in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation, or (B) to provide for the seizure and forfeiture to the municipality of such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle for a third or subsequent violation, subject to any bona fide lien, lease or security interest in the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, including, but not limited to, a lien under section 14-66c. |
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| 41 | 41 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 42 | 42 | | Section 1 October 1, 2014 14-390m |
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| 43 | 43 | | Sec. 2 October 1, 2014 14-390 |
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| 45 | 45 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 47 | 47 | | Section 1 |
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| 49 | 49 | | October 1, 2014 |
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| 51 | 51 | | 14-390m |
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| 53 | 53 | | Sec. 2 |
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| 55 | 55 | | October 1, 2014 |
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| 57 | 57 | | 14-390 |
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| 61 | 61 | | PD Joint Favorable C/R JUD |
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