General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5141
February Session, 2014 LCO No. 1021
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5141
February Session, 2014
LCO No. 1021
*_____HB05141JUD___040214____*
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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 Section 14-390m of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):
(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.
(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.
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 Section 14-390 of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):
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.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2014 14-390m
Sec. 2 October 1, 2014 14-390
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2014
14-390m
Sec. 2
October 1, 2014
14-390
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PD
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