General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6059 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2237 *02237* Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6059 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2237 *02237* Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER OUT-OF-STATE MOTOR VEHICLES WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-12 of the general statutes be amended to increase the penalty for a resident of this state who operates a motor vehicle that he or she owns with marker plates issued by another state. Statement of Purpose: To increase the penalty for operating a motor vehicle in this state with marker plates issued by another state and thereby reduce the number of vehicles in Connecticut that are not properly registered.