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9		-	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CONVENIENCE OF ACQ UIRING
10		-	~~MOTOR~~ VEHICLE ~~LICENS ES~~ AND REGISTRATIONS .
	14	+	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E CONVENIENCE OF ACQ UIRING MOTOR
	15	+	VEHICLE LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS.
11	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	17		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1-1h of the general
15		-	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
16		-	(Effective January 1, 2020):
17		-	(a) Any person who does not possess a valid motor vehicle
18		-	operator's license may apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for
19		-	an identity card. The application for an identity card shall be
20		-	accompanied by the birth certificate of the applicant or a certificate of
21		-	identification of the applicant issued and authorized for such use by
22		-	the Department of Correction and a fee of twenty-eight dollars. Such
23		-	application shall include: (1) The applicant's name; (2) the applicant's
24		-	address; (3) whether the address is permanent or temporary; (4) the
25		-	applicant's date of birth; (5) notice to the applicant that false statements
26		-	on such application are punishable under section 53a-157b; and (6)
27		-	such other pertinent information as the Commissioner of Motor
28		-	Vehicles deems necessary. [A fee of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents
29		-	shall be paid to the department upon issuance to the applicant of an
30		-	identity card which contains a picture of the applicant and specifies the
31		-	applicant's height, sex and eye color.] The applicant shall sign the Substitute House Bill No. 7201
	19	+	Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1-1h of the general 1
	20	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
	21	+	(Effective January 1, 2020): 3
	22	+	(a) Any person who does not possess a valid motor vehicle 4
	23	+	operator's license may apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for 5
	24	+	an identity card. The application for an identity card shall be 6
	25	+	accompanied by the birth certificate of the applicant or a certificate of 7
	26	+	identification of the applicant issued and authorized for such use by 8
	27	+	the Department of Correction and a fee of twenty-four dollars. Such 9
	28	+	application shall include: (1) The applicant's name; (2) the applicant's 10
	29	+	address; (3) whether the address is permanent or temporary; (4) the 11
	30	+	applicant's date of birth; (5) notice to the applicant that false statements 12
	31	+	on such application are punishable under section 53a-157b; and (6) 13
	32	+	such other pertinent information as the Commissioner of Motor 14
	33	+	Vehicles deems necessary. [A fee of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents 15
	34	+	shall be paid to the department upon issuance to the applicant of an 16
	35	+	identity card which contains a picture of the applicant and specifies the 17
	36	+	applicant's height, sex and eye color.] The applicant shall sign the 18
	37	+	application in the presence of an official of the [department] 19 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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35		-	application in the presence of an official of the [department]
36		-	Department of Motor Vehicles. The commissioner may waive the fee
37		-	for any applicant (A) who has voluntarily surrendered such applicant's
38		-	motor vehicle operator's license, (B) whose license has been refused by
39		-	the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of
40		-	section 14-36, (C) who is both a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of
41		-	section 27-103, and blind, as defined in subsection (a) of section 1-1f, or
42		-	(D) who is a resident of a homeless shelter or other facility for
43		-	homeless persons. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in
44		-	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish the
45		-	procedure and qualifications for the issuance of an identity card to any
46		-	such homeless applicant.
47		-	(b) (1) An identity card shall [expire within a period not exceeding
48		-	six years from the date of issuance of such card. Each such card shall]
49		-	indicate its date of expiration, contain a picture of the applicant and
50		-	specify the applicant's height, sex and eye color.
51		-	(2) An original identity card shall expire within a period not
52		-	exceeding seven years following the date of the applicant's next
53		-	birthday. Any person who holds an identity card may be notified by
54		-	the commissioner before its expiration and may renew such card in
55		-	such manner as the commissioner shall prescribe. [upon payment of a
56		-	fee of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents.] Upon renewal of an identity
57		-	card, the commissioner may issue an identity card for a period to be
58		-	determined by the commissioner, provided such period does not
59		-	exceed eight years. The fee for the renewal of an identity card that
60		-	expires eight years from the date of issuance shall be thirty-two
61		-	dollars. The commissioner shall charge a prorated amount of such fee
62		-	for an identity card that expires less than eight years from the date of
63		-	issuance. The commissioner shall not provide notification by mail to
64		-	the holder of an identity card if the United States Postal Service has
65		-	determined that mail is undeliverable to such person at the address for Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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	44	+	Department of Motor Vehicles. The commissioner may waive the fee 20
	45	+	for any applicant (A) who has voluntarily surrendered such applicant's 21
	46	+	motor vehicle operator's license, (B) whose license has been refused by 22
	47	+	the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of 23
	48	+	section 14-36, (C) who is both a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of 24
	49	+	section 27-103, and blind, as defined in subsection (a) of section 1-1f, or 25
	50	+	(D) who is a resident of a homeless shelter or other facility for 26
	51	+	homeless persons. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in 27
	52	+	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish the 28
	53	+	procedure and qualifications for the issuance of an identity card to any 29
	54	+	such homeless applicant. 30
	55	+	(b) (1) An identity card shall [expire within a period not exceeding 31
	56	+	six years from the date of issuance of such card. Each such card shall] 32
	57	+	indicate its date of expiration, display a picture of the applicant and 33
	58	+	specify the applicant's height, sex and eye color. 34
	59	+	(2) An original identity card shall expire within a period not 35
	60	+	exceeding six years following the date of the applicant's next birthday. 36
	61	+	Any person who holds an identity card may be notified by the 37
	62	+	commissioner before its expiration and may renew such card in such 38
	63	+	manner as the commissioner shall prescribe. [upon payment of a fee of 39
	64	+	twenty-two dollars and fifty cents.] Such person may, at such person's 40
	65	+	discretion, renew an identity card for either a six-year period or an 41
	66	+	eight-year period. The fee for the renewal of an identity card that 42
	67	+	expires six years from the date of issuance shall be twenty-four dollars 43
	68	+	and the fee for the renewal of an identity card that expires eight years 44
	69	+	from the date of issuance shall be thirty-two dollars. The commissioner 45
	70	+	shall not provide notification by mail to the holder of an identity card 46
	71	+	if the United States Postal Service has determined that mail is 47
	72	+	undeliverable to such person at the address for such person that is in 48
	73	+	the records of the department. 49
	74	+	Sec. 2. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 14-41 of the general statutes 50
	75	+	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 51
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69		-	such person that is in the records of the department.
70		-	Sec. 2. Section 14-41 of the general statutes is repealed and the
71		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
72		-	[(a) Upon every other renewal of a motor vehicle operator's license
73		-	or identity card issued pursuant to section 1-1h, the commissioner may
74		-	issue such license or identity card without the personal appearance of
75		-	the licensee or identity card holder if (1) such licensee or identity card
76		-	holder has a digital image on file with the commissioner, and (2) such
77		-	licensee or identity card holder has fulfilled all other requirements for
78		-	such renewal.]
79		-	[(b)] (a) An original operator's license shall expire within a period
80		-	not exceeding [six] seven years following the date of the operator's
81		-	next birthday. The fee for such license shall be [seventy-two] eighty-
82		-	four dollars. Upon renewal of a license, the commissioner may issue a
83		-	license for a period to be determined by the commissioner, provided
84		-	such period does not exceed eight years. The fee for the renewal of a
85		-	license that expires eight years from the date of issuance shall be
86		-	ninety-six dollars. The commissioner shall charge a prorated amount
87		-	of such fee for a license that expires less than eight years from the date
88		-	of issuance.
89		-	(b) The commissioner may authorize a contractor, including, but not
90		-	limited to, an automobile club or association licensed in accordance
91		-	with the provisions of section 14-67 on or before July 1, 2007, or any
92		-	municipality, to issue duplicate licenses and identity cards pursuant to
93		-	section 14-50a, renew licenses, renew identity cards issued pursuant to
94		-	section 1-1h, as amended by this act, and conduct registration
95		-	transactions at the office or facilities of such contractors or
96		-	municipalities. The commissioner may authorize such contractors and
97		-	municipalities to charge a convenience fee, which shall not exceed
98		-	eight dollars, to each applicant for a license or identity card renewal or Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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102		-	duplication, or for a registration transaction.
103		-	(c) Any previously licensed operator who fails to renew a motor
104		-	vehicle operator's license in accordance with subsection [(b)] (a) of this
105		-	section shall be charged a late fee of twenty-five dollars upon renewal
106		-	of such operator's license.
107		-	(d) The commissioner may, at least fifteen days before the date on
108		-	which each motor vehicle operator's license or identity card expires,
109		-	notify the holder of such license or identity card of the expiration date,
110		-	in a manner determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall
111		-	not provide such notification by mail to any such licensee or identity
112		-	card holder if the United States Postal Service has determined that mail
113		-	is undeliverable to the address for such person that is documented in
114		-	the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Any previously
115		-	licensed operator who operates a motor vehicle within sixty days after
116		-	the expiration date of the operator's license without obtaining a
117		-	renewal of the license shall be fined in accordance with the amount
118		-	designated for the infraction of failure to renew a motor vehicle
119		-	operator's license. Any operator so charged shall not be prosecuted
120		-	under section 14-36 for the same act constituting a violation under this
121		-	section but section 14-36 shall apply after the sixty-day period.
122		-	(e) On and after January 1, 2013, the commissioner may extend the
123		-	expiration date of an operator's license or identity card for a period of
124		-	six months when such licensee or identity card holder presents
125		-	documentation satisfactory to the commissioner that such person was
126		-	out of the state during the renewal period for such license or identity
127		-	card, or when the commissioner requires additional time to determine
128		-	whether such person qualifies for a renewal. The fee for such extension
129		-	shall be the same as that for a duplicate license under section 14-50a
130		-	and no part of such fee shall be subject to refund. The commissioner
131		-	shall not grant more than one extension to any such person pursuant
132		-	to this subsection. Substitute House Bill No. 7201
	83	+	(a) Upon every other renewal of a motor vehicle operator's license 53
	84	+	issued pursuant to section 14-36 or identity card issued pursuant to 54
	85	+	section 1-1h, as amended by this act, the commissioner may issue such 55
	86	+	license or identity card without the personal appearance of the licensee 56
	87	+	or identity card holder if [(1)] such licensee or identity card holder (1) 57
	88	+	has a digital image on file with the commissioner, [and (2) such 58
	89	+	licensee or identity card holder] (2) meets certain criteria established 59
	90	+	by the commissioner, and (3) has fulfilled all other requirements for 60
	91	+	such renewal. 61
	92	+	(b) (1) An original operator's license shall expire within a period not 62
	93	+	exceeding six years following the date of the operator's next birthday. 63
	94	+	The fee for such license shall be seventy-two dollars. The holder of an 64
	95	+	operator's license may, at the holder's discretion, renew such license 65
	96	+	for either a six-year period or an eight-year period. The fee for the 66
	97	+	renewal of an operator's license that expires six years from the date of 67
	98	+	issuance shall be seventy-two dollars and the fee for the renewal of an 68
	99	+	operator's license that expires eight years from the date of issuance 69
	100	+	shall be ninety-six dollars. 70
	101	+	(2) The commissioner may authorize a contractor, including, but not 71
	102	+	limited to, an automobile club or association licensed in accordance 72
	103	+	with the provisions of section 14-67 on or before July 1, 2007, or any 73
	104	+	municipality, to issue duplicate licenses and identity cards pursuant to 74
	105	+	section 14-50a, renew licenses, renew identity cards issued pursuant to 75
	106	+	section 1-1h, as amended by this act, and conduct registration 76
	107	+	transactions at the office or facilities of such contractors or 77
	108	+	municipalities. The commissioner may authorize such contractors and 78
	109	+	municipalities to charge a convenience fee, which shall not exceed 79
	110	+	[eight] ten dollars, to each applicant for a license or identity card 80
	111	+	renewal or duplication, or for a registration transaction. 81
	112	+	Sec. 3. Section 14-41a of the general statutes is repealed and the 82
	113	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): 83
	114	+	An individual sixty-five years of age or older may, at the 84 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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136		-	(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1-3a, if the expiration
137		-	date of any motor vehicle operator's license or any public passenger
138		-	endorsement [, as defined in section 14-1,] falls on any day when the
139		-	offices of the commissioner are closed for business or are open for less
140		-	than a full business day, the license or permit shall be deemed valid
141		-	until midnight of the next day on which the offices of the
142		-	commissioner are open for a full day of business.
143		-	Sec. 3. Section 14-41a of the general statutes is repealed and the
144		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
145		-	An individual sixty-five years of age or older may renew a motor
146		-	vehicle operator's license for either a two-year period or [a six-year
147		-	period] the renewal period determined by the commissioner pursuant
148		-	to subsection (a) of section 14-41, as amended by this act. The fee for
149		-	any license issued for a two-year period shall be twenty-four dollars.
150		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 14-12o of the general statutes is
151		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
152		-	January 1, 2020):
153		-	(b) For six months or any part thereof, the fee for a courtesy
154		-	registration shall be one-sixth of the amount specified for a three-year
155		-	permanent registration, one-quarter of the amount specified for a two-
156		-	year permanent registration and one-half of the amount specified for a
157		-	one-year permanent registration. The owner of a motor vehicle with a
158		-	courtesy registration may receive a permanent registration upon
159		-	presentation of documents to the commissioner demonstrating proof
160		-	of ownership. No part of the fee paid for a courtesy registration shall
161		-	be refunded or applied to the fee for the permanent registration of the
162		-	motor vehicle.
163		-	Sec. 5. Section 14-22 of the general statutes is repealed and the
164		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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	121	+	individual's discretion, renew a motor vehicle operator's license for 85
	122	+	[either] a two-year period, [or] a six-year period or an eight-year 86
	123	+	period. The fee for any license issued for a two-year period shall be 87
	124	+	twenty-four dollars. 88
	125	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 14-12o of the general statutes is 89
	126	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 90
	127	+	January 1, 2020): 91
	128	+	(b) For six months or any part thereof, the fee for a courtesy 92
	129	+	registration shall be one-sixth of the amount specified for a three-year 93
	130	+	permanent registration, one-quarter of the amount specified for a two-94
	131	+	year permanent registration and one-half of the amount specified for a 95
	132	+	one-year permanent registration. The owner of a motor vehicle with a 96
	133	+	courtesy registration may receive a permanent registration upon 97
	134	+	presentation of documents to the commissioner demonstrating proof 98
	135	+	of ownership. No part of the fee paid for a courtesy registration shall 99
	136	+	be refunded or applied to the fee for the permanent registration of the 100
	137	+	motor vehicle. 101
	138	+	Sec. 5. Section 14-22 of the general statutes is repealed and the 102
	139	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): 103
	140	+	(a) [A] Except as otherwise provided in the general statutes, a motor 104
	141	+	vehicle registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire either 105
	142	+	two or three years from the date of issuance, at the discretion of the 106
	143	+	registrant and in accordance with schedules established by the 107
	144	+	commissioner. Such schedules may include staggered renewal of 108
	145	+	registrations. If the expiration date of the registration of the motor 109
	146	+	vehicle, except the registration of a motor vehicle used to transport 110
	147	+	passengers for hire, falls on any day when the offices of the 111
	148	+	commissioner are closed for business, the registration shall be deemed 112
	149	+	valid for the operation of the motor vehicle until midnight of the next 113
	150	+	day on which the offices of the commissioner are open for business. 114
	151	+	The commissioner shall prescribe the date and manner of renewing 115
	152	+	registrations. Not less than thirty days prior to the expiration of any 116 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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168		-	(a) [A] Except as otherwise provided in the general statutes, a motor
169		-	vehicle registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire either
170		-	two or three years from the date of issuance, at the discretion of the
171		-	commissioner and in accordance with schedules established by the
172		-	commissioner. Such schedules may include staggered renewal of
173		-	registrations. If the expiration date of the registration of the motor
174		-	vehicle, except the registration of a motor vehicle used to transport
175		-	passengers for hire, falls on any day when the offices of the
176		-	commissioner are closed for business, the registration shall be deemed
177		-	valid for the operation of the motor vehicle until midnight of the next
178		-	day on which the offices of the commissioner are open for business.
179		-	The commissioner shall prescribe the date and manner of renewing
180		-	registrations. Not less than thirty days prior to the expiration of any
181		-	valid registration, the department shall send or transmit, in such
182		-	manner as the commissioner determines, an application for renewal to
183		-	the registrant. In the case of a motor vehicle registered to a leasing
184		-	company licensed pursuant to section 14-15, the department may send
185		-	or transmit, in such manner as the commissioner determines, an
186		-	application for renewal of a leased vehicle to the lessee of such vehicle.
187		-	The commissioner shall not be required to send or transmit a
188		-	registrant's or lessee's application by mail if the United States Postal
189		-	Service has determined that mail is undeliverable to such person at the
190		-	address for such person that is in the records of the department. Except
191		-	for the processing of such application at an official emissions
192		-	inspection station as provided in subsection (b) of this section, [or by
193		-	telephone as provided in subsection (c) of this section,] the
194		-	commissioner may require that the application be returned
195		-	electronically or by mail in order to be processed and approved, with
196		-	only such exceptions, on a hardship basis, as shall be established by
197		-	the commissioner in regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 54.
198		-	(b) The commissioner may provide for the renewal of passenger
199		-	registrations at official emissions inspection stations established Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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203		-	pursuant to chapter 246a in accordance with schedules established by
204		-	[him which shall provide that expirations of registrations and
205		-	emissions stickers occur on the same date] the commissioner. The
206		-	commissioner may employ the services of the independent contractor
207		-	which operates the system of official emissions inspection stations to
208		-	process such applications for renewal in accordance with standards
209		-	and procedures established by the commissioner.
210		-	[(c) The commissioner may provide for the renewal of the
211		-	registration of any motor vehicle by means of a telephone request and
212		-	order by the registrant. The commissioner may charge a service fee of
213		-	five dollars, in addition to the fee prescribed for the renewal of the
214		-	registration, for each application for renewal processed by telephone.
215		-	Such service fee shall be used to cover the costs incurred in processing
216		-	such applications. Any funds in excess of those necessary for the
217		-	processing of such applications shall be deposited in the General Fund.
218		-	Each registrant who elects to renew by telephone shall sign the
219		-	certificate of registration, attesting to the information contained therein
220		-	under penalty of false statement, as provided in section 53a-157b,
221		-	when the certificate is issued by the commissioner. Any such certificate
222		-	which is not signed shall be void. The commissioner may employ the
223		-	services of an independent contractor or contractors to process such
224		-	applications for renewal and provide any equipment or system
225		-	necessary for such purpose.]
226		-	[(d)] (c) The registration fee for a registration that expires two years
227		-	from the date of issuance shall be a prorated amount of the fee for a
228		-	triennial registration. If the adoption of a staggered system results in
229		-	the expiration of any registration more than two or three years from its
230		-	issuance, a prorated amount of the registration fee paid shall be
231		-	charged in addition to the [biennial] registration fee.
232		-	Sec. 6. Section 14-25c of the general statutes is repealed and the
233		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): Substitute House Bill No. 7201
	159	+	valid registration, the department shall send or transmit, in such 117
	160	+	manner as the commissioner determines, an application for renewal to 118
	161	+	the registrant. In the case of a motor vehicle registered to a leasing 119
	162	+	company licensed pursuant to section 14-15, the department may send 120
	163	+	or transmit, in such manner as the commissioner determines, an 121
	164	+	application for renewal of a leased vehicle to the lessee of such vehicle. 122
	165	+	The commissioner shall not be required to send or transmit a 123
	166	+	registrant's or lessee's application by mail if the United States Postal 124
	167	+	Service has determined that mail is undeliverable to such person at the 125
	168	+	address for such person that is in the records of the department. Except 126
	169	+	for the processing of such application at an official emissions 127
	170	+	inspection station as provided in subsection (b) of this section, [or by 128
	171	+	telephone as provided in subsection (c) of this section,] the 129
	172	+	commissioner may require that the application be returned 130
	173	+	electronically or by mail in order to be processed and approved, with 131
	174	+	only such exceptions, on a hardship basis, as shall be established by 132
	175	+	the commissioner in regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 54. 133
	176	+	(b) The commissioner may provide for the renewal of passenger 134
	177	+	registrations at official emissions inspection stations established 135
	178	+	pursuant to chapter 246a in accordance with schedules established by 136
	179	+	[him which shall provide that expirations of registrations and 137
	180	+	emissions stickers occur on the same date] the commissioner. The 138
	181	+	commissioner may employ the services of the independent contractor 139
	182	+	which operates the system of official emissions inspection stations to 140
	183	+	process such applications for renewal in accordance with standards 141
	184	+	and procedures established by the commissioner. 142
	185	+	[(c) The commissioner may provide for the renewal of the 143
	186	+	registration of any motor vehicle by means of a telephone request and 144
	187	+	order by the registrant. The commissioner may charge a service fee of 145
	188	+	five dollars, in addition to the fee prescribed for the renewal of the 146
	189	+	registration, for each application for renewal processed by telephone. 147
	190	+	Such service fee shall be used to cover the costs incurred in processing 148
	191	+	such applications. Any funds in excess of those necessary for the 149 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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237		-	The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall issue distinctive
238		-	registration marker plates to each motor vehicle, except a taxicab or
239		-	motor vehicle in livery service, that is used as a student transportation
240		-	vehicle, as defined in section 14-212. Each such registration of a
241		-	student transportation vehicle shall be issued for a period of one year
242		-	and, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of section 14-103, may
243		-	be renewed by the owner, in accordance with schedules established by
244		-	the commissioner. The fee for such registration or for any renewal
245		-	thereof shall be determined as follows: (1) In the case of any such
246		-	motor vehicle designed as a service bus, the fee shall be one-half of the
247		-	fee prescribed for the registration of a service bus, in accordance with
248		-	the provisions of subsection (p) of section 14-49, as amended by this
249		-	act, and (2) in the case of any such motor vehicle designed as a
250		-	passenger motor vehicle, the fee shall be one-half of the fee prescribed
251		-	for the biennial registration of a passenger motor vehicle or one-third
252		-	of the fee prescribed for the triennial registration of a passenger motor
253		-	vehicle, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section
254		-	14-49, as amended by this act.
255		-	Sec. 7. Section 14-48d of the general statutes is repealed and the
256		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
257		-	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-22, as amended by this
258		-	act, and subsection (a) of section 14-49, as amended by this act,
259		-	concerning the [biennial] period for the registration of a passenger
260		-	motor vehicle, and for the registration of certain other motor vehicles
261		-	not used for commercial purposes, the commissioner may issue a
262		-	registration for any such motor vehicle that is owned by a person, firm
263		-	or corporation licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-
264		-	15 and that is the subject of a lease agreement, for a period not to
265		-	exceed five years, to coincide with the term of such lease agreement.
266		-	The fee for any such registration shall be adjusted and prorated on the
267		-	basis of the fee prescribed for a [biennial] triennial registration. The Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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	198	+	processing of such applications shall be deposited in the General Fund. 150
	199	+	Each registrant who elects to renew by telephone shall sign the 151
	200	+	certificate of registration, attesting to the information contained therein 152
	201	+	under penalty of false statement, as provided in section 53a-157b, 153
	202	+	when the certificate is issued by the commissioner. Any such certificate 154
	203	+	which is not signed shall be void. The commissioner may employ the 155
	204	+	services of an independent contractor or contractors to process such 156
	205	+	applications for renewal and provide any equipment or system 157
	206	+	necessary for such purpose.] 158
	207	+	[(d)] (c) The registration fee for a registration that expires two years 159
	208	+	from the date of issuance shall be a prorated amount of the fee for a 160
	209	+	triennial registration. If the adoption of a staggered system results in 161
	210	+	the expiration of any registration more than two or three years from its 162
	211	+	issuance, a prorated amount of the registration fee paid shall be 163
	212	+	charged in addition to the [biennial] registration fee. 164
	213	+	Sec. 6. Section 14-25c of the general statutes is repealed and the 165
	214	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): 166
	215	+	The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall issue distinctive 167
	216	+	registration marker plates to each motor vehicle, except a taxicab or 168
	217	+	motor vehicle in livery service, that is used as a student transportation 169
	218	+	vehicle, as defined in section 14-212. Each such registration of a 170
	219	+	student transportation vehicle shall be issued for a period of one year 171
	220	+	and, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of section 14-103, may 172
	221	+	be renewed by the owner, in accordance with schedules established by 173
	222	+	the commissioner. The fee for such registration or for any renewal 174
	223	+	thereof shall be determined as follows: (1) In the case of any such 175
	224	+	motor vehicle designed as a service bus, the fee shall be one-half of the 176
	225	+	fee prescribed for the registration of a service bus, in accordance with 177
	226	+	the provisions of subsection (p) of section 14-49, as amended by this 178
	227	+	act, and (2) in the case of any such motor vehicle designed as a 179
	228	+	passenger motor vehicle, the fee shall be one-half of the fee prescribed 180
	229	+	for the biennial registration of a passenger motor vehicle or one-third 181
	230	+	of the fee prescribed for the triennial registration of a passenger motor 182 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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271		-	commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54,
272		-	to implement the provisions of this section.
273		-	Sec. 8. Section 14-49 of the general statutes is repealed and the
274		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
275		-	(a) For the registration of each passenger motor vehicle, other than
276		-	an electric motor vehicle, the fee shall be [eighty] one hundred twenty
277		-	dollars every [two] three years, provided any individual who is sixty-
278		-	five years of age or older [on or after January 1, 1981,] may, at [his]
279		-	such individual's discretion, renew the registration of such passenger
280		-	motor vehicle owned by [him] such individual for either a one-year
281		-	period or [two-year] the registration period as determined by the
282		-	commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of section 14-22, as amended
283		-	by this act. The registration fee shall be prorated accordingly for any
284		-	such registration that is renewed for a one-year period. The triennial
285		-	fee [for one year shall be forty dollars, and the fee for two years shall
286		-	be eighty dollars, provided the biennial fee] for any motor vehicle for
287		-	which special license plates have been issued under the provisions of
288		-	section 14-20 shall be [eighty] one hundred twenty dollars. The
289		-	provisions of this subsection relative to the [biennial] triennial fee
290		-	charged for the registration of each antique, rare or special interest
291		-	motor vehicle for which special license plates have been issued under
292		-	section 14-20 shall not apply to an antique fire apparatus or transit bus
293		-	owned by a nonprofit organization and maintained primarily for use
294		-	in parades, exhibitions or other public events but not for purposes of
295		-	general transportation.
296		-	(b) (1) For the registration of each motorcycle, the [biennial] triennial
297		-	fee shall be [forty-two] sixty-three dollars, subject to the provisions of
298		-	subdivision (2) of this subsection. For the registration of each
299		-	motorcycle with side car or box attached used for commercial
300		-	purposes, the [biennial] triennial fee shall be [sixty] ninety dollars. The
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305		-	registration which shall cover the use of such motorcycle with or
306		-	without such side car. (2) [Four] Six dollars of the total fee with respect
307		-	to the registration of each motorcycle shall, when entered upon the
308		-	records of the Special Transportation Fund, be deemed to be
309		-	appropriated to the Department of Transportation for purposes of
310		-	continuing the program of motorcycle rider education formerly
311		-	funded under the federal Highway Safety Act of 1978, 23 USC 402.
312		-	(c) For the registration of each taxicab or motor vehicle in livery
313		-	service, with a seating capacity of seven or less, the commissioner shall
314		-	charge a biennial fee of two hundred sixty-six dollars. When the
315		-	seating capacity of such motor vehicle is more than seven, there shall
316		-	be added to the amount herein provided the sum of four dollars for
317		-	each seat so in excess.
318		-	(d) For the registration of each motor bus, except a motor bus
319		-	owned and operated by a multiple -state passenger carrier as
320		-	hereinafter defined, the commissioner shall charge a fee of [forty-
321		-	seven] fifty-six dollars and such registration shall be sufficient for all
322		-	types of operation under this chapter. [On and after July 1, 2011, the
323		-	fee shall be fifty-six dollars.] For the registration of motor buses owned
324		-	or operated by a multiple-state passenger carrier, the commissioner
325		-	shall charge registration fees based on the rate of one dollar and
326		-	twenty-five cents per hundredweight of the gross weight, such gross
327		-	weight to be computed by adding the light weight of the vehicle fully
328		-	equipped for service to one hundred fifty pounds per passenger for the
329		-	rated seating capacity, plus the sum of [thirty-four] forty-two dollars. [,
330		-	and on and after July 1, 2011, one dollar and twenty-five cents plus the
331		-	sum of forty-two dollars.] The fee in each case shall be determined on
332		-	an apportionment basis commensurate with the use of the highways of
333		-	this state as herein provided. The commissioner shall require the
334		-	registration of that percentage of the motor buses of such multiple-
335		-	state passenger carrier operating into or through the state which the Substitute House Bill No. 7201
	237	+	vehicle, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 183
	238	+	14-49, as amended by this act. 184
	239	+	Sec. 7. Section 14-48d of the general statutes is repealed and the 185
	240	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): 186
	241	+	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-22, as amended by this 187
	242	+	act, and subsection (a) of section 14-49, as amended by this act, 188
	243	+	concerning the biennial or triennial period for the registration of a 189
	244	+	passenger motor vehicle, and for the registration of certain other motor 190
	245	+	vehicles not used for commercial purposes, the commissioner may 191
	246	+	issue a registration for any such motor vehicle that is owned by a 192
	247	+	person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with the provisions 193
	248	+	of section 14-15 and that is the subject of a lease agreement, for a 194
	249	+	period not to exceed five years, to coincide with the term of such lease 195
	250	+	agreement. The fee for any such registration shall be adjusted and 196
	251	+	prorated on the basis of the fee prescribed for a [biennial] triennial 197
	252	+	registration. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance 198
	253	+	with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. 199
	254	+	Sec. 8. Section 14-49 of the general statutes is repealed and the 200
	255	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): 201
	256	+	(a) For the registration of each passenger motor vehicle, other than 202
	257	+	an electric motor vehicle, the fee shall be eighty dollars [every] for two 203
	258	+	years and one hundred twenty dollars for three years. The registrant 204
	259	+	may, at the registrant's discretion, renew such registration for either a 205
	260	+	two-year period or a three-year period, provided any [individual] 206
	261	+	registrant who is sixty-five years of age or older [on or after January 1, 207
	262	+	1981,] may, at his or her discretion, renew [the] such registration [of 208
	263	+	such passenger motor vehicle owned by him for either] for a one-year 209
	264	+	[or two-year] period. The fee for one year shall be forty dollars. [, and 210
	265	+	the fee for two years shall be eighty dollars, provided the biennial fee] 211
	266	+	The fee for any motor vehicle for which special license plates have 212
	267	+	been issued under the provisions of section 14-20 shall be eighty 213
	268	+	dollars for a two-year period or one-hundred twenty dollars for a 214 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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339		-	mileage of such motor buses actually operated in the state bears to the
340		-	total mileage of all such motor buses operated both within and without
341		-	the state. Such percentage figures shall be the mileage factor. In
342		-	computing the registration fees on the number of such motor buses
343		-	which are allocated to the state for registration purposes under the
344		-	foregoing formula, the commissioner shall first compute the amount
345		-	that the registration fees would be if all such motor buses were in fact
346		-	subject to registration in the state, and then apply to such amount the
347		-	mileage factor above referred to, provided, if the foregoing formula or
348		-	method of allocation results in apportioning a lesser or greater number
349		-	of motor buses or amount of registration fees to the state than the state
350		-	under all of the facts is fairly entitled to, then a formula that will fairly
351		-	apportion such registration fees to the state shall be determined and
352		-	used by the commissioner. Said mileage factor shall be computed prior
353		-	to March first of each year by using the mileage records of operations
354		-	of such motor buses operating both within and without the state for
355		-	the twelve-month period, or portion thereof, ending on August thirty-
356		-	first next preceding the commencement of the registration year for
357		-	which registration is sought. If there were no operations in the state
358		-	during any part of such preceding twelve-month period, the
359		-	commissioner shall proceed under the provisions of subsection (a) of
360		-	article IV of section 14-365. In apportioning the number of motor buses
361		-	to be registered in the state, as provided [herein] in this subsection, any
362		-	fractional part of a motor bus shall be treated as a whole motor bus
363		-	and shall be registered and licensed as such. Any motor bus operated
364		-	both within and without the state which is not required to be
365		-	registered in the state under the provisions of this section shall
366		-	nevertheless be identified as a part of the fleet of the multiple-state
367		-	passenger carrier and the commissioner shall adopt an appropriate
368		-	method of identification of such motor buses owned and operated by
369		-	such carrier. The identification of all such motor buses by the
370		-	commissioner as [above] required in this subsection shall be
371		-	considered the same as the registration of such motor buses under this Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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	275	+	three-year period. The provisions of this subsection relative to the 215
	276	+	[biennial] fee charged for the registration of each antique, rare or 216
	277	+	special interest motor vehicle for which special license plates have 217
	278	+	been issued under section 14-20 shall not apply to an antique fire 218
	279	+	apparatus or transit bus owned by a nonprofit organization and 219
	280	+	maintained primarily for use in parades, exhibitions or other public 220
	281	+	events but not for purposes of general transportation. 221
	282	+	(b) (1) For the registration of each motorcycle, the biennial fee shall 222
	283	+	be forty-two dollars and the triennial fee shall be sixty-three dollars, 223
	284	+	subject to the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection. For the 224
	285	+	registration of each motorcycle with side car or box attached used for 225
	286	+	commercial purposes, the biennial fee shall be sixty dollars and the 226
	287	+	triennial fee shall be ninety dollars. The commissioner may register a 227
	288	+	motorcycle with a side car under one registration which shall cover the 228
	289	+	use of such motorcycle with or without such side car. (2) Four dollars 229
	290	+	of the [total fee] biennial fee and six dollars of the triennial fee with 230
	291	+	respect to the registration of each motorcycle shall, when entered upon 231
	292	+	the records of the Special Transportation Fund, be deemed to be 232
	293	+	appropriated to the Department of Transportation for purposes of 233
	294	+	continuing the program of motorcycle rider education formerly 234
	295	+	funded under the federal Highway Safety Act of 1978, 23 USC 402. 235
	296	+	(c) For the registration of each taxicab or motor vehicle in livery 236
	297	+	service, with a seating capacity of seven or less, the commissioner shall 237
	298	+	charge a biennial fee of two hundred sixty-six dollars. When the 238
	299	+	seating capacity of such motor vehicle is more than seven, there shall 239
	300	+	be added to the amount herein provided the sum of four dollars for 240
	301	+	each seat so in excess. 241
	302	+	(d) For the registration of each motor bus, except a motor bus 242
	303	+	owned and operated by a multiple-state passenger carrier as 243
	304	+	[hereinafter] defined in this subsection, the commissioner shall charge 244
	305	+	a fee of [forty-seven] fifty-six dollars and such registration shall be 245
	306	+	sufficient for all types of operation under this chapter. [On and after 246
	307	+	July 1, 2011, the fee shall be fifty-six dollars.] For the registration of 247 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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375		-	chapter. The substitution from time to time of one motor bus for
376		-	another by a multiple-state passenger carrier shall not require
377		-	registration thereof in the state as long as the substitution does not
378		-	increase the aggregate number of motor buses employed in the
379		-	operation of such carrier, provided all such motor buses substituted for
380		-	others shall be immediately reported to and identification issued for
381		-	the same by the commissioner and, if a registration fee is required to
382		-	be paid for such substituted motor bus, the same shall be promptly
383		-	paid. As used in this subsection, the phrase "multiple-state passenger
384		-	carrier" means and includes any person, firm or corporation
385		-	authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission or its successor
386		-	agency to engage in the business of the transportation of passengers
387		-	for hire by motor buses, both within and without the state.
388		-	(e) (1) For the registration of a passenger motor vehicle used in part
389		-	for commercial purposes, except any pick-up truck having a gross
390		-	vehicle weight rating of less than twelve thousand five hundred
391		-	pounds, the commissioner shall charge a [biennial] triennial fee of
392		-	[eighty-eight] one hundred thirty-two dollars and shall issue
393		-	combination registration to such vehicle. (2) For the registration of a
394		-	school bus, the commissioner shall charge an annual fee of one
395		-	hundred seven dollars for a type I school bus and sixty-four dollars for
396		-	a type II school bus. (3) For the registration of a motor vehicle when
397		-	used in part for commercial purposes and as a passenger motor vehicle
398		-	or of a motor vehicle having a seating capacity greater than ten and not
399		-	used for the conveyance of passengers for hire, the commissioner shall
400		-	charge a biennial fee for gross weight as for commercial registration, as
401		-	outlined in section 14-47, plus the sum of fourteen dollars and shall
402		-	issue combination registration to such vehicle. (4) Each vehicle
403		-	registered as combination shall be issued a number plate bearing the
404		-	word "combination". No vehicle registered as combination may have a
405		-	gross vehicle weight rating in excess of twelve thousand five hundred
406		-	pounds. (5) For the registration of a pick-up truck having a gross Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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410		-	vehicle weight rating of less than twelve thousand five hundred
411		-	pounds that is not used in part for commercial purposes, the
412		-	commissioner shall charge a [biennial] triennial fee for gross weight as
413		-	for commercial registration, as provided in section 14-47, plus the sum
414		-	of [fourteen] twenty-one dollars. The commissioner may issue
415		-	passenger registration to any such vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
416		-	rating of eight thousand five hundred pounds or less.
417		-	(f) For the registration of each electric motor vehicle, the
418		-	commissioner shall charge a fee of [thirty-eight] fifty-seven dollars
419		-	[biennially] triennially or a prorated amount if the registration period
420		-	is less than three years.
421		-	(g) For the registration of all motorcycles, registered under a general
422		-	distinguishing number and mark, owned or operated by, or in the
423		-	custody of, a manufacturer of, dealer in or repairer of motorcycles,
424		-	there shall be charged an annual fee at the rate of [thirty-one] thirty-
425		-	seven dollars for each set of number plates furnished. [On and after
426		-	July 1, 2011, the fee shall be thirty-seven dollars.]
427		-	(h) The minimum annual fee for any commercial registration of a
428		-	motor vehicle not equipped with pneumatic tires shall be [fifty] sixty
429		-	dollars. [On and after July 1, 2011, the fee shall be sixty dollars.]
430		-	(i) For the transfer of the registration of a motor vehicle previously
431		-	registered, except as provided in subsection (e) of section 14-16 and
432		-	subsection (c) of section 14-253a, there shall be charged a fee of twenty-
433		-	one dollars.
434		-	(j) Repealed by 1972, P.A. 255, S. 6.
435		-	(k) For the registration of each motor hearse used exclusively for
436		-	transportation of the dead, the commissioner shall charge a fee of
437		-	[thirty-one] thirty-seven dollars. [On and after July 1, 2011, the fee shall
438		-	be thirty-seven dollars.] The commissioner may furnish distinguishing Substitute House Bill No. 7201
	314	+	motor buses owned or operated by a multiple-state passenger carrier, 248
	315	+	the commissioner shall charge registration fees based on the rate of one 249
	316	+	dollar and twenty-five cents per hundredweight of the gross weight, 250
	317	+	such gross weight to be computed by adding the light weight of the 251
	318	+	vehicle fully equipped for service to one hundred fifty pounds per 252
	319	+	passenger for the rated seating capacity, plus the sum of [thirty-four] 253
	320	+	forty-two dollars. [, and on and after July 1, 2011, one dollar and 254
	321	+	twenty-five cents plus the sum of forty-two dollars.] The fee in each 255
	322	+	case shall be determined on an apportionment basis commensurate 256
	323	+	with the use of the highways of this state as [herein] provided in this 257
	324	+	subsection. The commissioner shall require the registration of that 258
	325	+	percentage of the motor buses of such multiple-state passenger carrier 259
	326	+	operating into or through the state which the mileage of such motor 260
	327	+	buses actually operated in the state bears to the total mileage of all 261
	328	+	such motor buses operated both within and without the state. Such 262
	329	+	percentage figures shall be the mileage factor. In computing the 263
	330	+	registration fees on the number of such motor buses which are 264
	331	+	allocated to the state for registration purposes under the foregoing 265
	332	+	formula, the commissioner shall first compute the amount that the 266
	333	+	registration fees would be if all such motor buses were in fact subject 267
	334	+	to registration in the state, and then apply to such amount the mileage 268
	335	+	factor above referred to, provided, if the foregoing formula or method 269
	336	+	of allocation results in apportioning a lesser or greater number of 270
	337	+	motor buses or amount of registration fees to the state than the state 271
	338	+	under all of the facts is fairly entitled to, then a formula that will fairly 272
	339	+	apportion such registration fees to the state shall be determined and 273
	340	+	used by the commissioner. Said mileage factor shall be computed prior 274
	341	+	to March first of each year by using the mileage records of operations 275
	342	+	of such motor buses operating both within and without the state for 276
	343	+	the twelve-month period, or portion thereof, ending on August thirty-277
	344	+	first next preceding the commencement of the registration year for 278
	345	+	which registration is sought. If there were no operations in the state 279
	346	+	during any part of such preceding twelve-month period, the 280
	347	+	commissioner shall proceed under the provisions of subsection (a) of 281
	348	+	article IV of section 14-365. In apportioning the number of motor buses 282 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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442		-	number plates for any motor hearse.
443		-	(l) The fee for the registration of each truck to be used between parts
444		-	of an industrial plant, as provided in section 13a-117, shall be [twenty-
445		-	five] thirty dollars for the first two hundred feet of the public highway,
446		-	the use of which is granted by such permit. [, and on and after July 1,
447		-	2011, the fee shall be thirty dollars.] For each additional two hundred
448		-	feet or fraction thereof, the fee shall be [eleven dollars, and on and after
449		-	July 1, 1992, the fee shall be] twelve dollars.
450		-	(m) (1) For the registration of a trailer used exclusively for camping
451		-	or any other recreational purpose, the commissioner shall charge a
452		-	[biennial] triennial fee of [sixteen dollars. On and after July 1, 2011, the
453		-	fee shall be nineteen dollars] twenty-eight dollars and fifty cents. (2)
454		-	For any other trailer or semitrailer not drawn by a truck-tractor, [he]
455		-	the commissioner shall charge the same fee as prescribed for
456		-	commercial registrations in section 14-47, provided the fee for a heavy
457		-	duty trailer, a crane or any other heavy construction equipment shall
458		-	be three hundred twenty-six dollars for each year; except that the
459		-	registration fee for each motor vehicle classed as a tractor-crane and
460		-	equipped with rubber tires shall be one-half the fee charged for the
461		-	gross weight of commercial vehicles.
462		-	(n) For each temporary registration of a motor vehicle not used for
463		-	commercial purposes, or renewal of such registration, the
464		-	commissioner shall charge a fee computed at the rate of twenty-one
465		-	dollars for each ten-day period, or part thereof. For each temporary
466		-	registration of a motor vehicle used for commercial purposes, or
467		-	renewal of such registration, the commissioner shall charge a fee
468		-	computed at the rate of twenty-seven dollars for each ten-day period,
469		-	or part thereof, if the motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of
470		-	six thousand pounds or less. For each temporary registration of a
471		-	motor vehicle used for commercial purposes, or renewal of such
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	355	+	to be registered in the state, as provided [herein] in this subsection, any 283
	356	+	fractional part of a motor bus shall be treated as a whole motor bus 284
	357	+	and shall be registered and licensed as such. Any motor bus operated 285
	358	+	both within and without the state which is not required to be 286
	359	+	registered in the state under the provisions of this section shall 287
	360	+	nevertheless be identified as a part of the fleet of the multiple-state 288
	361	+	passenger carrier and the commissioner shall adopt an appropriate 289
	362	+	method of identification of such motor buses owned and operated by 290
	363	+	such carrier. The identification of all such motor buses by the 291
	364	+	commissioner as [above] required in this subsection shall be 292
	365	+	considered the same as the registration of such motor buses under this 293
	366	+	chapter. The substitution from time to time of one motor bus for 294
	367	+	another by a multiple-state passenger carrier shall not require 295
	368	+	registration thereof in the state as long as the substitution does not 296
	369	+	increase the aggregate number of motor buses employed in the 297
	370	+	operation of such carrier, provided all such motor buses substituted for 298
	371	+	others shall be immediately reported to and identification issued for 299
	372	+	the same by the commissioner and, if a registration fee is required to 300
	373	+	be paid for such substituted motor bus, the same shall be promptly 301
	374	+	paid. As used in this subsection, the phrase "multiple-state passenger 302
	375	+	carrier" means and includes any person, firm or corporation 303
	376	+	authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission or its successor 304
	377	+	agency to engage in the business of the transportation of passengers 305
	378	+	for hire by motor buses, both within and without the state. 306
	379	+	(e) (1) For the registration of a passenger motor vehicle used in part 307
	380	+	for commercial purposes, except any pick-up truck having a gross 308
	381	+	vehicle weight rating of less than twelve thousand five hundred 309
	382	+	pounds, the commissioner shall charge a biennial fee of eighty-eight 310
	383	+	dollars or a triennial fee of one hundred thirty-two dollars and shall 311
	384	+	issue combination registration to such vehicle. (2) For the registration 312
	385	+	of a school bus, the commissioner shall charge an annual fee of one 313
	386	+	hundred seven dollars for a type I school bus and sixty-four dollars for 314
	387	+	a type II school bus. (3) For the registration of a motor vehicle when 315
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476		-	of forty-nine dollars for each ten-day period, or part thereof, if the
477		-	motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than six
478		-	thousand pounds.
479		-	(o) No registration fee shall be charged in respect to any motor
480		-	vehicle owned by a municipality, as defined in section 7-245, any other
481		-	governmental agency or a military agency and used exclusively for the
482		-	conduct of official business. No registration fee shall be charged for
483		-	any motor vehicle owned by or leased to a transit district and used
484		-	exclusively to provide public transportation. No fee shall be charged
485		-	for the registration of ambulances owned by hospitals or any nonprofit
486		-	civic organization approved by the commissioner. [, but a fee of twenty
487		-	dollars shall be charged for the inspection of any such ambulance.] No
488		-	fee shall be charged for the registration of fire department apparatus as
489		-	provided by section 14-19. No registration fee shall be charged to a
490		-	disabled veteran, as defined in section 14-254, residing in this state for
491		-	the registration of three passenger, camper or passenger and
492		-	commercial motor vehicles leased or owned by such veteran in any
493		-	registration year, provided such vehicles shall not be used for hire. No
494		-	registration fee shall be charged for any motor vehicle leased to an
495		-	agency of this state on or after June 4, 1982.
496		-	(p) For the registration of a service bus owned by an individual,
497		-	firm or corporation, exclusive of any nonprofit charitable, religious,
498		-	educational or community service organization, and used for the
499		-	transportation of persons without charge, the commissioner shall
500		-	charge a fee of two hundred thirteen dollars for vehicles having a
501		-	seating capacity of sixteen passengers or less, including the driver, and
502		-	seven hundred forty-seven dollars for vehicles having a seating
503		-	capacity of more than sixteen passengers. For the registration of any
504		-	service bus owned by any nonprofit charitable, religious, educational
505		-	or community service organization, the commissioner shall charge a
506		-	fee of one hundred sixty dollars for vehicles having a seating capacity Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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510		-	of ~~sixteen passengers or less,~~ and ~~five hundred thirty-three dollars for~~
511		-	~~vehicles having a seating capacity~~ of ~~more than sixteen passengers~~,
512		-	~~provided such service bus is used exclusively~~ for ~~the purpose of~~
513		-	~~transporting persons~~ in ~~relation to~~ the ~~purposes~~ and ~~activities of such~~
514		-	~~organization~~. Each ~~such registration shall be issued for a biennial~~
515		-	~~period in accordance with~~ a ~~schedule established by~~ the ~~commissioner.~~
516		-	~~Nothing [herein] contained in this subsection shall affect the~~
517		-	~~provisions~~ of ~~subsection (e) of this section.~~
518		-	(q) The ~~commissioner shall collect~~ a ~~[biennial] triennial fee of [thirty]~~
519		-	~~forty-five dollars for the registration~~ of ~~each motor vehicle used~~
520		-	~~exclusively~~ for ~~farming~~ purposes ~~or a prorated amount if~~ the
521		-	~~registration period is less than three years.~~ ~~No such motor vehicle may~~
522		-	~~be used~~ for ~~the purpose of transporting goods for hire or taking the on-~~
523		-	the~~-road skills test portion~~ of ~~the examination~~ for a ~~motor vehicle~~
524		-	~~operator's license~~. ~~No farm registration shall be issued to any person~~
525		-	~~operating~~ a ~~farm that has~~ gross ~~annual sales of less than two thousand~~
526		-	five hundred ~~dollars in the calendar year preceding registration~~. ~~The~~
527		-	~~commissioner may issue a farm~~ registration ~~for a passenger~~ motor
528		-	~~vehicle under such conditions as said~~ commissioner shall ~~prescribe in~~
529		-	~~regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54~~. ~~No motor vehicle~~
530		-	~~issued~~ a ~~farm registration may be used to transport ten or more~~
531		-	~~passengers on any highway unless such motor vehicle meets~~ the
532		-	~~requirements for equipment and mechanical condition set forth~~ in ~~this~~
533		-	~~chapter, and,~~ in the ~~case~~ of ~~a vehicle used to transport more than~~
534		-	~~fifteen passengers,~~ ~~including the driver, the applicable requirements~~ of
535		-	~~the Code of Federal Regulations~~, ~~as adopted by~~ the ~~commissioner, in~~
536		-	~~accordance with~~ the ~~provisions~~ of ~~subsection (a) of section 14-163c. The~~
537		-	~~operator of such~~ motor vehicle ~~used to transport ten or more~~
538		-	~~passengers~~ shall ~~hold a public [transportation permit or~~] ~~passenger~~
539		-	~~endorsement issued in accordance with~~ the ~~provisions~~ of ~~section 14-44.~~
540		-	~~Any farm registration used otherwise than~~ as provided ~~by this~~
541		-	subsection shall be ~~revoked.~~ Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 7201
	395	+	or of a motor vehicle having a seating capacity greater than ten and not 317
	396	+	used for the conveyance of passengers for hire, the commissioner shall 318
	397	+	charge a biennial fee for gross weight as for commercial registration, as 319
	398	+	outlined in section 14-47, plus the sum of fourteen dollars and shall 320
	399	+	issue combination registration to such vehicle. (4) Each vehicle 321
	400	+	registered as combination shall be issued a number plate bearing the 322
	401	+	word "combination". No vehicle registered as combination may have a 323
	402	+	gross vehicle weight rating in excess of twelve thousand five hundred 324
	403	+	pounds. (5) For the registration of a pick-up truck having a gross 325
	404	+	vehicle weight rating of less than twelve thousand five hundred 326
	405	+	pounds that is not used in part for commercial purposes, the 327
	406	+	commissioner shall charge a biennial fee or a triennial fee for gross 328
	407	+	weight as for commercial registration, as provided in section 14-47, 329
	408	+	plus the sum of fourteen dollars for a biennial registration or twenty-330
	409	+	one dollars for a triennial registration. The commissioner may issue 331
	410	+	passenger registration to any such vehicle with a gross vehicle weight 332
	411	+	rating of eight thousand five hundred pounds or less. 333
	412	+	(f) For the registration of each electric motor vehicle, the 334
	413	+	commissioner shall charge a fee of thirty-eight dollars biennially or 335
	414	+	fifty-seven dollars triennially. 336
	415	+	(g) For the registration of all motorcycles, registered under a general 337
	416	+	distinguishing number and mark, owned or operated by, or in the 338
	417	+	custody of, a manufacturer of, dealer in or repairer of motorcycles, 339
	418	+	there shall be charged an annual fee at the rate of [thirty-one] thirty-340
	419	+	seven dollars for each set of number plates furnished. [On and after 341
	420	+	July 1, 2011, the fee shall be thirty-seven dollars.] 342
	421	+	(h) The minimum annual fee for any commercial registration of a 343
	422	+	motor vehicle not equipped with pneumatic tires shall be [fifty] sixty 344
	423	+	dollars. [On and after July 1, 2011, the fee shall be sixty dollars.] 345
	424	+	(i) For the transfer of the registration of a motor vehicle previously 346
	425	+	registered, except as provided in subsection (e) of section 14-16 and 347
	426	+	subsection (c) of section 14-253a, there shall be charged a fee of twenty-348 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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545		-	(r) Repealed by P.A. 73-549, S. 2, 4.
546		-	(s) A fee of sixty-nine dollars shall be charged in addition to the
547		-	regular fee prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle, including
548		-	but not limited to any passenger motor vehicle or motorcycle, in
549		-	accordance with this section for a number plate or plates for such
550		-	vehicle bearing any combination of letters or numbers requested by the
551		-	registrant and which may be issued in the discretion of the
552		-	commissioner, except in any case in which the number plates bear the
553		-	official call letters of an amateur radio station. [On and after July 1,
554		-	2011, the fee shall be sixty-nine dollars.]
555		-	(t) For the registration of each camper, the commissioner shall
556		-	charge a [biennial] triennial fee of [seventy-five dollars] one hundred
557		-	twelve dollars and fifty cents. The commissioner shall refund [one-half
558		-	of] the registration fee for any camper registration [if a person]
559		-	provided the registrant cancels such registration [with one year or
560		-	more remaining until the expiration of such registration] and requests
561		-	[such] a refund prior to the expiration of [such] the registration period
562		-	as follows: (1) (A) For a triennial registration, one-third of the
563		-	registration fee if there is at least one year but not more than two years
564		-	remaining until the expiration of such registration on the date of
565		-	cancellation, and (B) two-thirds of the registration fee if there are two
566		-	years or more remaining until the expiration of such registration on the
567		-	date of cancellation; and (2) for a biennial registration, one-half of the
568		-	registration fee if there is one year or more remaining until the
569		-	expiration of such registration on the date of cancelation.
570		-	(u) Repealed by P.A. 85-81.
571		-	(v) There shall be charged for each motor vehicle adult or youth
572		-	instruction permit or renewal thereof a fee of nineteen dollars. There
573		-	shall be charged for each motorcycle instruction permit or renewal
574		-	thereof a fee of sixteen dollars. Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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	433	+	one dollars. 349
	434	+	(j) Repealed by 1972, P.A. 255, S. 6. 350
	435	+	(k) For the registration of each motor hearse used exclusively for 351
	436	+	transportation of the dead, the commissioner shall charge a fee of 352
	437	+	[thirty-one] thirty-seven dollars. [On and after July 1, 2011, the fee shall 353
	438	+	be thirty-seven dollars.] The commissioner may furnish distinguishing 354
	439	+	number plates for any motor hearse. 355
	440	+	(l) The fee for the registration of each truck to be used between parts 356
	441	+	of an industrial plant, as provided in section 13a-117, shall be [twenty-357
	442	+	five] thirty dollars for the first two hundred feet of the public highway, 358
	443	+	the use of which is granted by such permit. [, and on and after July 1, 359
	444	+	2011, the fee shall be thirty dollars.] For each additional two hundred 360
	445	+	feet or fraction thereof, the fee shall be [eleven dollars, and on and after 361
	446	+	July 1, 1992, the fee shall be] twelve dollars. 362
	447	+	(m) (1) For the registration of a trailer used exclusively for camping 363
	448	+	or any other recreational purpose, the commissioner shall charge a 364
	449	+	biennial fee of [sixteen dollars. On and after July 1, 2011, the fee shall 365
	450	+	be] nineteen dollars or a triennial fee of twenty-eight dollars and fifty 366
	451	+	cents. (2) For any other trailer or semitrailer not drawn by a truck-367
	452	+	tractor, [he] the commissioner shall charge the same fee as prescribed 368
	453	+	for commercial registrations in section 14-47, provided the fee for a 369
	454	+	heavy duty trailer, a crane or any other heavy construction equipment 370
	455	+	shall be three hundred twenty-six dollars for each year; except that the 371
	456	+	registration fee for each motor vehicle classed as a tractor-crane and 372
	457	+	equipped with rubber tires shall be one-half the fee charged for the 373
	458	+	gross weight of commercial vehicles. 374
	459	+	(n) For each temporary registration of a motor vehicle not used for 375
	460	+	commercial purposes, or renewal of such registration, the 376
	461	+	commissioner shall charge a fee computed at the rate of twenty-one 377
	462	+	dollars for each ten-day period, or part thereof. For each temporary 378
	463	+	registration of a motor vehicle used for commercial purposes, or 379 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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578		-	(w) In addition to the fee established for the issuance of motor
579		-	vehicle number plates and except as provided in subsection (a) of
580		-	section 14-21b and subsection (c) of section 14-253a, there shall be an
581		-	additional safety fee of five dollars charged at the time of issuance of
582		-	any reflectorized safety number plate or set of plates. All moneys
583		-	derived from said safety fee shall be deposited in the Special
584		-	Transportation Fund.
585		-	[(x) For the registration of each high-mileage vehicle, the
586		-	commissioner shall charge a fee of forty-seven dollars.]
587		-	[(y)] (x) For each special use registration for a period of thirty days
588		-	or less, the fee shall be twenty-one dollars.
589		-	[(z)] (y) The commissioner shall assess a ten-dollar late fee for
590		-	renewal of a motor vehicle registration in the event a registrant fails to
591		-	renew his or her registration within five days after the expiration of
592		-	such registration, except that no such fee shall be assessed for the late
593		-	renewal of the registration, pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection
594		-	(m) of this section, of (1) a trailer used exclusively for camping or any
595		-	other recreational purpose, or (2) a motor vehicle designed or
596		-	permanently altered in such a way as to provide living quarters for
597		-	travel or camping. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection,
598		-	if a registrant who is required to register a motor vehicle under section
599		-	14-34a fails to renew such registration not later than five days after the
600		-	expiration date of such registration, the commissioner shall assess a
601		-	late fee of one hundred fifty dollars.
602		-	[(aa)] (z) The commissioner shall refund [one-half of] the
603		-	registration fee for any motor vehicle, [if a person] provided the
604		-	registrant cancels [such] the motor vehicle registration [with one year
605		-	or more remaining until the expiration of such registration] and
606		-	requests [such] a refund prior to the expiration of [such] the
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611		-	third of the registration fee if there is at least one year but not more
612		-	than two years remaining until the expiration of such registration on
613		-	the date of cancellation, and (B) two-thirds of the registration fee if
614		-	there are two years or more remaining until the expiration of such
615		-	registration on the date of cancellation; and (2) for a biennial
616		-	registration, one-half of the registration fee if there is one year or more
617		-	remaining until the expiration of such registration on the date of
618		-	cancelation.
619		-	Sec. 9. Section 14-49b of the general statutes is repealed and the
620		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
621		-	(a) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor
622		-	vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this
623		-	chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the
624		-	commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars for registration for a triennial
625		-	period, ten dollars for registration for a biennial period and five dollars
626		-	for registration for an annual period, except that any individual who is
627		-	sixty-five years of age or older on or after January 1, 1994, may, at the
628		-	discretion of such individual, pay the fee for [either] a one-year [or
629		-	two-year] period if such individual obtains a one-year registration
630		-	under subsection (a) of section 14-49, as amended by this act. The
631		-	provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any motor vehicle that
632		-	is not self-propelled, that is electrically powered, or that is exempted
633		-	from payment of a registration fee. This fee may be identified as the
634		-	"federal Clean Air Act fee" on any registration form provided by the
635		-	commissioner. Payments collected pursuant to the provisions of this
636		-	section shall be deposited as follows: (1) Fifty-seven and one-half per
637		-	cent of such payments collected shall be deposited into the Special
638		-	Transportation Fund established pursuant to section 13b-68, and (2)
639		-	forty-two and one-half per cent of such payments collected shall be
640		-	deposited into the General Fund. The fee required by this subsection is
641		-	in addition to any other fees prescribed by any other provision of this Substitute House Bill No. 7201
	470	+	renewal of such registration, the commissioner shall charge a fee 380
	471	+	computed at the rate of twenty-seven dollars for each ten-day period, 381
	472	+	or part thereof, if the motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 382
	473	+	six thousand pounds or less. For each temporary registration of a 383
	474	+	motor vehicle used for commercial purposes, or renewal of such 384
	475	+	registration, the commissioner shall charge a fee computed at the rate 385
	476	+	of forty-nine dollars for each ten-day period, or part thereof, if the 386
	477	+	motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than six 387
	478	+	thousand pounds. 388
	479	+	(o) No registration fee shall be charged in respect to (1) any motor 389
	480	+	vehicle owned by a municipality, as defined in section 7-245, any other 390
	481	+	governmental agency or a military agency and used exclusively for the 391
	482	+	conduct of official business, [. No registration fee shall be charged for] 392
	483	+	(2) any motor vehicle owned by or leased to a transit district and used 393
	484	+	exclusively to provide public transportation, [. No fee shall be charged 394
	485	+	for the registration of ambulances] (3) any ambulance owned by 395
	486	+	[hospitals] a hospital or any nonprofit civic organization approved by 396
	487	+	the commissioner, [but a fee of twenty dollars shall be charged for the 397
	488	+	inspection of any such ambulance. No fee shall be charged for the 398
	489	+	registration of] (4) any fire department apparatus, as provided by 399
	490	+	section 14-19, [. No registration fee shall be charged to] (5) a disabled 400
	491	+	veteran, as defined in section 14-254, residing in this state for the 401
	492	+	registration of three passenger, camper or passenger and commercial 402
	493	+	motor vehicles leased or owned by such veteran in any registration 403
	494	+	year, provided such vehicles shall not be used for hire, [. No 404
	495	+	registration fee shall be charged for] or (6) any motor vehicle leased to 405
	496	+	an agency of this state on or after June 4, 1982. 406
	497	+	(p) For the registration of a service bus owned by an individual, 407
	498	+	firm or corporation, exclusive of any nonprofit charitable, religious, 408
	499	+	educational or community service organization, and used for the 409
	500	+	transportation of persons without charge, the commissioner shall 410
	501	+	charge a fee of two hundred thirteen dollars for vehicles having a 411
	502	+	seating capacity of sixteen passengers or less, including the driver, and 412 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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645		-	title for the registration of a motor vehicle. No part of the federal Clean
646		-	Air Act fee shall be subject to a refund under subsection [(aa)] (z) of
647		-	section 14-49, as amended by this act.
648		-	(b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor
649		-	vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this
650		-	chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the
651		-	commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars for registration for a triennial
652		-	period or ten dollars for registration for a biennial period for the
653		-	following registration types: Passenger, motorcycle, motor home,
654		-	combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years or older
655		-	and who obtains a one-year registration renewal under section 14-49,
656		-	as amended by this act, for such registration type shall pay five dollars
657		-	for the annual registration period. The provisions of this subsection
658		-	shall not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-propelled or that is
659		-	exempted from payment of a registration fee. This fee shall be
660		-	identified as the "Passport to the Parks Fee" on any registration form
661		-	provided by the commissioner. Payments collected pursuant to the
662		-	provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the Passport to the
663		-	Parks account established pursuant to section 23-15h. The fee required
664		-	by this subsection is in addition to any other fees prescribed by any
665		-	other provision of this title for the registration of a motor vehicle. No
666		-	part of the "Passport to the Parks Fee" shall be subject to a refund
667		-	under subsection [(aa)] (z) of section 14-49, as amended by this act.
668		-	Sec. 10. Subsection (f) of section 13b-59 of the general statutes is
669		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
670		-	January 1, 2020):
671		-	(f) "Motor vehicle receipts" means all fees and other charges
672		-	required by or levied pursuant to subsection (c) of section 14-12,
673		-	section 14-15, subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection
674		-	(b) of section 14-35, subsection [(b)] (a) of section 14-41, as amended by
675		-	this act, sections 14-41a, as amended by this act, 14-47 and 14-48b, Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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	509	+	seven hundred forty-seven dollars for vehicles having a seating 413
	510	+	capacity of more than sixteen passengers. For the registration of any 414
	511	+	service bus owned by any nonprofit charitable, religious, educational 415
	512	+	or community service organization, the commissioner shall charge a 416
	513	+	fee of one hundred sixty dollars for vehicles having a seating capacity 417
	514	+	of sixteen passengers or less, and five hundred thirty-three dollars for 418
	515	+	vehicles having a seating capacity of more than sixteen passengers, 419
	516	+	provided such service bus is used exclusively for the purpose of 420
	517	+	transporting persons in relation to the purposes and activities of such 421
	518	+	organization. Each such registration shall be issued for a biennial 422
	519	+	period in accordance with a schedule established by the commissioner. 423
	520	+	Nothing [herein] contained in this subsection shall affect the 424
	521	+	provisions of subsection (e) of this section. 425
	522	+	(q) The commissioner shall collect a biennial fee of thirty dollars or a 426
	523	+	triennial fee of forty-five dollars for the registration of each motor 427
	524	+	vehicle used exclusively for farming purposes. No such motor vehicle 428
	525	+	may be used for the purpose of transporting goods for hire or taking 429
	526	+	the on-the-road skills test portion of the examination for a motor 430
	527	+	vehicle operator's license. No farm registration shall be issued to any 431
	528	+	person operating a farm that has gross annual sales of less than two 432
	529	+	thousand five hundred dollars in the calendar year preceding 433
	530	+	registration. The commissioner may issue a farm registration for a 434
	531	+	passenger motor vehicle under such conditions as said commissioner 435
	532	+	shall prescribe in regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54. 436
	533	+	No motor vehicle issued a farm registration may be used to transport 437
	534	+	ten or more passengers on any highway unless such motor vehicle 438
	535	+	meets the requirements for equipment and mechanical condition set 439
	536	+	forth in this chapter, and, in the case of a vehicle used to transport 440
	537	+	more than fifteen passengers, including the driver, the applicable 441
	538	+	requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted by the 442
	539	+	commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of 443
	540	+	section 14-163c. The operator of such motor vehicle used to transport 444
	541	+	ten or more passengers shall hold a public [transportation permit or] 445
	542	+	passenger endorsement issued in accordance with the provisions of 446 Substitute Bill No. 7201
678	543
679		-	subsection (a) of section 14-49, as amended by this act, subdivision (1)
680		-	of subsection (b) of section 14-49, as amended by this act, except as
681		-	provided under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of said section,
682		-	subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (s),
683		-	(t), (x) [,] and (y) [and (z)] of section 14-49, as amended by this act,
684		-	section 14-49a, subsection (a) of section 14-50, as amended by this act,
685		-	subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (10) of subsection (a) of section
686		-	14-50a, sections 14-59, 14-61 and 14-65, subsection (c) of section 14-66,
687		-	subsection (e) of section 14-67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-160 and 14-
688		-	381, as amended by this act, and subsection (c) of section 14-382;
689		-	Sec. 11. Section 14-381 of the general statutes is repealed and the
690		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
691		-	Any owner required to register a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle
692		-	shall apply to the commissioner and shall file evidence of ownership
693		-	by affidavit or document. Upon receipt of an application in proper
694		-	form and the registration fee, the commissioner shall assign an
695		-	identification number and provide the owner with a certificate of
696		-	registration and registration plate. The registration plate, which shall
697		-	be affixed by the owner, shall be displayed on the snowmobile or all-
698		-	terrain vehicle at a place and in a manner prescribed by the
699		-	commissioner. In addition to such registration plate, each snowmobile
700		-	and all-terrain vehicle so registered shall display its registration
701		-	number on each side of its front section, midway between the top and
702		-	bottom of said front section, in letters or numbers at least three inches
703		-	in height and made of a reflective material. The certificate of
704		-	registration shall be carried on such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle
705		-	and shall be available for inspection whenever such snowmobile or all-
706		-	terrain vehicle is being operated. The owner shall pay a fee of [twenty]
707		-	thirty dollars for a triennial registration for each snowmobile or all-
708		-	terrain vehicle so registered and a prorated amount if the registration
709		-	period is less than three years. [Each such certificate of registration Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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713		-	~~shall expire two years after the date such certificate of~~ registration ~~was~~
714		-	~~issued~~.]
715		-	~~Sec~~. 12. ~~Subsection (a) of section 14-12 of the general statutes is~~
716		-	~~repealed and~~ the ~~following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective~~
717		-	~~January 1~~, ~~2020):~~
718		-	~~(a) No~~ motor vehicle ~~shall be operated~~, ~~towed or parked on any~~
719		-	~~highway, except as otherwise expressly provided,~~ ~~unless it is~~
720		-	~~registered with~~ the ~~commissioner, provided any motor vehicle may be~~
721		-	~~towed for repairs or necessary work if it bears~~ the ~~markers~~ of a
722		-	~~licensed and registered dealer~~, ~~manufacturer or repairer and provided~~
723		-	~~any motor vehicle which is validly registered in another state may~~, ~~for~~
724		-	~~a period of sixty days following establishment by~~ the ~~owner of~~
725		-	~~residence in this state~~, ~~be operated on any highway without first being~~
726		-	~~registered with the commissioner.~~ ~~Except as otherwise provided in this~~
727		-	~~subsection, (1) a person commits an infraction if such person (A)~~
728		-	~~registers~~ a ~~motor vehicle he or she does not own, or (B) operates,~~
729		-	~~allows~~ the ~~operation of,~~ ~~parks~~ or ~~allows the parking of an unregistered~~
730		-	~~motor vehicle on any highway,~~ or ~~(2) a resident of this state who~~
731		-	~~operates~~ or ~~parks a motor vehicle such resident owns with marker~~
732		-	~~plates issued by another state on any highway shall be fined one~~
733		-	~~thousand dollars. If~~ the ~~owner~~ of ~~a motor vehicle previously registered~~
734		-	~~[on an annual or biennial basis]~~ ~~with the commissioner, the registration~~
735		-	~~of which expired not more than thirty days previously,~~ ~~operates,~~
736		-	~~allows the operation of, parks~~ or ~~allows that parking~~ of ~~such a motor~~
737		-	~~vehicle, such owner~~ shall be ~~fined the amount designated~~ for ~~the~~
738		-	~~infraction~~ of ~~failure to renew a registration, but the right to retain his~~
739		-	~~or her operator's license shall not be affected.~~ ~~No operator other than~~
740		-	~~the owner shall be subject to penalty for the operation or parking~~ of
741		-	~~such a previously registered motor vehicle. As used in this~~ subsection,
742		-	the ~~term "unregistered~~ ~~motor vehicle"~~ ~~includes any vehicle that is not~~
743		-	~~eligible for registration by the commissioner due to the absence~~ of Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 7201
	549	+	section 14-44, as amended by this act. Any farm registration used 447
	550	+	otherwise than as provided by this subsection shall be revoked. 448
	551	+	(r) Repealed by P.A. 73-549, S. 2, 4. 449
	552	+	(s) A fee of sixty-nine dollars shall be charged in addition to the 450
	553	+	regular fee prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle, including 451
	554	+	but not limited to any passenger motor vehicle or motorcycle, in 452
	555	+	accordance with this section for a number plate or plates for such 453
	556	+	vehicle bearing any combination of letters or numbers requested by the 454
	557	+	registrant and which may be issued in the discretion of the 455
	558	+	commissioner, except in any case in which the number plates bear the 456
	559	+	official call letters of an amateur radio station. [On and after July 1, 457
	560	+	2011, the fee shall be sixty-nine dollars.] 458
	561	+	(t) For the registration of each camper, the commissioner shall 459
	562	+	charge a biennial fee of seventy-five dollars or a triennial fee of one-460
	563	+	hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents. The commissioner shall refund 461
	564	+	one-half of the registration fee for any camper registration if a person 462
	565	+	(1) cancels [such] the registration with one year or more remaining 463
	566	+	until the expiration of [such] a biennial registration or cancels the 464
	567	+	registration with eighteen months or more remaining until the 465
	568	+	expiration of a triennial registration, and (2) requests such refund prior 466
	569	+	to the expiration of [such] the registration. 467
	570	+	(u) Repealed by P.A. 85-81. 468
	571	+	(v) There shall be charged for each motor vehicle adult or youth 469
	572	+	instruction permit or renewal thereof a fee of nineteen dollars. There 470
	573	+	shall be charged for each motorcycle instruction permit or renewal 471
	574	+	thereof a fee of sixteen dollars. 472
	575	+	(w) In addition to the fee established for the issuance of motor 473
	576	+	vehicle number plates and except as provided in subsection (a) of 474
	577	+	section 14-21b and subsection (c) of section 14-253a, there shall be an 475
	578	+	additional safety fee of five dollars charged at the time of issuance of 476
	579	+	any reflectorized safety number plate or set of plates. All moneys 477 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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747		-	necessary equipment or other characteristics of the vehicle that make it
748		-	unsuitable for highway operation, unless the operation of such vehicle
749		-	is expressly permitted by another provision of this chapter or chapter
750		-	248.
751		-	Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 14-50 of the general statutes is
752		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
753		-	January 1, 2020):
754		-	(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 14-41, as
755		-	amended by this act, [there] any person who renews a motor vehicle
756		-	operator's license which contains one or more passenger endorsements
757		-	shall be charged [a fee of seventy-two dollars for each renewal of a
758		-	motor vehicle operator's license issued for a period of six years and] an
759		-	additional fee of twelve dollars for each year or part thereof for each
760		-	passenger endorsement.
761		-	Sec. 14. Subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of section 13b-76 of the
762		-	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
763		-	thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
764		-	(a) Bonds and bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to sections
765		-	13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, as amended by this act, are hereby
766		-	determined to be issued for valid public purposes in exercise of
767		-	essential governmental functions. Such bonds and bond anticipation
768		-	notes shall be special obligations of the state and shall not be payable
769		-	from or charged upon any funds other than the pledged revenues or
770		-	other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in
771		-	sections 3-21a, 3-27a, 3-27f, 12-458 and 12-458d, subsection (c) of
772		-	section 13a-80a, sections 13a-175p to 13a-175u, inclusive, subsection (f)
773		-	of section 13b-42, sections 13b-59, as amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-
774		-	69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, as amended by this act, and 13b-
775		-	80, subsection (a) of section 13b-97, subsection (a) of section 14-12, as
776		-	amended by this act, except for subdivision (2) of said subsection (a), Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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	586	+	derived from said safety fee shall be deposited in the Special 478
	587	+	Transportation Fund. 479
	588	+	[(x) For the registration of each high-mileage vehicle, the 480
	589	+	commissioner shall charge a fee of forty-seven dollars.] 481
	590	+	[(y)] (x) For each special use registration for a period of thirty days 482
	591	+	or less, the fee shall be twenty-one dollars. 483
	592	+	[(z)] (y) The commissioner shall assess a ten-dollar late fee for 484
	593	+	renewal of a motor vehicle registration in the event a registrant fails to 485
	594	+	renew his or her registration within five days after the expiration of 486
	595	+	such registration, except that no such fee shall be assessed for the late 487
	596	+	renewal of the registration, pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 488
	597	+	(m) of this section, of (1) a trailer used exclusively for camping or any 489
	598	+	other recreational purpose, or (2) a motor vehicle designed or 490
	599	+	permanently altered in such a way as to provide living quarters for 491
	600	+	travel or camping. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, 492
	601	+	if a registrant who is required to register a motor vehicle under section 493
	602	+	14-34a fails to renew such registration not later than five days after the 494
	603	+	expiration date of such registration, the commissioner shall assess a 495
	604	+	late fee of one hundred fifty dollars. 496
	605	+	[(aa)] (z) The commissioner shall refund one-half of the registration 497
	606	+	fee for any motor vehicle if a person (1) cancels [such] the registration 498
	607	+	with one year or more remaining until the expiration of [such] a 499
	608	+	biennial registration or cancels the registration with eighteen months 500
	609	+	or more remaining until the expiration of a triennial registration, and 501
	610	+	(2) requests such refund prior to the expiration of [such] the 502
	611	+	registration. 503
	612	+	Sec. 9. Section 14-49b of the general statutes is repealed and the 504
	613	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): 505
	614	+	(a) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor 506
	615	+	vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this 507
	616	+	chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the 508 Substitute Bill No. 7201
779	617
780		-	sections 14-15, 14-16a and 14-21c, subsection (a) of section 14-25a,
781		-	section 14-28, subsection (b) of section 14-35, subsection [(b)] (a) of
782		-	section 14-41, as amended by this act, section 14-41a, as amended by
783		-	this act, subsection (a) of section 14-44, sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49, as
784		-	amended by this act, and 14-50, as amended by this act, subsection (a)
785		-	of section 14-50a, sections 14-52 and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-
786		-	66, subsection (e) of section 14-67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l and
787		-	14-69, subsection (e) of section 14-73, subsection (c) of section 14-96q,
788		-	sections 14-103a and 14-160, subsection (a) of section 14-164a,
789		-	subsection (a) of section 14-192, sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, as
790		-	amended by this act, subsection (b) of section 14-382 and sections 15-14
791		-	and 16-299, nor shall the state or any political subdivision thereof be
792		-	subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such pledged
793		-	revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as
794		-	provided in said sections. As part of the contract of the state with the
795		-	owners of said bonds and bond anticipation notes, all amounts
796		-	necessary for punctual payment of the debt service requirements with
797		-	respect to such bonds and bond anticipation notes shall be deemed to
798		-	be appropriated, but only from the sources pledged pursuant to said
799		-	sections, upon the authorization of issuance of such bonds and bond
800		-	anticipation notes by the State Bond Commission, or the filing of a
801		-	certificate of determination by the Treasurer in accordance with
802		-	subsection (c) of this section, and the Treasurer shall pay such
803		-	principal and interest as the same shall accrue, but only from such
804		-	sources. The issuance of bonds or bond anticipation notes issued under
805		-	sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall not
806		-	directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political
807		-	subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever
808		-	therefor, except for taxes included in the pledged revenues, or to make
809		-	any additional appropriation for their payment. Such bonds and bond
810		-	anticipation notes shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance,
811		-	legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political
812		-	subdivision thereof other than the pledged revenues or other receipts, Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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816		-	funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in sections 3-21a, 3-27a,
817		-	3-27f, 12-458 and 12-458d, subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, sections
818		-	13a-175p to 13a-175u, inclusive, subsection (f) of section 13b-42,
819		-	sections 13b-59, as amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74
820		-	to 13b-77, inclusive, as amended by this act, and 13b-80, subsection (a)
821		-	of section 13b-97, subsection (a) of section 14-12, as amended by this
822		-	act, except for subdivision (2) of said subsection (a), sections 14-15, 14-
823		-	16a and 14-21c, subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28,
824		-	subsection (b) of section 14-35, subsection [(b)] (a) of section 14-41, as
825		-	amended by this act, section 14-41a, as amended by this act, subsection
826		-	(a) of section 14-44, sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49, as amended by this
827		-	act, and 14-50, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 14-50a,
828		-	sections 14-52 and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e)
829		-	of section 14-67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l and 14-69, subsection
830		-	(e) of section 14-73, subsection (c) of section 14-96q, sections 14-103a
831		-	and 14-160, subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section
832		-	14-192, sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, as amended by this act,
833		-	subsection (b) of section 14-382 and section 15-14, and the substance of
834		-	such limitation shall be plainly stated on the face of each such bond
835		-	and bond anticipation note. Bonds and bond anticipation notes issued
836		-	pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, as amended by this
837		-	act, shall not be subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness
838		-	of the state, and, when issued, shall not be included in computing the
839		-	aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to the extent of
840		-	any such limitation.
841		-	(b) Bonds issued pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, as
842		-	amended by this act, may be executed and delivered at such time or
843		-	times and shall be dated, bear interest at such rate or rates, including
844		-	variable rates to be determined in such manner as set forth in the
845		-	proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds, provide for
846		-	payment of interest on such dates, whether before or at maturity, be
847		-	issued at, above or below par, mature at such time or times not Substitute House Bill No. 7201
	623	+	commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars for registration for a triennial 509
	624	+	period, ten dollars for registration for a biennial period and five dollars 510
	625	+	for registration for an annual period, except that any individual who is 511
	626	+	sixty-five years of age or older on or after January 1, 1994, may, at the 512
	627	+	discretion of such individual, pay the fee for [either] a one-year, [or] 513
	628	+	two-year or three-year period. The provisions of this subsection shall 514
	629	+	not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-propelled, that is 515
	630	+	electrically powered, or that is exempted from payment of a 516
	631	+	registration fee. This fee may be identified as the "federal Clean Air Act 517
	632	+	fee" on any registration form provided by the commissioner. Payments 518
	633	+	collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deposited 519
	634	+	as follows: (1) Fifty-seven and one-half per cent of such payments 520
	635	+	collected shall be deposited into the Special Transportation Fund 521
	636	+	established pursuant to section 13b-68, and (2) forty-two and one-half 522
	637	+	per cent of such payments collected shall be deposited into the General 523
	638	+	Fund. The fee required by this subsection is in addition to any other 524
	639	+	fees prescribed by any other provision of this title for the registration 525
	640	+	of a motor vehicle. No part of the federal Clean Air Act fee shall be 526
	641	+	subject to a refund under subsection [(aa)] (z) of section 14-49, as 527
	642	+	amended by this act. 528
	643	+	(b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor 529
	644	+	vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this 530
	645	+	chapter, the person registering such vehicle shall pay to the 531
	646	+	commissioner a fee of fifteen dollars for registration for a triennial 532
	647	+	period or ten dollars for registration for a biennial period for the 533
	648	+	following registration types: Passenger, motorcycle, motor home, 534
	649	+	combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years or older 535
	650	+	and who obtains a one-year registration renewal under section 14-49, 536
	651	+	as amended by this act, for such registration type shall pay five dollars 537
	652	+	for the annual registration period. The provisions of this subsection 538
	653	+	shall not apply to any motor vehicle that is not self-propelled or that is 539
	654	+	exempted from payment of a registration fee. This fee shall be 540
	655	+	identified as the "Passport to the Parks Fee" on any registration form 541
	656	+	provided by the commissioner. Payments collected pursuant to the 542 Substitute Bill No. 7201
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850	658
851		-	exceeding thirty years from their date, have such rank or priority, be
852		-	payable in such medium of payment, be issued in such form, including
853		-	without limitation registered or book-entry form, carry such
854		-	registration and transfer privileges and be made subject to purchase or
855		-	redemption before maturity at such price or prices and under such
856		-	terms and conditions, including the condition that such bonds be
857		-	subject to purchase or redemption on the demand of the owner
858		-	thereof, all as may be provided by the State Bond Commission. The
859		-	State Bond Commission shall determine the form of the bonds, the
860		-	manner of execution of the bonds, the denomination or denominations
861		-	of the bonds and the manner of payment of principal and interest.
862		-	Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the State Bond
863		-	Commission may, under like restrictions, authorize the issuance of
864		-	interim receipts or temporary bonds, exchangeable for definitive bonds
865		-	when such bonds have been executed and are available for delivery. If
866		-	any of the officers whose signatures appear on the bonds cease to be
867		-	officers before the delivery of any such bonds, such signatures shall,
868		-	nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if
869		-	such officers had remained in office until delivery. Nothing herein
870		-	shall prevent any series of bonds issued under sections 3-21a, 3-27a, 3-
871		-	27f, 12-458 and 12-458d, subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, sections 13a-
872		-	175p to 13a-175u, inclusive, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, sections
873		-	13b-59, as amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to 13b-
874		-	77, inclusive, as amended by this act, and 13b-80, subsection (a) of
875		-	section 13b-97, subsection (a) of section 14-12, as amended by this act,
876		-	except for subdivision (2) of said subsection (a), sections 14-15, 14-16a
877		-	and 14-21c, subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection
878		-	(b) of section 14-35, subsection [(b)] (a) of section 14-41, as amended by
879		-	this act, section 14-41a, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of section
880		-	14-44, sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49, as amended by this act, and 14-50,
881		-	as amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-52
882		-	and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14-
883		-	67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l and 14-69, subsection (e) of section Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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	663	+	provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the Passport to the 543
	664	+	Parks account established pursuant to section 23-15h. The fee required 544
	665	+	by this subsection is in addition to any other fees prescribed by any 545
	666	+	other provision of this title for the registration of a motor vehicle. No 546
	667	+	part of the "Passport to the Parks Fee" shall be subject to a refund 547
	668	+	under subsection [(aa)] (z) of section 14-49, as amended by this act. 548
	669	+	Sec. 10. Subsection (f) of section 13b-59 of the general statutes is 549
	670	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 550
	671	+	January 1, 2020): 551
	672	+	(f) "Motor vehicle receipts" means all fees and other charges 552
	673	+	required by or levied pursuant to subsection (c) of section 14-12, 553
	674	+	section 14-15, subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection 554
	675	+	(b) of section 14-35, subsection (b) of section 14-41, as amended by this 555
	676	+	act, sections 14-41a, as amended by this act, 14-47 and 14-48b, 556
	677	+	subsection (a) of section 14-49, as amended by this act, subdivision (1) 557
	678	+	of subsection (b) of section 14-49, as amended by this act, except as 558
	679	+	provided under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of said section, 559
	680	+	subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (s), 560
	681	+	(t), (x) [,] and (y) [and (z)] of section 14-49, as amended by this act, 561
	682	+	section 14-49a, subsection (a) of section 14-50, as amended by this act, 562
	683	+	subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (10) of subsection (a) of section 563
	684	+	14-50a, sections 14-59, 14-61 and 14-65, subsection (c) of section 14-66, 564
	685	+	subsection (e) of section 14-67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-160 and 14-565
	686	+	381, as amended by this act, and subsection (c) of section 14-382; 566
	687	+	Sec. 11. Section 14-381 of the general statutes is repealed and the 567
	688	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): 568
	689	+	Any owner required to register a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle 569
	690	+	shall apply to the commissioner and shall file evidence of ownership 570
	691	+	by affidavit or document. Upon receipt of an application in proper 571
	692	+	form and the registration fee, the commissioner shall assign an 572
	693	+	identification number and provide the owner with a certificate of 573
	694	+	registration and registration plate. The registration plate, which shall 574 Substitute Bill No. 7201
886	695
887		-	14-73, subsection (c) of section 14-96q, sections 14-103a and 14-160,
888		-	subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192,
889		-	sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, as amended by this act, subsection
890		-	(b) of section 14-382 and sections 15-14 and 16-299 from being issued in
891		-	coupon form, in which case references to the bonds herein also shall
892		-	refer to the coupons attached thereto where appropriate, and
893		-	references to owners of bonds shall include holders of such bonds
894		-	where appropriate.
895		-	(c) Any bonds issued pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77,
896		-	inclusive, as amended by this act, may be sold at public sale on sealed
897		-	proposals or by negotiation in such manner, at such price or prices, at
898		-	such time or times and on such other terms and conditions of such
899		-	bonds and the issuance and sale thereof as the State Bond Commission
900		-	may determine to be in the best interests of the state, or the State Bond
901		-	Commission may delegate to the Treasurer all or any part of the
902		-	foregoing powers in which event the Treasurer shall exercise such
903		-	powers unless the State Bond Commission, by adoption of a resolution
904		-	prior to the exercise of such powers by the Treasurer, shall elect to
905		-	reassume the same. Such powers shall be exercised from time to time
906		-	in such manner as the Treasurer shall determine to be in the best
907		-	interests of the state and he shall file a certificate of determination
908		-	setting forth the details thereof with the secretary of the State Bond
909		-	Commission on or before the date of delivery of such bonds, the details
910		-	of which were determined by him in accordance with such delegation.
911		-	(d) The debt service requirements with respect to any bonds and
912		-	bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77,
913		-	inclusive, as amended by this act, shall be secured by (1) a first call
914		-	upon the pledged revenues as they are received by the state and
915		-	credited to the Special Transportation Fund established under section
916		-	13b-68, and (2) a lien upon any and all amounts held to the credit of
917		-	said Special Transportation Fund from time to time, provided said lien Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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920	700
921		-	~~shall not extend to amounts held to~~ the ~~credit of such Special~~
922		-	~~Transportation Fund which represent (~~A~~) amounts borrowed~~ by the
923		-	~~Treasurer~~ in ~~anticipation of state revenues pursuant~~ to ~~section 3-16~~, or
924		-	~~(B) transportation-related federal revenues of the state.~~ ~~Any obligation~~
925		-	of the ~~state secured by said lien to pay the unrefunded principal of~~
926		-	~~bond anticipation notes, including for this purpose any obligation~~ of
927		-	~~the state under~~ a ~~reimbursement agreement entered into in connection~~
928		-	~~with a credit facility providing for payment of the unrefunded~~
929		-	~~principal of bond anticipation notes,~~ shall be ~~subordinate to any~~
930		-	~~obligation~~ of ~~the state secured by said lien to pay (i) the debt service~~
931		-	~~requirements with respect to bonds,~~ or ~~(ii) any debt service~~
932		-	~~requirements with respect to bond anticipation notes other than debt~~
933		-	~~service requirements relating to unrefunded principal~~ of ~~bond~~
934		-	~~anticipation notes or to obligations under a credit facility for the~~
935		-	~~payment~~ of ~~such unrefunded principal.~~ The ~~debt service requirements~~
936		-	~~with respect to bonds~~ and ~~bond anticipation notes also may be secured~~
937		-	~~by a pledge of reserves~~, ~~sinking funds and any other funds and~~
938		-	~~accounts~~, ~~including proceeds from investment of~~ any ~~of the foregoing,~~
939		-	~~established pursuant to sections 3-21a~~, ~~3-27a~~, ~~3-27f, 12-458~~ ~~and 12-458d,~~
940		-	~~subsection (c) of section 13a-80a~~, ~~sections 13a-175p~~ ~~to 13a-175u,~~
941		-	~~inclusive, subsection (f)~~ of ~~section 13b-42, sections 13b-59, as amended~~
942		-	~~by this act~~, ~~13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74~~ ~~to 13b-77, inclusive, as~~
943		-	~~amended by this act~~, ~~and 13b-80, subsection (a) of section 13b-97,~~
944		-	~~subsection (a)~~ of ~~section 14-12, as amended~~ by ~~this act,~~ ~~except for~~
945		-	~~subdivision (2) of said subsection (a)~~, ~~sections 14-15, 14-16a~~ ~~and 14-21c,~~
946		-	~~subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection (b) of section~~
947		-	~~14-35~~, ~~subsection [(b)]~~ (a) ~~of section 14-41, as amended by this act,~~
948		-	~~section 14-41a~~, ~~as amended by this act~~, ~~subsection (a) of section 14-44,~~
949		-	~~sections 14-47~~, ~~14-48b, 14-49, as amended by this act,~~ ~~and 14-50, as~~
950		-	~~amended by~~ this ~~act, subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-52~~
951		-	~~and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14-~~
952		-	~~67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l~~ ~~and 14-69, subsection (e) of section~~
953		-	~~14-73, subsection (c)~~ of ~~section 14-96q, sections 14-103a~~ ~~and 14-160,~~ Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 7201
	701	+	be affixed by the owner, shall be displayed on the snowmobile or all-575
	702	+	terrain vehicle at a place and in a manner prescribed by the 576
	703	+	commissioner. In addition to such registration plate, each snowmobile 577
	704	+	and all-terrain vehicle so registered shall display its registration 578
	705	+	number on each side of its front section, midway between the top and 579
	706	+	bottom of said front section, in letters or numbers at least three inches 580
	707	+	in height and made of a reflective material. The certificate of 581
	708	+	registration shall be carried on such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle 582
	709	+	and shall be available for inspection whenever such snowmobile or all-583
	710	+	terrain vehicle is being operated. The owner shall pay a fee of twenty 584
	711	+	dollars for a biennial registration or a fee of thirty dollars for a triennial 585
	712	+	registration for each snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle so registered. 586
	713	+	[Each such certificate of registration shall expire two years after the 587
	714	+	date such certificate of registration was issued.] 588
	715	+	Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 14-12 of the general statutes is 589
	716	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 590
	717	+	January 1, 2020): 591
	718	+	(a) No motor vehicle shall be operated, towed or parked on any 592
	719	+	highway, except as otherwise expressly provided, unless it is 593
	720	+	registered with the commissioner, provided any motor vehicle may be 594
	721	+	towed for repairs or necessary work if it bears the markers of a 595
	722	+	licensed and registered dealer, manufacturer or repairer and provided 596
	723	+	any motor vehicle which is validly registered in another state may, for 597
	724	+	a period of sixty days following establishment by the owner of 598
	725	+	residence in this state, be operated on any highway without first being 599
	726	+	registered with the commissioner. Except as otherwise provided in this 600
	727	+	subsection, (1) a person commits an infraction if such person (A) 601
	728	+	registers a motor vehicle he or she does not own, or (B) operates, 602
	729	+	allows the operation of, parks or allows the parking of an unregistered 603
	730	+	motor vehicle on any highway, or (2) a resident of this state who 604
	731	+	operates or parks a motor vehicle such resident owns with marker 605
	732	+	plates issued by another state on any highway shall be fined one 606
	733	+	thousand dollars. If the owner of a motor vehicle previously registered 607 Substitute Bill No. 7201
954	734
955		-	Public Act No. 19-165 29 of 36
956	735
957		-	subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192,
958		-	sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, as amended by this act, subsection
959		-	(b) of section 14-382 and sections 15-14 and 16-299 or the proceedings
960		-	authorizing the issuance of such bonds, and by moneys paid under a
961		-	credit facility, including, but not limited to, a letter of credit or policy
962		-	of bond insurance, issued by a financial institution pursuant to an
963		-	agreement authorized by such proceedings.
964		-	(e) The proceedings under which bonds are authorized to be issued
965		-	may, subject to the provisions of the general statutes, contain any or all
966		-	of the following: (1) Provisions respecting custody of the proceeds
967		-	from the sale of the bonds and any bond anticipation notes, including
968		-	any requirements that such proceeds be held separate from or not be
969		-	commingled with other funds of the state; (2) provisions for the
970		-	investment and reinvestment of bond proceeds until used to pay
971		-	transportation costs and for the disposition of any excess bond
972		-	proceeds or investment earnings thereon; (3) provisions for the
973		-	execution of reimbursement agreements or similar agreements in
974		-	connection with credit facilities, including, but not limited to, letters of
975		-	credit or policies of bond insurance, remarketing agreements and
976		-	agreements for the purpose of moderating interest rate fluctuations,
977		-	and of such other agreements entered into pursuant to section 3-20a;
978		-	(4) provisions for the collection, custody, investment, reinvestment and
979		-	use of the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys
980		-	pledged therefor as provided in sections 3-21a, 3-27a, 3-27f, 12-458 and
981		-	12-458d, subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, sections 13a-175p to 13a-
982		-	175u, inclusive, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, sections 13b-59, as
983		-	amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive,
984		-	as amended by this act, and 13b-80, subsection (a) of section 13b-97,
985		-	subsection (a) of section 14-12, as amended by this act, except for
986		-	subdivision (2) of said subsection (a), sections 14-15, 14-16a and 14-21c,
987		-	subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection (b) of section
988		-	14-35, subsection [(b)] (a) of section 14-41, as amended by this act, Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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	740	+	[on an annual or biennial basis] with the commissioner, the registration 608
	741	+	of which expired not more than thirty days previously, operates, 609
	742	+	allows the operation of, parks or allows that parking of such a motor 610
	743	+	vehicle, such owner shall be fined the amount designated for the 611
	744	+	infraction of failure to renew a registration, but the right to retain his 612
	745	+	or her operator's license shall not be affected. No operator other than 613
	746	+	the owner shall be subject to penalty for the operation or parking of 614
	747	+	such a previously registered motor vehicle. As used in this subsection, 615
	748	+	the term "unregistered motor vehicle" includes any vehicle that is not 616
	749	+	eligible for registration by the commissioner due to the absence of 617
	750	+	necessary equipment or other characteristics of the vehicle that make it 618
	751	+	unsuitable for highway operation, unless the operation of such vehicle 619
	752	+	is expressly permitted by another provision of this chapter or chapter 620
	753	+	248. 621
	754	+	Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 14-50 of the general statutes is 622
	755	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 623
	756	+	January 1, 2020): 624
	757	+	(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 14-41, [there] 625
	758	+	any person who renews a motor vehicle operator's license which 626
	759	+	contains one or more passenger endorsements shall be charged [a fee 627
	760	+	of seventy-two dollars for each renewal of a motor vehicle operator's 628
	761	+	license issued for a period of six years and] an additional fee of twelve 629
	762	+	dollars for each year or part thereof for each passenger endorsement. 630
	763	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	764	+	sections:
991	765
992		-	section 14-41a, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 14-44,
993		-	sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49, as amended by this act, and 14-50, as
994		-	amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-52
995		-	and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14-
996		-	67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l and 14-69, subsection (e) of section
997		-	14-73, subsection (c) of section 14-96q, sections 14-103a and 14-160,
998		-	subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192,
999		-	sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, as amended by this act, subsection
1000		-	(b) of section 14-382 and sections 15-14 and 16-299; (5) provisions
1001		-	regarding the establishment and maintenance of reserves, sinking
1002		-	funds and any other funds and accounts as shall be approved by the
1003		-	State Bond Commission in such amounts as may be established by the
1004		-	State Bond Commission, and the regulation and disposition thereof,
1005		-	including requirements that any such funds and accounts be held
1006		-	separate from or not be commingled with other funds of the state; (6)
1007		-	covenants for the establishment of pledged revenue coverage
1008		-	requirements for the bonds and bond anticipation notes, provided that
1009		-	no such covenant shall obligate the state to provide coverage in any
1010		-	year with respect to any bonds or bond anticipation notes in excess of
1011		-	four times the aggregate debt service on bonds and bond anticipation
1012		-	notes, as described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of section
1013		-	13b-75, during such year; (7) covenants for the establishment of
1014		-	maintenance requirements with respect to state transportation facilities
1015		-	and properties; (8) provisions for the issuance of additional bonds on a
1016		-	parity with bonds theretofore issued, including establishment of
1017		-	coverage requirements with respect thereto as herein provided; (9)
1018		-	provisions regarding the rights and remedies available in case of a
1019		-	default to the bondowners, noteowners or any trustee under any
1020		-	contract, loan agreement, document, instrument or trust indenture,
1021		-	including the right to appoint a trustee to represent their interests
1022		-	upon occurrence of an event of default, as defined in said proceedings,
1023		-	provided that if any bonds or bond anticipation notes shall be secured
1024		-	by a trust indenture, the respective owners of such bonds or notes shall Substitute House Bill No. 7201
	766	+	Section 1 January 1, 2020 1-1h(a) and (b)
	767	+	Sec. 2 January 1, 2020 14-41(a) and (b)
	768	+	Sec. 3 January 1, 2020 14-41a
	769	+	Sec. 4 January 1, 2020 14-12o(b)
	770	+	Sec. 5 January 1, 2020 14-22
	771	+	Sec. 6 January 1, 2020 14-25c
	772	+	Sec. 7 January 1, 2020 14-48d
	773	+	Sec. 8 January 1, 2020 14-49 Substitute Bill No. 7201
1025	774
1026		-	Public Act No. 19-165 31 of 36
1027	775
1028		-	have no authority except as set forth in such trust indenture to appoint
1029		-	a separate trustee to represent them; and (10) provisions or covenants
1030		-	of like or different character from the foregoing which are consistent
1031		-	with sections 3-21a, 3-27a, 3-27f, 12-458 and 12-458d, subsection (c) of
1032		-	section 13a-80a, sections 13a-175p to 13a-175u, inclusive, subsection (f)
1033		-	of section 13b-42, sections 13b-59, as amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-
1034		-	69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, as amended by this act, and 13b-
1035		-	80, subsection (a) of section 13b-97, subsection (a) of section 14-12, as
1036		-	amended by this act, except for subdivision (2) of said subsection (a),
1037		-	sections 14-15, 14-16a and 14-21c, subsection (a) of section 14-25a,
1038		-	section 14-28, subsection (b) of section 14-35, subsection [(b)] (a) of
1039		-	section 14-41, as amended by this act, section 14-41a, as amended by
1040		-	this act, subsection (a) of section 14-44, sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49, as
1041		-	amended by this act, and 14-50, as amended by this act, subsection (a)
1042		-	of section 14-50a, sections 14-52 and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-
1043		-	66, subsection (e) of section 14-67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l and
1044		-	14-69, subsection (e) of section 14-73, subsection (c) of section 14-96q,
1045		-	sections 14-103a and 14-160, subsection (a) of section 14-164a,
1046		-	subsection (a) of section 14-192, sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, as
1047		-	amended by this act, subsection (b) of section 14-382 and sections 15-14
1048		-	and 16-299 and which the State Bond Commission determines in such
1049		-	proceedings are necessary, convenient or desirable in order to better
1050		-	secure the bonds or bond anticipation notes, or will tend to make the
1051		-	bonds or bond anticipation notes more marketable, and which are in
1052		-	the best interests of the state. Any provision which may be included in
1053		-	proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder may be
1054		-	included in an indenture of trust duly approved in accordance with
1055		-	subsection (g) of this section which secures the bonds and any notes
1056		-	issued in anticipation thereof, and in such case the provisions of such
1057		-	indenture shall be deemed to be a part of such proceedings as though
1058		-	they were expressly included therein.
1059		-	(f) Any pledge made by the state shall be valid and binding from the Substitute House Bill No. 7201
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1061		-	Public Act No. 19-165 32 of 36
	780	+	Sec. 9 January 1, 2020 14-49b
	781	+	Sec. 10 January 1, 2020 13b-59(f)
	782	+	Sec. 11 January 1, 2020 14-381
	783	+	Sec. 12 January 1, 2020 14-12(a)
	784	+	Sec. 13 January 1, 2020 14-50(a)
1062	785
1063		-	time when the pledge is made, and any revenues or other receipts,
1064		-	funds or moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the state shall
1065		-	be subject immediately to the lien of such pledge without any physical
1066		-	delivery thereof or further act. The lien of any such pledge shall be
1067		-	valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in
1068		-	tort, contract, or otherwise against the state, irrespective of whether
1069		-	such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other
1070		-	instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.
1071		-	(g) In the discretion of the State Bond Commission, bonds issued
1072		-	pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, as amended by this
1073		-	act, including for this purpose any bond anticipation notes, may be
1074		-	secured by a trust indenture by and between the state and a corporate
1075		-	trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers
1076		-	of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust indenture
1077		-	may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights
1078		-	and remedies of the bondowners and noteowners as may be
1079		-	reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants
1080		-	setting forth the duties of the state in relation to the exercise of its
1081		-	powers pursuant to sections 3-21a, 3-27a, 3-27f, 12-458 and 12-458d,
1082		-	subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, sections 13a-175p to 13a-175u,
1083		-	inclusive, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, sections 13b-59, as amended
1084		-	by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, as
1085		-	amended by this act, and 13b-80, subsection (a) of section 13b-97,
1086		-	subsection (a) of section 14-12, as amended by this act, except for
1087		-	subdivision (2) of said subsection (a), sections 14-15, 14-16a and 14-21c,
1088		-	subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection (b) of section
1089		-	14-35, subsection [(b)] (a) of section 14-41, as amended by this act,
1090		-	section 14-41a, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 14-44,
1091		-	sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49, as amended by this act, and 14-50, as
1092		-	amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-52
1093		-	and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14-
1094		-	67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l and 14-69, subsection (e) of section Substitute House Bill No. 7201
1095	786
1096		-	Public Act No. 19-165 33 of 36
1097		-
1098		-	14-73, subsection (c) of section 14-96q, sections 14-103a and 14-160,
1099		-	subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192,
1100		-	sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, as amended by this act, subsection
1101		-	(b) of section 14-382 and sections 15-14 and 16-299 and the custody,
1102		-	safeguarding and application of all moneys. The state may provide by
1103		-	such trust indenture for the payment of the pledged revenues or other
1104		-	receipts, funds or moneys to the trustee under such trust indenture or
1105		-	to any other depository, and for the method of disbursement thereof,
1106		-	with such safeguards and restrictions as it may determine. All
1107		-	expenses incurred in carrying out such trust indenture may be treated
1108		-	as transportation costs, as defined in section 13b-75.
1109		-	Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 13b-77 of the general statutes is
1110		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
1111		-	January 1, 2020):
1112		-	(c) The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent
1113		-	owners and transferees of bonds and bond anticipation notes issued by
1114		-	the state pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, as amended
1115		-	by this act, in consideration of the acceptance of the payment for the
1116		-	bonds and bond anticipation notes, until such bonds and bond
1117		-	anticipation notes, together with the interest thereon, with interest on
1118		-	any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expenses in
1119		-	connection with any action or proceeding on behalf of such owners,
1120		-	are fully met and discharged, or unless expressly permitted or
1121		-	otherwise authorized by the terms of each contract and agreement
1122		-	made or entered into by or on behalf of the state with or for the benefit
1123		-	of such owners, that the state will impose, charge, raise, levy, collect
1124		-	and apply the pledged revenues and other receipts, funds or moneys
1125		-	pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in
1126		-	sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, inclusive, as amended by this act, in such
1127		-	amounts as may be necessary to pay such debt service requirements in
1128		-	each year in which bonds or bond anticipation notes are outstanding Substitute House Bill No. 7201
1129		-
1130		-	Public Act No. 19-165 34 of 36
1131		-
1132		-	and further, that the state (1) will not limit or alter the duties imposed
1133		-	on the Treasurer and other officers of the state by sections 3-21a, 3-27a,
1134		-	3-27f, 12-458 and 12-458d, subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, sections
1135		-	13a-175p to 13a-175u, inclusive, subsection (f) of section 13b-42,
1136		-	sections 13b-59, as amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74
1137		-	to 13b-77, inclusive, as amended by this act, and 13b-80, subsection (a)
1138		-	of section 13b-97, subsection (a) of section 14-12, as amended by this
1139		-	act, except for subdivision (2) of said subsection (a), sections 14-15, 14-
1140		-	16a and 14-21c, subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28,
1141		-	subsection (b) of section 14-35, subsection [(b)] (a) of section 14-41, as
1142		-	amended by this act, section 14-41a, as amended by this act, subsection
1143		-	(a) of section 14-44, sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49, as amended by this
1144		-	act, and 14-50, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of section 14-50a,
1145		-	sections 14-52 and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e)
1146		-	of section 14-67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l and 14-69, subsection
1147		-	(e) of section 14-73, subsection (c) of section 14-96q, sections 14-103a
1148		-	and 14-160, subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section
1149		-	14-192, sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, as amended by this act,
1150		-	subsection (b) of section 14-382 and section 15-14 and by the
1151		-	proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds with respect to
1152		-	application of pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys
1153		-	pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in
1154		-	said sections; (2) will not issue any bonds, notes or other evidences of
1155		-	indebtedness, other than the bonds and bond anticipation notes,
1156		-	having any rights arising out of said sections or secured by any pledge
1157		-	of or other lien or charge on the pledged revenues or other receipts,
1158		-	funds or moneys pledged for the payment o f debt service
1159		-	requirements as provided in said sections; (3) will not create or cause
1160		-	to be created any lien or charge on such pledged amounts, other than a
1161		-	lien or pledge created thereon pursuant to said sections, provided
1162		-	nothing in this subsection shall prevent the state from issuing
1163		-	evidences of indebtedness (A) which are secured by a pledge or lien
1164		-	which is and shall on the face thereof be expressly subordinate and Substitute House Bill No. 7201
1165		-
1166		-	Public Act No. 19-165 35 of 36
1167		-
1168		-	junior in all respects to every lien and pledge created by or pursuant to
1169		-	said sections; or (B) for which the full faith and credit of the state is
1170		-	pledged and which are not expressly secured by any specific lien or
1171		-	charge on such pledged amounts; or (C) which are secured by a pledge
1172		-	of or lien on moneys or funds derived on or after such date as every
1173		-	pledge or lien thereon created by or pursuant to said sections shall be
1174		-	discharged and satisfied; (4) will carry out and perform, or cause to be
1175		-	carried out and performed, each and every promise, covenant,
1176		-	agreement or contract made or entered into by the state or on its behalf
1177		-	with the owners of any bonds or bond anticipation notes; (5) will not in
1178		-	any way impair the rights, exemptions or remedies of such owners;
1179		-	and (6) will not limit, modify, rescind, repeal or otherwise alter the
1180		-	rights or obligations of the appropriate officers of the state to impose,
1181		-	maintain, charge or collect the taxes, fees, charges and other receipts
1182		-	constituting the pledged revenues as may be necessary to produce
1183		-	sufficient revenues to fulfill the terms of the proceedings authorizing
1184		-	the issuance of the bonds, including pledged revenue coverage
1185		-	requirements, and provided nothing herein shall preclude the state
1186		-	from exercising its power, through a change in law, to limit, modify,
1187		-	rescind, repeal or otherwise alter the character or amount of such
1188		-	pledged revenues or to substitute like or different sources of taxes,
1189		-	fees, charges or other receipts as pledged revenues if, for the ensuing
1190		-	fiscal year, as evidenced by the proposed or adopted budget of the
1191		-	state with respect to the Special Transportation Fund, the projected
1192		-	revenues meet or exceed the estimated expenses of the Special
1193		-	Transportation Fund including accumulated deficits, if any, debt
1194		-	service requirements and any pledged revenue coverage requirement.
1195		-	The State Bond Commission is authorized to include this covenant of
1196		-	the state in any agreement with the owner of any such bonds or bond
1197		-	anticipation notes.
1198		-	Sec. 16. Section 14-12t of the general statutes is repealed and the
1199		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): Substitute House Bill No. 7201
1200		-
1201		-	Public Act No. 19-165 36 of 36
1202		-
1203		-	The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the
1204		-	provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsection (g)
1205		-	of section 13b-59, subsection (g) of section 14-12 [,] and sections 14-12r,
1206		-	14-12s and 14-16a. [and subsection (a) of section 14-41.] The regulations
1207		-	shall include the qualifications to be met by any dealer or repairer
1208		-	authorized by the commissioner to conduct inspections in accordance
1209		-	with subsection (g) of section 14-12 and sections 14-12r and 14-16a.
	787	+	TRA Joint Favorable Subst.
	788	+	FIN Joint Favorable
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