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| 4 | - | Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 6 | - | Public Act No. 19-119 | |
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| 14 | + | AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF MO TOR VEHICLES | |
| 15 | + | RECOMMENDATIONS REGA RDING MOTOR VEHICLE | |
| 16 | + | REGISTRATION NOTICE, THE INTERNATIONAL RE GISTRATION | |
| 17 | + | PLAN, CARRIERS, THE MEDICAL ADVISORY BOA RD AND OTHER | |
| 18 | + | MOTOR VEHICLE STATUT ES. | |
| 14 | 19 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 15 | 20 | Assembly convened: | |
| 16 | 21 | ||
| 17 | - | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-22 of the general statutes is | |
| 18 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July | |
| 19 | - | 1, 2019): | |
| 20 | - | (a) A motor vehicle registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall | |
| 21 | - | expire in accordance with schedules established by the commissioner. | |
| 22 | - | If the expiration date of the registration of the motor vehicle, except the | |
| 23 | - | registration of a motor vehicle used to transport passengers for hire, | |
| 24 | - | falls on any day when the offices of the commissioner are closed for | |
| 25 | - | business, the registration shall be deemed valid for the operation of the | |
| 26 | - | motor vehicle until midnight of the next day on which the offices of the | |
| 27 | - | commissioner are open for business. The commissioner shall prescribe | |
| 28 | - | the date and manner of renewing registrations. Not less than thirty | |
| 29 | - | days prior to the expiration of any valid registration, the department | |
| 30 | - | shall send or transmit, in such manner as the commissioner | |
| 31 | - | determines, an application for renewal to the registrant. In the case of a | |
| 32 | - | motor vehicle registered to a leasing company licensed pursuant to Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 22 | + | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-22 of the general statutes is 1 | |
| 23 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2 | |
| 24 | + | 1, 2019): 3 | |
| 25 | + | (a) A motor vehicle registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall 4 | |
| 26 | + | expire in accordance with schedules established by the commissioner. 5 | |
| 27 | + | If the expiration date of the registration of the motor vehicle, except the 6 | |
| 28 | + | registration of a motor vehicle used to transport passengers for hire, 7 | |
| 29 | + | falls on any day when the offices of the commissioner are closed for 8 | |
| 30 | + | business, the registration shall be deemed valid for the operation of the 9 | |
| 31 | + | motor vehicle until midnight of the next day on which the offices of the 10 | |
| 32 | + | commissioner are open for business. The commissioner shall prescribe 11 | |
| 33 | + | the date and manner of renewing registrations. Not less than thirty 12 | |
| 34 | + | days prior to the expiration of any valid registration, the department 13 | |
| 35 | + | shall send or transmit, in such manner as the commissione r 14 | |
| 36 | + | determines, an application for renewal to the registrant. In the case of a 15 | |
| 37 | + | motor vehicle registered to a leasing company licensed pursuant to 16 | |
| 38 | + | section 14-15, the department may send or transmit, in such manner as 17 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 33 | 39 | ||
| 34 | - | Public Act No. 19-119 2 of 30 | |
| 35 | 40 | ||
| 36 | - | section 14-15, the department may send or transmit, in such manner as | |
| 37 | - | the commissioner determines, an application for renewal of a leased | |
| 38 | - | vehicle to the lessee of such vehicle. If a registrant is prohibited from | |
| 39 | - | renewing a registration for failing to comply with one or more | |
| 40 | - | provisions of law or owes fines or fees to the department related to any | |
| 41 | - | motor vehicle owned or leased by the registrant or pursuant to | |
| 42 | - | subsection (f) of section 14-50, the department may send or transmit, in | |
| 43 | - | lieu of a renewal application, a notice that (1) describes the compliance | |
| 44 | - | issue or the type and amount of any fee or fine owed, and (2) states | |
| 45 | - | that the registrant's registration will not be renewed until the | |
| 46 | - | compliance issue is resolved or the fee or fine is paid in full. The | |
| 47 | - | commissioner shall not be required to send or transmit a registrant's or | |
| 48 | - | lessee's application or notice by mail if the United States Postal Service | |
| 49 | - | has determined that mail is undeliverable to such person at the | |
| 50 | - | address for such person that is in the records of the department. Except | |
| 51 | - | for the processing of such application at an official emissions | |
| 52 | - | inspection station as provided in subsection (b) of this section or by | |
| 53 | - | telephone as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the | |
| 54 | - | commissioner may require that the application be returned | |
| 55 | - | electronically or by mail in order to be processed and approved, with | |
| 56 | - | only such exceptions, on a hardship basis, as shall be established by | |
| 57 | - | the commissioner in regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 54. | |
| 58 | - | Sec. 2. Section 14-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the | |
| 59 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): | |
| 60 | - | For a fee of [six] seven dollars, the commissioner may furnish to | |
| 61 | - | each holder of a livery or taxicab registration an additional passenger | |
| 62 | - | motor vehicle number plate or set of number plates in accordance with | |
| 63 | - | the provisions of subsection (a) of section 14-21b to be used on [such | |
| 64 | - | vehicle] the motor vehicle in livery service or taxicab when not | |
| 65 | - | engaged in public service business, [On and after July 1, 1992, the fee | |
| 66 | - | shall be seven dollars] provided such vehicle or taxicab meets the Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 45 | + | the commissioner determines, an application for renewal of a leased 18 | |
| 46 | + | vehicle to the lessee of such vehicle. If a registrant is prohibited from 19 | |
| 47 | + | renewing a registration for failing to comply with one or more 20 | |
| 48 | + | provisions of law or owes fines or fees to the department related to any 21 | |
| 49 | + | motor vehicle owned or leased by the registrant or pursuant to 22 | |
| 50 | + | subsection (f) of section 14-50, the department may send or transmit, in 23 | |
| 51 | + | lieu of a renewal application, a notice that (1) describes the compliance 24 | |
| 52 | + | issue or the type and amount of any fee or fine owed, and (2) states 25 | |
| 53 | + | that the registrant's registration will not be renewed until the 26 | |
| 54 | + | compliance issue is resolved or the fee or fine is paid in full. The 27 | |
| 55 | + | commissioner shall not be required to send or transmit a registrant's or 28 | |
| 56 | + | lessee's application or notice by mail if the United States Postal Service 29 | |
| 57 | + | has determined that mail is undeliverable to such person at the 30 | |
| 58 | + | address for such person that is in the records of the department. Except 31 | |
| 59 | + | for the processing of such application at an official emissions 32 | |
| 60 | + | inspection station as provided in subsection (b) of this section or by 33 | |
| 61 | + | telephone as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the 34 | |
| 62 | + | commissioner may require that the application be returned 35 | |
| 63 | + | electronically or by mail in order to be processed and approved, with 36 | |
| 64 | + | only such exceptions, on a hardship basis, as shall be established by 37 | |
| 65 | + | the commissioner in regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 54. 38 | |
| 66 | + | Sec. 2. Section 14-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the 39 | |
| 67 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 40 | |
| 68 | + | For a fee of [six] seven dollars, the commissioner may furnish to 41 | |
| 69 | + | each holder of a livery or taxicab registration an additional passenger 42 | |
| 70 | + | motor vehicle number plate or set of number plates in accordance with 43 | |
| 71 | + | the provisions of subsection (a) of section 14-21b to be used on [such 44 | |
| 72 | + | vehicle] the motor vehicle in livery service or taxicab when not 45 | |
| 73 | + | engaged in public service business, [On and after July 1, 1992, the fee 46 | |
| 74 | + | shall be seven dollars] provided such vehicle or taxicab meets the 47 | |
| 75 | + | criteria for registration as a passenger vehicle under the provisions of 48 | |
| 76 | + | this chapter. 49 | |
| 77 | + | Sec. 3. Section 14-34a of the general statutes is repealed and the 50 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 69 | 78 | ||
| 70 | - | criteria for registration as a passenger vehicle under the provisions of | |
| 71 | - | this chapter. | |
| 72 | - | Sec. 3. Section 14-34a of the general statutes is repealed and the | |
| 73 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): | |
| 74 | - | (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to enter into | |
| 75 | - | reciprocal agreements or plans on behalf of the state of Connecticut | |
| 76 | - | with the appropriate authorities of any of the states, territories or | |
| 77 | - | possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any state | |
| 78 | - | or province of any country providing for the registration of | |
| 79 | - | commercial vehicles on an apportionment or allocation basis, and may, | |
| 80 | - | in the exercise of this authority, enter into and become a member of the | |
| 81 | - | International Registration Plan developed by the American | |
| 82 | - | Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Any such reciprocal | |
| 83 | - | agreement or plan may provide for, but shall not be limited to, the | |
| 84 | - | following: (1) Full reciprocity in accordance with such agreement or | |
| 85 | - | plan for commercial vehicles not based in Connecticut, operated solely | |
| 86 | - | in interstate commerce and of specified types or gross or unladen | |
| 87 | - | weights, in exchange for equivalent reciprocity for Connecticut based | |
| 88 | - | commercial vehicles; (2) reciprocal exchange of audits of records of the | |
| 89 | - | owners of such commercial vehicles by the states participating in any | |
| 90 | - | such agreement or plan; and (3) any other matters which would | |
| 91 | - | facilitate the administration of such agreement or plan, including | |
| 92 | - | exchange of information for audits, enforcement activities and | |
| 93 | - | collection and disbursement of proportional registration fees for other | |
| 94 | - | jurisdictions in the case of Connecticut based commercial vehicles. | |
| 95 | - | (b) Any [reciprocity] reciprocal agreement, arrangement or | |
| 96 | - | declaration relating to commercial vehicles in effect between this state | |
| 97 | - | and any jurisdiction not a party to such reciprocal agreement or plan, | |
| 98 | - | or which relates to any matters not covered in such reciprocal | |
| 99 | - | agreement or plan shall continue in force and effect until specifically | |
| 100 | - | amended or revoked as provided by law. Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 104 | - | (c) Notwithstanding any such agreement or plan, (1) any such | |
| 105 | - | commercial vehicle garaged at any fixed location or which leaves from | |
| 106 | - | and returns to one or more points within this state in the normal | |
| 107 | - | course of operations, shall be taxable in this state as personal property | |
| 108 | - | in the town where such vehicle is garaged; (2) registration shall be | |
| 109 | - | denied to any such vehicle if any personal property taxes are unpaid | |
| 110 | - | with respect to such vehicle, as provided in section 14-33; and (3) any | |
| 111 | - | such vehicle based in this state shall be subject to the provisions of | |
| 112 | - | sections 14-12, 14-15, 14-15a, 14-16a and chapter 247. | |
| 113 | - | (d) At such time as the state of Connecticut may enter into and | |
| 114 | - | become a member of the International Registration Plan pursuant to | |
| 115 | - | subsection (a) of this section, the provisions of [said] the plan, as it may | |
| 116 | - | be amended from time to time, which are concerned with the | |
| 117 | - | registration of any vehicle or the fees which relate to any such | |
| 118 | - | registration shall control whenever any special act or any provision of | |
| 119 | - | the general statutes, except subsection (c) of this section, conflicts with | |
| 120 | - | any provision of [said] the plan. A copy of the plan, as it may be | |
| 121 | - | amended from time to time, shall be maintained on file by the | |
| 122 | - | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles at the main office of the department, | |
| 123 | - | and shall be available for public inspection. | |
| 124 | - | (e) If the International Registration Plan is entered into by this state | |
| 125 | - | pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the plan requires that a | |
| 126 | - | member jurisdiction accept registration or other documents under the | |
| 127 | - | plan in electronic format, the registrant may show a legible electronic | |
| 128 | - | image of such registration or document to any person who is required | |
| 129 | - | or authorized, in connection with such person's employment, to view | |
| 130 | - | such registration or document. If a registrant presents such registration | |
| 131 | - | or document by displaying an electronic image on a cellular mobile | |
| 132 | - | telephone or other electronic device, such person may not view, and | |
| 133 | - | offering such display shall not be construed to be consent for such | |
| 134 | - | person to view, any content on such telephone or electronic device Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 84 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 51 | |
| 85 | + | (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to enter into 52 | |
| 86 | + | reciprocal agreements or plans on behalf of the state of Connecticut 53 | |
| 87 | + | with the appropriate authorities of any of the states, territories or 54 | |
| 88 | + | possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any state 55 | |
| 89 | + | or province of any country providing for the registration of 56 | |
| 90 | + | commercial vehicles on an apportionment or allocation basis, and may, 57 | |
| 91 | + | in the exercise of this authority, enter into and become a member of the 58 | |
| 92 | + | International Registration Plan developed by the American 59 | |
| 93 | + | Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Any such reciprocal 60 | |
| 94 | + | agreement or plan may provide for, but shall not be limited to, the 61 | |
| 95 | + | following: (1) Full reciprocity in accordance with such agreement or 62 | |
| 96 | + | plan for commercial vehicles not based in Connecticut, operated solely 63 | |
| 97 | + | in interstate commerce and of specified types or gross or unladen 64 | |
| 98 | + | weights, in exchange for equivalent reciprocity for Connecticut based 65 | |
| 99 | + | commercial vehicles; (2) reciprocal exchange of audits of records of the 66 | |
| 100 | + | owners of such commercial vehicles by the states participating in any 67 | |
| 101 | + | such agreement or plan; and (3) any other matters which would 68 | |
| 102 | + | facilitate the administration of such agreement or plan, including 69 | |
| 103 | + | exchange of information for audits, enforcement activities and 70 | |
| 104 | + | collection and disbursement of proportional registration fees for other 71 | |
| 105 | + | jurisdictions in the case of Connecticut based commercial vehicles. 72 | |
| 106 | + | (b) Any [reciprocity] reciprocal agreement, arrangement or 73 | |
| 107 | + | declaration relating to commercial vehicles in effect between this state 74 | |
| 108 | + | and any jurisdiction not a party to such reciprocal agreement or plan, 75 | |
| 109 | + | or which relates to any matters not covered in such reciprocal 76 | |
| 110 | + | agreement or plan shall continue in force and effect until specifically 77 | |
| 111 | + | amended or revoked as provided by law. 78 | |
| 112 | + | (c) Notwithstanding any such agreement or plan, (1) any such 79 | |
| 113 | + | commercial vehicle garaged at any fixed location or which leaves from 80 | |
| 114 | + | and returns to one or more points within this state in the normal 81 | |
| 115 | + | course of operations, shall be taxable in this state as personal property 82 | |
| 116 | + | in the town where such vehicle is garaged; (2) registration shall be 83 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 135 | 117 | ||
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| 137 | 118 | ||
| 138 | - | other than such registration or document. No person who is required | |
| 139 | - | or authorized to view registrations or documents under the plan shall | |
| 140 | - | be liable for any damage to, or destruction of, a cellular mobile | |
| 141 | - | telephone or other electronic device provided to such person for the | |
| 142 | - | purpose of displaying an electronic image of a registration or | |
| 143 | - | document. | |
| 144 | - | [(e)] (f) Any commercial vehicle that is required to be registered in | |
| 145 | - | another jurisdiction shall not operate on any highway of the state | |
| 146 | - | without being so registered. Any commercial vehicle that is registered | |
| 147 | - | in any other jurisdiction and is eligible for registration on an | |
| 148 | - | apportionment basis shall not be operated on any highway without | |
| 149 | - | such registration or a seventy-two-hour trip permit registration issued | |
| 150 | - | by the commissioner. Any person who owns any motor vehicle | |
| 151 | - | operated in violation of this subsection shall be fined five hundred | |
| 152 | - | dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, not less | |
| 153 | - | than one thousand dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, except | |
| 154 | - | if the motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than | |
| 155 | - | sixty thousand pounds, such owner shall be fined one thousand | |
| 156 | - | dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, not less | |
| 157 | - | than two thousand dollars nor more than four thousand dollars. | |
| 158 | - | Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is | |
| 159 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July | |
| 160 | - | 1, 2019): | |
| 161 | - | (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any | |
| 162 | - | person who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the | |
| 163 | - | provisions of section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7- | |
| 164 | - | 283, 7-325, 7-393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-193, 10-197, 10- | |
| 165 | - | 198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, | |
| 166 | - | subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section | |
| 167 | - | 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a- | |
| 168 | - | 113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a- Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 123 | + | denied to any such vehicle if any personal property taxes are unpaid 84 | |
| 124 | + | with respect to such vehicle, as provided in section 14-33; and (3) any 85 | |
| 125 | + | such vehicle based in this state shall be subject to the provisions of 86 | |
| 126 | + | sections 14-12, 14-15, 14-15a, 14-16a and chapter 247. 87 | |
| 127 | + | (d) At such time as the state of Connecticut may enter into and 88 | |
| 128 | + | become a member of the International Registration Plan pursuant to 89 | |
| 129 | + | subsection (a) of this section, the provisions of said plan, as it may be 90 | |
| 130 | + | amended from time to time, which are concerned with the registration 91 | |
| 131 | + | of any vehicle or the fees which relate to any such registration shall 92 | |
| 132 | + | control whenever any special act or any provision of the general 93 | |
| 133 | + | statutes, except subsection (c) of this section, conflicts with any 94 | |
| 134 | + | provision of said plan. A copy of the plan, as it may be amended from 95 | |
| 135 | + | time to time, shall be maintained on file by the Commissioner of Motor 96 | |
| 136 | + | Vehicles at the main office of the department, and shall be available for 97 | |
| 137 | + | public inspection. 98 | |
| 138 | + | (e) If the International Registration Plan is entered into by this state 99 | |
| 139 | + | pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and said plan requires that a 100 | |
| 140 | + | member jurisdiction accept registration or other documents under said 101 | |
| 141 | + | plan in electronic format, the registrant may show a legible electronic 102 | |
| 142 | + | image of such registration or document to any person who is required 103 | |
| 143 | + | or authorized, in connection with such person's employment, to view 104 | |
| 144 | + | such registration or document. If a registrant presents such registration 105 | |
| 145 | + | or document by displaying an electronic image on a cellular mobile 106 | |
| 146 | + | telephone or other electronic device, such person may not view, and 107 | |
| 147 | + | offering such display shall not be construed to be consent for such 108 | |
| 148 | + | person to view, any content on such telephone or electronic device 109 | |
| 149 | + | other than the registration or document. No person who is required or 110 | |
| 150 | + | authorized to view registrations or documents under said plan shall be 111 | |
| 151 | + | liable for any damage to, or destruction of, a cellular mobile telephone 112 | |
| 152 | + | or other electronic device provided to such person for the purpose of 113 | |
| 153 | + | displaying an electronic image of a registration or document. 114 | |
| 154 | + | [(e)] (f) Any commercial vehicle that is required to be registered in 115 | |
| 155 | + | another jurisdiction shall not operate on any highway of the state 116 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 172 | - | 143b, 13a-247 or 13a-253, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b- | |
| 173 | - | 90, 13b-221, 13b-292, 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or | |
| 174 | - | 13b-410c, subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, | |
| 175 | - | subsection (d) of section 14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection [(e)] | |
| 176 | - | (f) of section 14-34a, as amended by this act, subsection (d) of section | |
| 177 | - | 14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 14-50a or 14-58, subsection (b) of section 14- | |
| 178 | - | 66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection | |
| 179 | - | (f) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a, 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, | |
| 180 | - | 14-146, 14-152, 14-153 or 14-163b, a first violation as specified in | |
| 181 | - | subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-219 as specified in | |
| 182 | - | subsection (e) of said section, subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, section | |
| 183 | - | 14-240, 14-250 or 14-253a, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of | |
| 184 | - | section 14-261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-275a, | |
| 185 | - | 14-278 or 14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-291, | |
| 186 | - | 14-293b, 14-296aa, as amended by this act, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14- | |
| 187 | - | 320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) | |
| 188 | - | of section 14-386a, section 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15- | |
| 189 | - | 97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, section 16-44, 16-256e, 16a-15 or | |
| 190 | - | 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section 17a-24, 17a-145, | |
| 191 | - | 17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 19a-33, | |
| 192 | - | 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a- | |
| 193 | - | 105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a- | |
| 194 | - | 287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a- | |
| 195 | - | 340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-231, 20-249, 20-257, 20- | |
| 196 | - | 265, 20-324e, 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, | |
| 197 | - | 21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 21-63 or 21-76a, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, | |
| 198 | - | subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-21, subdivision (1) of | |
| 199 | - | subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) | |
| 200 | - | of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63 or 21a-77, subsection | |
| 201 | - | (b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of | |
| 202 | - | subsection (a) of section 21a-159, subsection (a) of section 21a-279a, | |
| 203 | - | section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-29, 22-34, 22-35, 22- | |
| 204 | - | 36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39a, 22-39b, 22-39c, 22-39d, 22-39e, 22-49 or 22-54, Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 162 | + | without being so registered. Any commercial vehicle that is registered 117 | |
| 163 | + | in any other jurisdiction and is eligible for registration on an 118 | |
| 164 | + | apportionment basis shall not be operated on any highway without 119 | |
| 165 | + | such registration or a seventy-two-hour trip permit registration issued 120 | |
| 166 | + | by the commissioner. Any person who owns any motor vehicle 121 | |
| 167 | + | operated in violation of this subsection shall be fined five hundred 122 | |
| 168 | + | dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, not less 123 | |
| 169 | + | than one thousand dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, except 124 | |
| 170 | + | if the motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 125 | |
| 171 | + | sixty thousand pounds, such owner shall be fined one thousand 126 | |
| 172 | + | dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, not less 127 | |
| 173 | + | than two thousand dollars nor more than four thousand dollars. 128 | |
| 174 | + | Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 129 | |
| 175 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 130 | |
| 176 | + | 1, 2019): 131 | |
| 177 | + | (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any 132 | |
| 178 | + | person who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the 133 | |
| 179 | + | provisions of section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7-134 | |
| 180 | + | 283, 7-325, 7-393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-193, 10-197, 10-135 | |
| 181 | + | 198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, 136 | |
| 182 | + | subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 137 | |
| 183 | + | 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-138 | |
| 184 | + | 113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-139 | |
| 185 | + | 143b, 13a-247 or 13a-253, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-140 | |
| 186 | + | 90, 13b-221, 13b-292, 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 141 | |
| 187 | + | 13b-410c, subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, 142 | |
| 188 | + | subsection (d) of section 14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection [(e)] 143 | |
| 189 | + | (f) of section 14-34a, as amended by this act, subsection (d) of section 144 | |
| 190 | + | 14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 14-50a or 14-58, subsection (b) of section 14-145 | |
| 191 | + | 66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection 146 | |
| 192 | + | (f) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a, 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 147 | |
| 193 | + | 14-146, 14-152, 14-153 or 14-163b, a first violation as specified in 148 | |
| 194 | + | subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-219 as specified in 149 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 241 | 195 | ||
| 242 | - | Public Act No. 19-119 8 of 30 | |
| 243 | 196 | ||
| 244 | - | city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health | |
| 245 | - | code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed | |
| 246 | - | two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has | |
| 247 | - | established a payment and hearing procedure for such violation | |
| 248 | - | pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this | |
| 249 | - | section. | |
| 250 | - | Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 14-44 of the general statutes is | |
| 251 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July | |
| 252 | - | 1, 2019): | |
| 253 | - | (b) No operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement | |
| 254 | - | shall be issued or renewed in accordance with the provisions of this | |
| 255 | - | section or section 14-36a, until the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or | |
| 256 | - | the commissioner's authorized representative, is satisfied that the | |
| 257 | - | applicant is a proper person to receive such an operator's license | |
| 258 | - | bearing an endorsement, holds a valid motor vehicle operator's license, | |
| 259 | - | or, if necessary for the class of vehicle operated, a commercial driver's | |
| 260 | - | license and is at least eighteen years of age. Each applicant for an | |
| 261 | - | operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement or the | |
| 262 | - | renewal of such a license shall furnish the [Commissioner of Motor | |
| 263 | - | Vehicles] commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized | |
| 264 | - | representative, with satisfactory evidence, under oath, to prove that | |
| 265 | - | such person has no criminal record and has not been convicted of a | |
| 266 | - | violation of section 14-227a or 14-227m or subdivision (1) or (2) of | |
| 267 | - | subsection (a) of section 14-227n within five years of the date of | |
| 268 | - | application and that no reason exists for a refusal to grant or renew | |
| 269 | - | such an operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement. | |
| 270 | - | Each applicant for such an operator's license bearing a public | |
| 271 | - | passenger endorsement shall submit with the application proof | |
| 272 | - | satisfactory to the [Commissioner of Motor Vehicles] commissioner | |
| 273 | - | that such applicant has passed a physical examination administered | |
| 274 | - | not more than ninety days prior to the date of application [,] and Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 275 | 200 | ||
| 276 | - | Public Act No. 19-119 9 of 30 | |
| 201 | + | subsection (e) of said section, subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, section 150 | |
| 202 | + | 14-240, 14-250 or 14-253a, as amended by this act, subsection (a) of 151 | |
| 203 | + | section 14-261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-275a, 152 | |
| 204 | + | 14-278 or 14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-291, 153 | |
| 205 | + | 14-293b, 14-296aa, as amended by this act, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14-154 | |
| 206 | + | 320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) 155 | |
| 207 | + | of section 14-386a, section 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-156 | |
| 208 | + | 97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, section 16-44, 16-256e, 16a-15 or 157 | |
| 209 | + | 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section 17a-24, 17a-145, 158 | |
| 210 | + | 17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 19a-33, 159 | |
| 211 | + | 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-160 | |
| 212 | + | 105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-161 | |
| 213 | + | 287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-162 | |
| 214 | + | 340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-163 | |
| 215 | + | 265, 20-324e, 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 164 | |
| 216 | + | 21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 21-63 or 21-76a, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, 165 | |
| 217 | + | subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-21, subdivision (1) of 166 | |
| 218 | + | subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) 167 | |
| 219 | + | of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63 or 21a-77, subsection 168 | |
| 220 | + | (b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of 169 | |
| 221 | + | subsection (a) of section 21a-159, subsection (a) of section 21a-279a, 170 | |
| 222 | + | section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-29, 22-34, 22-35, 22-171 | |
| 223 | + | 36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39a, 22-39b, 22-39c, 22-39d, 22-39e, 22-49 or 22-54, 172 | |
| 224 | + | subsection (d) of section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-90, 22-98, 22-99, 22-173 | |
| 225 | + | 100, 22-111o, 22-167, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a, 22-326 174 | |
| 226 | + | or 22-342, subsection (b), (e) or (f) of section 22-344, section 22-359, 22-175 | |
| 227 | + | 366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of 176 | |
| 228 | + | section 22a-250, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 177 | |
| 229 | + | 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 178 | |
| 230 | + | 22a-461, 23-37, 23-38, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) 179 | |
| 231 | + | of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) 180 | |
| 232 | + | of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 181 | |
| 233 | + | 26-40a, 26-42, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) 182 | |
| 234 | + | of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, subdivision (1) of 183 | |
| 235 | + | section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-184 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 277 | 236 | ||
| 278 | - | [which is in compliance with safety regulations established from time | |
| 279 | - | to time by the United States Department of Transportation] meets the | |
| 280 | - | physical qualification standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended | |
| 281 | - | from time to time. Each applicant for renewal of such license shall | |
| 282 | - | present evidence that such applicant is in compliance with the | |
| 283 | - | [medical qualifications] physical qualification standards established in | |
| 284 | - | 49 CFR 391, as amended [, provided an applicant for a Class D | |
| 285 | - | operator's license bearing an endorsement described in subsection (c) | |
| 286 | - | of section 14-36a, shall be deemed medically qualified if such applicant | |
| 287 | - | (1) controls with medication, as certified by a licensed physician or a | |
| 288 | - | licensed advanced practice registered nurse, a medical condition that | |
| 289 | - | would otherwise deem such applicant not medically qualified, and (2) | |
| 290 | - | would qualify for a waiver or exemption under 49 CFR 391, as | |
| 291 | - | amended] from time to time. Each applicant for such an operator's | |
| 292 | - | license bearing a public passenger endorsement shall be fingerprinted | |
| 293 | - | before the license bearing a public passenger endorsement is issued. | |
| 294 | - | Sec. 6. Subsection (h) of section 14-44 of the general statutes is | |
| 295 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July | |
| 296 | - | 1, 2019): | |
| 297 | - | (h) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-10, the | |
| 298 | - | [commissioner] Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall furnish to any | |
| 299 | - | board of education or to any public or private organization that is | |
| 300 | - | actively engaged in providing public transportation, including the | |
| 301 | - | transportation of school children, a report containing the names and | |
| 302 | - | motor vehicle operator license numbers of each person who has been | |
| 303 | - | issued an operator's license with one or more public passenger | |
| 304 | - | endorsements, authorizing such person to transport passengers in | |
| 305 | - | accordance with the provisions of section 14-36a, but whose license or | |
| 306 | - | any such public passenger endorsement has been withdrawn, | |
| 307 | - | suspended or revoked by the [Commissioner of Motor Vehicles] | |
| 308 | - | commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section, or any Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 309 | 237 | ||
| 310 | - | Public Act No. 19-119 10 of 30 | |
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| 311 | 241 | ||
| 312 | - | other provision of this title. The report shall be issued and updated | |
| 313 | - | periodically in accordance with a schedule to be established by the | |
| 314 | - | [Commissioner of Motor Vehicles] commissioner. Such report may be | |
| 315 | - | transmitted or otherwise made available to authorized recipients by | |
| 316 | - | electronic means. [The commissioner shall ensure that each carrier, as | |
| 317 | - | defined in section 14-212, is reviewing such report, pursuant to section | |
| 318 | - | 14-276, by (1) conducting random compliance audits of carriers to | |
| 319 | - | determine whether a carrier is performing such review as prescribed | |
| 320 | - | by said section 14-276, (2) maintaining a record of each such review by | |
| 321 | - | a carrier for the prior two years, and (3) making such record publicly | |
| 322 | - | available upon request.] | |
| 323 | - | Sec. 7. Section 14-276 of the general statutes is repealed and the | |
| 324 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): | |
| 325 | - | (a) Registered school buses while transporting school children shall | |
| 326 | - | be operated by holders of a valid passenger and school endorsement | |
| 327 | - | issued in accordance with section 14-44, as amended by this act. Such | |
| 328 | - | endorsement shall be held in addition to the commercial driver's | |
| 329 | - | license required for the operation of such motor vehicles. A person | |
| 330 | - | who has attained the age of seventy shall be allowed to hold a | |
| 331 | - | passenger and school endorsement for the purpose of operating a | |
| 332 | - | school bus, provided such person meets the minimum physical | |
| 333 | - | requirements set by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and agrees to | |
| 334 | - | submit to a physical examination at least twice a year or when | |
| 335 | - | requested to do so by the superintendent of the school system in which | |
| 336 | - | such person intends to operate a school bus. Any person to whom a | |
| 337 | - | town has awarded a contract for the transportation of school children | |
| 338 | - | who permits the operation of a registered school bus while | |
| 339 | - | transporting school children by any person who does not hold a | |
| 340 | - | passenger and school endorsement shall be fined not less than two | |
| 341 | - | thousand five hundred dollars or more than five thousand dollars. | |
| 342 | - | (b) On and after October 1, 2019, each carrier engaged in the Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 242 | + | 104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-117, 26-128, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138 or 26-141, 185 | |
| 243 | + | subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-186 | |
| 244 | + | 224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-232, 187 | |
| 245 | + | 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-288, 26-294, 188 | |
| 246 | + | 28-13, 29-6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e) 189 | |
| 247 | + | or (g) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of 190 | |
| 248 | + | section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 191 | |
| 249 | + | 29-291c, section 29-316, 29-318, 29-381, 30-48a, 30-86a, 31-3, 31-10, 31-192 | |
| 250 | + | 11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-193 | |
| 251 | + | 36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47, 31-48, 31-51, 31-52, 31-52a or 31-54, 194 | |
| 252 | + | subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 195 | |
| 253 | + | 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, 196 | |
| 254 | + | subdivision (1) of section 35-20, section 36a-787, 42-230, 45a-283, 45a-197 | |
| 255 | + | 450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, 198 | |
| 256 | + | section 46a-59, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 47-34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 53-199 | |
| 257 | + | 133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 200 | |
| 258 | + | 53-311a, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323, 53-331 or 53-344, subsection (c) of 201 | |
| 259 | + | section 53-344b, or section 53-450, or (2) a violation under the 202 | |
| 260 | + | provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted 203 | |
| 261 | + | in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, 204 | |
| 262 | + | or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, 205 | |
| 263 | + | city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health 206 | |
| 264 | + | code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed 207 | |
| 265 | + | two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has 208 | |
| 266 | + | established a payment and hearing procedure for such violation 209 | |
| 267 | + | pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this 210 | |
| 268 | + | section. 211 | |
| 269 | + | Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 14-44 of the general statutes is 212 | |
| 270 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 213 | |
| 271 | + | 1, 2019): 214 | |
| 272 | + | (b) No operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement 215 | |
| 273 | + | shall be issued or renewed in accordance with the provisions of this 216 | |
| 274 | + | section or section 14-36a, until the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or 217 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 343 | 275 | ||
| 344 | - | Public Act No. 19-119 11 of 30 | |
| 345 | 276 | ||
| 346 | - | transportation of students shall register with the Commissioner of | |
| 347 | - | Motor Vehicles in a manner prescribed by the commis sioner. | |
| 348 | - | Registration shall include the carrier's name, address and the name of | |
| 349 | - | the employee or agent assigned to perform the carrier's responsibilities | |
| 350 | - | under subsection (c) of this section. A carrier shall file amendments to | |
| 351 | - | the registration to report to the commissioner any material change in | |
| 352 | - | any information contained in the registration not later than thirty | |
| 353 | - | calendar days after the carrier knows or reasonably should know of | |
| 354 | - | the material change. | |
| 355 | - | [(b)] (c) Not less than once during the first and third week of each | |
| 356 | - | month, a carrier shall review the report made by the Commissioner of | |
| 357 | - | Motor Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of | |
| 358 | - | section 14-44, as amended by this act, with reference to the name and | |
| 359 | - | motor vehicle operator's license number of each person such carrier | |
| 360 | - | employs to operate a school bus, as defined in section 14-275, or a | |
| 361 | - | student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212. If, | |
| 362 | - | according to such report, any such employee's motor vehicle operator's | |
| 363 | - | license or endorsement to operate a school bus or student | |
| 364 | - | transportation vehicle has been withdrawn, suspended or revoked, | |
| 365 | - | such carrier shall immediately prohibit such employee from operating | |
| 366 | - | a school bus or student transportation vehicle. | |
| 367 | - | [(c)] (d) Any carrier who fails to register with the Commissioner of | |
| 368 | - | Motor Vehicles, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or review the | |
| 369 | - | report made by the commissioner, pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of | |
| 370 | - | this section, shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars | |
| 371 | - | for the first violation, and two thousand five hundred dollars for each | |
| 372 | - | subsequent violation. Any carrier who fails to take immediate action to | |
| 373 | - | prohibit the operation of a school bus or student transportation vehicle | |
| 374 | - | by an operator who appears on a report, pursuant to subsection [(b)] | |
| 375 | - | (c) of this section, shall be subject to a civil penalty of two thousand | |
| 376 | - | five hundred dollars for the first violation, and five thousand dollars Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 378 | - | Public Act No. 19-119 12 of 30 | |
| 281 | + | the commissioner's authorized representative, is satisfied that the 218 | |
| 282 | + | applicant is a proper person to receive such an operator's license 219 | |
| 283 | + | bearing an endorsement, holds a valid motor vehicle operator's license, 220 | |
| 284 | + | or, if necessary for the class of vehicle operated, a commercial driver's 221 | |
| 285 | + | license and is at least eighteen years of age. Each applicant for an 222 | |
| 286 | + | operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement or the 223 | |
| 287 | + | renewal of such a license shall furnish the [Commissioner of Motor 224 | |
| 288 | + | Vehicles] commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized 225 | |
| 289 | + | representative, with satisfactory evidence, under oath, to prove that 226 | |
| 290 | + | such person has no criminal record and has not been convicted of a 227 | |
| 291 | + | violation of section 14-227a or 14-227m or subdivision (1) or (2) of 228 | |
| 292 | + | subsection (a) of section 14-227n within five years of the date of 229 | |
| 293 | + | application and that no reason exists for a refusal to grant or renew 230 | |
| 294 | + | such an operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement. 231 | |
| 295 | + | Each applicant for such an operator's license bearing a public 232 | |
| 296 | + | passenger endorsement shall submit with the application proof 233 | |
| 297 | + | satisfactory to the [Commissioner of Motor Vehicles] commissioner 234 | |
| 298 | + | that such applicant has passed a physical examination administered 235 | |
| 299 | + | not more than ninety days prior to the date of application [,] and 236 | |
| 300 | + | [which is in compliance with safety regulations established from time 237 | |
| 301 | + | to time by the United States Department of Transportation] meets the 238 | |
| 302 | + | physical qualification standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended 239 | |
| 303 | + | from time to time. Each applicant for renewal of such license shall 240 | |
| 304 | + | present evidence that such applicant is in compliance with the 241 | |
| 305 | + | [medical qualifications] physical qualification standards established in 242 | |
| 306 | + | 49 CFR 391, as amended [, provided an applicant for a Class D 243 | |
| 307 | + | operator's license bearing an endorsement described in subsection (c) 244 | |
| 308 | + | of section 14-36a, shall be deemed medically qualified if such applicant 245 | |
| 309 | + | (1) controls with medication, as certified by a licensed physician or a 246 | |
| 310 | + | licensed advanced practice registered nurse, a medical condition that 247 | |
| 311 | + | would otherwise deem such applicant not medically qualified, and (2) 248 | |
| 312 | + | would qualify for a waiver or exemption under 49 CFR 391, as 249 | |
| 313 | + | amended] from time to time. Each applicant for such an operator's 250 | |
| 314 | + | license bearing a public passenger endorsement shall be fingerprinted 251 | |
| 315 | + | before the license bearing a public passenger endorsement is issued. 252 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 379 | 316 | ||
| 380 | - | for each subsequent violation. Upon appropriate justification | |
| 381 | - | presented to the commissioner by any carrier, the commissioner may | |
| 382 | - | make a determination to reduce any such penalty. | |
| 383 | - | Sec. 8. Section 14-227k of the general statutes is repealed and the | |
| 384 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): | |
| 385 | - | (a) No person whose right to operate a motor vehicle has been | |
| 386 | - | restricted pursuant to an order of the court under subsection (b) of | |
| 387 | - | section 14-227j, by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by any | |
| 388 | - | provision of law that requires the use of an ignition interlock device, | |
| 389 | - | shall (1) request or solicit another person to blow into an ignition | |
| 390 | - | interlock device or to start a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition | |
| 391 | - | interlock device for the purpose of providing such person with an | |
| 392 | - | operable motor vehicle, or (2) operate any motor vehicle not equipped | |
| 393 | - | with a functioning ignition interlock device or any motor vehicle that a | |
| 394 | - | court has ordered such person not to operate. | |
| 395 | - | (b) No person shall tamper with, alter or bypass the operation of an | |
| 396 | - | ignition interlock device for the purpose of providing an operable | |
| 397 | - | motor vehicle to a person whose right to operate a motor vehicle has | |
| 398 | - | been restricted pursuant to an order of the court under subsection (b) | |
| 399 | - | of section 14-227j, by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by any | |
| 400 | - | provision of law that requires the use of an ignition interlock device. | |
| 401 | - | (c) Any person who completes the terms of a license suspension and | |
| 402 | - | is eligible for reinstatement of such person's motor vehicle operator's | |
| 403 | - | license or nonresident operating privilege, provided such person | |
| 404 | - | installs and uses a functioning, approved ignition interlock device, but | |
| 405 | - | who fails to install such ignition interlock device, is prohibited from | |
| 406 | - | operating any motor vehicle until such person installs an ignition | |
| 407 | - | interlock device and such person's motor vehicle operator's license or | |
| 408 | - | nonresident operating privilege is reinstated by the Commissioner of | |
| 409 | - | Motor Vehicles. Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 413 | - | [(c)] (d) (1) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision | |
| 414 | - | (1) of subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section shall be guilty of a | |
| 415 | - | class C misdemeanor. | |
| 416 | - | (2) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision (2) of | |
| 417 | - | subsection (a) of this section or subsection (c) of this section shall be | |
| 418 | - | subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (c) of section 14-215. | |
| 419 | - | [(d)] (e) Each court shall report each conviction under subsection (a), | |
| 420 | - | [or] (b) or (c) of this section to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in | |
| 421 | - | accordance with the provisions of section 14-141. The commissioner | |
| 422 | - | shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license or nonresident | |
| 423 | - | operating privilege of the person reported as convicted for a period of | |
| 424 | - | one year. | |
| 425 | - | Sec. 9. Section 14-276a of the general statutes is repealed and the | |
| 426 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): | |
| 427 | - | (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in | |
| 428 | - | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing a procedure | |
| 429 | - | for the [physical examination and] safety training of school bus | |
| 430 | - | operators and operators of student transportation vehicles. Such | |
| 431 | - | regulations shall provide [for minimum physical requirements for | |
| 432 | - | such operators and] for minimum proficiency requirements for school | |
| 433 | - | bus operators. The safety training administered by the commissioner | |
| 434 | - | shall conform to the minimum requirements of number 17 of the | |
| 435 | - | National Highway Safety Standards. Such safety training shall include | |
| 436 | - | instruction relative to the location, contents and use of the first aid kit | |
| 437 | - | in the motor vehicle. | |
| 438 | - | (b) No person shall operate a school bus, as defined in section 14- | |
| 439 | - | 275, or a student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212, | |
| 440 | - | for the purpose of transporting school children unless such person has | |
| 441 | - | prior to the issuance or renewal of [his] such person's license Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 322 | + | Sec. 6. Subsection (h) of section 14-44 of the general statutes is 253 | |
| 323 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 254 | |
| 324 | + | 1, 2019): 255 | |
| 325 | + | (h) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-10, the 256 | |
| 326 | + | commissioner shall furnish to any board of education or to any public 257 | |
| 327 | + | or private organization that is actively engaged in providing public 258 | |
| 328 | + | transportation, including the transportation of school children, a report 259 | |
| 329 | + | containing the names and motor vehicle operator license numbers of 260 | |
| 330 | + | each person who has been issued an operator's license with one or 261 | |
| 331 | + | more public passenger endorsements, authorizing such person to 262 | |
| 332 | + | transport passengers in accordance with the provisions of section 14-263 | |
| 333 | + | 36a, but whose license or any such public passenger endorsement has 264 | |
| 334 | + | been withdrawn, suspended or revoked by the [Commissioner of 265 | |
| 335 | + | Motor Vehicles] commissioner in accordance with the provisions of 266 | |
| 336 | + | this section, or any other provision of this title. The report shall be 267 | |
| 337 | + | issued and updated periodically in accordance with a schedule to be 268 | |
| 338 | + | established by the [Commissioner of Motor Vehicles] commissioner. 269 | |
| 339 | + | Such report may be transmitted or otherwise made available to 270 | |
| 340 | + | authorized recipients by electronic means. [The commissioner shall 271 | |
| 341 | + | ensure that each carrier, as defined in section 14-212, is reviewing such 272 | |
| 342 | + | report, pursuant to section 14-276, by (1) conducting random 273 | |
| 343 | + | compliance audits of carriers to determine whether a carrier is 274 | |
| 344 | + | performing such review as prescribed by said section 14-276, (2) 275 | |
| 345 | + | maintaining a record of each such review by a carrier for the prior two 276 | |
| 346 | + | years, and (3) making such record publicly available upon request.] 277 | |
| 347 | + | Sec. 7. Section 14-276 of the general statutes is repealed and the 278 | |
| 348 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 279 | |
| 349 | + | (a) Registered school buses while transporting school children shall 280 | |
| 350 | + | be operated by holders of a valid passenger and school endorsement 281 | |
| 351 | + | issued in accordance with section 14-44, as amended by this act. Such 282 | |
| 352 | + | endorsement shall be held in addition to the commercial driver's 283 | |
| 353 | + | license required for the operation of such motor vehicles. A person 284 | |
| 354 | + | who has attained the age of seventy shall be allowed to hold a 285 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 442 | 355 | ||
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| 444 | 356 | ||
| 445 | - | endorsement: (1) Furnished evidence to the satisfaction of the | |
| 446 | - | commissioner that [he] such person meets the [minimum physical | |
| 447 | - | requirements set by the commissioner for operation of a school bus or | |
| 448 | - | a student transportation vehicle;] physical qualification standards | |
| 449 | - | established in 49 CFR 391, as amended from time to time; and (2) | |
| 450 | - | successfully completed a course in safety training [administered by the | |
| 451 | - | commissioner] and, in the case of school bus operators, passed an | |
| 452 | - | examination in proficiency in school bus operation given by the | |
| 453 | - | commissioner. Such proficiency examination shall include a road test | |
| 454 | - | administered in either a type I school bus having a gross vehicle | |
| 455 | - | weight exceeding ten thousand pounds or a type II school bus having a | |
| 456 | - | gross vehicle weight of ten thousand pounds or less. Any operator | |
| 457 | - | administered a road test in a type II school bus [only] shall not be | |
| 458 | - | eligible for a license to operate a type I school bus. Any person who | |
| 459 | - | violates any provision of this subsection shall be deemed to have | |
| 460 | - | committed an infraction. | |
| 461 | - | (c) Any town or regional school district may require its school bus | |
| 462 | - | operators to have completed a safety training course in the operation | |
| 463 | - | of school buses, consisting of a minimum of ten hours of behind-the- | |
| 464 | - | wheel instruction and three hours of classroom instruction. | |
| 465 | - | (d) A carrier shall require each person whom it intends to employ to | |
| 466 | - | operate a school bus, as defined in section 14-275, or a student | |
| 467 | - | transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212, to submit to a | |
| 468 | - | urinalysis drug test in accordance with the provisions of sections 31- | |
| 469 | - | 51v and 31-51w and shall require each person it employs to operate | |
| 470 | - | such vehicles to submit to a urinalysis drug test on a random basis in | |
| 471 | - | accordance with the provisions of section 31-51x and the standards set | |
| 472 | - | forth in 49 CFR Parts 382 and 391. No carrier may employ any person | |
| 473 | - | who has received a positive test result for such test which was | |
| 474 | - | confirmed as provided in [subdivisions (2) and (3)] subdivision (2) of | |
| 475 | - | subsection (a) of section 31-51u. No carrier may continue to employ as Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 361 | + | passenger and school endorsement for the purpose of operating a 286 | |
| 362 | + | school bus, provided such person meets the minimum physical 287 | |
| 363 | + | requirements set by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and agrees to 288 | |
| 364 | + | submit to a physical examination at least twice a year or when 289 | |
| 365 | + | requested to do so by the superintendent of the school system in which 290 | |
| 366 | + | such person intends to operate a school bus. Any person to whom a 291 | |
| 367 | + | town has awarded a contract for the transportation of school children 292 | |
| 368 | + | who permits the operation of a registered school bus while 293 | |
| 369 | + | transporting school children by any person who does not hold a 294 | |
| 370 | + | passenger and school endorsement shall be fined not less than two 295 | |
| 371 | + | thousand five hundred dollars or more than five thousand dollars. 296 | |
| 372 | + | (b) Each carrier engaged in the transportation of students shall 297 | |
| 373 | + | register with the Department of Motor Vehicles in a manner prescribed 298 | |
| 374 | + | by the commissioner. Registration shall include the carrier's name, 299 | |
| 375 | + | address and the name of the employee or agent assigned to perform 300 | |
| 376 | + | the carrier's responsibilities under subsection (c) of this section. 301 | |
| 377 | + | [(b)] (c) Not less than once during the first and third week of each 302 | |
| 378 | + | month, a carrier shall review the report made by the Commissioner of 303 | |
| 379 | + | Motor Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of 304 | |
| 380 | + | section 14-44, as amended by this act, with reference to the name and 305 | |
| 381 | + | motor vehicle operator's license number of each person such carrier 306 | |
| 382 | + | employs to operate a school bus, as defined in section 14-275, or a 307 | |
| 383 | + | student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212. If, 308 | |
| 384 | + | according to such report, any such employee's motor vehicle operator's 309 | |
| 385 | + | license or endorsement to operate a school bus or student 310 | |
| 386 | + | transportation vehicle has been withdrawn, suspended or revoked, 311 | |
| 387 | + | such carrier shall immediately prohibit such employee from operating 312 | |
| 388 | + | a school bus or student transportation vehicle. 313 | |
| 389 | + | [(c)] (d) Any carrier who fails to register with the commissioner, 314 | |
| 390 | + | pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or review the report made by 315 | |
| 391 | + | the commissioner, pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of this section, shall 316 | |
| 392 | + | be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for the first 317 | |
| 393 | + | violation, and two thousand five hundred dollars for each subsequent 318 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 478 | 394 | ||
| 479 | - | a driver, for two years, any person who has received a positive test | |
| 480 | - | result for such test which was confirmed as provided in [subdivisions | |
| 481 | - | (2) and (3)] subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 31-51u. No | |
| 482 | - | carrier may continue to employ as a driver, permanently, any person | |
| 483 | - | who has received a second positive test result for such test which was | |
| 484 | - | confirmed as provided in [subdivisions (2) and (3)] subdivision (2) of | |
| 485 | - | subsection (a) of section 31-51u. The commissioner may, after notice | |
| 486 | - | and hearing, impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand | |
| 487 | - | dollars for the first offense and two thousand five hundred dollars for | |
| 488 | - | each subsequent offense on any carrier which violates any provision of | |
| 489 | - | this subsection. | |
| 490 | - | Sec. 10. Section 14-46b of the general statutes is repealed and the | |
| 491 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): | |
| 492 | - | (a) There is established within the department a Motor Vehicle | |
| 493 | - | Operator's License Medical Advisory Board, which shall advise the | |
| 494 | - | commissioner on the medical aspects and concerns of licensing | |
| 495 | - | operators of motor vehicles. The board shall consist of not less than | |
| 496 | - | eight members or more than fifteen members who shall be medical | |
| 497 | - | professionals and who shall be appointed by the commissioner. [from | |
| 498 | - | a list of nominees submitted by the] The Connecticut State Medical | |
| 499 | - | Society, the Connecticut Association of Optometrists [,] and [such | |
| 500 | - | other] any professional medical associations or organizations [that | |
| 501 | - | have as] whose members include physician assistants or advanced | |
| 502 | - | practice registered nurses [. The Connecticut State Medical Society and | |
| 503 | - | such other organizations shall] may submit nominees [representing] | |
| 504 | - | for appointment to the board for the commissioner's consideration | |
| 505 | - | who represent the specialties of (1) general medicine or surgery, (2) | |
| 506 | - | internal medicine, (3) cardiovascular medicine, (4) neurology or | |
| 507 | - | neurological surgery, (5) ophthalmology or optometry, (6) orthopedics, | |
| 508 | - | (7) psychiatry, [and] or (8) occupational medicine. [The Connecticut | |
| 509 | - | Association of Optometrists shall submit nominees representing the Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 513 | - | specialty of optometry.] | |
| 514 | - | (b) Initially, three members shall be appointed for a two-year term, | |
| 515 | - | three members for a three-year term and the remainder of the | |
| 516 | - | members for a four-year term. Appointments thereafter shall be for | |
| 517 | - | four-year terms. Any vacancy shall be filled by the commissioner for | |
| 518 | - | the unexpired portion of a term. The commissioner shall designate the | |
| 519 | - | [chairman] chairperson of the board. | |
| 520 | - | (c) Board members shall serve without compensation but shall be | |
| 521 | - | reimbursed for necessary expenses or services incurred in performing | |
| 522 | - | their duties, including the giving of testimony at any administrative | |
| 523 | - | hearing when requested by the commissioner. Medical professionals | |
| 524 | - | who are not members of the board and conduct examinations at the | |
| 525 | - | request of the board shall be compensated for these examinations. | |
| 526 | - | (d) The board shall meet at the call of the commissioner at least | |
| 527 | - | annually. Special meetings may be held to fulfill the responsibilities | |
| 528 | - | specified in section 14-46c. | |
| 529 | - | (e) Any meeting of the board in which the medical condition of any | |
| 530 | - | individual is discussed for purposes of making a recommendation on | |
| 531 | - | his or her fitness to operate a motor vehicle shall be held in executive | |
| 532 | - | session. | |
| 533 | - | (f) As used in this section and section 14-46c, "medical professional" | |
| 534 | - | means a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice | |
| 535 | - | registered nurse or optometrist. | |
| 536 | - | Sec. 11. Subsections (e) and (f) of section 14-253a of the general | |
| 537 | - | statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof | |
| 538 | - | (Effective October 1, 2019): | |
| 539 | - | (e) Vehicles displaying a special license plate or a placard issued | |
| 540 | - | pursuant to this section or by authorities of other states or countries for Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 400 | + | violation. Any carrier who fails to take immediate action to prohibit 319 | |
| 401 | + | the operation of a school bus or student transportation vehicle by an 320 | |
| 402 | + | operator who appears on a report, pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of 321 | |
| 403 | + | this section, shall be subject to a civil penalty of two thousand five 322 | |
| 404 | + | hundred dollars for the first violation, and five thousand dollars for 323 | |
| 405 | + | each subsequent violation. Upon appropriate justification presented to 324 | |
| 406 | + | the commissioner by any carrier, the commissioner may make a 325 | |
| 407 | + | determination to reduce any such penalty. 326 | |
| 408 | + | Sec. 8. Section 14-227k of the general statutes is repealed and the 327 | |
| 409 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 328 | |
| 410 | + | (a) Any person who completes the terms of a license suspension and 329 | |
| 411 | + | is eligible for reinstatement of such person's motor vehicle operator's 330 | |
| 412 | + | license or nonresident operating privilege provided such person 331 | |
| 413 | + | installs and uses a functioning, approved ignition interlock device, but 332 | |
| 414 | + | who fails to install such ignition interlock device, is prohibited from 333 | |
| 415 | + | operating any motor vehicle until such person installs an ignition 334 | |
| 416 | + | interlock device and such person's motor vehicle operator's license or 335 | |
| 417 | + | nonresident operating privilege is reinstated by the Commissioner of 336 | |
| 418 | + | Motor Vehicles. 337 | |
| 419 | + | [(a)] (b) No person whose right to operate a motor vehicle has been 338 | |
| 420 | + | restricted pursuant to an order of the court under subsection (b) of 339 | |
| 421 | + | section 14-227j, by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by any 340 | |
| 422 | + | provision of law that requires the use of an ignition interlock device, 341 | |
| 423 | + | shall (1) request or solicit another person to blow into an ignition 342 | |
| 424 | + | interlock device or to start a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition 343 | |
| 425 | + | interlock device for the purpose of providing such person with an 344 | |
| 426 | + | operable motor vehicle, or (2) operate any motor vehicle not equipped 345 | |
| 427 | + | with a functioning ignition interlock device or any motor vehicle that a 346 | |
| 428 | + | court has ordered such person not to operate. 347 | |
| 429 | + | [(b)] (c) No person shall tamper with, alter or bypass the operation 348 | |
| 430 | + | of an ignition interlock device for the purpose of providing an 349 | |
| 431 | + | operable motor vehicle to a person whose right to operate a motor 350 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 541 | 432 | ||
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| 544 | - | the purpose of identifying vehicles permitted to utilize parking spaces | |
| 545 | - | reserved for persons who are blind and persons with disabilities, shall | |
| 546 | - | be allowed to park in an area where parking is legally permissible, for | |
| 547 | - | an unlimited period of time without penalty, notwithstanding the | |
| 548 | - | period of time indicated as lawful by any (1) parking meter, or (2) sign | |
| 549 | - | erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of chapter | |
| 550 | - | 249, provided the operator of or a passenger in such motor vehicle is a | |
| 551 | - | person who is blind or a person with disabilities. A placard shall not be | |
| 552 | - | displayed on any motor vehicle when such vehicle is not being | |
| 553 | - | operated by or carrying as a passenger a person who is blind or a | |
| 554 | - | person with disabilities to whom the placard was issued. Vehicles | |
| 555 | - | bearing a special license plate shall not utilize parking spaces reserved | |
| 556 | - | for persons who are blind and persons with disabilities or the cross | |
| 557 | - | hatch abutting such spaces when such vehicles are not being operated | |
| 558 | - | by or carrying as a passenger a person who is blind or a person with | |
| 559 | - | disabilities to whom such special license plate was issued. | |
| 560 | - | (f) Only [those] motor vehicles displaying a plate or placard issued | |
| 561 | - | pursuant to this section shall be authorized to (1) park in public or | |
| 562 | - | private areas reserved for exclusive use by persons who are blind or | |
| 563 | - | persons with disabilities, and (2) to use the cross hatch abutting such | |
| 564 | - | areas, except that any ambulance, as defined in section 19a-175, which | |
| 565 | - | is transporting a patient may park in such area for a period not to | |
| 566 | - | exceed fifteen minutes while assisting such patient. Any motor vehicle | |
| 567 | - | parked or using the cross hatch in violation of the provisions of this | |
| 568 | - | subsection for the third or subsequent time shall be subject to being | |
| 569 | - | towed from such designated area. Such vehicle shall be impounded | |
| 570 | - | until payment of any fines incurred is received. No person, firm or | |
| 571 | - | corporation engaged in the business of leasing or renting motor | |
| 572 | - | vehicles without drivers in this state may be held liable for any acts of | |
| 573 | - | the lessee constituting a violation of the provisions of this subsection. | |
| 574 | - | Any municipal police officer who observes a motor vehicle parked in | |
| 575 | - | violation of this subsection shall issue a written warning or a summons Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 438 | + | vehicle has been restricted pursuant to an order of the court under 351 | |
| 439 | + | subsection (b) of section 14-227j, by the Commissioner of Motor 352 | |
| 440 | + | Vehicles or by any provision of law that requires the use of an ignition 353 | |
| 441 | + | interlock device. 354 | |
| 442 | + | [(c)] (d) (1) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision 355 | |
| 443 | + | (1) of subsection [(a)] (b) or subsection [(b)] (c) of this section shall be 356 | |
| 444 | + | guilty of a class C misdemeanor. 357 | |
| 445 | + | (2) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision (2) of 358 | |
| 446 | + | subsection [(a)] (b) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set 359 | |
| 447 | + | forth in subsection (c) of section 14-215. 360 | |
| 448 | + | [(d)] (e) Each court shall report each conviction under subsection 361 | |
| 449 | + | [(a)] (b) or [(b)] (c) of this section to the Commissioner of Motor 362 | |
| 450 | + | Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-141. The 363 | |
| 451 | + | commissioner shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license or 364 | |
| 452 | + | nonresident operating privilege of the person reported as convicted for 365 | |
| 453 | + | a period of one year. 366 | |
| 454 | + | Sec. 9. Section 14-276a of the general statutes is repealed and the 367 | |
| 455 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 368 | |
| 456 | + | (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in 369 | |
| 457 | + | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing a procedure 370 | |
| 458 | + | for the [physical examination and] safety training of school bus 371 | |
| 459 | + | operators and operators of student transportation vehicles. Such 372 | |
| 460 | + | regulations shall provide [for minimum physical requirements for 373 | |
| 461 | + | such operators and] for minimum proficiency requirements for school 374 | |
| 462 | + | bus operators. The safety training administered by the commissioner 375 | |
| 463 | + | shall conform to the minimum requirements of number 17 of the 376 | |
| 464 | + | National Highway Safety Standards. Such safety training shall include 377 | |
| 465 | + | instruction relative to the location, contents and use of the first aid kit 378 | |
| 466 | + | in the motor vehicle. 379 | |
| 467 | + | (b) No person shall operate a school bus as defined in section 14-275 380 | |
| 468 | + | or a student transportation vehicle as defined in section 14-212, for the 381 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 578 | 469 | ||
| 579 | - | for such violation. | |
| 580 | - | Sec. 12. Subsection (l) of section 14-253a of the general statutes is | |
| 581 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective | |
| 582 | - | October 1, 2019): | |
| 583 | - | (l) (1) Any person who violates any provision of this section for | |
| 584 | - | which a penalty or fine is not otherwise provided shall, for a first | |
| 585 | - | violation, be subject to a fine of [one] two hundred fifty dollars, and for | |
| 586 | - | a subsequent violation, be subject to a fine of [two] five hundred [fifty] | |
| 587 | - | dollars. | |
| 588 | - | (2) No owner or lessee of a private parking area subject to the | |
| 589 | - | requirements of this section, or an agent of such owner or lessee, shall | |
| 590 | - | dump, or allow any other person to dump, or otherwise place | |
| 591 | - | accumulated snow in a special parking space reserved as required in | |
| 592 | - | this section. Any owner, lessee or agent who violates the provisions of | |
| 593 | - | this subdivision shall, for a first violation, be subject to a fine of [one] | |
| 594 | - | two hundred fifty dollars, and for a subsequent violation, be subject to | |
| 595 | - | a fine of [two] five hundred [fifty] dollars. | |
| 596 | - | Sec. 13. Section 13b-344a of the general statutes is repealed and the | |
| 597 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): | |
| 598 | - | No person shall cross railroad tracks at a designated railroad grade | |
| 599 | - | crossing when warned by an automatic signal, crossing gates, flagman | |
| 600 | - | or law enforcement officer of the approach of a railroad locomotive, a | |
| 601 | - | railroad car or train or other equipment on the railroad tracks or when | |
| 602 | - | otherwise warned of the approach of such [a] locomotive, car or train | |
| 603 | - | or equipment. Violation of this section shall be an infraction. | |
| 604 | - | Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to | |
| 605 | - | study compliance with motor vehicle registration laws and make | |
| 606 | - | recommendations to prevent Connecticut residents from registering | |
| 607 | - | motor vehicles in another state while residing in Connecticut. Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 611 | - | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: | |
| 612 | - | (1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, | |
| 613 | - | one of whom is a member of an association that represents municipal | |
| 614 | - | tax assessors; | |
| 615 | - | (2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one | |
| 616 | - | of whom is a municipal police chief; | |
| 617 | - | (3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of | |
| 618 | - | Representatives, who is a municipal tax assessor that serves a | |
| 619 | - | municipality with seventy-five thousand residents or more; | |
| 620 | - | (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a | |
| 621 | - | member of a municipal police department that serves a municipality | |
| 622 | - | with seventy-five thousand residents or more; | |
| 623 | - | (5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of | |
| 624 | - | Representatives, who is a member of a municipal police department | |
| 625 | - | that serves a municipality with less than seventy-five thousand | |
| 626 | - | residents; | |
| 627 | - | (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a | |
| 628 | - | municipal tax assessor that serves a municipality with less than | |
| 629 | - | seventy-five thousand residents; | |
| 630 | - | (7) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or the commissioner's | |
| 631 | - | designee; | |
| 632 | - | (8) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, | |
| 633 | - | or the commissioner's designee; and | |
| 634 | - | (9) Two persons appointed by the Governor. | |
| 635 | - | (c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), | |
| 636 | - | (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 475 | + | purpose of transporting school children unless such person has prior 382 | |
| 476 | + | to the issuance or renewal of [his] such person's license endorsement: 383 | |
| 477 | + | (1) Furnished evidence to the satisfaction of the commissioner that [he] 384 | |
| 478 | + | such person meets the [minimum physical requirements set by the 385 | |
| 479 | + | commissioner for operation of a school bus or a student transportation 386 | |
| 480 | + | vehicle] physical qualification standards established in 49 CFR 391, as 387 | |
| 481 | + | amended from time to time; (2) successfully completed a course in 388 | |
| 482 | + | safety training [administered by the commissioner] and, in the case of 389 | |
| 483 | + | school bus operators, passed an examination in proficiency in school 390 | |
| 484 | + | bus operation given by the commissioner. Such proficiency 391 | |
| 485 | + | examination shall include a road test administered in either a type I 392 | |
| 486 | + | school bus having a gross vehicle weight exceeding ten thousand 393 | |
| 487 | + | pounds or a type II school bus having a gross vehicle weight of ten 394 | |
| 488 | + | thousand pounds or less. Any operator administered a road test in a 395 | |
| 489 | + | type II school bus [only] shall not be eligible for a license to operate a 396 | |
| 490 | + | type I school bus. Any person who violates any provision of this 397 | |
| 491 | + | subsection shall be deemed to have committed an infraction. 398 | |
| 492 | + | (c) Any town or regional school district may require its school bus 399 | |
| 493 | + | operators to have completed a safety training course in the operation 400 | |
| 494 | + | of school buses, consisting of a minimum of ten hours of behind-the-401 | |
| 495 | + | wheel instruction and three hours of classroom instruction. 402 | |
| 496 | + | (d) A carrier shall require each person whom it intends to employ to 403 | |
| 497 | + | operate a school bus, as defined in section 14-275, or a student 404 | |
| 498 | + | transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212, to submit to a 405 | |
| 499 | + | urinalysis drug test in accordance with the provisions of sections 31-406 | |
| 500 | + | 51v and 31-51w and shall require each person it employs to operate 407 | |
| 501 | + | such vehicles to submit to a urinalysis drug test on a random basis in 408 | |
| 502 | + | accordance with the provisions of section 31-51x and the standards set 409 | |
| 503 | + | forth in 49 CFR Parts 382 and 391. No carrier may employ any person 410 | |
| 504 | + | who has received a positive test result for such test which was 411 | |
| 505 | + | confirmed as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of section 31-51u. No 412 | |
| 506 | + | carrier may continue to employ as a driver, for two years, any person 413 | |
| 507 | + | who has received a positive test result for such test which was 414 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 637 | 508 | ||
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| 639 | 509 | ||
| 640 | - | of the General Assembly. | |
| 641 | - | (d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than | |
| 642 | - | thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be | |
| 643 | - | filled by the appointing authority. | |
| 644 | - | (e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president | |
| 645 | - | pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force | |
| 646 | - | from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall | |
| 647 | - | schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not | |
| 648 | - | later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. | |
| 649 | - | (f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the | |
| 650 | - | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to | |
| 651 | - | transportation shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. | |
| 652 | - | (g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a | |
| 653 | - | report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing | |
| 654 | - | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters | |
| 655 | - | relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section | |
| 656 | - | 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date | |
| 657 | - | that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. | |
| 658 | - | Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 14-296aa of the general statutes is | |
| 659 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective | |
| 660 | - | October 1, 2019): | |
| 661 | - | (c) No person shall use a hand-held mobile telephone or other | |
| 662 | - | electronic device, including those with hands-free accessories, or a | |
| 663 | - | mobile electronic device while operating a school bus that is carrying | |
| 664 | - | passengers, except that this subsection shall not apply [to (1) a school | |
| 665 | - | bus driver who] when such person (1) places an emergency call to | |
| 666 | - | school officials, [or] (2) [the use of] uses a hand-held mobile telephone | |
| 667 | - | as provided in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of | |
| 668 | - | this section, or (3) uses a hand-held mobile telephone or mobile Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 514 | + | confirmed as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of 415 | |
| 515 | + | section 31-51u. No carrier may continue to employ as a driver, 416 | |
| 516 | + | permanently, any person who has received a second positive test result 417 | |
| 517 | + | for such test which was confirmed as provided in subdivisions (2) and 418 | |
| 518 | + | (3) of subsection (a) of section 31-51u. The commissioner may, after 419 | |
| 519 | + | notice and hearing, impose a civil penalty of not more than one 420 | |
| 520 | + | thousand dollars for the first offense and two thousand five hundred 421 | |
| 521 | + | dollars for each subsequent offense on any carrier which violates any 422 | |
| 522 | + | provision of this subsection. 423 | |
| 523 | + | Sec. 10. Section 14-46b of the general statutes is repealed and the 424 | |
| 524 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 425 | |
| 525 | + | (a) There is established within the department a Motor Vehicle 426 | |
| 526 | + | Operator's License Medical Advisory Board, which shall advise the 427 | |
| 527 | + | commissioner on the medical aspects and concerns of licensing 428 | |
| 528 | + | operators of motor vehicles. The board shall consist of not less than 429 | |
| 529 | + | eight members or more than fifteen members who shall be medical 430 | |
| 530 | + | professionals and who shall be appointed by the commissioner. [from 431 | |
| 531 | + | a list of nominees submitted by the] The Connecticut State Medical 432 | |
| 532 | + | Society, the Connecticut Association of Optometrists [,] and [such 433 | |
| 533 | + | other] any professional medical associations or organizations [that 434 | |
| 534 | + | have as] whose members include physician assistants or advanced 435 | |
| 535 | + | practice registered nurses [. The Connecticut State Medical Society and 436 | |
| 536 | + | such other organizations shall] may submit nominees [representing] 437 | |
| 537 | + | for appointment to the board for the commissioner's consideration 438 | |
| 538 | + | who represent the specialties of (1) general medicine or surgery, (2) 439 | |
| 539 | + | internal medicine, (3) cardiovascular medicine, (4) neurology or 440 | |
| 540 | + | neurological surgery, (5) ophthalmology or optometry, (6) orthopedics, 441 | |
| 541 | + | (7) psychiatry, [and] or (8) occupational medicine. [The Connecticut 442 | |
| 542 | + | Association of Optometrists shall submit nominees representing the 443 | |
| 543 | + | specialty of optometry.] 444 | |
| 544 | + | (b) Initially, three members shall be appointed for a two-year term, 445 | |
| 545 | + | three members for a three-year term and the remainder of the 446 | |
| 546 | + | members for a four-year term. Appointments thereafter shall be for 447 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 671 | 547 | ||
| 672 | - | electronic device in a manner similar to a two-way radio to allow real- | |
| 673 | - | time communication with a school official, an emergency response | |
| 674 | - | operator, a hospital, physician's office or health clinic, an ambulance | |
| 675 | - | company, a fire department or a police department. | |
| 676 | - | Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioners of | |
| 677 | - | Administrative Services and Motor Vehicles shall jointly study the | |
| 678 | - | current system used to evaluate motor carriers that provide or seek to | |
| 679 | - | provide commercial motor vehicle services to the state or any | |
| 680 | - | municipality and make recommendations to make such system more | |
| 681 | - | efficient. Not later than January 1, 2020, the commissioners shall | |
| 682 | - | submit a report of the results of such study to the joint standing | |
| 683 | - | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters | |
| 684 | - | relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section | |
| 685 | - | 11-4a of the general statutes. | |
| 686 | - | Sec. 17. Section 13a-260 of the general statutes is repealed and the | |
| 687 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): | |
| 688 | - | (a) For the purposes of this section: | |
| 689 | - | (1) "Fully autonomous vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is | |
| 690 | - | equipped with an automated driving system, designed to function | |
| 691 | - | without an operator and classified as level four or level five by SAE | |
| 692 | - | J3016; | |
| 693 | - | (2) "Automated driving system" means the hardware and software | |
| 694 | - | that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving | |
| 695 | - | task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether the automated driving | |
| 696 | - | system is limited to a specific operational design domain; | |
| 697 | - | (3) "Dynamic driving task" means the real-time operational and | |
| 698 | - | tactical functions required to operate a motor vehicle on highways, | |
| 699 | - | excluding the strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection | |
| 700 | - | of destinations and waypoints; Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 701 | 548 | ||
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| 703 | 552 | ||
| 704 | - | (4) "Operational design domain" means a description of the | |
| 705 | - | operating domains in which an automated driving system is designed | |
| 706 | - | to function, including, but not limited to, geographic, roadway, | |
| 707 | - | environmental and speed limitations; | |
| 708 | - | (5) "SAE J3016" means the "Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms | |
| 709 | - | Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles" | |
| 710 | - | published by SAE International in September 2016; | |
| 711 | - | (6) "Operator" means the person [seated in the driver's seat of a] | |
| 712 | - | who causes the automated driving system to engage while physically | |
| 713 | - | inside the fully autonomous vehicle; | |
| 714 | - | (7) "Autonomous vehicle tester" means an autonomous vehicle | |
| 715 | - | manufacturer, institution of higher education, fleet service provider or | |
| 716 | - | automotive equipment or technology provider; | |
| 717 | - | (8) "Fleet service provider" means a person or entity that owns or | |
| 718 | - | leases a fully autonomous vehicle and operates such fully autonomous | |
| 719 | - | vehicle for commercial or public use; | |
| 720 | - | (9) "Autonomous vehicle manufacturer" means: (A) A person or | |
| 721 | - | entity that builds or sells fully autonomous vehicles; (B) a person or | |
| 722 | - | entity that installs automated driving systems in motor vehicles that | |
| 723 | - | are not originally built as fully autonomous vehicles; or (C) a person or | |
| 724 | - | entity that develops automated driving systems in fully autonomous | |
| 725 | - | vehicles or motor vehicles that are not originally built as fully | |
| 726 | - | autonomous vehicles; | |
| 727 | - | (10) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and | |
| 728 | - | Management; and | |
| 729 | - | (11) "Highway", "limited access highway" and "operator's license" | |
| 730 | - | have the same meanings as defined in section 14-1, as amended by this | |
| 731 | - | act. Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 553 | + | four-year terms. Any vacancy shall be filled by the commissioner for 448 | |
| 554 | + | the unexpired portion of a term. The commissioner shall designate the 449 | |
| 555 | + | [chairman] chairperson of the board. 450 | |
| 556 | + | (c) Board members shall serve without compensation but shall be 451 | |
| 557 | + | reimbursed for necessary expenses or services incurred in performing 452 | |
| 558 | + | their duties, including the giving of testimony at any administrative 453 | |
| 559 | + | hearing when requested by the commissioner. Medical professionals 454 | |
| 560 | + | who are not members of the board and conduct examinations at the 455 | |
| 561 | + | request of the board shall be compensated for these examinations. 456 | |
| 562 | + | (d) The board shall meet at the call of the commissioner at least 457 | |
| 563 | + | annually. Special meetings may be held to fulfill the responsibilities 458 | |
| 564 | + | specified in section 14-46c. 459 | |
| 565 | + | (e) Any meeting of the board in which the medical condition of any 460 | |
| 566 | + | individual is discussed for purposes of making a recommendation on 461 | |
| 567 | + | his or her fitness to operate a motor vehicle shall be held in executive 462 | |
| 568 | + | session. 463 | |
| 569 | + | (f) As used in this section and section 14-46c, "medical professional" 464 | |
| 570 | + | means a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice 465 | |
| 571 | + | registered nurse or optometrist. 466 | |
| 572 | + | Sec. 11. Subsections (e) and (f) of section 14-253a of the general 467 | |
| 573 | + | statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 468 | |
| 574 | + | (Effective October 1, 2019): 469 | |
| 575 | + | (e) Vehicles displaying a special license plate or a placard issued 470 | |
| 576 | + | pursuant to this section or by authorities of other states or countries for 471 | |
| 577 | + | the purpose of identifying vehicles permitted to utilize parking spaces 472 | |
| 578 | + | reserved for persons who are blind and persons with disabilities, shall 473 | |
| 579 | + | be allowed to park in an area where parking is legally permissible, for 474 | |
| 580 | + | an unlimited period of time without penalty, notwithstanding the 475 | |
| 581 | + | period of time indicated as lawful by any (1) parking meter, or (2) sign 476 | |
| 582 | + | erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of chapter 477 | |
| 583 | + | 249, provided the operator of or a passenger in such motor vehicle is a 478 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 734 | 585 | ||
| 735 | - | (b) The Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the | |
| 736 | - | Departments of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency | |
| 737 | - | Services and Public Protection, shall establish a pilot program for not | |
| 738 | - | more than four municipalities to allow autonomous vehicle testers to | |
| 739 | - | test fully autonomous vehicles on the highways of such municipalities. | |
| 740 | - | Municipalities shall apply to the Secretary of the Office of Policy | |
| 741 | - | Management in the manner and form directed by the secretary for | |
| 742 | - | inclusion in the pilot program. The secretary shall select at least one | |
| 743 | - | municipality with a population of at least one hundred twenty | |
| 744 | - | thousand, but not more than one hundred twenty-four thousand, and | |
| 745 | - | one municipality with a population of at least one hundred thousand, | |
| 746 | - | as enumerated in the 2010 federal decennial census. | |
| 747 | - | (c) The chief elected official or chief executive officer of a | |
| 748 | - | municipality selected by the secretary shall select and enter into a | |
| 749 | - | written agreement with an autonomous vehicle tester or autonomous | |
| 750 | - | vehicle testers to test fully autonomous vehicles on the highways of the | |
| 751 | - | municipality. Such agreement shall, at a minimum: (1) Specify the | |
| 752 | - | locations and routes where such fully autonomous vehicles may | |
| 753 | - | operate; (2) prohibit the operation of such fully autonomous vehicles | |
| 754 | - | outside such locations and routes except in the case of an emergency; | |
| 755 | - | (3) identify each fully autonomous vehicle to be tested by vehicle | |
| 756 | - | identification number, make, year and model; and (4) specify the hours | |
| 757 | - | of operation of such fully autonomous vehicles. | |
| 758 | - | (d) An autonomous vehicle tester shall not test a fully autonomous | |
| 759 | - | vehicle in a municipality unless: | |
| 760 | - | (1) The operator is: (A) [Seated in the driver's seat of] Physically | |
| 761 | - | inside the fully autonomous vehicle; (B) monitoring the operation of | |
| 762 | - | such fully autonomous vehicle; (C) capable of taking immediate | |
| 763 | - | manual control of such fully autonomous vehicle; (D) an employee, | |
| 764 | - | independent contractor or other person designated and trained by the | |
| 765 | - | autonomous vehicle tester concerning the capabilities and limitations Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 590 | + | person who is blind or a person with disabilities. A placard shall not be 479 | |
| 591 | + | displayed on any motor vehicle when such vehicle is not being 480 | |
| 592 | + | operated by or carrying as a passenger a person who is blind or a 481 | |
| 593 | + | person with disabilities to whom the placard was issued. Vehicles 482 | |
| 594 | + | bearing a special license plate shall not utilize parking spaces reserved 483 | |
| 595 | + | for persons who are blind and persons with disabilities or the cross 484 | |
| 596 | + | hatch abutting such spaces when such vehicles are not being operated 485 | |
| 597 | + | by or carrying as a passenger a person who is blind or a person with 486 | |
| 598 | + | disabilities to whom such special license plate was issued. 487 | |
| 599 | + | (f) Only [those] motor vehicles displaying a plate or placard issued 488 | |
| 600 | + | pursuant to this section shall be authorized to (1) park in public or 489 | |
| 601 | + | private areas reserved for exclusive use by persons who are blind or 490 | |
| 602 | + | persons with disabilities, and (2) to use the cross hatch abutting such 491 | |
| 603 | + | areas, except that any ambulance, as defined in section 19a-175, which 492 | |
| 604 | + | is transporting a patient may park in such area for a period not to 493 | |
| 605 | + | exceed fifteen minutes while assisting such patient. Any motor vehicle 494 | |
| 606 | + | parked or using the cross hatch in violation of the provisions of this 495 | |
| 607 | + | subsection for the third or subsequent time shall be subject to being 496 | |
| 608 | + | towed from such designated area. Such vehicle shall be impounded 497 | |
| 609 | + | until payment of any fines incurred is received. No person, firm or 498 | |
| 610 | + | corporation engaged in the business of leasing or renting motor 499 | |
| 611 | + | vehicles without drivers in this state may be held liable for any acts of 500 | |
| 612 | + | the lessee constituting a violation of the provisions of this subsection. 501 | |
| 613 | + | Any municipal police officer who observes a motor vehicle parked in 502 | |
| 614 | + | violation of this subsection shall issue a written warning or a summons 503 | |
| 615 | + | for such violation. 504 | |
| 616 | + | Sec. 12. Subsection (l) of section 14-253a of the general statutes is 505 | |
| 617 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 506 | |
| 618 | + | October 1, 2019): 507 | |
| 619 | + | (l) (1) Any person who violates any provision of this section for 508 | |
| 620 | + | which a penalty or fine is not otherwise provided shall, for a first 509 | |
| 621 | + | violation, be subject to a fine of [one] two hundred fifty dollars, and for 510 | |
| 622 | + | a subsequent violation, be subject to a fine of [two] five hundred [fifty] 511 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 768 | 623 | ||
| 769 | - | of such fully autonomous vehicle; and (E) a holder of an operator's | |
| 770 | - | license; | |
| 771 | - | (2) The autonomous vehicle tester: (A) Registers each fully | |
| 772 | - | autonomous vehicle to be tested with the Commissioner of Motor | |
| 773 | - | Vehicles pursuant to section 14-12; and (B) submits to the | |
| 774 | - | commissioner, in a manner and form directed by the commissioner, | |
| 775 | - | proof of liability insurance, self-insurance or a surety bond of at least | |
| 776 | - | five million dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury, death or | |
| 777 | - | property damage caused by a fully autonomous vehicle; and | |
| 778 | - | (3) The operator and autonomous vehicle tester: (A) Comply with | |
| 779 | - | any provision of the general statutes or any ordinance of a | |
| 780 | - | municipality concerning the operation of motor vehicles; (B) comply | |
| 781 | - | with standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety | |
| 782 | - | Administration regarding fully autonomous vehicles; and (C) satisfy | |
| 783 | - | any other requirement as determined by the secretary, in consultation | |
| 784 | - | with the Commissioners of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and | |
| 785 | - | Emergency Services and Public Protection, as necessary to ensure the | |
| 786 | - | safe operation of such fully autonomous vehicle. | |
| 787 | - | (e) No autonomous vehicle tester shall test a fully autonomous | |
| 788 | - | vehicle on any limited access highway. | |
| 789 | - | (f) The secretary may immediately prohibit an operator or | |
| 790 | - | autonomous vehicle tester from testing a fully autonomous vehicle if | |
| 791 | - | the secretary, in consultation with the Commissioners of Motor | |
| 792 | - | Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency Services and Public | |
| 793 | - | Protection, determines that such testing poses a risk to public safety or | |
| 794 | - | that such operator or autonomous vehicle tester fails to comply with | |
| 795 | - | the provisions of this section or with the requirements of the pilot | |
| 796 | - | program. | |
| 797 | - | (g) An autonomous vehicle tester that participates in the pilot Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 798 | 624 | ||
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| 801 | - | program shall provide information to the secretary and the task force | |
| 802 | - | established pursuant to section 2 of public act 17-69 that the secretary | |
| 803 | - | and task force deem to be appropriate for measuring the performance | |
| 804 | - | of the pilot program. The autonomous vehicle tester may withhold any | |
| 805 | - | commercially valuable, confidential or proprietary information. | |
| 806 | - | (h) Not later than [January 1, 2019] July 1, 2020, and annually | |
| 807 | - | thereafter, the secretary shall submit a report to the joint standing | |
| 808 | - | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters | |
| 809 | - | relating to transportation, in accordance with section 11-4a, concerning | |
| 810 | - | the implementation and progress of the pilot program. | |
| 811 | - | Sec. 18. Section 2 of public act 17-69, as amended by section 8 of | |
| 812 | - | public act 18-167, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu | |
| 813 | - | thereof (Effective from passage): | |
| 814 | - | (a) There is established a task force to study fully autonomous | |
| 815 | - | vehicles. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) an | |
| 816 | - | evaluation of the standards established by the National Highway | |
| 817 | - | Traffic Safety Administration regarding state responsibilities for | |
| 818 | - | regulating fully autonomous vehicles, (2) an evaluation of laws, | |
| 819 | - | legislation and regulations proposed or enacted by other states to | |
| 820 | - | regulate fully autonomous vehicles, (3) recommendations on how the | |
| 821 | - | state should regulate fully autonomous vehicles through legislation | |
| 822 | - | and regulation, and (4) an evaluation of the pilot program established | |
| 823 | - | pursuant to section [1 of public act 17-69] 13a-260 of the general | |
| 824 | - | statutes, as amended by this act. | |
| 825 | - | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: | |
| 826 | - | (1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; | |
| 827 | - | (2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; | |
| 828 | - | (3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 629 | + | dollars. 512 | |
| 630 | + | (2) No owner or lessee of a private parking area subject to the 513 | |
| 631 | + | requirements of this section, or an agent of such owner or lessee, shall 514 | |
| 632 | + | dump, or allow any other person to dump, or otherwise place 515 | |
| 633 | + | accumulated snow in a special parking space reserved as required in 516 | |
| 634 | + | this section. Any owner, lessee or agent who violates the provisions of 517 | |
| 635 | + | this subdivision shall, for a first violation, be subject to a fine of [one] 518 | |
| 636 | + | two hundred fifty dollars, and for a subsequent violation, be subject to 519 | |
| 637 | + | a fine of [two] five hundred [fifty] dollars. 520 | |
| 638 | + | Sec. 13. Section 13b-344a of the general statutes is repealed and the 521 | |
| 639 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 522 | |
| 640 | + | No person shall cross railroad tracks at a designated railroad grade 523 | |
| 641 | + | crossing when warned by an automatic signal, crossing gates, flagman 524 | |
| 642 | + | or law enforcement officer of the approach of a railroad locomotive, a 525 | |
| 643 | + | railroad car or train or other equipment on the railroad tracks or when 526 | |
| 644 | + | otherwise warned of the approach of such [a] locomotive, car or train 527 | |
| 645 | + | or equipment. Violation of this section shall be an infraction. 528 | |
| 646 | + | Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 529 | |
| 647 | + | study compliance with motor vehicle registration laws and make 530 | |
| 648 | + | recommendations to prevent Connecticut residents from registering 531 | |
| 649 | + | motor vehicles in another state while residing in Connecticut. 532 | |
| 650 | + | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 533 | |
| 651 | + | (1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 534 | |
| 652 | + | one of whom is a member of an association that represents municipal 535 | |
| 653 | + | tax assessors; 536 | |
| 654 | + | (2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 537 | |
| 655 | + | of whom is a municipal police chief; 538 | |
| 656 | + | (3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 539 | |
| 657 | + | Representatives, who is a municipal tax assessor that serves a 540 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 832 | - | Representatives; | |
| 833 | - | (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; | |
| 834 | - | (5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of | |
| 835 | - | Representatives; | |
| 836 | - | (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; | |
| 837 | - | (7) One appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint standing | |
| 838 | - | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters | |
| 839 | - | relating to transportation; | |
| 840 | - | (8) One appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint | |
| 841 | - | standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of | |
| 842 | - | matters relating to transportation; | |
| 843 | - | (9) One appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing | |
| 844 | - | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters | |
| 845 | - | relating to transportation; | |
| 846 | - | (10) Two appointed by the Governor, one of whom has expertise in | |
| 847 | - | autonomous vehicles and one of whom has expertise in insurance; | |
| 848 | - | (11) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the | |
| 849 | - | secretary's designee; | |
| 850 | - | (12) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or the commissioner's | |
| 851 | - | designee; | |
| 852 | - | (13) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's | |
| 853 | - | designee; and | |
| 854 | - | (14) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public | |
| 855 | - | Protection, or the commissioner's designee. | |
| 856 | - | (c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivisions (1) Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 664 | + | municipality with seventy-five thousand residents or more; 541 | |
| 665 | + | (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a 542 | |
| 666 | + | member of a municipal police department that serves a municipality 543 | |
| 667 | + | with seventy-five thousand residents or more; 544 | |
| 668 | + | (5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 545 | |
| 669 | + | Representatives, who is a member of a municipal police department 546 | |
| 670 | + | that serves a municipality with less than seventy-five thousand 547 | |
| 671 | + | residents; 548 | |
| 672 | + | (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 549 | |
| 673 | + | municipal tax assessor that serves a municipality with less than 550 | |
| 674 | + | seventy-five thousand residents; 551 | |
| 675 | + | (7) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or the commissioner's 552 | |
| 676 | + | designee; 553 | |
| 677 | + | (8) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 554 | |
| 678 | + | or the commissioner's designee; and 555 | |
| 679 | + | (9) Two persons appointed by the Governor. 556 | |
| 680 | + | (c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 557 | |
| 681 | + | (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 558 | |
| 682 | + | of the General Assembly. 559 | |
| 683 | + | (d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 560 | |
| 684 | + | thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 561 | |
| 685 | + | filled by the appointing authority. 562 | |
| 686 | + | (e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 563 | |
| 687 | + | pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 564 | |
| 688 | + | from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 565 | |
| 689 | + | schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 566 | |
| 690 | + | later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 567 | |
| 691 | + | (f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 568 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
| 859 | 692 | ||
| 860 | - | to (10), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of | |
| 861 | - | the General Assembly. | |
| 862 | - | (d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than | |
| 863 | - | thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be | |
| 864 | - | filled by the appointing authority. | |
| 865 | - | (e) [The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president | |
| 866 | - | pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force | |
| 867 | - | from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall | |
| 868 | - | schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not | |
| 869 | - | later than sixty days after June 27, 2017. If such chairpersons are not | |
| 870 | - | selected or do not schedule the first meeting within such time period, | |
| 871 | - | any] Any chair of the joint standing committee of the General | |
| 872 | - | Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation | |
| 873 | - | [shall] may schedule [the first meeting] meetings of the task force [,] as | |
| 874 | - | deemed necessary and act as chairperson of the task force [and | |
| 875 | - | schedule other meetings of the task force as deemed necessary until | |
| 876 | - | the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro | |
| 877 | - | tempore of the Senate select the chairpersons of the task force and such | |
| 878 | - | chairpersons schedule a meeting of the task force] until the members of | |
| 879 | - | the task force elect a chairperson from among its members. All | |
| 880 | - | subsequent meetings of the task force shall be held at the call of the | |
| 881 | - | elected chairperson or upon the request of a majority of the members. | |
| 882 | - | (f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the | |
| 883 | - | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to | |
| 884 | - | transportation shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. | |
| 885 | - | (g) The task force shall submit, in accordance with section 11-4a of | |
| 886 | - | the general statutes, the following reports regarding its findings and | |
| 887 | - | any recommendations for proposed legislation to the joint standing | |
| 888 | - | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters | |
| 889 | - | relating to transportation: (1) An interim report not later than July 1, Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 890 | 693 | ||
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| 893 | - | [2019] 2020; and (2) a final report not later than January 1, [2020] 2021. | |
| 894 | - | The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits the final | |
| 895 | - | report or January 1, [2020] 2021, whichever is later. | |
| 896 | - | Sec. 19. Subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 14-44c of the | |
| 897 | - | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu | |
| 898 | - | thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): | |
| 899 | - | (5) The person's statement, under oath, that such person meets the | |
| 900 | - | [requirements for qualification contained] physical qualification | |
| 901 | - | standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended from time to time; | |
| 902 | - | Sec. 20. Subsection (b) of section 14-44e of the general statutes is | |
| 903 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July | |
| 904 | - | 1, 2019): | |
| 905 | - | (b) The commissioner shall not issue a commercial driver's license or | |
| 906 | - | a commercial driver's instruction permit to any applicant who [is not | |
| 907 | - | physically qualified and medically certified in accordance with the | |
| 908 | - | standards] does not meet the physical qualification standards set forth | |
| 909 | - | in 49 CFR [391.41] 391, as amended from time to time. As required by | |
| 910 | - | 49 CFR 383.71(h), each applicant for a commercial driver's license or | |
| 911 | - | commercial driver's instruction permit shall provide to the | |
| 912 | - | commissioner a copy of a medical examiner's certificate, prepared by a | |
| 913 | - | medical examiner, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5, indicating that such | |
| 914 | - | applicant is medically certified to operate a commercial motor vehicle. | |
| 915 | - | For each applicant who has submitted such medical certification and | |
| 916 | - | who has also certified, in accordance with 49 CFR 383.71(b) and | |
| 917 | - | subsection (c) of section 14-44c, that such applicant operates in | |
| 918 | - | nonexcepted interstate commerce, the commissioner shall post a | |
| 919 | - | medical certification status of "certified" on the Commercial Driver's | |
| 920 | - | License Information System driver record for such applicant. The | |
| 921 | - | holder of a commercial driver's license who has not been examined | |
| 922 | - | and certified as qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle during Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
| 698 | + | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 569 | |
| 699 | + | transportation shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 570 | |
| 700 | + | (g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 571 | |
| 701 | + | report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 572 | |
| 702 | + | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 573 | |
| 703 | + | relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 574 | |
| 704 | + | 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 575 | |
| 705 | + | that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 576 | |
| 706 | + | Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 14-296aa of the general statutes is 577 | |
| 707 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 578 | |
| 708 | + | October 1, 2019): 579 | |
| 709 | + | (c) No person shall use a hand-held mobile telephone or other 580 | |
| 710 | + | electronic device, including those with hands-free accessories, or a 581 | |
| 711 | + | mobile electronic device while operating a school bus that is carrying 582 | |
| 712 | + | passengers, except that this subsection shall not apply [to (1) a school 583 | |
| 713 | + | bus driver who] when such person (1) places an emergency call to 584 | |
| 714 | + | school officials, [or] (2) [the use of] uses a hand-held mobile telephone 585 | |
| 715 | + | as provided in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of 586 | |
| 716 | + | this section, or (3) uses a hand-held mobile telephone or mobile 587 | |
| 717 | + | electronic device in a manner similar to a two-way radio to allow real- 588 | |
| 718 | + | time communication with a school official, an emergency response 589 | |
| 719 | + | operator, a hospital, physician's office or health clinic, an ambulance 590 | |
| 720 | + | company, a fire department or a police department. 591 | |
| 721 | + | Sec. 16. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-18 of the 592 | |
| 722 | + | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 593 | |
| 723 | + | thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 594 | |
| 724 | + | (2) Each motor vehicle for which two number plates have been 595 | |
| 725 | + | issued shall, while in use or operation upon any public highway, 596 | |
| 726 | + | display the number plates in a conspicuous place at the front and the 597 | |
| 727 | + | rear of such vehicle, [the number plates] except a motor vehicle that 598 | |
| 728 | + | was manufactured without a designated place and mounting 599 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 926 | - | the preceding twenty-four months, or a shorter period as indicated by | |
| 927 | - | the medical examiner submitting such certificate, shall be required to | |
| 928 | - | submit a new medical certificate. The commissioner shall not issue a | |
| 929 | - | commercial driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit | |
| 930 | - | to any applicant or holder who fails to submit the medical certification | |
| 931 | - | required by this section. If the holder of a commercial driver's license | |
| 932 | - | or commercial driver's instruction permit fails to submit a new medical | |
| 933 | - | examiner's certificate before the expiration of twenty-four months or | |
| 934 | - | the period specified by the medical examiner, whichever is shorter, the | |
| 935 | - | commissioner shall, not later than sixty days after the date that such | |
| 936 | - | holder's medical status becomes uncertified: (1) Downgrade the | |
| 937 | - | commercial driver's license to a Class D operator's license; or (2) cancel | |
| 938 | - | the commercial driver's instruction permit. Any applicant or holder | |
| 939 | - | who is denied a commercial driver's license or a commercial driver's | |
| 940 | - | instruction permit, or whose license or permit is disqualified, | |
| 941 | - | suspended, revoked or cancelled pursuant to this subsection shall be | |
| 942 | - | granted an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions | |
| 943 | - | of chapter 54. | |
| 944 | - | Sec. 21. Subdivision (27) of section 14-1 of the general statutes is | |
| 945 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July | |
| 946 | - | 1, 2019): | |
| 947 | - | (27) "Disqualification" means a withdrawal of the privilege to drive | |
| 948 | - | a commercial motor vehicle, which occurs as a result of (A) any | |
| 949 | - | suspension, revocation, or cancellation by the commissioner of the | |
| 950 | - | privilege to operate a motor vehicle; (B) a determination by the Federal | |
| 951 | - | Highway Administration, under the rules of practice for motor carrier | |
| 952 | - | safety contained in 49 CFR 386, as amended from time to time, that a | |
| 953 | - | person is no longer qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle | |
| 954 | - | under the standards [of] set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended from time | |
| 955 | - | to time; or (C) the loss of qualification which follows any of the | |
| 956 | - | convictions or administrative actions specified in section 14-44k; Substitute Senate Bill No. 924 | |
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| 735 | + | hardware for a number plate on the front of such motor vehicle may 600 | |
| 736 | + | display a number plate in a conspicuous place only at the rear of such 601 | |
| 737 | + | vehicle provided, if electronic tolling systems are implemented on the 602 | |
| 738 | + | highways of the state, the owner or operator of such vehicle purchases 603 | |
| 739 | + | and installs a transponder or similar device issued by the state in such 604 | |
| 740 | + | vehicle. The commissioner may issue a sticker denoting the expiration 605 | |
| 741 | + | date of the registration. Such sticker shall be displayed in such place on 606 | |
| 742 | + | the vehicle as the commissioner may direct. Such sticker may contain 607 | |
| 743 | + | the corresponding letters and numbers of the number plate issued by 608 | |
| 744 | + | the commissioner. 609 | |
| 745 | + | Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioners of 610 | |
| 746 | + | Administrative Services and Motor Vehicles shall jointly study the 611 | |
| 747 | + | current system used to evaluate motor carriers that provide or seek to 612 | |
| 748 | + | provide commercial motor vehicle services to the state or any 613 | |
| 749 | + | municipality and make recommendations to make such system more 614 | |
| 750 | + | efficient. Not later than January 1, 2020, the commissioner shall submit 615 | |
| 751 | + | a report of the results of such study to the joint standing committee of 616 | |
| 752 | + | the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 617 | |
| 753 | + | transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of 618 | |
| 754 | + | the general statutes. 619 | |
| 755 | + | Sec. 18. Section 13a-260 of the general statutes is repealed and the 620 | |
| 756 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 621 | |
| 757 | + | (a) For the purposes of this section: 622 | |
| 758 | + | (1) "Fully autonomous vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is 623 | |
| 759 | + | equipped with an automated driving system, designed to function 624 | |
| 760 | + | without an operator and classified as level four or level five by SAE 625 | |
| 761 | + | J3016; 626 | |
| 762 | + | (2) "Automated driving system" means the hardware and software 627 | |
| 763 | + | that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving 628 | |
| 764 | + | task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether the automated driving 629 | |
| 765 | + | system is limited to a specific operational design domain; 630 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 772 | + | (3) "Dynamic driving task" means the real-time operational and 631 | |
| 773 | + | tactical functions required to operate a motor vehicle on highways, 632 | |
| 774 | + | excluding the strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection 633 | |
| 775 | + | of destinations and waypoints; 634 | |
| 776 | + | (4) "Operational design domain" means a description of the 635 | |
| 777 | + | operating domains in which an automated driving system is designed 636 | |
| 778 | + | to function, including, but not limited to, geographic, roadway, 637 | |
| 779 | + | environmental and speed limitations; 638 | |
| 780 | + | (5) "SAE J3016" means the "Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms 639 | |
| 781 | + | Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles" 640 | |
| 782 | + | published by SAE International in September 2016; 641 | |
| 783 | + | (6) "Operator" means the person [seated in the driver's seat of a] 642 | |
| 784 | + | who causes the automated driving system to engage while physically 643 | |
| 785 | + | inside the fully autonomous vehicle; 644 | |
| 786 | + | (7) "Autonomous vehicle tester" means an autonomous vehicle 645 | |
| 787 | + | manufacturer, institution of higher education, fleet service provider or 646 | |
| 788 | + | automotive equipment or technology provider; 647 | |
| 789 | + | (8) "Fleet service provider" means a person or entity that owns or 648 | |
| 790 | + | leases a fully autonomous vehicle and operates such fully autonomous 649 | |
| 791 | + | vehicle for commercial or public use; 650 | |
| 792 | + | (9) "Autonomous vehicle manufacturer" means: (A) A person or 651 | |
| 793 | + | entity that builds or sells fully autonomous vehicles; (B) a person or 652 | |
| 794 | + | entity that installs automated driving systems in motor vehicles that 653 | |
| 795 | + | are not originally built as fully autonomous vehicles; or (C) a person or 654 | |
| 796 | + | entity that develops automated driving systems in fully autonomous 655 | |
| 797 | + | vehicles or motor vehicles that are not originally built as fully 656 | |
| 798 | + | autonomous vehicles; 657 | |
| 799 | + | (10) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 658 | |
| 800 | + | Management; and 659 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 807 | + | (11) "Highway", "limited access highway" and "operator's license" 660 | |
| 808 | + | have the same meanings as defined in section 14-1. 661 | |
| 809 | + | (b) The Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the 662 | |
| 810 | + | Departments of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency 663 | |
| 811 | + | Services and Public Protection, shall establish a pilot program for not 664 | |
| 812 | + | more than four municipalities to allow autonomous vehicle testers to 665 | |
| 813 | + | test fully autonomous vehicles on the highways of such municipalities. 666 | |
| 814 | + | Municipalities shall apply to the Secretary of the Office of Policy 667 | |
| 815 | + | Management in the manner and form directed by the secretary for 668 | |
| 816 | + | inclusion in the pilot program. The secretary shall select at least one 669 | |
| 817 | + | municipality with a population of at least one hundred twenty 670 | |
| 818 | + | thousand, but not more than one hundred twenty-four thousand, and 671 | |
| 819 | + | one municipality with a population of at least one hundred thousand, 672 | |
| 820 | + | as enumerated in the 2010 federal decennial census. 673 | |
| 821 | + | (c) The chief elected official or chief executive officer of a 674 | |
| 822 | + | municipality selected by the secretary shall select and enter into a 675 | |
| 823 | + | written agreement with an autonomous vehicle tester or autonomous 676 | |
| 824 | + | vehicle testers to test fully autonomous vehicles on the highways of the 677 | |
| 825 | + | municipality. Such agreement shall, at a minimum: (1) Specify the 678 | |
| 826 | + | locations and routes where such fully autonomous vehicles may 679 | |
| 827 | + | operate; (2) prohibit the operation of such fully autonomous vehicles 680 | |
| 828 | + | outside such locations and routes except in the case of an emergency; 681 | |
| 829 | + | (3) identify each fully autonomous vehicle to be tested by vehicle 682 | |
| 830 | + | identification number, make, year and model; and (4) specify the hours 683 | |
| 831 | + | of operation of such fully autonomous vehicles. 684 | |
| 832 | + | (d) An autonomous vehicle tester shall not test a fully autonomous 685 | |
| 833 | + | vehicle in a municipality unless: 686 | |
| 834 | + | (1) The operator is: (A) [Seated in the driver's seat of] Physically 687 | |
| 835 | + | inside the fully autonomous vehicle; (B) monitoring the operation of 688 | |
| 836 | + | such fully autonomous vehicle; (C) capable of taking immediate 689 | |
| 837 | + | manual control of such fully autonomous vehicle; (D) an employee, 690 | |
| 838 | + | independent contractor or other person designated and trained by the 691 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 845 | + | autonomous vehicle tester concerning the capabilities and limitations 692 | |
| 846 | + | of such fully autonomous vehicle; and (E) a holder of an operator's 693 | |
| 847 | + | license; 694 | |
| 848 | + | (2) The autonomous vehicle tester: (A) Registers each fully 695 | |
| 849 | + | autonomous vehicle to be tested with the Commissioner of Motor 696 | |
| 850 | + | Vehicles pursuant to section 14-12; and (B) submits to the 697 | |
| 851 | + | commissioner, in a manner and form directed by the commissioner, 698 | |
| 852 | + | proof of liability insurance, self-insurance or a surety bond of at least 699 | |
| 853 | + | five million dollars for damages by reason of bodily injury, death or 700 | |
| 854 | + | property damage caused by a fully autonomous vehicle; and 701 | |
| 855 | + | (3) The operator and autonomous vehicle tester: (A) Comply with 702 | |
| 856 | + | any provision of the general statutes or any ordinance of a 703 | |
| 857 | + | municipality concerning the operation of motor vehicles; (B) comply 704 | |
| 858 | + | with standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety 705 | |
| 859 | + | Administration regarding fully autonomous vehicles; and (C) satisfy 706 | |
| 860 | + | any other requirement as determined by the secretary, in consultation 707 | |
| 861 | + | with the Commissioners of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and 708 | |
| 862 | + | Emergency Services and Public Protection, as necessary to ensure the 709 | |
| 863 | + | safe operation of such fully autonomous vehicle. 710 | |
| 864 | + | (e) No autonomous vehicle tester shall test a fully autonomous 711 | |
| 865 | + | vehicle on any limited access highway. 712 | |
| 866 | + | (f) The secretary may immediately prohibit an operator or 713 | |
| 867 | + | autonomous vehicle tester from testing a fully autonomous vehicle if 714 | |
| 868 | + | the secretary, in consultation with the Commissioners of Motor 715 | |
| 869 | + | Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency Services and Public 716 | |
| 870 | + | Protection, determines that such testing poses a risk to public safety or 717 | |
| 871 | + | that such operator or autonomous vehicle tester fails to comply with 718 | |
| 872 | + | the provisions of this section or with the requirements of the pilot 719 | |
| 873 | + | program. 720 | |
| 874 | + | (g) An autonomous vehicle tester that participates in the pilot 721 | |
| 875 | + | program shall provide information to the secretary and the task force 722 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 882 | + | established pursuant to section 2 of public act 17-69 that the secretary 723 | |
| 883 | + | and task force deem to be appropriate for measuring the performance 724 | |
| 884 | + | of the pilot program. The autonomous vehicle tester may withhold any 725 | |
| 885 | + | commercially valuable, confidential or proprietary information. 726 | |
| 886 | + | (h) Not later than January 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the 727 | |
| 887 | + | secretary shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the 728 | |
| 888 | + | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 729 | |
| 889 | + | transportation, in accordance with section 11-4a, concerning the 730 | |
| 890 | + | implementation and progress of the pilot program. 731 | |
| 891 | + | Sec. 19. Section 2 of public act 17-69, as amended by section 8 of 732 | |
| 892 | + | public act 18-167, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 733 | |
| 893 | + | thereof (Effective from passage): 734 | |
| 894 | + | (a) There is established a task force to study fully autonomous 735 | |
| 895 | + | vehicles. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) an 736 | |
| 896 | + | evaluation of the standards established by the National Highway 737 | |
| 897 | + | Traffic Safety Administration regarding state responsibilities for 738 | |
| 898 | + | regulating fully autonomous vehicles, (2) an evaluation of laws, 739 | |
| 899 | + | legislation and regulations proposed or enacted by other states to 740 | |
| 900 | + | regulate fully autonomous vehicles, (3) recommendations on how the 741 | |
| 901 | + | state should regulate fully autonomous vehicles through legislation 742 | |
| 902 | + | and regulation, and (4) an evaluation of the pilot program established 743 | |
| 903 | + | pursuant to section [1 of public act 17-69] 13a-260 of the general 744 | |
| 904 | + | statutes, as amended by this act. 745 | |
| 905 | + | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 746 | |
| 906 | + | (1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 747 | |
| 907 | + | (2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 748 | |
| 908 | + | (3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 749 | |
| 909 | + | Representatives; 750 | |
| 910 | + | (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 751 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 917 | + | (5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 752 | |
| 918 | + | Representatives; 753 | |
| 919 | + | (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 754 | |
| 920 | + | (7) One appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint standing 755 | |
| 921 | + | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 756 | |
| 922 | + | relating to transportation; 757 | |
| 923 | + | (8) One appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint 758 | |
| 924 | + | standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 759 | |
| 925 | + | matters relating to transportation; 760 | |
| 926 | + | (9) One appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing 761 | |
| 927 | + | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 762 | |
| 928 | + | relating to transportation; 763 | |
| 929 | + | (10) Two appointed by the Governor, one of whom has expertise in 764 | |
| 930 | + | autonomous vehicles and one of whom has expertise in insurance; 765 | |
| 931 | + | (11) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 766 | |
| 932 | + | secretary's designee; 767 | |
| 933 | + | (12) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or the commissioner's 768 | |
| 934 | + | designee; 769 | |
| 935 | + | (13) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's 770 | |
| 936 | + | designee; and 771 | |
| 937 | + | (14) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 772 | |
| 938 | + | Protection, or the commissioner's designee. 773 | |
| 939 | + | (c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivisions (1) 774 | |
| 940 | + | to (10), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of 775 | |
| 941 | + | the General Assembly. 776 | |
| 942 | + | (d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 777 | |
| 943 | + | thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 778 Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 950 | + | filled by the appointing authority. 779 | |
| 951 | + | (e) [The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 780 | |
| 952 | + | pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 781 | |
| 953 | + | from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 782 | |
| 954 | + | schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 783 | |
| 955 | + | later than sixty days after June 27, 2017. If such chairpersons are not 784 | |
| 956 | + | selected or do not schedule the first meeting within such time period, 785 | |
| 957 | + | any] Any chair of the joint standing committee of the General 786 | |
| 958 | + | Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation 787 | |
| 959 | + | [shall] may schedule [the first meeting] meetings of the task force [,] as 788 | |
| 960 | + | deemed necessary and act as chairperson of the task force [and 789 | |
| 961 | + | schedule other meetings of the task force as deemed necessary until 790 | |
| 962 | + | the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 791 | |
| 963 | + | tempore of the Senate select the chairpersons of the task force and such 792 | |
| 964 | + | chairpersons schedule a meeting of the task force] until the members of 793 | |
| 965 | + | the task force elect a chairperson from among its members. All 794 | |
| 966 | + | subsequent meetings of the task force shall be held at the call of the 795 | |
| 967 | + | elected chairperson or upon the request of a majority of the members. 796 | |
| 968 | + | (f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 797 | |
| 969 | + | General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 798 | |
| 970 | + | transportation shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 799 | |
| 971 | + | (g) The task force shall submit, in accordance with section 11-4a of 800 | |
| 972 | + | the general statutes, the following reports regarding its findings and 801 | |
| 973 | + | any recommendations for proposed legislation to the joint standing 802 | |
| 974 | + | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 803 | |
| 975 | + | relating to transportation: (1) An interim report not later than July 1, 804 | |
| 976 | + | [2019] 2020; and (2) a final report not later than January 1, [2020] 2021. 805 | |
| 977 | + | The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits the final 806 | |
| 978 | + | report or January 1, [2020] 2021, whichever is later. 807 | |
| 979 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following | |
| 980 | + | sections: | |
| 981 | + | Substitute Bill No. 924 | |
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| 988 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2019 14-22(a) | |
| 989 | + | Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 14-28 | |
| 990 | + | Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 14-34a | |
| 991 | + | Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 51-164n(b) | |
| 992 | + | Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 14-44(b) | |
| 993 | + | Sec. 6 July 1, 2019 14-44(h) | |
| 994 | + | Sec. 7 July 1, 2019 14-276 | |
| 995 | + | Sec. 8 October 1, 2019 14-227k | |
| 996 | + | Sec. 9 July 1, 2019 14-276a | |
| 997 | + | Sec. 10 July 1, 2019 14-46b | |
| 998 | + | Sec. 11 October 1, 2019 14-253a(e) and (f) | |
| 999 | + | Sec. 12 October 1, 2019 14-253a(l) | |
| 1000 | + | Sec. 13 October 1, 2019 13b-344a | |
| 1001 | + | Sec. 14 from passage New section | |
| 1002 | + | Sec. 15 October 1, 2019 14-296aa(c) | |
| 1003 | + | Sec. 16 October 1, 2019 14-18(a)(2) | |
| 1004 | + | Sec. 17 from passage New section | |
| 1005 | + | Sec. 18 from passage 13a-260 | |
| 1006 | + | Sec. 19 from passage PA 17-69, Sec. 2 | |
| 1007 | + | ||
| 1008 | + | Statement of Legislative Commissioners: | |
| 1009 | + | In Section 1, the Subsec. was divided into Subdivs. for clarity; in | |
| 1010 | + | Section 3(e), the first sentence was rewritten for internal consistency; | |
| 1011 | + | and in Section 19(e), an opening bracket was inserted before "The" and | |
| 1012 | + | a closing bracket was inserted after "any" and "shall" was changed to | |
| 1013 | + | "[shall] may" for internal consistency. | |
| 1014 | + | ||
| 1015 | + | TRA Joint Favorable Subst. | |
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