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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5429
January Session, 2021
AN ACT CONCERNING PE DESTRIAN SAFETY, VISION ZERO
COUNCIL, SPEED LIMITS IN MUNICIPALITIES, FINES AND CHARGES
FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS, THE GREENWAYS COMMEMORATIVE
ACCOUNT AND MAINTENA NCE WORK ZONE AND SC HOOL ZONE
SAFETY ENFORCEMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 14-300 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2021): 3
(c) Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 14-300c, at any 4
crosswalk marked as provided in subsection (a) of this section or any 5
unmarked crosswalk, provided such crosswalks are not controlled by 6
police officers or traffic control signals, each operator of a vehicle shall 7
grant the right-of-way, and slow or stop such vehicle if necessary to so 8
grant the right-of-way, to any pedestrian crossing the roadway within 9
such crosswalk. [, provided such pedestrian steps off the curb or into the 10
crosswalk at the entrance to a crosswalk or is within that half of the 11
roadway upon which such operator of a vehicle is traveling, or such 12
pedestrian steps off the curb or into the crosswalk at the entrance to a 13
crosswalk or is crossing the roadway within such crosswalk from that 14
half of the roadway upon which such operator is not traveling.] For the 15
purposes of this subsection, a pedestrian is "crossing the roadway 16 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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within such crosswalk" when the pedestrian (1) is within any portion of 17
the crosswalk, (2) steps to the curb at the entrance to the crosswalk and 18
indicates his or her intent to cross the roadway by raising his or her hand 19
and arm toward oncoming traffic, or (3) indicates his or her intent to 20
cross the roadway by moving any part of his or her body or an extension 21
thereof, including, but not limited to, a wheelchair, cane, walking stick, 22
crutch, bicycle, electric bicycle, stroller, carriage, cart or leashed or 23
harnessed dog, into the crosswalk at the entrance to the crosswalk. No 24
operator of a vehicle approaching from the rear shall overtake and pass 25
any vehicle, the operator of which has stopped at any crosswalk marked 26
as provided in subsection (a) of this section or any unmarked crosswalk 27
to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway. The operator of any vehicle 28
crossing a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to each pedestrian and 29
all other traffic upon such sidewalk. 30
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a Vision Zero 31
Council to develop a state-wide policy and interagency approach to 32
eliminate all transportation-related fatalities and severe injuries to 33
pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists and passengers. The 34
council shall consider ways to improve safety across all modes of 35
transportation by using data, new partnerships, safe planning and 36
community-based solutions to achieve the goal of zero transportation-37
related fatalities. 38
(b) The council shall consist of the Commissioners of Transportation, 39
Motor Vehicles and Energy and Environmental Protection, or their 40
designees, and any other commissioner of a state agency, or such 41
commissioner's designee, invited to participate by the Commissioners 42
of Transportation, Motor Vehicles and Energy and Environmental 43
Protection. The Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's 44
designee shall serve as chairperson of the council and shall schedule the 45
first meeting of the council not later than September 1, 2021. The 46
Department of Transportation shall serve as administrative staff of the 47
council. 48
(c) On or before February 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the council 49 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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shall submit the state-wide policy and interagency approach and any 50
other recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General 51
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in 52
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 53
Sec. 3. Subsection (d) of section 14-311 of the general statutes is 54
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 55
1, 2021): 56
(d) In determining the advisability of such certification, the Office of 57
the State Traffic Administration shall include, in its consideration, 58
highway safety, bicycle and pedestrian access and safety, the width and 59
character of the highways affected, the density of traffic thereon, the 60
character of such traffic and the opinion and findings of the traffic 61
authority of the municipality wherein the development is located. The 62
Office of the State Traffic Administration may require improvements to 63
be made by the applicant to the extent that such improvements address 64
impacts to highway safety or bicycle and pedestrian access and safety 65
created by the addition of the applicant's proposed development or 66
activity. If the Office of the State Traffic Administration determines that 67
such improvements, including traffic signals, pavement markings, 68
channelization, pavement widening or other changes or traffic control 69
devices, are required to handle traffic safely and efficiently, one 70
hundred per cent of the cost thereof shall be borne by the person 71
building, establishing or operating such open air theater, shopping 72
center or other development generating large volumes of traffic, except 73
that such cost shall not be borne by any municipal agency. The 74
Commissioner of Transportation may issue a permit to said person to 75
construct or install the changes required by the Office of the State Traffic 76
Administration. 77
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes of this 78
section, "moving traffic" includes, but is not limited to, a motor vehicle, 79
bicycle, electric bicycle or electric foot scooter using a highway for the 80
purpose of travel and a pedestrian or a person riding a bicycle, electric 81
bicycle or electric foot scooter on a sidewalk, shoulder or bikeway for 82 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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the purpose of travel, and "bikeway" has the same meaning as provided 83
in subsection (a) of section 13a-153f of the general statutes. 84
(b) No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle in such a manner 85
as to cause physical contact with moving traffic with such door. 86
(c) No person shall leave the door of a motor vehicle open for a period 87
of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers and in such 88
a manner as to cause physical contact with moving traffic with such 89
door. 90
(d) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall have 91
committed an infraction. 92
Sec. 5. Section 51-56a of the general statutes is repealed and the 93
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 94
(a) Each clerk of the Supreme Court and Superior Court shall account 95
for and pay or deposit all fees, fines, forfeitures and contributions made 96
to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund and the proceeds of 97
judgments of such clerk's office in the manner provided by section 4-32. 98
If any such clerk fails to so account and pay or deposit, such failure shall 99
be reported by the Treasurer to the Chief Court Administrator who may 100
thereupon remove the clerk. When any such clerk dies before so 101
accounting and paying or depositing, the Treasurer shall require the 102
executor of such clerk's will or administrator of such clerk's estate to so 103
account. If any such clerk is removed from office, the Treasurer shall 104
require such clerk to account for any money of the state remaining in 105
such clerk's hands at the time of such removal and, if such clerk neglects 106
to so account, the Treasurer shall certify the neglect to the Chief Court 107
Administrator. 108
(b) (1) The state shall remit to the municipalities in which the 109
violations occurred all amounts received in respect to the violation of 110
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-12, sections 14-251, 14-252, 111
14-253a and 14-305 to 14-308, inclusive, or any regulation adopted 112
thereunder or ordinance enacted in accordance therewith, and (2) in the 113 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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case of the municipalities ranked one to eight, inclusive, when all 114
municipalities are ranked from highest to lowest in population, based 115
on the most recent federal decennial census, the state shall remit to the 116
municipality in which the violations occurred fifty per cent of the fine 117
amounts received in respect to the violation of section 14-250b, or any 118
ordinance enacted in accordance therewith. Each clerk of the Superior 119
Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of the 120
Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, on 121
or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each 122
year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter 123
under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the 124
clerk or official, provided prior to the institution of court proceedings, a 125
city, town or borough shall have the authority to collect and retain all 126
proceeds from parking violations committed within the jurisdiction of 127
such city, town or borough. 128
(c) For the purpose of providing additional funds for municipal and 129
state police training, each person who pays in any sum as (1) a fine or 130
forfeiture for any violation of section 14-12, 14-215, 14-219, as amended 131
by this act, 14-222, as amended by this act, 14-224, 14-225, 14-227a, 14-132
227m, 14-227n, 14-266, 14-267a, 14-269 or 14-283, as amended by this act, 133
or (2) a fine or forfeiture for any infraction, shall pay an additional fee 134
of one dollar for each eight dollars or fraction thereof of the amount such 135
person is required to pay, except if such payment is made for violation 136
of such a section which is deemed to be an infraction, such additional 137
fee shall be only on the first eighty-eight dollars of such fine or 138
forfeiture. Such additional fee charged shall be deposited in the General 139
Fund. 140
(d) Each person who pays in any sum as a fine or forfeiture for any 141
violation of sections 14-218a, as amended by this act, 14-219, as amended 142
by this act, 14-222, as amended by this act, 14-223, 14-227a, 14-227m, 14-143
227n, sections 14-230 to 14-240, inclusive, sections 14-241 to 14-249, 144
inclusive, section 14-279 for the first offense, sections 14-289b, 14-299, 145
14-300, as amended by this act, 14-300d, sections 14-301 to 14-303, 146 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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inclusive, section 4 of this act or any regulation adopted under said 147
sections or ordinance enacted in accordance with said sections shall pay 148
an additional fee of [twenty] twenty-five dollars. The state shall remit to 149
the municipalities in which the violations occurred the amounts paid 150
under this subsection. Each clerk of the Superior Court or the Chief 151
Court Administrator, or any other official of the Superior Court 152
designated by the Chief Court Administrator, on or before the thirtieth 153
day of January, April, July and October in each year, shall certify to the 154
Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter under this 155
subsection to each municipality served by the office of the clerk or 156
official. 157
(e) The state shall remit to the municipalities in which the violation 158
occurred all fine amounts received in respect to the violation of section 159
14-279 after crediting twelve per cent of such fine amounts to the Special 160
Transportation Fund established under section 13b-68 and crediting 161
eight per cent of such fine amounts to the General Fund. Each clerk of 162
the Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other 163
official of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court 164
Administrator, shall, on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July 165
and October in each year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for 166
the previous quarter under this subsection to each municipality served 167
by the office of the clerk or official. 168
(f) The state shall remit to the municipalities in which the violation 169
occurred all amounts received in respect to the violation of subdivisions 170
(2) and (3) of subsection (b) of section 22 of this act for the purpose of 171
improving traffic safety within such municipality, after depositing ten 172
dollars received from each such violation into an account controlled by 173
the Department of Transportation to be used for the cost of the public 174
awareness campaign implemented by the Commissioner of 175
Transportation pursuant to section 17 of this section. Each clerk of the 176
Superior Court or the Chief Court Administrator, or any other official of 177
the Superior Court designated by the Chief Court Administrator, shall, 178
on or before the thirtieth day of January, April, July and October in each 179 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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year, certify to the Comptroller the amount due for the previous quarter 180
under this subsection to each municipality served by the office of the 181
clerk or official. 182
Sec. 6. Section 14-218a of the general statutes is repealed and the 183
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 184
(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon any public highway 185
of the state, or road of any specially chartered municipal association or 186
any district organized under the provisions of chapter 105, a purpose of 187
which is the construction and maintenance of roads and sidewalks, or 188
on any parking area as defined in section 14-212, or upon a private road 189
on which a speed limit has been established in accordance with this 190
subsection, or upon any school property, at a rate of speed greater than 191
is reasonable, having regard to the width, traffic and use of highway, 192
road or parking area, the intersection of streets and weather conditions. 193
The Office of the State Traffic Administration may determine speed 194
limits which are reasonable and safe on any state highway, bridge or 195
parkway built or maintained by the state, and differing limits may be 196
established for different types of vehicles, and may erect or cause to be 197
erected signs indicating such speed limits. [The] Except as provided in 198
subsection (c) of this section and section 7 of this act, the traffic authority 199
of any town, city or borough may establish speed limits on streets, 200
highways and bridges or in any parking area for ten cars or more or on 201
any private road wholly within the municipality under its jurisdiction; 202
provided such limit on streets, highways, bridges and parking areas for 203
ten cars or more shall become effective only after application for 204
approval thereof has been submitted in writing to the Office of the State 205
Traffic Administration and a certificate of such approval has been 206
forwarded by the office to the traffic authority; and provided such signs 207
giving notice of such speed limits shall have been erected as the Office 208
of the State Traffic Administration directs, provided the erection of such 209
signs on any private road shall be at the expense of the owner of such 210
road. The presence of such signs adjacent to or on the highway or 211
parking area for ten cars or more shall be prima facie evidence that they 212 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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have been so placed under the direction of and with the approval of the 213
Office of the State Traffic Administration. Approval of such speed limits 214
may be revoked by the Office of the State Traffic Administration at any 215
time if said office deems such revocation to be in the interest of public 216
safety and welfare, and thereupon such speed limits shall cease to be 217
effective and any signs that have been erected shall be removed. Any 218
speed in excess of [such limits] a speed limit established in accordance 219
with this section or section 7 of this act, other than speeding as provided 220
for in section 14-219, as amended by this act, shall be prima facie 221
evidence that such speed is not reasonable, but the fact that the speed of 222
a vehicle is lower than such [limits] speed limit shall not relieve the 223
operator from the duty to decrease speed when a special hazard exists 224
with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or 225
highway conditions. 226
(b) The Office of the State Traffic Administration shall establish a 227
speed limit of sixty-five miles per hour on any multiple lane, limited 228
access highways that are suitable for a speed limit of sixty-five miles per 229
hour, taking into consideration relevant factors including design, 230
population of area and traffic flow. 231
(c) (1) The traffic authority of any town, city or borough may establish 232
or modify speed limits on streets, highways and bridges or in any 233
parking area for ten cars or more or on any private road wholly within 234
the municipality under its jurisdiction without approval from the Office 235
of the State Traffic Administration, provided the traffic authority (A) 236
establishes, modifies and maintains the speed limits on all streets, 237
highways and bridges and in parking areas for ten cars or more or on 238
any private road wholly within the municipality under its jurisdiction, 239
(B) conducts an engineering study described in subdivision (2) of this 240
subsection, (C) notifies the office in writing of the intention of the traffic 241
authority to assume responsibility and authority for establishing speed 242
limits on all streets, highways and bridges and in parking areas for ten 243
cars or more or on any private road wholly within the municipality 244
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of each change to a speed limit on such street, highway, bridge and 246
parking area wholly within the municipality under its jurisdiction so the 247
department may maintain a state-wide inventory of speed limits. Any 248
speed limit approved by the office pursuant to the provisions of 249
subsection (a) of this section shall remain in effect until modified by such 250
traffic authority. The traffic authority shall not establish or modify a 251
speed limit lower than twenty miles per hour unless the speed limit is 252
established or modified in a pedestrian safety zone pursuant to section 253
7 of this act or the engineering study described in subdivision (2) of this 254
subsection indicates that a speed limit lower than twenty-five miles per 255
hour is reasonable. 256
(2) Prior to establishing or modifying a speed limit pursuant to the 257
provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the traffic authority shall 258
conduct an engineering study in accordance with the Federal Highway 259
Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets 260
and Highways, as amended from time to time, and other generally 261
accepted engineering principles and guidance. The study shall be 262
completed by a professional engineer licensed to practice in this state 263
and shall consider factors, including, but not limited to, pedestrian 264
activity, type of land use and development, parking and the record of 265
traffic accidents in the jurisdiction of the traffic authority. 266
(3) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may adopt 267
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 268
implement the provisions of this subsection. 269
[(c)] (d) Any person who operates a motor vehicle at a greater rate of 270
speed than is reasonable, other than speeding, as provided for in section 271
14-219, as amended by this act, shall commit the infraction of traveling 272
unreasonably fast. 273
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) The traffic authority of any 274
town, city or borough may establish a pedestrian safety zone on any 275
street, highway and bridge or in any parking area for ten cars or more 276
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jurisdiction, provided (1) the traffic authority conducts an engineering 278
study described in subsection (b) of this section, (2) the posted speed 279
limit for such zone is not less than fifteen miles per hour, and (3) such 280
zone encompasses a clearly defined downtown district or community 281
center frequented by pedestrians. 282
(b) Prior to establishing a pedestrian safety zone, the traffic authority 283
shall conduct an engineering study in accordance with the Federal 284
Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 285
for Streets and Highways, as amended from time to time, and other 286
generally accepted engineering principles and guidance. The study shall 287
be completed by a professional engineer licensed to practice in this state 288
and shall consider factors, including, but not limited to, pedestrian 289
activity, type of land use and development, parking and the record of 290
traffic crashes in the area under consideration to be a pedestrian safety 291
zone. If the study recommends the establishment of a pedestrian safety 292
zone, the study shall also include a speed management plan and 293
recommend actions to achieve lower motor vehicle speeds. 294
(c) In a municipality where the Office of the State Traffic 295
Administration approves speed limits on the streets, highways and 296
bridges or in any parking area for ten cars or more or on any private 297
road wholly within the municipality in accordance with section 14-218a 298
of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the traffic authority shall 299
notify the Office of the State Traffic Administration in writing of the 300
establishment of any pedestrian safety zone and confirm that the 301
requirements of this section have been satisfied. 302
(d) If the Commissioner of Transportation or a traffic authority of any 303
town, city or borough seeks to establish a pedestrian safety zone on a 304
state highway that passes through a downtown or community center, 305
the commissioner or traffic authority shall submit a written request to 306
the Office of State Traffic Administration and include with such request 307
the engineering study and speed management plan conducted pursuant 308
to subsection (b) of this section. The Office of the State Traffic 309
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safety zone on a state highway and shall provide a written explanation 311
of the reasons for denying any such request. 312
(e) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may adopt 313
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 314
general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section. 315
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 14-36 of the general statutes is 316
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 317
1, 2021): 318
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section and section 14-40a, 319
no person shall operate a motor vehicle on any public highway of this 320
state or private road on which a speed limit has been established in 321
accordance with [subsection (a) of] section 14-218a, as amended by this 322
act, or section 7 of this act, until such person has obtained a motor 323
vehicle operator's license. 324
Sec. 9. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 14-219 of the general statutes 325
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 326
October 1, 2021): 327
(a) No person shall operate any motor vehicle (1) upon any highway, 328
road or any parking area for ten cars or more, at such a rate of speed as 329
to endanger the life of any occupant of such motor vehicle, but not the 330
life of any other person than such an occupant; (2) at a rate of speed 331
greater than fifty-five miles per hour upon any highway other than a 332
highway specified in subsection (b) of section 14-218a, as amended by 333
this act, for which a speed limit has been established in accordance with 334
the provisions of said subsection; (3) at a rate of speed greater than sixty-335
five miles per hour upon any highway specified in subsection (b) of 336
section 14-218a, as amended by this act, for which a speed limit has been 337
established in accordance with the provisions of said subsection; or (4) 338
if such person is under eighteen years of age, upon any highway or road 339
for which a speed limit of less than sixty-five miles per hour has been 340
established in accordance with [subsection (a) of] section 14-218a, as 341 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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amended by this act, or section 7 of this act, at a rate of speed more than 342
twenty miles per hour above such speed limit. 343
(b) Any person who operates a motor vehicle (1) on a multiple lane, 344
limited access highway other than a highway specified in subsection (b) 345
of section 14-218a, as amended by this act, for which a speed limit has 346
been established in accordance with the provisions of said subsection at 347
a rate of speed greater than fifty-five miles per hour but not greater than 348
seventy miles per hour, (2) on a multiple lane, limited access highway 349
specified in subsection (b) of section 14-218a, as amended by this act, for 350
which a speed limit has been established in accordance with the 351
provisions of said subsection at a rate of speed greater than sixty-five 352
miles per hour but not greater than seventy miles per hour, (3) on any 353
other highway at a rate of speed greater than fifty-five miles per hour 354
but not greater than sixty miles per hour, or (4) if such person is under 355
eighteen years of age, upon any highway or road for which a speed limit 356
of less than sixty-five miles per hour has been established in accordance 357
with [subsection (a) of] section 14-218a, as amended by this act, or 358
section 7 of this act, at a rate of speed more than twenty miles per hour 359
above such speed limit, shall commit an infraction, provided any such 360
person operating a truck, as defined in section 14-260n, shall have 361
committed a violation and shall be fined not less than one hundred 362
dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars. 363
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 14-222 of the general statutes is 364
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 365
1, 2021): 366
(a) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public 367
highway of the state, or any road of any specially chartered municipal 368
association or of any district organized under the provisions of chapter 369
105, a purpose of which is the construction and maintenance of roads 370
and sidewalks, or in any parking area for ten cars or more or upon any 371
private road on which a speed limit has been established in accordance 372
with the provisions of section 14-218a, as amended by this act, or section 373
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width, traffic and use of such highway, road, school property or parking 375
area, the intersection of streets and the weather conditions. The 376
operation of a motor vehicle upon any such highway, road or parking 377
area for ten cars or more at such a rate of speed as to endanger the life 378
of any person other than the operator of such motor vehicle, or the 379
operation, downgrade, upon any highway, of any motor vehicle with a 380
commercial registration with the clutch or gears disengaged, or the 381
operation knowingly of a motor vehicle with defective mechanism, shall 382
constitute a violation of the provisions of this section. The operation of 383
a motor vehicle upon any such highway, road or parking area for ten 384
cars or more at a rate of speed greater than eighty-five miles per hour 385
shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this section. 386
Sec. 11. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-283 of the 387
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 388
thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 389
(b) (1) The operator of any emergency vehicle may (A) park or stand 390
such vehicle, irrespective of the provisions of this chapter, (B) except as 391
provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, proceed past any red light 392
or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down or stopping to 393
the extent necessary for the safe operation of such vehicle, (C) exceed 394
the posted speed limits or other speed limits imposed by or pursuant to 395
section 14-218a, as amended by this act, [or] 14-219, as amended by this 396
act, or section 7 of this act as long as such operator does not endanger 397
life or property by so doing, and (D) disregard statutes, ordinances or 398
regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specific 399
directions. 400
Sec. 12. Section 53a-213 of the general statutes is repealed and the 401
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 402
(a) A person is guilty of drinking while operating a motor vehicle 403
when [he] such person drinks any alcoholic liquor while operating a 404
motor vehicle upon a public highway of this state or upon any road of 405
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organized under the provisions of chapter 105, a purpose of which is the 407
construction and maintenance of roads and sidewalks, or in any parking 408
area for ten cars or more, or upon any private road on which a speed 409
limit has been established in accordance with the provisions of section 410
14-218a, as amended by this act, or section 7 of this act or upon any 411
school property. As used in this section, "alcoholic liquor" has the same 412
meaning as provided in section 30-1. 413
(b) Drinking while operating a motor vehicle is a class C 414
misdemeanor. 415
Sec. 13. Subsection (h) of section 14-296aa of the general statutes is 416
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 417
1, 2021): 418
(h) Any person who violates this section shall be fined [one] two 419
hundred [fifty] dollars for a first violation, three hundred seventy-five 420
dollars for a second violation and [five] six hundred twenty-five dollars 421
for a third or subsequent violation. 422
Sec. 14. Section 14-21i of the general statutes is repealed and the 423
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 424
(a) [On and after January 1, 1998, the] The Commissioner of Motor 425
Vehicles shall issue greenways commemorative number plates of a 426
design to enhance public awareness of, [the] and provide funding for, 427
state and local efforts to preserve, restore and protect greenways. The 428
design shall be determined by agreement between the Commissioner of 429
Energy and Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of Motor 430
Vehicles. No use shall be made of such plates except as official 431
registration marker plates. 432
(b) (1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall [establish, by 433
regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, a fee to be charged] 434
charge a fee of fifty dollars for a greenways commemorative number 435
[plates] plate, with letters and numbers selected by the commissioner, 436
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motor vehicle. [The fee shall be for such number plates with letters and 438
numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The 439
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may establish a higher fee for: (1) Such 440
number plates which contain letters in place of numbers as authorized 441
by section 14-49, in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for plates issued 442
under said section; and (2) such number plates which are low number 443
plates, in accordance with section 14-160, in addition to the fee or fees 444
prescribed for plates issued under said section.] The commissioner shall 445
deposit fifteen dollars of such fee into an account controlled by the 446
Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for the cost of producing, 447
issuing, renewing and replacing such commemorative number plates, 448
and thirty-five dollars of such fee into the greenways commemorative 449
account established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. 450
(2) The commissioner shall charge a fee of seventy dollars for a 451
greenways commemorative number plate that (A) contains letters in 452
place of numbers as authorized by section 14-49, or (B) is a low number 453
plate in accordance with section 14-160, in addition to the fee or fees 454
prescribed for plates issued under said sections. The commissioner shall 455
deposit fifteen dollars of such fee into an account controlled by the 456
Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for the cost of producing, 457
issuing, renewing and replacing such commemorative number plates, 458
and fifty-five dollars of such fee into the greenways commemorative 459
account. 460
(c) No additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of 461
registration for any motor vehicle bearing greenways commemorative 462
number plates which contain letters in place of numbers, or low number 463
plates, in excess of the renewal fee for greenways commemorative 464
number plates with letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner 465
of Motor Vehicles. No transfer fee shall be charged for transfer of an 466
existing registration to or from a registration with greenways 467
commemorative number plates. 468
(d) There is established an account to be known as the "greenways 469
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within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 471
required by law to be deposited in the account. The funds in the account 472
shall be expended by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 473
Protection to fund the greenways capital grant program established 474
pursuant to section 23-101 and the bikeway, pedestrian walkway, 475
recreational trail and greenway grant program described in section 23-476
103. 477
[(d)] (e) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles [, in consultation with 478
the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall] may 479
adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 480
establish standards and procedures for the issuance, renewal and 481
replacement of greenways commemorative number plates. 482
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes of this 483
section and section 16 of this act: (1) "Automated traffic enforcement 484
safety device" means a photographic device, radar device, laser device 485
or other electrical or mechanical device that (A) records the speed of 486
motor vehicles, and (B) produces one or more recorded images that 487
indicate the date, time and location of the image of each motor vehicle 488
committing a violation of section 22 of this act; (2) "maintenance work 489
zone" means an area of any limited access highway where maintenance 490
work is being performed by the Department of Transportation; and (3) 491
"highway worker" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-212d 492
of the general statutes. 493
(b) (1) The Commissioner of Transportation may install, operate and 494
maintain automated traffic enforcement safety devices in a maintenance 495
work zone, provided sworn members of the Division of State Police 496
within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection are 497
not performing highway traffic enforcement or traffic control in such 498
maintenance work zone pursuant to a memorandum of understanding. 499
The commissioner may enter into an agreement with a contractor for 500
such installation, operation and maintenance. Such safety devices may 501
only be operational on or after January 1, 2023, provided the 502
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pursuant to section 16 of this act. 504
(2) The commissioner shall post signs that indicate the use of an 505
automated traffic enforcement safety device at a distance of not less than 506
five hundred feet in advance of a maintenance work zone in which such 507
safety device is installed and operational. Such safety device shall not 508
be operational unless one or more highway workers are in the 509
maintenance work zone. Such safety device shall be removed from the 510
maintenance work zone upon completion of the maintenance work. 511
(3) An automated traffic enforcement safety device shall be installed 512
in a manner to only record images of the number plate of a motor 513
vehicle, and shall not record images of the occupants of such motor 514
vehicle or of any other persons or vehicles in the vicinity at the time the 515
images are recorded. 516
(c) Whenever an automated traffic enforcement safety device detects 517
and produces one or more recorded images of the number plate of a 518
motor vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit by eleven miles per hour 519
or more in a maintenance work zone and allegedly committing a 520
violation of section 22 of this act, a sworn member of the Division of 521
State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public 522
Protection shall review the recorded images provided by such safety 523
device. If, after such review, such member determines that there are 524
reasonable grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, such 525
member may issue a citation for the alleged violation. If such member 526
authorizes the issuance of a citation for the alleged violation, the 527
Division of State Police shall, not later than ten days after the alleged 528
violation, mail the citation to the registered owner of the motor vehicle 529
together with a copy of the recorded images. Any person who receives 530
a citation pursuant to this subsection shall follow the procedures set 531
forth in section 51-164n of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 532
(d) As provided in subsection (b) of section 14-107 of the general 533
statutes, proof of the registration number of the motor vehicle therein 534
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thereof, except that, in the case of a leased or rented motor vehicle, such 536
proof shall be prima facie evidence that the lessee was the operator 537
thereof. A recorded image that clearly shows the number plate of a 538
motor vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit by eleven miles per hour 539
or more in a maintenance work zone shall be sufficient proof of the 540
identity of the motor vehicle. 541
(e) A prima facie presumption of accuracy sufficient to support a 542
violation of section 22 of this act will be accorded to an automated traffic 543
enforcement safety device installed, operated and maintained pursuant 544
to this section only upon testimony by a Department of Transportation 545
employee or contractor involved in the installation, operation or 546
maintenance of such safety device that: (1) The employee or contractor 547
has adequate training and experience in the installation, operation and 548
maintenance of such safety device; (2) such safety device was in proper 549
working condition at the time such safety device detected and produced 550
one or more recorded images of the motor vehicle exceeding the posted 551
speed limit by eleven miles per hour or more in a maintenance work 552
zone, and established by proof that suggested methods of testing the 553
proper functioning of such safety device were followed; (3) such safety 554
device was used in an area where road conditions provide a minimum 555
possibility of distortion; and (4) such safety device was expertly tested 556
within a reasonable time following the date such safety device detected 557
and produced one or more recorded images of the motor vehicle 558
exceeding the posted speed limit by eleven miles per hour or more in a 559
maintenance work zone, and such testing was done by means which do 560
not rely on the internal calibrations of such safety device. 561
(f) All defenses shall be available to any person who is alleged to have 562
committed a violation of section 22 of this act, including, but not limited 563
to, that (1) the violation was necessary to allow the passage of an 564
authorized emergency vehicle, (2) the violation was necessary to avoid 565
injuring the person or property of another, (3) the violation took place 566
during a period of time in which the motor vehicle had been reported 567
as being stolen to a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a of 568 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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the general statutes, and had not been recovered prior to the time of the 569
violation, (4) the person was not operating the motor vehicle at the time 570
of the violation, or (5) the violation was necessary in order for the person 571
to comply with any other general statute or regulation concerning the 572
operation of a motor vehicle. 573
Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) Prior to the operation of 574
an automated traffic enforcement safety device in a maintenance work 575
zone pursuant to section 15 of this act or a school or hospital zone 576
pursuant to the pilot program established pursuant to section 21 of this 577
act, the Commissioner of Transportation, shall adopt regulations, in 578
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, 579
regarding the privacy, security, collection, use and disclosure of 580
recorded images and any other data produced by an automated traffic 581
enforcement safety device. Such regulations shall include, but need not 582
be limited to: (1) Procedures to ensure the privacy and security of 583
recorded images; (2) a description of any other data produced by an 584
automated traffic enforcement safety device and collected by the 585
department, municipality or a contractor; and (3) provisions to 586
appropriately limit access to recorded images and other such data. 587
(b) No recorded image or other such data produced by an automated 588
traffic enforcement safety device shall be sold or disclosed by the 589
Department of Transportation, municipality or a contractor to any 590
person or entity except where the disclosure is made: (1) Between the 591
department, the municipality, a contractor, the Division of State Police 592
within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or 593
municipal police department pursuant to section 15 of this act or the 594
pilot program established pursuant to section 21 of this act; (2) pursuant 595
to a judicial order, including a search warrant or a subpoena, in a 596
criminal proceeding; or (3) to comply with federal or state law or 597
regulation. 598
(c) Not less than thirty days after a disclosure of a recorded image or 599
other such data is made pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of 600
subsection (b) of this section, the Department of Transportation, the 601 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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municipality or a contractor shall send or transmit, in a manner 602
determined by the department, municipality or contractor, a notification 603
to the person who was the subject of the judicial order regarding such 604
disclosure. The department, municipality or contractor shall not be 605
required to send such notice by mail if the United States Postal Service 606
has determined that mail is undeliverable to such person at the address 607
for such person that is in the records of the department, municipality or 608
contractor. 609
(d) A recorded image and any other data produced by an automated 610
traffic enforcement safety device shall be destroyed (1) sixty days after 611
the date of the alleged violation, if a citation is not issued for such 612
alleged violation pursuant to subsection (c) of section 15 of this act or 613
subsection (c) of section 21 of this act, or (2) upon final disposition of the 614
case to which it pertains, if a citation is issued for such alleged violation 615
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 15 of this act or subsection (c) of 616
section 21 of this act. 617
(e) The Department of Transportation, municipality or a contractor 618
may disclose aggregate information and other data collected from the 619
use of an automated traffic enforcement safety device that does not 620
directly or indirectly identify a motor vehicle for research purposes 621
authorized by the Commissioner of Transportation. 622
(f) (1) Commencing one year from the date an automated traffic 623
enforcement safety device is operational in a maintenance work zone in 624
this state, and every year thereafter, the Department of Transportation 625
or a contractor shall conduct an internal audit of the department's or 626
contractor's compliance with the regulations adopted pursuant to 627
subsection (a) of this section. 628
(2) Commencing one year from the date an automated traffic 629
enforcement safety device is operational in a school or hospital zone 630
pursuant to the pilot program established pursuant to section 21 of this 631
act, and each year of the pilot program, the municipality or a contractor 632
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compliance with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of 634
this section. 635
(g) Commencing one year from the date an automated traffic 636
enforcement safety device is operational in a maintenance work zone in 637
this state, and every year thereafter, the Department of Transportation 638
shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 639
of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General 640
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. Such 641
report shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) The number of times 642
number plates are recorded by an automated traffic enforcement safety 643
device; (2) the number of times the department or a contractor disclosed 644
recorded images or other data produced by an automated traffic 645
enforcement safety device pursuant to a search warrant in a criminal 646
proceeding; (3) the number of times the department or contractor 647
disclosed recorded images or other data pursuant to a subpoena in a 648
criminal proceeding; (4) the number of requests for recorded images or 649
other data received by the department or a contractor, including the 650
identity of the person or entity who made each such request and a copy 651
of each such request; and (5) the results of the internal audit conducted 652
pursuant to subsection (f) of this section. 653
(h) A recorded image or other data produced by an automated traffic 654
enforcement safety device shall not be deemed a public record, for 655
purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 656
of the general statutes. 657
Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) The Commissioner of 658
Transportation, after consultation with pedestrian safety advocates, 659
shall develop and implement a public awareness campaign to educate 660
the public concerning (1) ways to reduce transportation-related fatalities 661
and severe injuries to pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists and 662
passengers, (2) the importance of obeying speed limits in a highway 663
work zone, as defined in section 14-212d of the general statutes, school 664
zone, established pursuant to section 14-212b of the general statutes, or 665
hospital zone, established pursuant to section 20 of this act, and (3) the 666 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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possible use of an automated traffic enforcement safety device, as 667
defined in subsection (a) of section 15 of this act in such zones. 668
Sec. 18. Section 14-212g of the general statutes is repealed and the 669
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022): 670
(a) There is established an account to be known as the "work zone 671
safety account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the 672
Special Transportation Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 673
required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account 674
shall be expended by the Department of Transportation to [protect the 675
safety of workers in highway work zones, as defined in section 14-212d, 676
through (1) highway traffic enforcement, including, but not limited to, 677
the expansion of the "Operation Big Orange" program, and (2) the 678
purchase and implementation of technology and equipment. Any use of 679
moneys in the work zone safety account by the department, other than 680
for the "Operation Big Orange" program or direct traffic enforcement in 681
work zones, shall be approved by the Highway Work Zone Safety 682
Advisory Council, as described in section 14-212e] pay the costs of 683
sworn members of the Division of State Police within the Department of 684
Emergency Services and Public Protection who are engaged in highway 685
traffic enforcement or traffic control in highway work zones, as defined 686
in section 14-212d. 687
(b) Upon receipt of the moneys paid pursuant to subdivisions (4) and 688
(5) of subsection (b) of section 13b-61, the State Treasurer shall transfer 689
nine thousand dollars of such moneys monthly to the work zone safety 690
account established in subsection (a) of this section. 691
Sec. 19. Section 14-219c of the general statutes is repealed and the 692
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 693
[A] Except as provided in subsection (e) of section 15 of this act and 694
subsection (f) of section 21 of this act, a prima facie presumption of 695
accuracy sufficient to support a conviction under section 14-219, as 696
amended by this act, will be accorded to a radar, speed monitoring laser, 697 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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vascar device or any other speed monitoring device approved by the 698
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection only upon 699
testimony by a competent police officer that: (1) The police officer 700
operating the radar, laser, vascar device or other device has adequate 701
training and experience in its operation; (2) the radar, laser, vascar 702
device or other device was in proper working condition at the time of 703
the arrest, established by proof that suggested methods of testing the 704
proper functioning of the device were followed; (3) the radar, laser, 705
vascar device or other device was used in an area where road conditions 706
provide a minimum possibility of distortion; (4) if moving radar was 707
used, the speed of the patrol car was verified; and (5) the radar, laser, 708
vascar device or other device was expertly tested within a reasonable 709
time following the arrest, and such testing was done by means which do 710
not rely on the internal calibrations of such radar, laser, vascar device or 711
other device. 712
Sec. 20. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section, 713
"local highway" means a highway that is under the control of a town, 714
city or borough; and "local traffic authority" means the traffic authority 715
of a town, city or borough. 716
(b) (1) At the request of the legislative body of a town, city or borough, 717
the Office of the State Traffic Administration may designate as a hospital 718
zone any part of a state highway that is adjacent to hospital property or 719
is, in the opinion of said office, sufficiently close to hospital property as 720
to constitute a risk to the public safety under all the circumstances. At 721
the request of such legislative body, the commission may revoke any 722
such designation. (2) A local traffic authority may designate as a hospital 723
zone, and may revoke any such designation, any part of a local highway 724
that is adjacent to hospital property or is, in the opinion of the local 725
traffic authority, sufficiently close to hospital property as to constitute a 726
risk to the public safety under all the circumstances. 727
(c) The Office of the State Traffic Administration with regard to a state 728
highway or the local traffic authority with regard to a local highway 729
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Administration at the beginning and at the end of a hospital zone in each 731
direction that traffic is permitted to flow that indicates the designation 732
of such hospital zone. Such sign shall conform with the Federal 733
Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 734
as amended from time to time. 735
Sec. 21. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes of this 736
section: (1) "Automated traffic enforcement safety device" has the same 737
meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 15 of this act, (2) "school 738
zone" means an area designated by the Office of the State Traffic 739
Administration or the traffic authority of a town, city or borough 740
pursuant to section 14-212b of the general statutes, and (3) "hospital 741
zone" means an area designated by the Office of the State Traffic 742
Administration or the traffic authority of a town, city or borough 743
pursuant to section 20 of this act. 744
(b) (1) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in 745
consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, shall establish a 746
pilot program to allow not more than ten municipalities to install, 747
operate and maintain automated traffic enforcement safety devices in 748
not more than twelve school and hospital zones located in such 749
municipality for a period of five years from the date an automated traffic 750
enforcement safety device first becomes operational in such 751
municipality. A municipality participating in the pilot program may 752
enter into an agreement with a contractor for such installation, operation 753
and maintenance. Such safety devices may only be operational on or 754
after January 1, 2023, provided the commissioner has adopted 755
regulations concerning such safety devices pursuant to section 16 of this 756
act. 757
(2) When selecting school or hospital zones to install and operate an 758
automated traffic enforcement safety device, a participating 759
municipality shall consider factors, including, but not limited to, the 760
speed data, crash history and roadway geometry of such school or 761
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(3) At least thirty days before an automated traffic enforcement safety 763
device is installed and operational, a participating municipality shall 764
develop and implement a public awareness campaign to educate the 765
public concerning (A) the importance of obeying speed limits in a school 766
and hospital work zone, and (B) the use of an automated traffic 767
enforcement safety device in such zones. 768
(4) When an automated traffic enforcement safety device is installed 769
and operational, a participating municipality shall post signs that 770
indicate the use of such safety device proximate to any sign that 771
indicates the designation of a school zone, in accordance with subsection 772
(d) of section 14-212 of the general statutes, or a hospital zone, in 773
accordance with subsection (c) of section 20 of this act. 774
(5) An automated traffic enforcement safety device shall be installed 775
in a manner to only record images of the number plate of a motor 776
vehicle, and shall not record images of the occupants of such motor 777
vehicle or of any other persons or vehicles in the vicinity at the time the 778
images are recorded. 779
(c) Whenever an automated traffic enforcement safety device detects 780
and produces one or more recorded images of the number plate of a 781
motor vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit by eleven miles per hour 782
or more in a school or hospital zone and allegedly committing a 783
violation of section 22 of this act, a sworn member of the Division of 784
State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public 785
Protection or a municipal police department shall review the recorded 786
images provided by such safety device. If, after such review, such 787
member determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a 788
violation has occurred, such member may issue a citation for the alleged 789
violation, unless such alleged violation occurred during the first thirty 790
days that such safety device became operational, in which case such 791
member shall issue a warning. If such member authorizes the issuance 792
of a citation or warning for the alleged violation, the Division of State 793
Police or municipal police department shall, not later than thirty days 794
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owner of the motor vehicle together with a copy of the recorded images. 796
Any person who receives a citation pursuant to this subsection shall 797
follow the procedures set forth in section 51-164n of the general statutes. 798
(d) As provided in subsection (b) of section 14-107 of the general 799
statutes, proof of the registration number of the motor vehicle shall be 800
prima facie evidence that the owner was the operator thereof, except 801
that, in the case of a leased or rented motor vehicle, such proof shall be 802
prima facie evidence that the lessee was the operator thereof. A recorded 803
image that clearly shows the number plate of a motor vehicle exceeding 804
the posted speed limit by eleven miles per hour or more in a school or 805
hospital zone shall be sufficient proof of the identity of the motor 806
vehicle. 807
(e) A prima facie presumption of accuracy sufficient to support a 808
violation under section 22 of this act will be accorded to an automated 809
traffic enforcement safety device installed, operated and maintained 810
pursuant to this section only upon testimony by a municipal employee 811
or contractor involved in the installation, operation or maintenance of 812
such safety device that: (1) The employee or contractor has adequate 813
training and experience in the installation, operation and maintenance 814
of such safety device; (2) such safety device was in proper working 815
condition at the time such safety device detected and produced one or 816
more recorded images of the motor vehicle exceeding the posted speed 817
limit by eleven miles per hour or more in a school or hospital zone, and 818
established by proof that suggested methods of testing the proper 819
functioning of such safety device were followed; (3) such safety device 820
was used in an area where road conditions provide a minimum 821
possibility of distortion; and (4) such safety device was expertly tested 822
within a reasonable time following the date such safety device detected 823
and produced one or more recorded images of the motor vehicle 824
exceeding the posted speed limit by eleven miles per hour or more in a 825
school or hospital zone, and such testing was done by means which do 826
not rely on the internal calibrations of such safety device. 827
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committed a violation of section 22 of this act, including, but not limited 829
to, that (1) the violation was necessary to allow the passage of an 830
authorized emergency vehicle, (2) the violation was necessary to avoid 831
injuring the person or property of another, (3) the violation took place 832
during a period of time in which the motor vehicle had been reported 833
as being stolen to a law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a of 834
the general statutes, and had not been recovered prior to the time of the 835
violation, (4) the person was convicted of committing a violation 836
specified in section 14-218a of the general statutes, as amended by this 837
act, or section 14-219 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, 838
while in a school or hospital zone for the same incident based upon a 839
separate and distinct citation issued by an officer, (5) the person was not 840
operating the motor vehicle at the time of the violation, or (6) the 841
violation was necessary in order for the person to comply with any other 842
general statute or regulation concerning the operation of a motor 843
vehicle. 844
(g) Commencing one year from the date an automated traffic 845
enforcement safety device is operational in a school or hospital zone in 846
this state, and every year thereafter, each participating municipality 847
shall submit a report to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 848
Management. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) 849
The number of times number plates are recorded by an automated 850
traffic enforcement safety device; (2) the number of times the 851
municipality or a contractor disclosed recorded images or other data 852
produced by an automated traffic enforcement safety device pursuant 853
to a search warrant in a criminal proceeding; (3) the number of times the 854
municipality or contractor disclosed recorded images or other data 855
pursuant to a subpoena in a criminal proceeding; (4) the number of 856
requests for recorded images or other data received by the municipality 857
or a contractor, including the identity of the person or entity who made 858
each such request and a copy of each such request; and (5) the results of 859
the internal audit conducted pursuant to subsection (f) of section 15 of 860
this act. The secretary shall compile the reports and shall submit, in 861
accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, on an annual basis, 862 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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a consolidated report and any recommendations regarding the pilot 863
program to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 864
having cognizance of matters relating to transportation. 865
Sec. 22. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes of this 866
section, (1) "automated traffic enforcement safety device" and 867
"maintenance work zone" have the same meanings as provided in 868
subsection (a) of section 15 of this act, (2) "school zone" and "hospital 869
zone" have the same meanings as provided in section 21 of this act, and 870
(3) "emergency vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-871
283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 872
(b) No person operating a motor vehicle, except an emergency 873
vehicle, shall exceed the posted speed limit by eleven or more miles per 874
hour, as detected by an automated traffic enforcement safety device, 875
within a (1) maintenance work zone, (2) school zone, or (3) hospital 876
zone. 877
(c) No person shall be subject to prosecution for committing a 878
violation of subsection (b) of this section and a violation of section 14-879
212d of the general statutes, 14-218a of the general statutes, as amended 880
by this act, 14-219 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or 14-881
222 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, because of the same 882
offense. 883
(d) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (b) of this 884
section shall, (1) for a first violation, be fined seventy-five dollars, and 885
(2) for a subsequent violation, be fined ninety dollars. 886
Sec. 23. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 887
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 888
1, 2021): 889
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 890
who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 891
section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7-283, 7-325, 7-892
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251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, subdivision (4) 894
of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 12-411, section 12-895
435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 896
13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-247 or 13a-897
253, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90, 13b-221, 13b-292, 898
13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, subsection 899
(a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, subsection (d) of section 900
14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-34a, 901
subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 14-50a or 14-58, 902
subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) 903
of section 14-80, subsection (f) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a, 14-100b, 904
14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-146, 14-152, 14-153 or 14-163b, a first 905
violation as specified in subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-219 906
as specified in subsection (e) of said section, subdivision (1) of section 907
14-223a, section 14-240, 14-250 or 14-253a, subsection (a) of section 14-908
261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-275a, 14-278 or 909
14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-291, 14-293b, 14-910
296aa, as amended by this act, 14-300, as amended by this act, 14-300d, 911
14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision 912
(1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of 913
section 15-97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, section 16-44, 16-256e, 914
16a-15 or 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section 17a-24, 915
17a-145, 17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 916
19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-917
91, 19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 918
19a-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 919
19a-340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-920
265, 20-324e, subsection (b) of section 20-334, 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-921
608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 21-63 or 21-76a, 922
subsection (c) of section 21a-2, subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 923
21a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 924
or 21a-30, subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63 925
or 21a-77, subsection (b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, 926
subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, subsection (a) of 927
section 21a-279a, section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-29, 928 Substitute Bill No. 5429
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22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39a, 22-39b, 22-39c, 22-39d, 22-39e, 929
22-49 or 22-54, subsection (d) of section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-90, 22-930
98, 22-99, 22-100, 22-111o, 22-167, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-931
324a, 22-326 or 22-342, subsection (b), (e) or (f) of section 22-344, section 932
22-359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22a-66a or 22a-246, 933
subsection (a) of section 22a-250, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, 934
section 22a-363 or 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, 935
section 22a-449, 22a-461, 23-38, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or 936
subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, 937
subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-938
21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, 939
subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, 940
subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 941
26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-117, 26-128, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138 942
or 26-141, subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-943
217 or 26-224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 944
26-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-288, 26-945
294, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), 946
(e) or (g) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) 947
of section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of 948
section 29-291c, section 29-316, 29-318, 29-381, 30-48a, 30-86a, 31-3, 31-949
10, 31-11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-950
32, 31-36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47, 31-48, 31-51, 31-52, 31-52a or 31-54, 951
subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 952
31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, 953
subdivision (1) of section 35-20, section 36a-787, 42-230, 45a-283, 45a-954
450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 955
46a-59, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 47-34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 53-133, 53-199, 956
53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-957
321, 53-322, 53-323, 53-331 or 53-344, subsection (c) of section 53-344b, 958
[or] section 53-450 or section 22 of this act, or (2) a violation under the 959
provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted in 960
accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, or 961
(4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or 962
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which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed two 964
hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has established 965
a payment and hearing procedure for such violation pursuant to section 966
7-152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this section. 967
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 14-300(c)
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 14-311(d)
Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 51-56a
Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 14-218a
Sec. 7 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 14-36(a)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 14-219(a) and (b)
Sec. 10 October 1, 2021 14-222(a)
Sec. 11 October 1, 2021 14-283(b)(1)
Sec. 12 October 1, 2021 53a-213
Sec. 13 October 1, 2021 14-296aa(h)
Sec. 14 October 1, 2021 14-21i
Sec. 15 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 16 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 17 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 18 January 1, 2022 14-212g
Sec. 19 October 1, 2021 14-219c
Sec. 20 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 21 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 22 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 23 October 1, 2021 51-164n(b)
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Sections 16(d), 21(a)(1), 21(g)(5) and 22(a)(1), reference to Section 16
was changed to Section 15 for accuracy, and in Section 17(3), "in such
zones" was inserted for clarity.
TRA Joint Favorable Subst.