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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5726
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 5032
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E SEIZURE OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-390 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2021): 3
(a) Any municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the operation and 4
use, including hours and zones of use, of snowmobiles and all-terrain 5
vehicles in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this section 6
and sections 14-379 to 14-389, inclusive, or any regulations adopted 7
pursuant thereto, and may prescribe a penalty for violation of such 8
ordinance (1) in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for a first 9
violation, in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars 10
for a second violation and in an amount not to exceed two thousand 11
dollars for a third or subsequent violation, and (2) [in the case of a 12
municipality with a population of twenty thousand or more,] to provide 13
for the seizure and forfeiture to the municipality of such all-terrain 14
vehicle for a violation of such ordinance, subject to any bona fide lien, 15
lease or security interest in the all-terrain vehicle, including, but not 16
limited to, a lien under section 14-66c. 17
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 14-390(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To permit any town to seize an all-terrain vehicle operated in violation
of a municipal ordinance.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.; SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist.
REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
H.B. 5726