14 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) For the purposes of this |
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15 | | - | section and sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act: |
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16 | | - | (1) "Frozen dessert truck" means a motor vehicle in which frozen |
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17 | | - | desserts are carried for purposes of retail sale on the highway; |
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18 | | - | (2) "Vend" means offering frozen desserts for sale from a frozen |
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19 | | - | dessert truck; |
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20 | | - | (3) "Frozen desserts" has the same meaning as provided in section |
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21 | | - | 21a-48 of the general statutes; and |
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22 | | - | (4) "Highway" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-1 of |
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23 | | - | the general statutes. |
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24 | | - | Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Except as provided in |
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25 | | - | subsection (b) of this section, the operator of a vehicle shall stop such |
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26 | | - | vehicle not less than ten feet from the front when approaching and not |
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27 | | - | less than ten feet from the rear when overtaking any frozen dessert truck |
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28 | | - | on a highway when the frozen dessert truck is displaying flashing red Substitute Senate Bill No. 608 |
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| 20 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) For the purposes of this 2 |
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| 21 | + | section and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act: 3 |
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| 22 | + | (1) "Frozen dessert truck" means a motor vehicle in which frozen 4 |
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| 23 | + | desserts are carried for purposes of retail sale on the highway; 5 |
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| 24 | + | (2) "Vend" means offering frozen desserts for sale from a frozen 6 |
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| 25 | + | dessert truck; 7 |
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| 26 | + | (3) "Frozen desserts" has the same meaning as provided in section 8 |
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| 27 | + | 21a-48 of the general statutes; and 9 |
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| 28 | + | (4) "Highway" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-1 of 10 |
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| 29 | + | the general statutes. 11 |
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| 30 | + | Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Except as provided in 12 |
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| 31 | + | subsection (b) of this section, the operator of a vehicle shall stop such 13 |
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| 32 | + | vehicle not less than ten feet from the front when approaching and not 14 |
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| 33 | + | less than ten feet from the rear when overtaking any frozen dessert truck 15 Substitute Bill No. 608 |
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32 | | - | signal lights and extending the stop signal arm and the front crossing |
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33 | | - | arm. The operator may then proceed past the frozen dessert truck at a |
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34 | | - | reasonable and prudent speed, not exceeding five miles per hour, and |
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35 | | - | shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian who crosses the highway |
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36 | | - | to or from the frozen dessert truck. |
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37 | | - | (b) The operator of a vehicle on a highway with two or more lanes for |
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38 | | - | traffic separated by a safety island or physical barrier may proceed |
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39 | | - | without stopping upon approaching or overtaking a frozen dessert |
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40 | | - | truck on another lane. |
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41 | | - | (c) (1) On and after July 1, 2021, and until September 30, 2021, any |
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42 | | - | person who violates any provision of this section shall receive a |
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43 | | - | warning. |
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44 | | - | (2) On and after October 1, 2021, any person who violates any |
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45 | | - | provision of this section shall, for a first offense, be deemed to have |
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46 | | - | committed an infraction, and for a subsequent offense, shall be fined not |
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47 | | - | more than one hundred dollars. |
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48 | | - | Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) On and after May 1, 2022, each |
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49 | | - | frozen dessert truck shall be equipped in the following manner: |
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50 | | - | (1) Signal lamps mounted at the same level and as high and as widely |
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51 | | - | spaced laterally as practicable. The signal lamps shall be not less than |
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52 | | - | five and not more than seven inches in diameter and shall display two |
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53 | | - | alternately flashing red signal lights visible at a distance of not less than |
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54 | | - | five hundred feet to the front and rear in normal sunlight upon a straight |
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55 | | - | level highway. |
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56 | | - | (2) A stop signal arm that can be extended horizontally from the left |
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57 | | - | side of the frozen dessert truck. When such arm is extended, the side of |
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58 | | - | such arm nearest the truck shall be seven and one-quarter inches long |
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59 | | - | and parallel to the side of the truck. The side farthest from the truck shall |
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60 | | - | be eighteen inches long and parallel to the side nearest the truck. The Substitute Senate Bill No. 608 |
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| 40 | + | on a highway when the frozen dessert truck is displaying flashing red 16 |
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| 41 | + | signal lights and extending the stop signal arm and the front crossing 17 |
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| 42 | + | arm. The operator may then proceed past the frozen dessert truck at a 18 |
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| 43 | + | reasonable and prudent speed, not exceeding five miles per hour, and 19 |
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| 44 | + | shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian who crosses the highway 20 |
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| 45 | + | to or from the frozen dessert truck. 21 |
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| 46 | + | (b) The operator of a vehicle on a highway with two or more lanes for 22 |
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| 47 | + | traffic separated by a safety island or physical barrier may proceed 23 |
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| 48 | + | without stopping upon approaching or overtaking a frozen dessert 24 |
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| 49 | + | truck on another lane. 25 |
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| 50 | + | (c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. 26 |
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| 51 | + | Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) On and after May 1, 2022, each 27 |
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| 52 | + | frozen dessert truck shall be equipped in the following manner: 28 |
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| 53 | + | (1) Signal lamps mounted at the same level and as high and as widely 29 |
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| 54 | + | spaced laterally as practicable. The signal lamps shall be not less than 30 |
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| 55 | + | five and not more than seven inches in diameter and shall display two 31 |
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| 56 | + | alternately flashing red signal lights visible at a distance of not less than 32 |
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| 57 | + | five hundred feet to the front and rear in normal sunlight upon a straight 33 |
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| 58 | + | level highway. 34 |
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| 59 | + | (2) A stop signal arm that can be extended horizontally from the left 35 |
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| 60 | + | side of the frozen dessert truck. When such arm is extended, the side of 36 |
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| 61 | + | such arm nearest the truck shall be seven and one-quarter inches long 37 |
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| 62 | + | and parallel to the side of the truck. The side farthest from the truck shall 38 |
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| 63 | + | be eighteen inches long and parallel to the side nearest the truck. The 39 |
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| 64 | + | two sides shall be eighteen inches apart creating a symmetrical, 40 |
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| 65 | + | trapezoidal shape. Two alternately flashing red lights shall be located in 41 |
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| 66 | + | the outside corners of the extended signal arm and such corners shall be 42 |
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| 67 | + | rounded to conform with the shape of the lights. Each red light shall be 43 |
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| 68 | + | not less than three and not more than five inches in diameter and visible 44 |
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| 69 | + | at a distance of not less than three hundred feet to the front and rear in 45 |
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| 70 | + | normal sunlight upon a straight level highway. Both sides of the signal 46 Substitute Bill No. 608 |
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64 | | - | two sides shall be eighteen inches apart creating a symmetrical, |
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65 | | - | trapezoidal shape. Two alternately flashing red lights shall be located in |
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66 | | - | the outside corners of the extended signal arm and such corners shall be |
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67 | | - | rounded to conform with the shape of the lights. Each red light shall be |
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68 | | - | not less than three and not more than five inches in diameter and visible |
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69 | | - | at a distance of not less than three hundred feet to the front and rear in |
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70 | | - | normal sunlight upon a straight level highway. Both sides of the signal |
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71 | | - | arm shall have a red reflectorized background and the following legend: |
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72 | | - | The word "STOP" shall appear in six-inch-high white letters not to |
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73 | | - | exceed four inches in length in the middle of the signal arm; above the |
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74 | | - | word "STOP", the phrase "IF SAFE" shall appear in two-inch-high white |
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75 | | - | letters not to exceed one and three-fourths inches in length; below the |
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76 | | - | word "STOP", the phrase "THEN GO" shall appear in two-inch-high |
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77 | | - | white letters not to exceed one and three-fourths inches in length. The |
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78 | | - | colors of the background and legend shall conform to the requirements |
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79 | | - | set forth in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets |
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80 | | - | and Highways published by the Federal Highway Administration, as |
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81 | | - | amended from time to time. The bottom of the extended signal arm shall |
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82 | | - | be approximately forty-two inches above the street. |
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83 | | - | (3) A convex mirror mounted on the front of the frozen dessert truck |
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84 | | - | so the operator in a normal seating position is capable of seeing the area |
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85 | | - | in front of the truck that is obscured by the hood. |
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86 | | - | (4) A front crossing arm attached to the front bumper of the frozen |
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87 | | - | dessert truck hinged from the truck's right side. The bottom of the front |
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88 | | - | crossing arm shall be not less than sixteen and not more than twenty |
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89 | | - | inches above the street. The front crossing arm shall be made of any |
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90 | | - | durable material covered with a yellow or white reflective material and |
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91 | | - | shall extend in conjunction with the stop signal arm described in |
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92 | | - | subdivision (2) of this subsection. When extended outward in front of |
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93 | | - | the truck, the front crossing arm shall extend not less than four and not |
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94 | | - | more than six feet parallel to the ground. When retracted against the Substitute Senate Bill No. 608 |
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98 | | - | front of the truck, the front crossing arm shall not extend past the width |
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99 | | - | of the truck on the operator's left side. |
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100 | | - | (b) Any person who operates a frozen dessert truck without |
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101 | | - | equipping such truck as required by subsection (a) of this section shall, |
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102 | | - | for a first offense, be deemed to have committed an infraction, and for a |
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103 | | - | subsequent offense, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars and |
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104 | | - | not more than five hundred dollars. |
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105 | | - | (c) On and after September 1, 2021, and until April 30, 2022, a person |
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106 | | - | operating a frozen dessert truck shall not stop or park the truck to vend |
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107 | | - | to a child in any location where the child would be required to cross the |
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108 | | - | highway to approach the frozen dessert truck. The provisions of this |
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109 | | - | subsection shall not apply if (1) a child is physically escorted by an adult, |
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110 | | - | or (2) a frozen dessert truck is equipped as required by subsection (a) of |
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111 | | - | this section. Any person who operates a frozen dessert truck in violation |
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112 | | - | of the provisions of this subsection shall have committed an infraction. |
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113 | | - | Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) On and after May 1, 2022, or |
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114 | | - | when a frozen dessert truck is equipped as required by subsection (a) of |
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115 | | - | section 3 of this act, whichever is earlier, the operator of any frozen |
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116 | | - | dessert truck shall display flashing red signal lights and extend the stop |
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117 | | - | signal arm and the front crossing arm (1) for not less than fifty feet before |
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118 | | - | the operator brings the frozen dessert truck to a stop to vend, (2) while |
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119 | | - | vending, and (3) until all customers are safely off the highway. |
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120 | | - | (b) The operator of any frozen dessert truck shall not display the |
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121 | | - | flashing red signal lights or extend the stop signal arm and the front |
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122 | | - | crossing arm when the frozen dessert truck is in motion, except as |
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123 | | - | provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, or stopped |
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124 | | - | for a purpose other than vending. |
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125 | | - | (c) Violation of any provision of this section shall, for a first offense, |
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126 | | - | be deemed to have committed an infraction, and for a subsequent Substitute Senate Bill No. 608 |
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| 77 | + | arm shall have a red reflectorized background and the following legend: 47 |
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| 78 | + | The word "STOP" shall appear in six-inch-high white letters not to 48 |
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| 79 | + | exceed four inches in length in the middle of the signal arm; above the 49 |
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| 80 | + | word "STOP", the phrase "IF SAFE" shall appear in two-inch-high white 50 |
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| 81 | + | letters not to exceed one and three-fourths inches in length; below the 51 |
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| 82 | + | word "STOP", the phrase "THEN GO" shall appear in two-inch-high 52 |
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| 83 | + | white letters not to exceed one and three-fourths inches in length. The 53 |
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| 84 | + | colors of the background and legend shall conform to the requirements 54 |
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| 85 | + | set forth in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets 55 |
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| 86 | + | and Highways published by the Federal Highway Administration, as 56 |
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| 87 | + | amended from time to time. The bottom of the extended signal arm shall 57 |
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| 88 | + | be approximately forty-two inches above the street. 58 |
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| 89 | + | (3) A convex mirror mounted on the front of the frozen dessert truck 59 |
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| 90 | + | so the operator in a normal seating position is capable of seeing the area 60 |
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| 91 | + | in front of the truck that is obscured by the hood. 61 |
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| 92 | + | (4) A front crossing arm attached to the front bumper of the frozen 62 |
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| 93 | + | dessert truck hinged from the truck's right side. The bottom of the front 63 |
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| 94 | + | crossing arm shall be not less than sixteen and not more than twenty 64 |
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| 95 | + | inches above the street. The front crossing arm shall be made of any 65 |
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| 96 | + | durable material covered with a yellow or white reflective material and 66 |
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| 97 | + | shall extend in conjunction with the stop signal arm described in 67 |
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| 98 | + | subdivision (2) of this subsection. When extended outward in front of 68 |
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| 99 | + | the truck, the front crossing arm shall extend not less than four and not 69 |
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| 100 | + | more than six feet parallel to the ground. When retracted against the 70 |
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| 101 | + | front of the truck, the front crossing arm shall not extend past the width 71 |
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| 102 | + | of the truck on the operator's left side. 72 |
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| 103 | + | (b) On and after July 1, 2021, and until April 30, 2022, a person 73 |
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| 104 | + | operating a frozen dessert truck shall not stop or park the truck to vend 74 |
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| 105 | + | to a child in any location where the child would be required to cross the 75 |
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| 106 | + | highway to approach the frozen dessert truck. The provisions of this 76 |
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| 107 | + | subsection shall not apply if (1) a child is physically escorted by an adult, 77 |
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| 108 | + | or (2) a frozen dessert truck is equipped as required by subsection (a) of 78 |
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130 | | - | offense, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars and not more |
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131 | | - | than five hundred dollars. |
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132 | | - | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Except as provided in |
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133 | | - | subsection (b) of this section, no person shall vend from a frozen dessert |
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134 | | - | truck that is stopped or parked on any highway: |
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135 | | - | (1) When the posted speed limit on such highway is greater than |
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136 | | - | twenty-five miles per hour; |
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137 | | - | (2) When such highway is less than one hundred feet from an |
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138 | | - | intersection with another highway that has a posted speed limit greater |
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139 | | - | than twenty-five miles per hour; |
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140 | | - | (3) Located less than five hundred feet from any property used as an |
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141 | | - | elementary or middle school, one hour before and one hour after the |
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142 | | - | regular school day, unless that day is not a school day and the local or |
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143 | | - | regional board of education approves such vending in writing; |
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144 | | - | (4) When such person does not have a free and unobstructed view for |
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145 | | - | at least two hundred feet in both directions of the highway where the |
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146 | | - | frozen dessert truck is stopped or parked; or |
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147 | | - | (5) To a person standing in the highway. |
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148 | | - | (b) A local traffic authority, as defined in section 14-297 of the general |
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149 | | - | statutes, may authorize vending from a frozen dessert truck that is |
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150 | | - | stopped or parked on a highway (1) that has a posted speed limit not |
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151 | | - | greater than thirty-five miles per hour, or (2) that is less than one |
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152 | | - | hundred feet from an intersection with another highway that has a |
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153 | | - | posted speed limit not greater than thirty-five miles per hour. |
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154 | | - | (c) No person shall (1) stop on the left side of a one-way highway to |
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155 | | - | vend, or (2) back up a frozen dessert truck to vend or attempt to vend. |
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156 | | - | (d) A person shall vend (1) when the frozen dessert truck is lawfully Substitute Senate Bill No. 608 |
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| 116 | + | (c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not register a frozen 80 |
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| 117 | + | dessert truck unless such truck is equipped with signal lamps, a stop 81 |
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| 118 | + | sign arm, a convex mirror and a front crossing arm in accordance with 82 |
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| 119 | + | the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. 83 |
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| 120 | + | (d) Any person who operates a frozen dessert truck (1) without 84 |
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| 121 | + | equipping such truck as required by subsection (a) of this section, or (2) 85 |
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| 122 | + | in violation of the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, shall have 86 |
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| 123 | + | committed an infraction. 87 |
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| 124 | + | Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) On and after May 1, 2022, or 88 |
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| 125 | + | when a frozen dessert truck is equipped as required by subsection (a) of 89 |
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| 126 | + | section 3 of this act, whichever is earlier, the operator of any frozen 90 |
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| 127 | + | dessert truck shall display flashing red signal lights and extend the stop 91 |
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| 128 | + | signal arm and the front crossing arm (1) for not less than fifty feet before 92 |
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| 129 | + | the operator brings the frozen dessert truck to a stop to vend, (2) while 93 |
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| 130 | + | vending, and (3) until all customers are safely off the highway. 94 |
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| 131 | + | (b) The operator of any frozen dessert truck shall not display the 95 |
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| 132 | + | flashing red signal lights or extend the stop signal arm and the front 96 |
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| 133 | + | crossing arm when the frozen dessert truck is in motion, except as 97 |
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| 134 | + | provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, or stopped 98 |
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| 135 | + | for a purpose other than vending. 99 |
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| 136 | + | (c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. 100 |
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| 137 | + | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) No person shall vend from a 101 |
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| 138 | + | frozen dessert truck that is stopped or parked on any highway: 102 |
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| 139 | + | (1) When the posted speed limit on such highway is greater than 103 |
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| 140 | + | twenty-five miles per hour; 104 |
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| 141 | + | (2) When such highway is less than one hundred feet from an 105 |
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| 142 | + | intersection with another highway that has a posted speed limit greater 106 |
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| 143 | + | than twenty-five miles per hour; 107 |
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160 | | - | stopped or parked, and (2) from the side of the frozen dessert truck |
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161 | | - | facing away from moving vehicular traffic and as close as practicable to |
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162 | | - | the curb or edge of the highway. |
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163 | | - | (e) (1) On and after July 1, 2021, and until September 30, 2021, any |
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164 | | - | person who violates any provision of this section shall receive a |
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165 | | - | warning. |
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166 | | - | (2) On and after October 1, 2021, any person who violates any |
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167 | | - | provision of this section shall, for a first offense, be deemed to have |
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168 | | - | committed an infraction, and for a subsequent offense, shall be fined not |
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169 | | - | more than one hundred dollars. |
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170 | | - | Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2021, the |
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171 | | - | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall publish on the Internet web site |
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172 | | - | of the Department of Motor Vehicles information concerning (1) the |
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173 | | - | equipment required of a frozen dessert truck pursuant to subsection (a) |
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174 | | - | of section 3 of this act, and (2) the operation of and vending from a |
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175 | | - | frozen dessert truck as specified in subsection (c) of section 3 of this act |
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176 | | - | and sections 4 and 5 of this act. |
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177 | | - | Sec. 7. Section 21a-51 of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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178 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): |
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179 | | - | (a) Each manufacturer of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mix for |
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180 | | - | sale in this state shall file with the Commissioner of Consumer |
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181 | | - | Protection an application for a license, upon a form prescribed by the |
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182 | | - | commissioner. The application shall show the location of each plant at |
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183 | | - | which frozen desserts and frozen dessert mix are to be manufactured |
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184 | | - | and the name of the brand or brands, if any, under which the same are |
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185 | | - | to be sold. The license period shall be for twelve months. |
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186 | | - | (b) On and after July 15, 2021, the commissioner shall include the link |
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187 | | - | to the Internet web site published by the Commissioner of Motor |
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188 | | - | Vehicles pursuant to section 6 of this act on (1) the application for a Substitute Senate Bill No. 608 |
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192 | | - | license for a retail manufacturer to vend from a frozen dessert truck, as |
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193 | | - | defined in section 1 of this act, and (2) the Internet web site of the |
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194 | | - | Department of Consumer Protection. |
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195 | | - | Sec. 8. Section 21-37 of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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196 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): |
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197 | | - | (a) Any town may make reasonable ordinances with reference to the |
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198 | | - | vending or hawking upon its public streets or upon any state highway, |
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199 | | - | except limited access highways, within such town or any land abutting |
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200 | | - | such streets or highways of any goods, wares or other merchandise at |
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201 | | - | public or private sale or auction, or to the vending or peddling of such |
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202 | | - | articles from house to house within its limits, including the imposition |
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203 | | - | of a fee, not exceeding two hundred dollars a year, applicable with |
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204 | | - | respect to any person engaged in such vending, hawking or peddling, |
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205 | | - | for the privilege of so vending, hawking or peddling such merchandise. |
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206 | | - | Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section which requires a permit |
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207 | | - | may require that no such permit shall be issued to any person who has |
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208 | | - | not obtained a permit to engage in or transact business as a seller within |
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209 | | - | the state in accordance with section 12-409 and shall require that any |
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210 | | - | permit issued pursuant to such ordinance shall be conspicuously |
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211 | | - | displayed at the place the activities are undertaken. Such ordinances |
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212 | | - | may provide that the authority issuing such permit may waive the |
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213 | | - | permit fee for a nonprofit organization exempt from federal taxation by |
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214 | | - | Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent |
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215 | | - | corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time |
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216 | | - | to time amended, or a charitable organization. No town shall require a |
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217 | | - | permit fee from any resident of this state who has resided within the |
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218 | | - | state for a period of two years next preceding the date of application for |
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219 | | - | such permit, who is (1) a veteran who served in time of war, as defined |
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220 | | - | in section 27-103, (2) a hawker or peddler, [as defined in section 21-36,] |
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221 | | - | and (3) a principal pursuant to section 21-36. |
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222 | | - | (b) On and after July 15, 2021, any town that requires a person seeking Substitute Senate Bill No. 608 |
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| 151 | + | elementary or middle school, one hour before and one hour after the 109 |
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| 152 | + | regular school day, unless that day is not a school day and the local or 110 |
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| 153 | + | regional board of education approves such vending in writing; 111 |
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| 154 | + | (4) When such person does not have a free and unobstructed view for 112 |
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| 155 | + | at least two hundred feet in both directions of the highway where the 113 |
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| 156 | + | frozen dessert truck is stopped or parked; or 114 |
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| 157 | + | (5) To a person standing in the highway. 115 |
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| 158 | + | (b) No person shall (1) stop on the left side of a one-way highway to 116 |
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| 159 | + | vend, or (2) back up a frozen dessert truck to vend or attempt to vend. 117 |
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| 160 | + | (c) A person shall vend (1) when the frozen dessert truck is lawfully 118 |
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| 161 | + | stopped or parked, and (2) from the side of the frozen dessert truck 119 |
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| 162 | + | facing away from moving vehicular traffic and as close as practicable to 120 |
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| 163 | + | the curb or edge of the highway. 121 |
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| 164 | + | (d) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. 122 |
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| 165 | + | Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 14-96p of the general statutes is 123 |
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| 166 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 124 |
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| 167 | + | 2021): 125 |
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| 168 | + | (b) Except as provided in section 14-96q, flashing lights are prohibited 126 |
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| 169 | + | on motor vehicles, except: (1) Red and yellow lights when used for the 127 |
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| 170 | + | purpose of receiving or discharging students on school buses; (2) white 128 |
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| 171 | + | lights that are located on the top rear of school buses; (3) when such 129 |
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| 172 | + | lights are used as a means for indicating a right or left turn; [or] (4) when 130 |
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| 173 | + | such lights are used in any manner to indicate (A) a disabled vehicle that 131 |
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| 174 | + | is stopped in a hazardous location on the highway, or in close proximity 132 |
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| 175 | + | thereto, (B) a motor vehicle that is unable to maintain the minimum 133 |
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| 176 | + | speed of forty miles per hour on a limited access divided highway 134 |
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| 177 | + | because of the grade of such highway, (C) a motor vehicle that is 135 |
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| 178 | + | operating at such slow speed as to obstruct or endanger following traffic 136 |
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| 179 | + | on any highway, or (D) a student transportation vehicle, as defined in 137 |
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| 180 | + | section 14-212, accommodating fifteen or fewer students with 138 Substitute Bill No. 608 |
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226 | | - | to operate a frozen dessert truck within the limits of such municipality |
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227 | | - | to obtain a permit pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include |
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228 | | - | the link to the Internet web site published by the Commissioner of |
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229 | | - | Motor Vehicles pursuant to section 6 of this act on (1) the application for |
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230 | | - | such permit, and (2) the Internet web site of the municipality. For the |
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231 | | - | purposes of this subsection, "frozen dessert truck" has the same meaning |
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232 | | - | as provided in section 1 of this act. |
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233 | | - | (c) This section shall not apply to sales by farmers and gardeners of |
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234 | | - | the produce of their farms, gardens and greenhouses, including fruit, |
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235 | | - | vegetables and flowers, or to the sale, distribution and delivery of milk, |
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236 | | - | teas, coffees, spices, groceries, meats and bakery goods, to sales on |
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237 | | - | approval, to conditional sales of merchandise, or to the taking of orders |
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238 | | - | for merchandise for future delivery when full payment is not required |
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239 | | - | at the time of solicitation. Nothing in this section shall be construed to |
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240 | | - | limit in any manner the Commissioner of Transportation's statutory |
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241 | | - | authority concerning state highways. Nothing in this section shall be |
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242 | | - | construed as empowering any municipality to prohibit, regulate, control |
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243 | | - | or impose a fee on any person operating any business on any state |
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244 | | - | highway or land abutting any state highway pursuant to a contract with |
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245 | | - | the state. |
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246 | | - | Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 14-96p of the general statutes is |
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247 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, |
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248 | | - | 2021): |
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249 | | - | (b) Except as provided in section 14-96q, flashing lights are prohibited |
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250 | | - | on motor vehicles, except: (1) Red and yellow lights when used for the |
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251 | | - | purpose of receiving or discharging students on school buses; (2) white |
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252 | | - | lights that are located on the top rear of school buses; (3) when such |
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253 | | - | lights are used as a means for indicating a right or left turn; [or] (4) when |
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254 | | - | such lights are used in any manner to indicate (A) a disabled vehicle that |
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255 | | - | is stopped in a hazardous location on the highway, or in close proximity |
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256 | | - | thereto, (B) a motor vehicle that is unable to maintain the minimum Substitute Senate Bill No. 608 |
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| 187 | + | disabilities that is receiving or discharging such students; or (5) red 139 |
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| 188 | + | lights when used by a frozen dessert truck pursuant to section 4 of this 140 |
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| 189 | + | act. For the purpose of this subsection, [the term] "students with 141 |
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| 190 | + | disabilities" means students who have intellectual disability, autism 142 |
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| 191 | + | spectrum disorder, mental disability, visual impairment, blindness, 143 |
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| 192 | + | deafness, speech impairment or orthopedic impairment, who are hard 144 |
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| 193 | + | of hearing or who have another health impairment who, by reason 145 |
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| 194 | + | thereof, require special education and related services, and "frozen 146 |
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| 195 | + | dessert truck" has the same meaning as provided in section 1 of this act. 147 |
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| 196 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 197 | + | sections: |
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260 | | - | speed of forty miles per hour on a limited access divided highway |
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261 | | - | because of the grade of such highway, (C) a motor vehicle that is |
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262 | | - | operating at such slow speed as to obstruct or endanger following traffic |
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263 | | - | on any highway, or (D) a student transportation vehicle, as defined in |
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264 | | - | section 14-212, accommodating fifteen or fewer students with |
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265 | | - | disabilities that is receiving or discharging such students; or (5) red |
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266 | | - | lights when used by a frozen dessert truck pursuant to section 4 of this |
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267 | | - | act. For the [purpose] purposes of this subsection, [the term] "students |
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268 | | - | with disabilities" means students who have intellectual disability, |
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269 | | - | autism spectrum disorder, mental disability, visual impairment, |
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270 | | - | blindness, deafness, speech impairment or orthopedic impairment, who |
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271 | | - | are hard of hearing or who have another health impairment who, by |
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272 | | - | reason thereof, require special education and related services, and |
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273 | | - | "frozen dessert truck" has the same meaning as provided in section 1 of |
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274 | | - | this act. |
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| 199 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section |
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| 200 | + | Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 New section |
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| 201 | + | Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 New section |
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| 202 | + | Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 New section |
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| 203 | + | Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 New section |
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| 204 | + | Sec. 6 July 1, 2021 14-96p(b) |
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| 205 | + | |
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| 206 | + | TRA Joint Favorable Subst. |
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