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| 8 | 9 | January Session, 2021 | |
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| 14 | 22 | AN ACT REVISING MOTO R VEHICLE STATUTES. | |
| 15 | 23 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 16 | 24 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 18 | 26 | Section 1. Section 14-36g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 | |
| 19 | 27 | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2 | |
| 20 | 28 | (a) Each person who holds a motor vehicle operator's license issued 3 | |
| 21 | 29 | on and after August 1, 2008, and who is sixteen or seventeen years of 4 | |
| 22 | 30 | age shall comply with the following requirements: 5 | |
| 23 | 31 | (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for the period 6 | |
| 24 | 32 | of six months after the date of issuance of such license, such person shall 7 | |
| 25 | 33 | not transport more than (A) such person's parents or legal guardian, at 8 | |
| 26 | 34 | least one of whom holds a motor vehicle operator's license, [or] (B) one 9 | |
| 27 | 35 | passenger who is a driving instructor licensed by the Department of 10 | |
| 28 | 36 | Motor Vehicles, or a person twenty years of age or older who has been 11 | |
| 29 | 37 | licensed to operate, for at least four years preceding the time of being 12 | |
| 30 | 38 | transported, a motor vehicle of the same class as the motor vehicle being 13 | |
| 31 | 39 | operated and who has not had his or her motor vehicle operator's license 14 | |
| 32 | 40 | suspended by the commissioner during such four-year period, or (C) 15 | |
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| 33 | 43 | such person's sibling to or from school; 16 | |
| 34 | 44 | (2) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for the period 17 | |
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| 45 | + | beginning six months after the date of issuance of such license and 18 | |
| 42 | 46 | ending one year after the date of issuance of such license, such person 19 | |
| 43 | 47 | shall not transport any passenger other than as permitted under 20 | |
| 44 | 48 | subdivision (1) of this subsection and any additional member or 21 | |
| 45 | 49 | members of such person's immediate family; 22 | |
| 46 | 50 | (3) No such person shall operate any motor vehicle for which a public 23 | |
| 47 | 51 | passenger endorsement, as defined in section 14-1, is required in 24 | |
| 48 | 52 | accordance with the provisions of section 14-44 or a vanpool vehicle, as 25 | |
| 49 | 53 | defined in section 14-1; 26 | |
| 50 | 54 | (4) No such person shall transport more passengers in a motor vehicle 27 | |
| 51 | 55 | than the number of seat safety belts permanently installed in such motor 28 | |
| 52 | 56 | vehicle; 29 | |
| 53 | 57 | (5) No such person issued a motorcycle endorsement shall transport 30 | |
| 54 | 58 | any passenger on a motorcycle for a period of six months after the date 31 | |
| 55 | 59 | of issuance; 32 | |
| 56 | 60 | (6) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no such person 33 | |
| 57 | 61 | shall operate a motor vehicle on any highway, as defined in section 14-34 | |
| 58 | 62 | 1, at or after 11:00 p.m. until and including 5:00 a.m. of the following day 35 | |
| 59 | 63 | unless (A) such person is traveling for his or her employment or school 36 | |
| 60 | 64 | or religious activities, or (B) there is a medical necessity for such travel; 37 | |
| 61 | 65 | and 38 | |
| 62 | 66 | (7) No such person shall transport any passenger on an autocycle 39 | |
| 63 | 67 | other than as permitted under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection. 40 | |
| 64 | 68 | (b) A person who holds a motor vehicle operator's license and who is 41 | |
| 65 | 69 | sixteen or seventeen years of age shall not be subject to the restrictions 42 | |
| 66 | 70 | on the number or type of passengers specified in subdivision (1) or (2) 43 | |
| 67 | 71 | of subsection (a) of this section, or to the restrictions specified in 44 | |
| 68 | 72 | subdivision (6) of said subsection (a), if such person is: An active 45 | |
| 69 | 73 | member of a volunteer fire company or department, a volunteer 46 | |
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| 70 | 76 | ambulance service or company or an emergency medical service 47 | |
| 71 | 77 | organization and such person is responding to, or returning from, an 48 | |
| 72 | - | emergency or is carrying out such person's duties as such active 49 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 78 | + | emergency or is carrying out such person's duties as such active 49 | |
| 79 | 79 | member; or an assigned driver in a Safe Ride program sponsored by the 50 | |
| 80 | 80 | American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts of America or other national public 51 | |
| 81 | 81 | service organization. 52 | |
| 82 | 82 | (c) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in 53 | |
| 83 | 83 | accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsection 54 | |
| 84 | 84 | (a) of this section. Such regulations may provide exceptions to the 55 | |
| 85 | 85 | provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section for a single 56 | |
| 86 | 86 | parent under the age of eighteen for the purposes of transporting the 57 | |
| 87 | 87 | child of such parent to day care, child care and education facilities, 58 | |
| 88 | 88 | medical appointments, and for such other purposes as may be 59 | |
| 89 | 89 | determined by the commissioner. 60 | |
| 90 | 90 | (d) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this 61 | |
| 91 | 91 | section shall be deemed to have committed an infraction. The 62 | |
| 92 | 92 | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the motor vehicle 63 | |
| 93 | 93 | operator's license of any person who violates the provisions of 64 | |
| 94 | 94 | subsection (a) of this section for a period of thirty days for a first 65 | |
| 95 | 95 | violation, and for a period of six months or until such person attains the 66 | |
| 96 | 96 | age of eighteen years, whichever is longer, for a second violation. 67 | |
| 97 | 97 | (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the provisions of 68 | |
| 98 | 98 | this section in effect July 31, 2008, shall be applicable to any person who 69 | |
| 99 | 99 | is sixteen or seventeen years of age and who has been issued a motor 70 | |
| 100 | 100 | vehicle operator's license prior to August 1, 2008. 71 | |
| 101 | 101 | Sec. 2. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 14-12 of the general statutes 72 | |
| 102 | 102 | are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 73 | |
| 103 | 103 | October 1, 2021): 74 | |
| 104 | 104 | (b) To obtain a motor vehicle registration, except as provided in 75 | |
| 105 | 105 | subsection (c) of this section, the owner shall [file in the office of] submit 76 | |
| 106 | 106 | to the commissioner an application signed by [him] such owner and 77 | |
| 107 | 107 | containing such information and proof of ownership as the 78 | |
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| 108 | 110 | commissioner may require. The application shall be [made on blanks 79 | |
| 109 | - | furnished by the commissioner. The blanks shall be] in such form and 80 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 111 | + | furnished by the commissioner. The blanks shall be] in such form and 80 | |
| 116 | 112 | contain such provisions and information as the commissioner may 81 | |
| 117 | 113 | determine. The commissioner shall permit an owner of a motor home or 82 | |
| 118 | 114 | recreational vehicle to register such motor home or recreational vehicle 83 | |
| 119 | 115 | using a mailing address with a post office box in the municipality where 84 | |
| 120 | - | such owner resides | |
| 116 | + | such owner resides when such owner uses such motor home or 85 | |
| 121 | 117 | recreational vehicle as a place of permanent residence. 86 | |
| 122 | 118 | (c) (1) The commissioner may, for the more efficient administration 87 | |
| 123 | 119 | of the commissioner's duties, appoint licensed dealers meeting 88 | |
| 124 | 120 | qualifications established by the commissioner pursuant to regulations 89 | |
| 125 | 121 | adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to issue new 90 | |
| 126 | 122 | registrations for passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, campers, camp 91 | |
| 127 | 123 | trailers, commercial trailers, service buses, school buses, trucks or other 92 | |
| 128 | 124 | vehicle types as determined by the commissioner when they are sold by 93 | |
| 129 | 125 | a licensed dealer. The commissioner shall charge such dealer a fee of ten 94 | |
| 130 | 126 | dollars for each new dealer issue form furnished for the purposes of this 95 | |
| 131 | 127 | subsection. A person purchasing a motor vehicle or other vehicle type 96 | |
| 132 | 128 | as determined by the commissioner from a dealer so appointed and 97 | |
| 133 | 129 | registering such vehicle pursuant to this section shall file an application 98 | |
| 134 | 130 | with the dealer and pay, to the dealer, a fee in accordance with the 99 | |
| 135 | 131 | provisions of section 14-49. The commissioner shall prescribe the time 100 | |
| 136 | 132 | and manner in which the application and fee shall be transmitted to the 101 | |
| 137 | 133 | commissioner. 102 | |
| 138 | 134 | (2) The commissioner may authorize a business that meets 103 | |
| 139 | 135 | qualifications established by the commissioner and has a fleet of one 104 | |
| 140 | 136 | hundred or more motor vehicles registered in the state, to electronically 105 | |
| 141 | 137 | register or transfer registrations for any motor vehicle it acquires. Such 106 | |
| 142 | 138 | business shall pay all applicable registration and title fees for each such 107 | |
| 143 | 139 | registration. 108 | |
| 144 | - | (3) The commissioner shall permit a licensed dealer appointed 109 | |
| 145 | - | pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to electronically register a 110 | |
| 146 | - | motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of twenty-111 | |
| 147 | - | six thousand pounds and is used or operated in intrastate commerce. 112 | |
| 148 | - | Such dealer shall pay all applicable registration and title fees for each 113 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 140 | + | Sec. 3. Section 14-140 of the general statutes is repealed and the 109 | |
| 141 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 110 | |
| 142 | + | (a) Any person who has been arrested by an officer for a violation of 111 | |
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| 145 | + | any provision of any statute relating to motor vehicles may be released, 112 | |
| 146 | + | upon [his] such person's own recognizance, by such officer in [his] such 113 | |
| 147 | + | officer's discretion, unless such violation is of a provision relating to 114 | |
| 148 | + | driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or 115 | |
| 149 | + | using a motor vehicle without permission of the owner or evading 116 | |
| 150 | + | responsibility for personal injury or property damage or involves the 117 | |
| 151 | + | death or serious injury of another, in which cases such person shall not 118 | |
| 152 | + | be released on his own recognizance. 119 | |
| 153 | + | (b) If any person so arrested or summoned wilfully fails to appear for 120 | |
| 154 | + | any scheduled court appearance at the time and place assigned, or if any 121 | |
| 155 | + | person charged with an infraction involving the use of a motor vehicle, 122 | |
| 156 | + | or with a motor vehicle violation specified in section 51-164n, fails to 123 | |
| 157 | + | pay the fine and any additional fee imposed or send in his plea of not 124 | |
| 158 | + | guilty by the answer date or wilfully fails to appear for any scheduled 125 | |
| 159 | + | court appearance which may be required, or if any person fails to pay 126 | |
| 160 | + | any surcharge imposed under section 13b-70, any fee imposed under 127 | |
| 161 | + | section 51-56a or any cost imposed under section 54-143 or 54-143a, a 128 | |
| 162 | + | report of such failure shall be sent to the commissioner by the court 129 | |
| 163 | + | having jurisdiction. The provisions of this section shall be extended to 130 | |
| 164 | + | any nonresident owner or operator of a motor vehicle residing in any 131 | |
| 165 | + | state, the proper authorities of which agree with the commissioner to 132 | |
| 166 | + | revoke, until personal appearance to answer the charge against [him, 133 | |
| 167 | + | his] such person, such person's motor vehicle registration certificate, [or 134 | |
| 168 | + | operator's license,] upon [his] such person's failure to appear for any 135 | |
| 169 | + | scheduled court appearance. Any infractions or violations, for which a 136 | |
| 170 | + | report of failure to appear has been sent to the commissioner under this 137 | |
| 171 | + | subsection, that have not otherwise been disposed of shall be dismissed 138 | |
| 172 | + | by operation of law seven years after such report was sent. 139 | |
| 173 | + | (c) The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the 140 | |
| 174 | + | proper authorities of other states, which agreements may include 141 | |
| 175 | + | provisions for the suspension or revocation of [licenses and] 142 | |
| 176 | + | registrations of residents and nonresidents who fail to appear for trial at 143 | |
| 177 | + | the time and place assigned. 144 | |
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| 180 | + | (d) Any judgment under this section shall be opened upon the 145 | |
| 181 | + | payment to the clerk of the Superior Court of a fee of forty dollars. Such 146 | |
| 182 | + | filing fee may be waived by the court. 147 | |
| 183 | + | (e) In addition, the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall 148 | |
| 184 | + | apply to sections 29-322, 29-349 and 29-351. 149 | |
| 185 | + | Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 14-37a of the general statutes is 150 | |
| 186 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 151 | |
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| 188 | + | (a) Any person whose operator's license has been suspended 153 | |
| 189 | + | pursuant to any provision of this chapter or chapter 248, except 154 | |
| 190 | + | pursuant to section 14-215, as amended by this act, for operating under 155 | |
| 191 | + | suspension, [or pursuant to section 14-140 for failure to appear for any 156 | |
| 192 | + | scheduled court appearance,] and any person identified in subsection 157 | |
| 193 | + | (g) of this section may make application to the Commissioner of Motor 158 | |
| 194 | + | Vehicles for (1) a special "work" permit to operate a motor vehicle to and 159 | |
| 195 | + | from such person's place of employment or, if such person is not 160 | |
| 196 | + | employed at a fixed location, to operate a motor vehicle only in 161 | |
| 197 | + | connection with, and to the extent necessary, to properly perform such 162 | |
| 198 | + | person's business or profession, (2) a special "education" permit to 163 | |
| 199 | + | operate a motor vehicle to and from an institution of higher education 164 | |
| 200 | + | or a private occupational school, as defined in section 10a-22a, in which 165 | |
| 201 | + | such person is enrolled, provided no such special "education" permit 166 | |
| 202 | + | shall be issued to any student enrolled in a high school under the 167 | |
| 203 | + | jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education, a high school under 168 | |
| 204 | + | the jurisdiction of a regional educational service center, a charter school, 169 | |
| 205 | + | a regional agricultural science and technology education center or a 170 | |
| 206 | + | technical education and career school, or (3) a special "medical" permit 171 | |
| 207 | + | to operate a motor vehicle to and from any ongoing medically necessary 172 | |
| 208 | + | treatment, available upon adoption by the commissioner of regulations 173 | |
| 209 | + | pursuant to chapter 54, that describe qualifications for such permit. Such 174 | |
| 210 | + | application shall be accompanied by an application fee of one hundred 175 | |
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| 215 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 178 | |
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| 217 | + | (c) Magistrates shall have the authority to accept pleas of guilty or of 180 | |
| 218 | + | not guilty, to accept pleas of nolo contendere and enter findings of guilty 181 | |
| 219 | + | thereon, to impose fines, to set bonds, to forfeit bonds, to continue cases 182 | |
| 220 | + | to a date certain, to enter nolles brought by the prosecutorial official, to 183 | |
| 221 | + | recommend suspension under section 14-111b [, 14-140] or 15-154, to 184 | |
| 222 | + | order notices of intention to suspend motor vehicle licenses and 185 | |
| 223 | + | registrations, to order issuance of a mittimus if a defendant has been 186 | |
| 224 | + | found able to pay and fails to pay, to remit fines, to impose or waive fees 187 | |
| 225 | + | and costs, to hear and decide motions, to dismiss cases and to decide 188 | |
| 226 | + | cases that are tried before him. 189 | |
| 227 | + | Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 14-215 of the general statutes is 190 | |
| 228 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 191 | |
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| 230 | + | (a) No person to whom an operator's license has been refused [,] or [, 193 | |
| 231 | + | except as provided in section 14-215a,] whose operator's license or right 194 | |
| 232 | + | to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended or revoked, 195 | |
| 233 | + | shall operate any motor vehicle during the period of such refusal, 196 | |
| 234 | + | suspension or revocation. No person shall operate or cause to be 197 | |
| 235 | + | operated any motor vehicle, the registration of which has been refused, 198 | |
| 236 | + | suspended or revoked, or any motor vehicle, the right to operate which 199 | |
| 237 | + | has been suspended or revoked. 200 | |
| 238 | + | Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 14-253a of the general statutes is 201 | |
| 239 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 202 | |
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| 241 | + | (b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall accept applications 204 | |
| 242 | + | and renewal applications for removable windshield placards from (1) 205 | |
| 243 | + | any person who is blind, as defined in section 1-1f; (2) any person with 206 | |
| 244 | + | disabilities; (3) any parent or guardian of any person who is blind or any 207 | |
| 245 | + | person with disabilities, if such person is under eighteen years of age at 208 | |
| 246 | + | the time of application; (4) any parent or guardian of any person who is 209 | |
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| 249 | + | blind or any person with disabilities, if such person is unable to request 210 | |
| 250 | + | or complete an application; and (5) any organization which meets 211 | |
| 251 | + | criteria established by the commissioner and which certifies to the 212 | |
| 252 | + | commissioner's satisfaction that the vehicle for which a placard is 213 | |
| 253 | + | requested is primarily used to transport persons who are blind or 214 | |
| 254 | + | persons with disabilities. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this 215 | |
| 255 | + | section, on and after October 1, 2011, the commissioner shall not accept 216 | |
| 256 | + | applications for special license plates, but shall accept renewal 217 | |
| 257 | + | applications for such plates that were issued prior to October 1, 2011. 218 | |
| 258 | + | No person shall be issued a placard in accordance with this section 219 | |
| 259 | + | unless such person is the holder of a valid motor vehicle operator's 220 | |
| 260 | + | license, or identification card issued in accordance with the provisions 221 | |
| 261 | + | of section 1-1h, as amended by this act. The commissioner is authorized 222 | |
| 262 | + | to adopt regulations for the issuance of placards to persons who, by 223 | |
| 263 | + | reason of hardship, do not hold or cannot obtain an operator's license or 224 | |
| 264 | + | identification card. The commissioner shall maintain a record of each 225 | |
| 265 | + | placard issued to any such person. Such applications and renewal 226 | |
| 266 | + | applications shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The 227 | |
| 267 | + | application and renewal application shall include: (A) Certification by a 228 | |
| 268 | + | licensed physician, a physician assistant, an advanced practice 229 | |
| 269 | + | registered nurse licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 230 | |
| 270 | + | 378, or a member of the driver training unit for persons with disabilities 231 | |
| 271 | + | established pursuant to section 14-11b, that the applicant meets the 232 | |
| 272 | + | definition of a person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability 233 | |
| 273 | + | to walk, as defined in 23 CFR Section 1235.2; or (B) certification by a 234 | |
| 274 | + | psychiatrist who is employed by, or under contract with, the United 235 | |
| 275 | + | States Department of Veterans Affairs that the applicant (i) is a veteran, 236 | |
| 276 | + | as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, who has post-traumatic 237 | |
| 277 | + | stress disorder certified as service-connected by the United States 238 | |
| 278 | + | Department of Veterans Affairs, and (ii) meets the definition of a person 239 | |
| 279 | + | with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, as defined 240 | |
| 280 | + | in 23 CFR Section 1235.2. In the case of persons who are blind, the 241 | |
| 281 | + | application or renewal application shall include certification of legal 242 | |
| 282 | + | blindness made by the Department of Aging and Disability Services, an 243 | |
| 283 | + | ophthalmologist or an optometrist. Any person who makes a 244 | |
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| 286 | + | certification required by this subsection shall sign the application or 245 | |
| 287 | + | renewal application under penalty of false statement pursuant to section 246 | |
| 288 | + | 53a-157b. The commissioner, in said commissioner's discretion, may 247 | |
| 289 | + | accept the discharge papers of a disabled veteran, as defined in section 248 | |
| 290 | + | 14-254, in lieu of such certification. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 249 | |
| 291 | + | may require additional certification at the time of the original 250 | |
| 292 | + | application or at any time thereafter. If a person who has been requested 251 | |
| 293 | + | to submit additional certification fails to do so within thirty days of the 252 | |
| 294 | + | request, or if such additional certification is deemed by the 253 | |
| 295 | + | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to be unfavorable to the applicant, the 254 | |
| 296 | + | commissioner may refuse to issue or, if already issued, suspend or 255 | |
| 297 | + | revoke such special license plate or placard. The commissioner shall not 256 | |
| 298 | + | issue more than one placard per applicant, except the commissioner 257 | |
| 299 | + | shall issue one placard to each applicant who is a parent or guardian of 258 | |
| 300 | + | any person who is blind or any person with disabilities, [if such person 259 | |
| 301 | + | is under eighteen at the time of application,] provided no more than two 260 | |
| 302 | + | such placards shall be issued on behalf of such person. The fee for the 261 | |
| 303 | + | issuance of a temporary removable windshield placard shall be five 262 | |
| 304 | + | dollars. Any person whose application has been denied or whose special 263 | |
| 305 | + | license plate or placard has been suspended or revoked shall be afforded 264 | |
| 306 | + | an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of 265 | |
| 307 | + | chapter 54. 266 | |
| 308 | + | Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) The driver of a vehicle shall 267 | |
| 309 | + | yield the right-of-way to a motor bus traveling in the same direction 268 | |
| 310 | + | when such motor bus gives an appropriate signal in the manner 269 | |
| 311 | + | provided in section 14-244 of the general statutes to reenter the flow of 270 | |
| 312 | + | traffic. Violation of this section shall be an infraction. 271 | |
| 313 | + | Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section, 272 | |
| 314 | + | "funeral procession" means four or more vehicles accompanying a body 273 | |
| 315 | + | of a deceased person, provided each of such vehicles has lighted head 274 | |
| 316 | + | lamps. 275 | |
| 317 | + | (b) The driver of any vehicle, except any emergency vehicle operated 276 | |
| 318 | + | pursuant to section 14-283 of the general statutes, on a highway 277 | |
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| 321 | + | approaching an intersection shall grant the right-of-way to any vehicle 278 | |
| 322 | + | that is part of a funeral procession, provided the first vehicle in the 279 | |
| 323 | + | procession complies with any traffic control signal or sign at such 280 | |
| 324 | + | intersection. 281 | |
| 325 | + | (c) Failure to grant the right-of-way to a funeral procession shall be 282 | |
| 326 | + | an infraction. 283 | |
| 327 | + | (d) The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of a 284 | |
| 328 | + | vehicle in a funeral procession from the duty to drive with due regard 285 | |
| 329 | + | for the safety of all persons and property. 286 | |
| 330 | + | Sec. 10. Section 14-297 of the general statutes is repealed and the 287 | |
| 331 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 288 | |
| 332 | + | Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless 289 | |
| 333 | + | another construction is clearly apparent from the language or context in 290 | |
| 334 | + | which the term is used or unless the construction is inconsistent with 291 | |
| 335 | + | the manifest intention of the General Assembly: 292 | |
| 336 | + | (1) The following terms shall be construed as they are defined in 293 | |
| 337 | + | section 14-1: "Authorized emergency vehicle", "class 1 electric bicycle", 294 | |
| 338 | + | "class 2 electric bicycle", "class 3 electric bicycle", "driver", "electric 295 | |
| 339 | + | bicycle", "electric foot scooter", "head lamp", "highway", ["intersection",] 296 | |
| 340 | + | "limited access highway", "motor vehicle", "number plate", "operator", 297 | |
| 341 | + | "person", "rotary" or "roundabout", "shoulder", "stop", "truck" and 298 | |
| 342 | + | "vehicle"; 299 | |
| 343 | + | (2) "Crosswalk" means that portion of a highway ordinarily included 300 | |
| 344 | + | within the prolongation or connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at 301 | |
| 345 | + | intersections, or any portion of a highway distinctly indicated, by lines 302 | |
| 346 | + | or other markings on the surface, as a crossing for pedestrians, except 303 | |
| 347 | + | such prolonged or connecting lines from an alley across a street; 304 | |
| 348 | + | (3) "Intersection" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-212; 305 | |
| 349 | + | [(3)] (4) "Official traffic control devices" means all signs, signals, 306 | |
| 350 | + | markings and devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter and 307 | |
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| 353 | + | placed or erected, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding 308 | |
| 354 | + | traffic, by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction; 309 | |
| 355 | + | [(4)] (5) "Parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied 310 | |
| 356 | + | or not, on a highway, except it shall not include the temporary standing 311 | |
| 357 | + | of a vehicle for the purpose of and while engaged in receiving or 312 | |
| 358 | + | discharging passengers or loading or unloading merchandise or while 313 | |
| 359 | + | in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals; 314 | |
| 360 | + | [(5)] (6) "Traffic" means pedestrians, vehicles and other conveyances 315 | |
| 361 | + | while using any highway for the purpose of travel; 316 | |
| 362 | + | [(6)] (7) "Traffic authority" means the board of police commissioners 317 | |
| 363 | + | of any city, town or borough, or the city or town manager, the chief of 318 | |
| 364 | + | police, the superintendent of police or any legally elected or appointed 319 | |
| 365 | + | official or board, or any official having similar powers and duties, of any 320 | |
| 366 | + | city, town or borough that has no board of police commissioners but has 321 | |
| 367 | + | a regularly appointed force, or the board of selectmen of any town in 322 | |
| 368 | + | which there is no city or borough with a regularly appointed police 323 | |
| 369 | + | force, except that, with respect to state highways and bridges, "traffic 324 | |
| 370 | + | authority" means the Office of the State Traffic Administration, 325 | |
| 371 | + | provided nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit or 326 | |
| 372 | + | detract from the jurisdiction or authority of the Office of the State Traffic 327 | |
| 373 | + | Administration to adopt regulations establishing a uniform system of 328 | |
| 374 | + | traffic control signals, devices, signs and markings as provided in 329 | |
| 375 | + | section 14-298, and the requirement that no installation of any traffic 330 | |
| 376 | + | control signal light shall be made by any city, town or borough until the 331 | |
| 377 | + | installation has been approved by the Office of the State Traffic 332 | |
| 378 | + | Administration as provided in section 14-299; 333 | |
| 379 | + | [(7)] (8) "Traffic control sign" means any sign bearing a message with 334 | |
| 380 | + | respect to the stopping or to the rate of speed of vehicles; and 335 | |
| 381 | + | [(8)] (9) "Traffic control signal" means any device, whether operated 336 | |
| 382 | + | manually, electrically or mechanically, by which traffic is alternately 337 | |
| 383 | + | directed to stop and to proceed. 338 | |
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| 386 | + | Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 14-25d of the general statutes is 339 | |
| 387 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 340 | |
| 388 | + | 1, 2021): 341 | |
| 389 | + | (b) Any traffic authority, as defined in [subdivision (6) of] section 14-342 | |
| 390 | + | 297, as amended by this act, may impose restrictions or prohibitions 343 | |
| 391 | + | concerning the use and operation of any such amphibious vehicle 344 | |
| 392 | + | registered as a motor bus, on any highway or bridge under its 345 | |
| 393 | + | jurisdiction as such traffic authority determines to be necessary for the 346 | |
| 394 | + | protection of the passengers of such amphibious vehicle and highway 347 | |
| 395 | + | users. 348 | |
| 396 | + | Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 1-1h of the general statutes is 349 | |
| 397 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 350 | |
| 398 | + | 1, 2021): 351 | |
| 399 | + | (a) Any person who does not possess a valid motor vehicle operator's 352 | |
| 400 | + | license may apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for an identity 353 | |
| 401 | + | card. The application for an identity card shall be accompanied by the 354 | |
| 402 | + | birth certificate of the applicant or a certificate of identification of the 355 | |
| 403 | + | applicant issued and authorized for such use by the Department of 356 | |
| 404 | + | Correction and a fee of twenty-eight dollars. Such application shall 357 | |
| 405 | + | include: (1) The applicant's name; (2) the applicant's address; (3) 358 | |
| 406 | + | whether the address is permanent or temporary; (4) the applicant's date 359 | |
| 407 | + | of birth; (5) notice to the applicant that false statements on such 360 | |
| 408 | + | application are punishable under section 53a-157b; and (6) such other 361 | |
| 409 | + | pertinent information as the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles deems 362 | |
| 410 | + | necessary. The applicant shall sign the application in the presence of an 363 | |
| 411 | + | official of the Department of Motor Vehicles. The commissioner may 364 | |
| 412 | + | waive the fee for any applicant (A) [who has voluntarily surrendered 365 | |
| 413 | + | such applicant's motor vehicle operator's license, (B)] whose license has 366 | |
| 414 | + | been refused by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (4) of 367 | |
| 415 | + | subsection (e) of section 14-36, as amended by this act, [(C)] (B) who is 368 | |
| 416 | + | both a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, and blind, 369 | |
| 417 | + | as defined in subsection (a) of section 1-1f, or [(D)] (C) who is a resident 370 | |
| 418 | + | of a homeless shelter or other facility for homeless persons. The 371 | |
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| 421 | + | commissioner shall issue an identity card to a person when such person 372 | |
| 422 | + | voluntarily surrenders such person's motor vehicle operator's license to 373 | |
| 423 | + | the commissioner without requiring such person to submit an 374 | |
| 424 | + | application or fee. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in 375 | |
| 425 | + | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish the procedure 376 | |
| 426 | + | and qualifications for the issuance of an identity card to any such 377 | |
| 427 | + | homeless applicant. 378 | |
| 428 | + | Sec. 13. Subsection (c) of section 14-275 of the general statutes is 379 | |
| 429 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 380 | |
| 430 | + | 1, 2021): 381 | |
| 431 | + | (c) Each school bus shall be equipped with special automatic, 382 | |
| 432 | + | electrically-operated flashing stop signals, which shall be independent 383 | |
| 433 | + | and separate from the braking, stop and tail lights of standard 384 | |
| 434 | + | equipment. Such flashing lights may include automatic traffic signalling 385 | |
| 435 | + | devices showing red and amber lights and shall be so located that 386 | |
| 436 | + | adequate warning will be afforded to both oncoming and overtaking 387 | |
| 437 | + | traffic, except that each school bus manufactured on and after October 388 | |
| 438 | + | 1, 1984, and registered for use in this state shall be equipped with an 389 | |
| 439 | + | eight-light warning system, showing two red flashing stop signals and 390 | |
| 440 | + | two amber flashing warning signals on the front and rear of the bus, and 391 | |
| 441 | + | a stop semaphore. The commissioner may adopt standards for an eight-392 | |
| 442 | + | light warning system and standards and specifications for the 393 | |
| 443 | + | construction of school buses and for equipment to be maintained on 394 | |
| 444 | + | school buses consistent with the provisions of this section, sections [14-395 | |
| 445 | + | 275] 14-275a to 14-281, inclusive. Both public and private owners of 396 | |
| 446 | + | school buses shall maintain a record of such kinds of repairs made to 397 | |
| 447 | + | such buses as the commissioner may require and such work record shall 398 | |
| 448 | + | be available at all times to the commissioner and the commissioner's 399 | |
| 449 | + | designated assistants. All such maintenance records shall be retained for 400 | |
| 450 | + | a period of two years. Each school bus shall be equipped with 401 | |
| 451 | + | emergency lighting equipment as provided by section 14-97a, with a 402 | |
| 452 | + | defrosting device as provided by section 14-97, with a system of mirrors 403 | |
| 453 | + | as provided in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Section 571.111, 404 | |
| 454 | + | as amended, or with an outside mirror as provided by section 14-99 and 405 | |
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| 457 | + | a system of crossover mirrors designed and mounted so as to give the 406 | |
| 458 | + | driver a view of the road from the front bumper forward to a point 407 | |
| 459 | + | where direct observation is possible and along the left and right sides of 408 | |
| 460 | + | the bus, with a signalling device as provided by section 14-101, and with 409 | |
| 461 | + | chain nonskid devices for immediate use on at least one outside or 410 | |
| 462 | + | inside rear tire on each side or tires designed to prevent skidding on all 411 | |
| 463 | + | rear wheels when weather and highway conditions require such use. 412 | |
| 464 | + | Commencing February 1, 1974, each new school bus with a vehicle air 413 | |
| 465 | + | brake system shall be so equipped that the brake system is operated 414 | |
| 466 | + | from a separate air reservoir tank other than the air reservoir tank used 415 | |
| 467 | + | to operate any other compressed air or vacuum operated devices with 416 | |
| 468 | + | which the school bus may be equipped. The seating requirements of 417 | |
| 469 | + | section 14-273 shall be observed. Notwithstanding the provisions of 418 | |
| 470 | + | section 14-98, school buses may be equipped with tires incorporating a 419 | |
| 471 | + | metal nonskid device during the period from October fifteenth to April 420 | |
| 472 | + | thirtieth, inclusive. Each school bus that is model year 2007 or newer 421 | |
| 473 | + | shall be equipped with a crossing control arm mounted on the right end 422 | |
| 474 | + | of the front bumper. Each school bus that is model year 2022 or newer 423 | |
| 475 | + | shall be equipped with a crossing control arm mounted on the right end 424 | |
| 476 | + | of the front bumper and capable of extending more than five feet six 425 | |
| 477 | + | inches from such bumper. The commissioner shall establish additional 426 | |
| 478 | + | standards and requirements for such devices in regulations adopted in 427 | |
| 479 | + | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. 428 | |
| 480 | + | Sec. 14. Subsection (f) of section 13a-26 of the general statutes is 429 | |
| 481 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 430 | |
| 482 | + | 1, 2021): 431 | |
| 483 | + | (f) The provisions of this part restricting the use and accommodation 432 | |
| 484 | + | of motor vehicle traffic on parkways to noncommercial vehicles shall 433 | |
| 485 | + | not apply to use of the Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways by (1) 434 | |
| 486 | + | taxicabs, as defined in section 13b-95, (2) vanpool vehicles, as defined in 435 | |
| 487 | + | section 14-1, [or] (3) service buses and motor vehicles with a 436 | |
| 488 | + | combination registration that are owned by or under contract to a 437 | |
| 489 | + | nonprofit organization, provided (A) such service buses are not more 438 | |
| 490 | + | than one hundred twenty inches high, ninety-six inches wide and two 439 | |
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| 493 | + | hundred eighty-eight inches long, and (B) such motor vehicles with a 440 | |
| 494 | + | combination registration are not more than one hundred eight inches 441 | |
| 495 | + | high, eighty inches wide and two hundred twenty-eight inches long, or 442 | |
| 496 | + | (4) service buses, service buses for students with special needs, or two-443 | |
| 497 | + | axle, four-wheeled type II, registered school buses with a gross vehicle 444 | |
| 498 | + | weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less, which are owned by or 445 | |
| 499 | + | under contract to a public, private or religious school or public school 446 | |
| 500 | + | district and which are engaged in the transportation of school children 447 | |
| 501 | + | to and from school or school activities, provided (A) such service buses 448 | |
| 502 | + | conform to the regulations establishing the maximum weight, length, 449 | |
| 503 | + | height or width of vehicles permitted to use such parkways; (B) such 450 | |
| 504 | + | school buses are not more than ninety-eight inches high, eighty-four 451 | |
| 505 | + | inches wide and two hundred three inches long; and (C) such service 452 | |
| 506 | + | buses for students with special needs are not more than one hundred 453 | |
| 507 | + | twenty inches high, ninety inches wide and two hundred eighty-eight 454 | |
| 508 | + | inches long. The Office of the State Traffic Administration shall adopt 455 | |
| 509 | + | regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing 456 | |
| 510 | + | the maximum allowable length and height for any vanpool vehicle 457 | |
| 511 | + | using said Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways [and, not later than July 458 | |
| 512 | + | 1, 1984, publish in the Connecticut Law Journal a notice of intent to 459 | |
| 513 | + | adopt proposed regulations, as defined in section 4-166,] and reducing 460 | |
| 514 | + | the maximum weight, length, height or width of, or limiting the 461 | |
| 515 | + | registration classes of, motor vehicles permitted to use such parkways, 462 | |
| 516 | + | in order to fully carry out the prohibition on the operation of commercial 463 | |
| 517 | + | motor vehicles on such parkways. 464 | |
| 518 | + | Sec. 15. Section 14-15d of the general statutes is repealed and the 465 | |
| 519 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 466 | |
| 520 | + | (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may require any person, 467 | |
| 521 | + | firm or corporation, who in the opinion of the commissioner is qualified 468 | |
| 522 | + | and who is engaged in the business of filing applications for the issuance 469 | |
| 523 | + | of a certificate of registration or a certificate of title for motor vehicles 470 | |
| 524 | + | with the Department of Motor Vehicles, to file such applications 471 | |
| 525 | + | electronically if the commissioner determines that such person, firm or 472 | |
| 526 | + | corporation files, on average, seven or more such applications each 473 | |
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| 272 | - | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to be unfavorable to the applicant, the 213 | |
| 273 | - | commissioner may refuse to issue or, if already issued, suspend or 214 | |
| 274 | - | revoke such special license plate or placard. The commissioner shall not 215 | |
| 275 | - | issue more than one placard per applicant, except the commissioner 216 | |
| 276 | - | shall issue one placard to each applicant who is a parent or guardian of 217 | |
| 277 | - | any person who is blind or any person with disabilities, [if such person 218 | |
| 278 | - | is under eighteen at the time of application,] provided no more than two 219 | |
| 279 | - | such placards shall be issued on behalf of such person. The fee for the 220 | |
| 280 | - | issuance of a temporary removable windshield placard shall be five 221 | |
| 281 | - | dollars. Any person whose application has been denied or whose special 222 | |
| 282 | - | license plate or placard has been suspended or revoked shall be afforded 223 | |
| 283 | - | an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of 224 | |
| 284 | - | chapter 54. 225 | |
| 285 | - | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) The driver of a vehicle shall 226 | |
| 286 | - | yield the right-of-way to a motor bus traveling in the same direction 227 | |
| 287 | - | when such motor bus gives an appropriate signal in the manner 228 | |
| 288 | - | provided in section 14-244 of the general statutes to reenter the flow of 229 | |
| 289 | - | traffic. Violation of this section shall be an infraction. 230 | |
| 290 | - | Sec. 6. Subsection (c) of section 14-275 of the general statutes is 231 | |
| 291 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 232 | |
| 292 | - | 1, 2021): 233 | |
| 293 | - | (c) (1) Each school bus shall be equipped with special automatic, 234 | |
| 294 | - | electrically-operated flashing stop signals, which shall be independent 235 | |
| 295 | - | and separate from the braking, stop and tail lights of standard 236 | |
| 296 | - | equipment. Such flashing lights may include automatic traffic signalling 237 | |
| 297 | - | devices showing red and amber lights and shall be so located that 238 | |
| 298 | - | adequate warning will be afforded to both oncoming and overtaking 239 | |
| 299 | - | traffic, except that each school bus manufactured on and after October 240 | |
| 300 | - | 1, 1984, and registered for use in this state shall be equipped with an 241 | |
| 301 | - | eight-light warning system, showing two red flashing stop signals and 242 | |
| 302 | - | two amber flashing warning signals on the front and rear of the bus, and 243 | |
| 303 | - | a stop semaphore. The commissioner may adopt standards for an eight-244 | |
| 304 | - | light warning system and standards and specifications for the 245 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 529 | + | month. A qualified person, firm or corporation shall, within ten days 474 | |
| 530 | + | from the electronic issuance of such registration, submit to the 475 | |
| 531 | + | commissioner an application together with all necessary documents 476 | |
| 532 | + | required to register the vehicle with the department. 477 | |
| 533 | + | (b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall permit a new or used 478 | |
| 534 | + | car dealer, licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-52, 479 | |
| 535 | + | to file applications for the issuance of a certificate of registration for a 480 | |
| 536 | + | motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of twenty-481 | |
| 537 | + | six thousand pounds and is used or operated in intrastate commerce 482 | |
| 538 | + | electronically with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Such car dealer 483 | |
| 539 | + | shall, within ten days from the electronic issuance of such registration, 484 | |
| 540 | + | submit to the commissioner an application together with all necessary 485 | |
| 541 | + | documents required to register the vehicle with the department. 486 | |
| 542 | + | (c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 487 | |
| 543 | + | provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section. 488 | |
| 544 | + | Sec. 16. Section 14-16c of the general statutes is repealed and the 489 | |
| 545 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 490 | |
| 546 | + | (a) (1) (A) Any insurance company [which] that takes possession of a 491 | |
| 547 | + | motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued in this state, 492 | |
| 548 | + | that has been declared a total loss and that is offered for sale in this state 493 | |
| 549 | + | by such insurance company or its agent as a result of the settlement of a 494 | |
| 550 | + | claim for damage or theft, shall stamp the word "SALVAGE" in one-495 | |
| 551 | + | inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length on the vehicle's 496 | |
| 552 | + | certificate of title and shall attach to such certificate of title a copy of the 497 | |
| 553 | + | appraiser's damage report for such totalled motor vehicle, except that if 498 | |
| 554 | + | the insurance company determines that such motor vehicle has ten or 499 | |
| 555 | + | more major component parts [which] that are damaged beyond repair 500 | |
| 556 | + | and must be replaced, the insurance company shall stamp the words 501 | |
| 557 | + | "SALVAGE PARTS ONLY" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three 502 | |
| 558 | + | inches in length on the vehicle's certificate of title. A copy of such 503 | |
| 559 | + | certificate shall be sent by the insurance company to the Department of 504 | |
| 560 | + | Motor Vehicles. If the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines that 505 | |
| 561 | + | salvage information required to be reported by an insurance company 506 | |
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| 564 | + | to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 49 USC 507 | |
| 565 | + | Sections 30501 to 30505, inclusive, and 28 CFR Sections 25.51 to 25.57, 508 | |
| 566 | + | inclusive, is available to the department on a regular basis from the 509 | |
| 567 | + | National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, the commissioner 510 | |
| 568 | + | may discontinue the requirement that an insurance company submit a 511 | |
| 569 | + | copy of such certificate to the department. (B) Any insurance company 512 | |
| 570 | + | [which] that takes possession of a motor vehicle for which a certificate 513 | |
| 571 | + | of title has been issued in any state other than this state that has been 514 | |
| 572 | + | declared a total loss and that is offered for sale in this state by such 515 | |
| 573 | + | insurance company or its agent as a result of the settlement of a claim 516 | |
| 574 | + | for damage or theft, shall attach to such certificate of title a copy of the 517 | |
| 575 | + | appraiser's damage report for such totalled motor vehicle. 518 | |
| 576 | + | (2) (A) Any person, firm or corporation [which] that is a self-insurer 519 | |
| 577 | + | and owns a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued 520 | |
| 578 | + | in this state, that has been declared a total loss and that is offered for sale 521 | |
| 579 | + | in this state by such self-insurer or its agent, shall stamp the word 522 | |
| 580 | + | "SALVAGE" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length 523 | |
| 581 | + | on the vehicle's certificate of title and shall attach to such certificate of 524 | |
| 582 | + | title a copy of the appraiser's damage report for such totalled motor 525 | |
| 583 | + | vehicle, except that if such self-insurer determines that such motor 526 | |
| 584 | + | vehicle has ten or more major component parts [which] that are 527 | |
| 585 | + | damaged beyond repair and must be replaced, the self-insurer shall 528 | |
| 586 | + | stamp the words "SALVAGE PARTS ONLY" in one-inch-high letters not 529 | |
| 587 | + | to exceed three inches in length on the motor vehicle's certificate of title. 530 | |
| 588 | + | Any person, firm or corporation [which] that is insured other than by 531 | |
| 589 | + | means of self-insurance and owns such a motor vehicle, shall forward 532 | |
| 590 | + | the vehicle's certificate of title to the company insuring such vehicle or 533 | |
| 591 | + | the company paying the totalled claim. Such insurer shall stamp the 534 | |
| 592 | + | word "SALVAGE" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in 535 | |
| 593 | + | length on the certificate of title except that if the insurance company 536 | |
| 594 | + | determines that such motor vehicle has ten or more major component 537 | |
| 595 | + | parts [which] that are damaged beyond repair and must be replaced, the 538 | |
| 596 | + | insurer taking possession of such motor vehicle shall stamp the words 539 | |
| 597 | + | "SALVAGE PARTS ONLY" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three 540 | |
| 598 | + | inches in length on the motor vehicle's certificate of title and shall return 541 | |
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| 601 | + | such certificate to such person, firm or corporation. A copy of such 542 | |
| 602 | + | certificate shall be sent by the person, firm or corporation to the 543 | |
| 603 | + | Department of Motor Vehicles. If the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 544 | |
| 604 | + | determines that salvage information required to be reported by a self-545 | |
| 605 | + | insurer to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 546 | |
| 606 | + | 49 USC Sections 30501 to 30505, inclusive, and 28 CFR Sections 25.51 to 547 | |
| 607 | + | 25.57, inclusive, is available to the department on a regular basis from 548 | |
| 608 | + | the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, the commissioner 549 | |
| 609 | + | may discontinue the requirement that a self-insurer submit a copy of 550 | |
| 610 | + | such certificate to the department. (B) Any person, firm or corporation 551 | |
| 611 | + | [which] that is a self-insurer and owns a motor vehicle for which a 552 | |
| 612 | + | certificate of title has been issued in any state other than this state that 553 | |
| 613 | + | has been declared a total loss and that is offered for sale in this state by 554 | |
| 614 | + | such self-insurer or its agent, shall attach to such certificate of title a copy 555 | |
| 615 | + | of the appraiser's damage report for such totalled motor vehicle. 556 | |
| 616 | + | (3) For purposes of this subsection, "major component part" has the 557 | |
| 617 | + | same meaning as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 558 | |
| 618 | + | 14-149a. 559 | |
| 619 | + | (b) Any insurance company or its agent taking possession of a motor 560 | |
| 620 | + | vehicle in accordance with subsection (a) of this section or any person, 561 | |
| 621 | + | firm or corporation [which] that owns such motor vehicle shall copy the 562 | |
| 622 | + | certificate and give the original of such certificate, with a copy of the 563 | |
| 623 | + | appraiser's damage report attached thereto, to any subsequent 564 | |
| 624 | + | purchaser of the motor vehicle that has been declared a total loss. The 565 | |
| 625 | + | name and address of any such purchaser shall be recorded on the 566 | |
| 626 | + | original and the copy, as provided on the certificate. The copy shall 567 | |
| 627 | + | serve only as a record of transfers of the total loss motor vehicle. 568 | |
| 628 | + | (c) Any insurance company that takes possession of a motor vehicle 569 | |
| 629 | + | for which a certificate of title has been issued in this state, as a result of 570 | |
| 630 | + | a full settlement of a claim for damage or theft, but is unable to obtain 571 | |
| 631 | + | the title to the vehicle from the insured or any lienholder of record for 572 | |
| 632 | + | the vehicle may apply to the department for a certificate of title, 573 | |
| 633 | + | SALVAGE title or SALVAGE -PARTS ONLY title, as described in 574 | |
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| 311 | - | construction of school buses and for equipment to be maintained on 246 | |
| 312 | - | school buses consistent with the provisions of this section, sections [14-247 | |
| 313 | - | 275] 14-275a to 14-281, inclusive. 248 | |
| 314 | - | (2) Both public and private owners of school buses shall maintain a 249 | |
| 315 | - | record of such kinds of repairs made to such buses as the commissioner 250 | |
| 316 | - | may require and such work record shall be available at all times to the 251 | |
| 317 | - | commissioner and the commissioner's designated assistants. All such 252 | |
| 318 | - | maintenance records shall be retained for a period of two years. 253 | |
| 319 | - | (3) Each school bus shall be equipped with emergency lighting 254 | |
| 320 | - | equipment as provided by section 14-97a, with a defrosting device as 255 | |
| 321 | - | provided by section 14-97, with a system of mirrors as provided in the 256 | |
| 322 | - | Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Section 571.111, as amended, or 257 | |
| 323 | - | with an outside mirror as provided by section 14-99 and a system of 258 | |
| 324 | - | crossover mirrors designed and mounted so as to give the driver a view 259 | |
| 325 | - | of the road from the front bumper forward to a point where direct 260 | |
| 326 | - | observation is possible and along the left and right sides of the bus, with 261 | |
| 327 | - | a signalling device as provided by section 14-101, and with chain 262 | |
| 328 | - | nonskid devices for immediate use on at least one outside or inside rear 263 | |
| 329 | - | tire on each side or tires designed to prevent skidding on all rear wheels 264 | |
| 330 | - | when weather and highway conditions require such use. 265 | |
| 331 | - | (4) Commencing February 1, 1974, each new school bus with a vehicle 266 | |
| 332 | - | air brake system shall be so equipped that the brake system is operated 267 | |
| 333 | - | from a separate air reservoir tank other than the air reservoir tank used 268 | |
| 334 | - | to operate any other compressed air or vacuum operated devices with 269 | |
| 335 | - | which the school bus may be equipped. 270 | |
| 336 | - | (5) The seating requirements of section 14-273 shall be observed. 271 | |
| 337 | - | (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-98, school buses 272 | |
| 338 | - | may be equipped with tires incorporating a metal nonskid device 273 | |
| 339 | - | during the period from October fifteenth to April thirtieth, inclusive. 274 | |
| 340 | - | (7) Each school bus that is model year 2007 or newer shall be 275 | |
| 341 | - | equipped with a crossing control arm mounted on the right end of the 276 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 636 | + | subsection (a) of this section. The application for a certificate of title 575 | |
| 637 | + | pursuant to this subsection shall (1) be on a form prescribed by the 576 | |
| 638 | + | commissioner, (2) include documents as required by the commissioner 577 | |
| 639 | + | in lieu of the documents required under subsection (a) of this section, 578 | |
| 640 | + | and (3) include evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the 579 | |
| 641 | + | insurance company (A) provided at least two notices by certified mail, 580 | |
| 642 | + | return receipt requested, to the insured and any lienholder of record for 581 | |
| 643 | + | the vehicle indicating the insurance company's intention to apply for a 582 | |
| 644 | + | certificate of title as the owner of the vehicle, and (B) made payment to 583 | |
| 645 | + | the insured in full settlement of the claim involving the vehicle. The 584 | |
| 646 | + | commissioner may issue a certificate of title pursuant to this subsection 585 | |
| 647 | + | only in the name of the insurance company thirty days after the date of 586 | |
| 648 | + | the payment described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this 587 | |
| 649 | + | section is made. 588 | |
| 650 | + | [(c)] (d) The person, firm, company or corporation required to stamp 589 | |
| 651 | + | "SALVAGE" on the certificate of title shall stamp the following 590 | |
| 652 | + | statement on the face of any original or copy of such certificate issued in 591 | |
| 653 | + | accordance with this section: "WARNING: ALL PURCHASERS OF THE 592 | |
| 654 | + | MOTOR VEHICLE DESCRIBED HEREIN MUST RECORD THEIR 593 | |
| 655 | + | NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE REVERSE SIDE. THIS VEHICLE 594 | |
| 656 | + | CANNOT BE REGISTERED OR RETITLED WITHOUT PASSING 595 | |
| 657 | + | INSPECTION UNDER SECTION 14 -103a. THIS DOCUMENT MUST 596 | |
| 658 | + | BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION." 597 | |
| 659 | + | [(d)] (e) No motor vehicle for which a copy of a certificate of title has 598 | |
| 660 | + | been made in accordance with this section may be operated upon any 599 | |
| 661 | + | highway in this state, except that an owner of any such motor vehicle 600 | |
| 662 | + | who is a motor vehicle dealer or repairer licensed under the provisions 601 | |
| 663 | + | of section 14-52 may operate such vehicle for the purpose of presenting 602 | |
| 664 | + | the vehicle for inspection pursuant to section 14-103a. If such vehicle 603 | |
| 665 | + | fails to comply with the minimum standards, it shall be transported 604 | |
| 666 | + | from the site of such inspection. If any such motor vehicle is rebuilt for 605 | |
| 667 | + | sale or use, the owner shall apply to the Commissioner of Motor 606 | |
| 668 | + | Vehicles for an original certificate of title and present the vehicle for 607 | |
| 669 | + | inspection pursuant to section 14-103a. The certificate of title issued in 608 | |
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| 672 | + | accordance with this section must be presented at the time of inspection, 609 | |
| 673 | + | unless waived by the commissioner for good cause. 610 | |
| 674 | + | [(e)] (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a motor 611 | |
| 675 | + | vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued in this state, that 612 | |
| 676 | + | has been declared a total loss in settlement of a claim for theft, having 613 | |
| 677 | + | no damage to a major component part or having damage not exceeding 614 | |
| 678 | + | (1) fifteen per cent of the retail value of such motor vehicle, as 615 | |
| 679 | + | determined in accordance with the provisions of section 38a-353, or (2) 616 | |
| 680 | + | one thousand dollars as evidenced by an insurance adjuster's damage 617 | |
| 681 | + | appraisal report, shall not be required to have its certificate of title 618 | |
| 682 | + | stamped in accordance with the provisions of this section provided 619 | |
| 683 | + | proof of such damage or lack of damage to a major component part, is 620 | |
| 684 | + | attached to such certificate. 621 | |
| 685 | + | [(f)] (g) No insurance company and no firm or corporation [which] 622 | |
| 686 | + | that is a self-insurer may sell or transfer any totalled or salvaged motor 623 | |
| 687 | + | vehicle, major component parts or any other parts of a motor vehicle to 624 | |
| 688 | + | any person, firm or corporation [which] that is not licensed under the 625 | |
| 689 | + | provisions of subparts (D) or (H) of part III of this chapter. No person, 626 | |
| 690 | + | firm or corporation licensed as a new or used car dealer who holds a 627 | |
| 691 | + | permit pursuant to the provisions of section 14-65 may sell or transfer 628 | |
| 692 | + | any totalled or salvaged motor vehicle with a certificate of title stamped 629 | |
| 693 | + | "SALVAGE PARTS ONLY" or any motor vehicle [which] that has ten or 630 | |
| 694 | + | more major component parts damaged beyond repair and in need of 631 | |
| 695 | + | replacement to any person, firm or corporation which is not licensed 632 | |
| 696 | + | under the provisions of subpart (H) of this part or under a similar 633 | |
| 697 | + | provision of law of any other state. Any sale or transfer in violation of 634 | |
| 698 | + | the provisions of this section shall constitute an unfair method of 635 | |
| 699 | + | competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice, as defined by 636 | |
| 700 | + | section 42-110b. 637 | |
| 701 | + | (h) Notwithstanding the requirements of section 1-350d that a 638 | |
| 702 | + | signature on a power of attorney executed in this state be witnessed by 639 | |
| 703 | + | two witnesses and acknowledged by a notary public, a commissioner of 640 | |
| 704 | + | the Superior Court or other individual authorized by law to take 641 | |
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| 707 | + | acknowledgments, a power of attorney used to support an application 642 | |
| 708 | + | for or transfer of a certificate of title by an insurance company or its 643 | |
| 709 | + | agent shall only require the signature or electronic signature of the 644 | |
| 710 | + | insured who has received or is to receive a total loss settlement of a claim 645 | |
| 711 | + | for damage or theft from the insurance company. 646 | |
| 712 | + | [(g)] (i) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles [shall] may adopt 647 | |
| 713 | + | regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 648 | |
| 714 | + | implement the provisions of this section. 649 | |
| 715 | + | Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 14-20b of the general statutes is 650 | |
| 716 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 651 | |
| 717 | + | 1, 2021): 652 | |
| 718 | + | (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, at the request of any veteran 653 | |
| 719 | + | or member of the armed forces or the surviving spouse of such veteran 654 | |
| 720 | + | or member, shall register any motor vehicle owned or leased for a period 655 | |
| 721 | + | of at least one year by such person and shall issue a special certificate of 656 | |
| 722 | + | registration and a set of number plates for each such motor vehicle, 657 | |
| 723 | + | including a special certificate of registration and a set of number plates 658 | |
| 724 | + | for any motor vehicle used exclusively for farming purposes by any 659 | |
| 725 | + | veteran or member of the armed forces, or the surviving spouse of such 660 | |
| 726 | + | veteran or member, who is engaged in agricultural production as a trade 661 | |
| 727 | + | or business. The plates shall expire and be renewed as provided in 662 | |
| 728 | + | section 14-22. The commissioner shall charge a fee for such plates, which 663 | |
| 729 | + | fee shall cover the entire cost of making such plates and shall be in 664 | |
| 730 | + | addition to the fee for registration of such motor vehicle. The 665 | |
| 731 | + | commissioner shall charge a fee of fifteen dollars to replace such plates 666 | |
| 732 | + | that become mutilated or illegible. As used in this subsection, "member 667 | |
| 733 | + | of the armed forces" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103 668 | |
| 734 | + | and "veteran" means any person (1) honorably discharged from, or 669 | |
| 735 | + | released under honorable conditions from active service in, the armed 670 | |
| 736 | + | forces, or (2) with a qualifying condition, as defined in section 27-103, 671 | |
| 737 | + | who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable 672 | |
| 738 | + | from active service in the armed forces. 673 | |
| 739 | + | Sec. 18. Section 14-96q of the general statutes is repealed and the 674 | |
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| 347 | 741 | ||
| 348 | - | front bumper. 277 | |
| 349 | - | (8) Each school bus that is model year 2022 or newer shall be 278 | |
| 350 | - | equipped with an extended stop arm. For the purposes of this 279 | |
| 351 | - | subdivision, "extended stop arm" means a device attached to a stop 280 | |
| 352 | - | semaphore that when activated displays a stop sign and extends more 281 | |
| 353 | - | than three feet but not more than six feet from the left side of a school 282 | |
| 354 | - | bus. 283 | |
| 355 | - | (9) The commissioner shall establish additional standards and 284 | |
| 356 | - | requirements for such devices in regulations adopted in accordance 285 | |
| 357 | - | with the provisions of chapter 54. 286 | |
| 358 | - | Sec. 7. Subsection (f) of section 13a-26 of the general statutes is 287 | |
| 359 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 288 | |
| 360 | - | 1, 2021): 289 | |
| 361 | - | (f) The provisions of this part restricting the use and accommodation 290 | |
| 362 | - | of motor vehicle traffic on parkways to noncommercial vehicles shall 291 | |
| 363 | - | not apply to use of the Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways by (1) 292 | |
| 364 | - | taxicabs, as defined in section 13b-95, (2) vanpool vehicles, as defined in 293 | |
| 365 | - | section 14-1, [or] (3) service buses and motor vehicles with a 294 | |
| 366 | - | combination registration that are owned by or under contract to a 295 | |
| 367 | - | nonprofit organization, provided (A) such service buses are not more 296 | |
| 368 | - | than one hundred twenty inches high, ninety-six inches wide and two 297 | |
| 369 | - | hundred eighty-eight inches long, and (B) such motor vehicles with a 298 | |
| 370 | - | combination registration are not more than one hundred eight inches 299 | |
| 371 | - | high, eighty inches wide and two hundred twenty-eight inches long, or 300 | |
| 372 | - | (4) service buses, service buses for students with special needs, or two-301 | |
| 373 | - | axle, four-wheeled type II, registered school buses with a gross vehicle 302 | |
| 374 | - | weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less, which are owned by or 303 | |
| 375 | - | under contract to a public, private or religious school or public school 304 | |
| 376 | - | district and which are engaged in the transportation of school children 305 | |
| 377 | - | to and from school or school activities, provided (A) such service buses 306 | |
| 378 | - | conform to the regulations establishing the maximum weight, length, 307 | |
| 379 | - | height or width of vehicles permitted to use such parkways; (B) such 308 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 742 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 675 | |
| 743 | + | (a) A permit is required for the use of colored or flashing lights on all 676 | |
| 744 | + | motor vehicles or equipment specified in this section except: (1) Motor 677 | |
| 745 | + | vehicles not registered in this state used for transporting or escorting 678 | |
| 746 | + | any vehicle or load, or combinations thereof, which is either oversize or 679 | |
| 747 | + | overweight, or both, when operating under a permit issued by the 680 | |
| 748 | + | Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to section 14-270; or (2) 681 | |
| 749 | + | motor vehicles or equipment that are (A) equipped with lights in 682 | |
| 750 | + | accordance with this section, (B) owned or leased by the federal 683 | |
| 751 | + | government, the state of Connecticut, or any other state, commonwealth 684 | |
| 752 | + | or local municipality, and (C) registered to such governmental entity. 685 | |
| 753 | + | When used in this section the term "flashing" shall be considered to 686 | |
| 754 | + | include the term "revolving". 687 | |
| 755 | + | (b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or such other person 688 | |
| 756 | + | specifically identified in this section, is authorized to issue permits for 689 | |
| 757 | + | the use of colored or flashing lights on vehicles in accordance with this 690 | |
| 758 | + | section, at the commissioner's or such person's discretion. Any person, 691 | |
| 759 | + | firm or corporation other than the state or any metropolitan district, 692 | |
| 760 | + | town, city or borough shall pay an annual permit fee of twenty dollars 693 | |
| 761 | + | to the commissioner for each such vehicle. Such fee shall apply only to 694 | |
| 762 | + | permits issued by the commissioner. 695 | |
| 763 | + | (c) A flashing blue light or lights may be used on a motor vehicle 696 | |
| 764 | + | operated by an active member of a volunteer fire department or 697 | |
| 765 | + | company, [or] an active member of an organized civil preparedness 698 | |
| 766 | + | auxiliary fire company or an active member of a volunteer ambulance 699 | |
| 767 | + | association or company who has been issued a permit by the chief 700 | |
| 768 | + | executive officer of such department, [or] company or association to use 701 | |
| 769 | + | a flashing blue light or lights while on the way to or at the scene of a fire 702 | |
| 770 | + | or [other] emergency requiring such member's services. Such permit 703 | |
| 771 | + | shall be on a form provided by the commissioner and may be revoked 704 | |
| 772 | + | by such chief executive officer or successor. The chief executive officer 705 | |
| 773 | + | of each volunteer fire department or company, [or] organized civil 706 | |
| 774 | + | preparedness auxiliary fire company or volunteer ambulance 707 | |
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| 380 | 776 | ||
| 777 | + | association or company shall keep on file, on forms provided by the 708 | |
| 778 | + | commissioner, the names and addresses of members who have been 709 | |
| 779 | + | authorized to use a flashing blue light or lights as provided in this 710 | |
| 780 | + | subsection. Such listing shall also designate the registration number of 711 | |
| 781 | + | the motor vehicle on which authorized a flashing blue light or lights are 712 | |
| 782 | + | to be used. 713 | |
| 783 | + | [(d) A green light or lights, including a flashing green light or lights, 714 | |
| 784 | + | may be used on a motor vehicle operated by an active member of a 715 | |
| 785 | + | volunteer ambulance association or company who has been issued a 716 | |
| 786 | + | permit by the chief executive officer of such association or company to 717 | |
| 787 | + | use such a light or lights, while on the way to or at the scene of an 718 | |
| 788 | + | emergency requiring such member's services. Such permit shall be on a 719 | |
| 789 | + | form provided by the commissioner and may be revoked by such chief 720 | |
| 790 | + | executive officer or successor. The chief executive officer of each 721 | |
| 791 | + | volunteer ambulance association or company shall keep on file, on 722 | |
| 792 | + | forms provided by the commissioner, the names and addresses of 723 | |
| 793 | + | members who have been authorized to use a flashing green light or 724 | |
| 794 | + | lights as provided in this subsection. Such listing shall also designate the 725 | |
| 795 | + | registration number of the vehicle on which the authorized flashing 726 | |
| 796 | + | green lights are to be used.] 727 | |
| 797 | + | [(e)] (d) The commissioner may issue a permit for a flashing red light 728 | |
| 798 | + | or lights which may be used on a motor vehicle or equipment (1) used 729 | |
| 799 | + | by paid fire chiefs and their deputies and assistants, up to a total of five 730 | |
| 800 | + | individuals per department, (2) used by volunteer fire chiefs and their 731 | |
| 801 | + | deputies and assistants, up to a total of five individuals per department, 732 | |
| 802 | + | (3) used by members of the fire police on a stationary vehicle as a 733 | |
| 803 | + | warning signal during traffic directing operations at the scene of a fire 734 | |
| 804 | + | or emergency, (4) used by chief executive officers of emergency medical 735 | |
| 805 | + | service organizations, as defined in section 19a-175, the first or second 736 | |
| 806 | + | deputies, or if there are no deputies, the first or second assistants, of such 737 | |
| 807 | + | an organization that is a municipal or volunteer or licensed 738 | |
| 808 | + | organization, (5) used by local fire marshals, or (6) used by directors of 739 | |
| 809 | + | emergency management. 740 | |
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| 812 | + | [(f)] (e) The commissioner may issue a permit for a yellow or amber 741 | |
| 813 | + | light or lights, including a flashing yellow or amber light or lights, which 742 | |
| 814 | + | may be used on motor vehicles or equipment that are (1) specified in 743 | |
| 815 | + | subsection [(e)] (d) of this section, (2) maintenance vehicles, or (3) 744 | |
| 816 | + | vehicles transporting or escorting any vehicle or load or combinations 745 | |
| 817 | + | thereof, which is or are either oversize or overweight, or both, and being 746 | |
| 818 | + | operated or traveling under a permit issued by the Commissioner of 747 | |
| 819 | + | Transportation pursuant to section 14-270. A yellow or amber light or 748 | |
| 820 | + | lights, including a flashing yellow or amber light or lights, may be used 749 | |
| 821 | + | without obtaining a permit from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 750 | |
| 822 | + | on wreckers registered pursuant to section 14-66, on vehicles of carriers 751 | |
| 823 | + | in rural mail delivery service or on vehicles operated by construction 752 | |
| 824 | + | inspectors employed by the state of Connecticut, authorized by the 753 | |
| 825 | + | Commissioner of Transportation, used during the performance of 754 | |
| 826 | + | inspections on behalf of the state. The Commissioner of Transportation 755 | |
| 827 | + | shall maintain a list of such authorized construction inspectors, 756 | |
| 828 | + | including the name and address of each inspector and the registration 757 | |
| 829 | + | number for each vehicle on which the lights are to be used. 758 | |
| 830 | + | [(g)] (f) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may issue a permit for 759 | |
| 831 | + | a white light or lights, including a flashing white light or lights, which 760 | |
| 832 | + | may be used on a motor vehicle or equipment as specified in subdivision 761 | |
| 833 | + | (1), (2), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection [(e)] (d) of this section. A vehicle being 762 | |
| 834 | + | operated by a member of a volunteer fire department or company or a 763 | |
| 835 | + | volunteer emergency medical technician may use flashing white head 764 | |
| 836 | + | lamps, provided such member or emergency medical technician is on 765 | |
| 837 | + | the way to the scene of a fire or medical emergency and has received 766 | |
| 838 | + | written authorization from the chief law enforcement officer of the 767 | |
| 839 | + | municipality to use such head lamps. Such head lamps shall only be 768 | |
| 840 | + | used within the municipality granting such authorization or from a 769 | |
| 841 | + | personal residence or place of employment, if located in an adjoining 770 | |
| 842 | + | municipality. Such authorization may be revoked for use of such head 771 | |
| 843 | + | lamps in violation of this subdivision. For the purposes of this 772 | |
| 844 | + | subsection, the term "flashing white lights" shall not include the 773 | |
| 845 | + | simultaneous flashing of head lamps. 774 | |
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| 386 | - | school buses are not more than ninety-eight inches high, eighty-four 309 | |
| 387 | - | inches wide and two hundred three inches long; and (C) such service 310 | |
| 388 | - | buses for students with special needs are not more than one hundred 311 | |
| 389 | - | twenty inches high, ninety inches wide and two hundred eighty-eight 312 | |
| 390 | - | inches long. The Office of the State Traffic Administration shall adopt 313 | |
| 391 | - | regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing 314 | |
| 392 | - | the maximum allowable length and height for any vanpool vehicle 315 | |
| 393 | - | using said Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways [and, not later than July 316 | |
| 394 | - | 1, 1984, publish in the Connecticut Law Journal a notice of intent to 317 | |
| 395 | - | adopt proposed regulations, as defined in section 4-166,] and reducing 318 | |
| 396 | - | the maximum weight, length, height or width of, or limiting the 319 | |
| 397 | - | registration classes of, motor vehicles permitted to use such parkways, 320 | |
| 398 | - | in order to fully carry out the prohibition on the operation of commercial 321 | |
| 399 | - | motor vehicles on such parkways. 322 | |
| 400 | - | Sec. 8. Section 14-16c of the general statutes is repealed and the 323 | |
| 401 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 324 | |
| 402 | - | (a) (1) (A) Any insurance company [which] that takes possession of a 325 | |
| 403 | - | motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued in this state, 326 | |
| 404 | - | that has been declared a total loss and that is offered for sale in this state 327 | |
| 405 | - | by such insurance company or its agent as a result of the settlement of a 328 | |
| 406 | - | claim for damage or theft, shall stamp the word "SALVAGE" in one-329 | |
| 407 | - | inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length on the vehicle's 330 | |
| 408 | - | certificate of title and shall attach to such certificate of title a copy of the 331 | |
| 409 | - | appraiser's damage report for such totalled motor vehicle, except that if 332 | |
| 410 | - | the insurance company determines that such motor vehicle has ten or 333 | |
| 411 | - | more major component parts [which] that are damaged beyond repair 334 | |
| 412 | - | and must be replaced, the insurance company shall stamp the words 335 | |
| 413 | - | "SALVAGE PARTS ONLY" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three 336 | |
| 414 | - | inches in length on the vehicle's certificate of title. A copy of such 337 | |
| 415 | - | certificate shall be sent by the insurance company to the Department of 338 | |
| 416 | - | Motor Vehicles. If the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines that 339 | |
| 417 | - | salvage information required to be reported by an insurance company 340 | |
| 418 | - | to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 49 USC 341 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 848 | + | [(h)] (g) The commissioner may issue a permit for emergency 775 | |
| 849 | + | vehicles, as defined in subsection (a) of section 14-283, to use a blue, red, 776 | |
| 850 | + | yellow, or white light or lights, including a flashing light or lights or any 777 | |
| 851 | + | combination thereof, except as provided in subsection (j) of this section. 778 | |
| 852 | + | [(i)] (h) The commissioner may issue a permit for ambulances, as 779 | |
| 853 | + | defined in section 19a-175, which may, in addition to the flashing light 780 | |
| 854 | + | or lights allowed in subsection [(h)] (g) of this section, use flashing lights 781 | |
| 855 | + | of other colors specified by federal requirements for the manufacture of 782 | |
| 856 | + | an ambulance. If the commissioner issues a permit for any ambulance, 783 | |
| 857 | + | such permit shall be issued at the time of registration and upon each 784 | |
| 858 | + | renewal of such registration. 785 | |
| 859 | + | [(j)] (i) A green, yellow or amber light or lights, including a flashing 786 | |
| 860 | + | green, yellow or amber light or lights or any combination thereof, may 787 | |
| 861 | + | be used on a maintenance vehicle owned and operat ed by the 788 | |
| 862 | + | Department of Transportation. 789 | |
| 863 | + | [(k)] (j) No person, other than a police officer or inspector of the 790 | |
| 864 | + | Department of Motor Vehicles operating a state or local police vehicle, 791 | |
| 865 | + | shall operate a motor vehicle displaying a steady blue or steady red 792 | |
| 866 | + | illuminated light or both steady blue and steady red illuminated lights 793 | |
| 867 | + | that are visible externally from the front of the vehicle. 794 | |
| 868 | + | [(l)] (k) Use of colored and flashing lights except as authorized by this 795 | |
| 869 | + | section shall be an infraction. 796 | |
| 870 | + | Sec. 19. Subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 14-36 of the general 797 | |
| 871 | + | statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 798 | |
| 872 | + | (Effective October 1, 2021): 799 | |
| 873 | + | (b) (1) A person eighteen years of age or older who does not hold a 800 | |
| 874 | + | motor vehicle operator's license may not operate a motor vehicle on the 801 | |
| 875 | + | public highways of the state for the purpose of instruction until such 802 | |
| 876 | + | person has applied for and obtained an adult instruction permit from 803 | |
| 877 | + | the commissioner. Such person shall not be eligible for an adult 804 | |
| 878 | + | instruction permit if such person has had a motor vehicle operator's 805 | |
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| 881 | + | license or privilege suspended or revoked. An applicant for an adult 806 | |
| 882 | + | instruction permit shall, as a condition to receiving such permit, pass a 807 | |
| 883 | + | vision screening conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles or 808 | |
| 884 | + | submit to the commissioner the results of a vision examination 809 | |
| 885 | + | conducted by a licensed medical professional, as defined in section 14-810 | |
| 886 | + | 46b. Such medical professional shall certify that the applicant meets the 811 | |
| 887 | + | vision standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 812 | |
| 888 | + | 14-45a, as amended by this act. An adult instruction permit shall entitle 813 | |
| 889 | + | the holder, while such holder has the permit in his or her immediate 814 | |
| 890 | + | possession, to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways, provided 815 | |
| 891 | + | such holder is under the instruction of, and accompanied by, a person 816 | |
| 892 | + | who holds an instructor's license issued under the provisions of section 817 | |
| 893 | + | 14-73 or a person twenty years of age or older who has been licensed to 818 | |
| 894 | + | operate, for at least four years preceding the instruction, a motor vehicle 819 | |
| 895 | + | of the same class as the motor vehicle being operated and who has not 820 | |
| 896 | + | had his or her motor vehicle operator's license suspended by the 821 | |
| 897 | + | commissioner during the four-year period preceding the instruction. 822 | |
| 898 | + | The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not issue a motor vehicle 823 | |
| 899 | + | operator's license to any person holding an adult instruction permit who 824 | |
| 900 | + | has held such permit for less than ninety days unless such person (A) is 825 | |
| 901 | + | a member of the armed forces on active duty outside the state, or (B) has 826 | |
| 902 | + | previously held a motor vehicle operator's license. (2) A person holding 827 | |
| 903 | + | a valid out-of-state motor vehicle operator's license may operate a motor 828 | |
| 904 | + | vehicle for a period of [thirty] sixty days following such person's 829 | |
| 905 | + | establishment of residence in Connecticut, if the motor vehicle is of the 830 | |
| 906 | + | same class as that for which his or her out-of-state motor vehicle 831 | |
| 907 | + | operator's license was issued. (3) No person may cause or permit the 832 | |
| 908 | + | operation of a motor vehicle by a person under sixteen years of age. 833 | |
| 909 | + | (c) (1) A person who is sixteen or seventeen years of age and who has 834 | |
| 910 | + | not had a motor vehicle operator's license or right to operate a motor 835 | |
| 911 | + | vehicle in this state suspended or revoked may apply to the 836 | |
| 912 | + | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for a youth instruction permit. The 837 | |
| 913 | + | commissioner may issue a youth instruction permit to an applicant after 838 | |
| 914 | + | the applicant has (A) passed a [vision screening and] test as to 839 | |
| 915 | + | knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the 840 | |
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| 918 | + | road, (B) has paid the fee required by subsection (v) of section 14-49, (C) 841 | |
| 919 | + | has passed a vision screening conducted by the Department of Motor 842 | |
| 920 | + | Vehicles or submitted to the commissioner the results of a vision 843 | |
| 921 | + | examination conducted by a licensed medical professional, as defined 844 | |
| 922 | + | in section 14-46b, that certifies that the applicant meets the vision 845 | |
| 923 | + | standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 14-45a, 846 | |
| 924 | + | as amended by this act, and (D) has filed a certificate, in such form as 847 | |
| 925 | + | the commissioner prescribes, requesting or consenting to the issuance of 848 | |
| 926 | + | the youth instruction permit and the motor vehicle operator's license, 849 | |
| 927 | + | signed by [(A)] (i) one or both parents or foster parents of the applicant, 850 | |
| 928 | + | as the commissioner requires, [(B)] (ii) the legal guardian of the 851 | |
| 929 | + | applicant, [(C)] (iii) the applicant's spouse, if the spouse is eighteen years 852 | |
| 930 | + | of age or older, or [(D)] (iv) if the applicant has no qualified spouse and 853 | |
| 931 | + | such applicant's parent or foster parent or legal guardian is deceased, 854 | |
| 932 | + | incapable, domiciled outside of this state or otherwise unavailable or 855 | |
| 933 | + | unable to sign or file the certificate, the applicant's stepparent, 856 | |
| 934 | + | grandparent, or uncle or aunt by blood or marriage, provided such 857 | |
| 935 | + | person is eighteen years of age or older. The commissioner may, for the 858 | |
| 936 | + | more efficient administration of the commissioner's duties, appoint any 859 | |
| 937 | + | drivers' school licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-860 | |
| 938 | + | 69 or any secondary school providing instruction in motor vehicle 861 | |
| 939 | + | operation and highway safety in accordance with section 14-36e to issue 862 | |
| 940 | + | a youth instruction permit, subject to such standards and requirements 863 | |
| 941 | + | as the commissioner may prescribe in regulations adopted in 864 | |
| 942 | + | accordance with chapter 54. Each youth instruction permit shall expire 865 | |
| 943 | + | two years from the date of issuance or on the date the holder of the 866 | |
| 944 | + | permit is issued a motor vehicle operator's license, whichever is earlier. 867 | |
| 945 | + | Any holder of a youth instruction permit who attains eighteen years of 868 | |
| 946 | + | age may retain such permit until the expiration of such permit. (2) The 869 | |
| 947 | + | youth instruction permit shall entitle the holder, while such holder has 870 | |
| 948 | + | the permit in his or her immediate possession, to operate a motor vehicle 871 | |
| 949 | + | on the public highways, provided such holder is under the instruction 872 | |
| 950 | + | of, and accompanied by, a person who holds an instructor's license 873 | |
| 951 | + | issued under the provisions of section 14-73 or a person twenty years of 874 | |
| 952 | + | age or older who has been licensed to operate, for at least four years 875 | |
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| 425 | - | Sections 30501 to 30505, inclusive, and 28 CFR Sections 25.51 to 25.57, 342 | |
| 426 | - | inclusive, is available to the department on a regular basis from the 343 | |
| 427 | - | National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, the commissioner 344 | |
| 428 | - | may discontinue the requirement that an insurance company submit a 345 | |
| 429 | - | copy of such certificate to the department. (B) Any insurance company 346 | |
| 430 | - | [which] that takes possession of a motor vehicle for which a certificate 347 | |
| 431 | - | of title has been issued in any state other than this state that has been 348 | |
| 432 | - | declared a total loss and that is offered for sale in this state by such 349 | |
| 433 | - | insurance company or its agent as a result of the settlement of a claim 350 | |
| 434 | - | for damage or theft, shall attach to such certificate of title a copy of the 351 | |
| 435 | - | appraiser's damage report for such totalled motor vehicle. 352 | |
| 436 | - | (2) (A) Any person, firm or corporation [which] that is a self-insurer 353 | |
| 437 | - | and owns a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued 354 | |
| 438 | - | in this state, that has been declared a total loss and that is offered for sale 355 | |
| 439 | - | in this state by such self-insurer or its agent, shall stamp the word 356 | |
| 440 | - | "SALVAGE" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length 357 | |
| 441 | - | on the vehicle's certificate of title and shall attach to such certificate of 358 | |
| 442 | - | title a copy of the appraiser's damage report for such totalled motor 359 | |
| 443 | - | vehicle, except that if such self-insurer determines that such motor 360 | |
| 444 | - | vehicle has ten or more major component parts [which] that are 361 | |
| 445 | - | damaged beyond repair and must be replaced, the self-insurer shall 362 | |
| 446 | - | stamp the words "SALVAGE PARTS ONLY" in one-inch-high letters not 363 | |
| 447 | - | to exceed three inches in length on the motor vehicle's certificate of title. 364 | |
| 448 | - | Any person, firm or corporation [which] that is insured other than by 365 | |
| 449 | - | means of self-insurance and owns such a motor vehicle, shall forward 366 | |
| 450 | - | the vehicle's certificate of title to the company insuring such vehicle or 367 | |
| 451 | - | the company paying the totalled claim. Such insurer shall stamp the 368 | |
| 452 | - | word "SALVAGE" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in 369 | |
| 453 | - | length on the certificate of title except that if the insurance company 370 | |
| 454 | - | determines that such motor vehicle has ten or more major component 371 | |
| 455 | - | parts [which] that are damaged beyond repair and must be replaced, the 372 | |
| 456 | - | insurer taking possession of such motor vehicle shall stamp the words 373 | |
| 457 | - | "SALVAGE PARTS ONLY" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three 374 | |
| 458 | - | inches in length on the motor vehicle's certificate of title and shall return 375 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 955 | + | preceding the instruction, a motor vehicle of the same class as the motor 876 | |
| 956 | + | vehicle being operated and who has not had his or her motor vehicle 877 | |
| 957 | + | operator's license suspended by the commissioner during the four-year 878 | |
| 958 | + | period preceding the instruction. (3) Unless the holder of the permit is 879 | |
| 959 | + | under the instruction of and accompanied by a person who holds an 880 | |
| 960 | + | instructor's license issued under the provisions of section 14-73, no 881 | |
| 961 | + | passenger in addition to the person providing instruction shall be 882 | |
| 962 | + | transported unless such passenger is a parent or legal guardian of the 883 | |
| 963 | + | holder of the permit. (4) The holder of a youth instruction permit who 884 | |
| 964 | + | (A) is an active member of a certified ambulance service, as defined in 885 | |
| 965 | + | section 19a-175, (B) has commenced an emergency vehicle operator's 886 | |
| 966 | + | course that conforms to the national standard curriculum developed by 887 | |
| 967 | + | the United States Department of Transportation, and (C) has had state 888 | |
| 968 | + | and national criminal history records checks conducted by the certified 889 | |
| 969 | + | ambulance service or by the municipality in which such ambulance 890 | |
| 970 | + | service is provided, shall be exempt from the provisions of subdivisions 891 | |
| 971 | + | (2) and (3) of this subsection only when such holder is en route to or 892 | |
| 972 | + | from the location of the ambulance for purposes of responding to an 893 | |
| 973 | + | emergency call. (5) The commissioner may revoke any youth instruction 894 | |
| 974 | + | permit used in violation of the limitations imposed by subdivision (2) or 895 | |
| 975 | + | (3) of this subsection. 896 | |
| 976 | + | (d) (1) No motor vehicle operator's license shall be issued to any 897 | |
| 977 | + | applicant who is sixteen or seventeen years of age unless the applicant 898 | |
| 978 | + | has held a youth instruction permit and has satisfied the requirements 899 | |
| 979 | + | specified in this subsection. The applicant shall (A) present to the 900 | |
| 980 | + | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles a certificate of the successful 901 | |
| 981 | + | completion (i) in a public secondary school, a technical education and 902 | |
| 982 | + | career school or a private secondary school of a full course of study in 903 | |
| 983 | + | motor vehicle operation prepared as provided in section 14-36e, (ii) of 904 | |
| 984 | + | training of similar nature provided by a licensed drivers' school 905 | |
| 985 | + | approved by the commissioner, or (iii) of home training in accordance 906 | |
| 986 | + | with subdivision (2) of this subsection, including, in each case, or by a 907 | |
| 987 | + | combination of such types of training, successful completion of: Not less 908 | |
| 988 | + | than forty clock hours of behind-the-wheel, on-the-road instruction for 909 | |
| 989 | + | applicants to whom a youth instruction permit is issued on or after 910 | |
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| 992 | + | August 1, 2008; (B) present to the commissioner a certificate of the 911 | |
| 993 | + | successful completion of a course of not less than eight hours relative to 912 | |
| 994 | + | safe driving practices, including a minimum of four hours on the nature 913 | |
| 995 | + | and the medical, biological and physiological effects of alcohol and 914 | |
| 996 | + | drugs and their impact on the operator of a motor vehicle, the dangers 915 | |
| 997 | + | associated with the operation of a motor vehicle after the consumption 916 | |
| 998 | + | of alcohol or drugs by the operator, the problems of alcohol and drug 917 | |
| 999 | + | abuse and the penalties for alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle 918 | |
| 1000 | + | violations; and (C) pass an examination which may include a 919 | |
| 1001 | + | comprehensive test as to knowledge of the laws concerning motor 920 | |
| 1002 | + | vehicles and the rules of the road in addition to the test required under 921 | |
| 1003 | + | subsection (c) of this section and shall include an on-the-road skills test 922 | |
| 1004 | + | as prescribed by the commissioner. At the time of application and 923 | |
| 1005 | + | examination for a motor vehicle operator's license, an applicant sixteen 924 | |
| 1006 | + | or seventeen years of age shall have held a youth instruction permit for 925 | |
| 1007 | + | not less than one hundred eighty days, except that an applicant who 926 | |
| 1008 | + | presents a certificate under subparagraph (A)(i) or subparagraph (A)(ii) 927 | |
| 1009 | + | of this subdivision shall have held a youth instruction permit for not less 928 | |
| 1010 | + | than one hundred twenty days and an applicant who is undergoing 929 | |
| 1011 | + | training and instruction by the driver training unit for persons with 930 | |
| 1012 | + | disabilities in accordance with the provisions of section 14-11b shall 931 | |
| 1013 | + | have held such permit for the period of time required by said unit. The 932 | |
| 1014 | + | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall approve the content of the safe 933 | |
| 1015 | + | driving instruction at drivers' schools, high schools and other secondary 934 | |
| 1016 | + | schools. Subject to such standards and requirements as the 935 | |
| 1017 | + | commissioner may impose, the commissioner may authorize any 936 | |
| 1018 | + | drivers' school, licensed in good standing in accordance with the 937 | |
| 1019 | + | provisions of section 14-69, or secondary school driver education 938 | |
| 1020 | + | program authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 14-36e, to 939 | |
| 1021 | + | administer the on-the-road skills test and the comprehensive test as to 940 | |
| 1022 | + | knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the 941 | |
| 1023 | + | road, required pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, as part 942 | |
| 1024 | + | of the safe driving practices course required pursuant to subparagraph 943 | |
| 1025 | + | (B) of this subdivision, and to certify to the commissioner, under oath, 944 | |
| 1026 | + | the results of each such test administered. Such hours of instruction 945 | |
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| 1029 | + | required by this subdivision shall be included as part of or in addition 946 | |
| 1030 | + | to any existing instruction programs. Any fee charged for the course 947 | |
| 1031 | + | required under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall not exceed 948 | |
| 1032 | + | one hundred fifty dollars. Any applicant sixteen or seventeen years of 949 | |
| 1033 | + | age who, while a resident of another state, completed the course 950 | |
| 1034 | + | required in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, but did not complete 951 | |
| 1035 | + | the safe driving course required in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 952 | |
| 1036 | + | shall complete the safe driving course. The commissioner may waive 953 | |
| 1037 | + | any requirement in this subdivision, except for that in subparagraph (C) 954 | |
| 1038 | + | of this subdivision, in the case of an applicant sixteen or seventeen years 955 | |
| 1039 | + | of age who holds a valid motor vehicle operator's license issued by any 956 | |
| 1040 | + | other state, provided the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant has 957 | |
| 1041 | + | received training and instruction of a similar nature. 958 | |
| 1042 | + | (2) The commissioner may accept as evidence of sufficient training 959 | |
| 1043 | + | under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection home 960 | |
| 1044 | + | training as evidenced by a written statement signed by the spouse of a 961 | |
| 1045 | + | married minor applicant, or by a parent, grandparent, foster parent or 962 | |
| 1046 | + | legal guardian of an applicant which states that the applicant has 963 | |
| 1047 | + | obtained a youth instruction permit and has successfully completed a 964 | |
| 1048 | + | driving course taught by the person signing the statement, that the 965 | |
| 1049 | + | signer has had an operator's license for at least four years preceding the 966 | |
| 1050 | + | date of the statement, and that the signer has not had such license 967 | |
| 1051 | + | suspended by the commissioner for at least four years preceding the 968 | |
| 1052 | + | date of the statement or, if the applicant has no spouse, parent, 969 | |
| 1053 | + | grandparent, foster parent or guardian so qualified and available to give 970 | |
| 1054 | + | the instruction, a statement signed by the applicant's stepparent, 971 | |
| 1055 | + | brother, sister, uncle or aunt, by blood or marriage, provided the person 972 | |
| 1056 | + | signing the statement is qualified. 973 | |
| 1057 | + | (3) If the commissioner requires a written test of any applicant under 974 | |
| 1058 | + | this section, the test shall be given in English, [or] Spanish, Vietnamese 975 | |
| 1059 | + | or Albanian at the option of the applicant, provided the commissioner 976 | |
| 1060 | + | shall require that the applicant shall have sufficient understanding of 977 | |
| 1061 | + | English for the interpretation of traffic control signs. 978 | |
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| 465 | - | such certificate to such person, firm or corporation. A copy of such 376 | |
| 466 | - | certificate shall be sent by the person, firm or corporation to the 377 | |
| 467 | - | Department of Motor Vehicles. If the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 378 | |
| 468 | - | determines that salvage information required to be reported by a self-379 | |
| 469 | - | insurer to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 380 | |
| 470 | - | 49 USC Sections 30501 to 30505, inclusive, and 28 CFR Sections 25.51 to 381 | |
| 471 | - | 25.57, inclusive, is available to the department on a regular basis from 382 | |
| 472 | - | the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, the commissioner 383 | |
| 473 | - | may discontinue the requirement that a self-insurer submit a copy of 384 | |
| 474 | - | such certificate to the department. (B) Any person, firm or corporation 385 | |
| 475 | - | [which] that is a self-insurer and owns a motor vehicle for which a 386 | |
| 476 | - | certificate of title has been issued in any state other than this state that 387 | |
| 477 | - | has been declared a total loss and that is offered for sale in this state by 388 | |
| 478 | - | such self-insurer or its agent, shall attach to such certificate of title a copy 389 | |
| 479 | - | of the appraiser's damage report for such totalled motor vehicle. 390 | |
| 480 | - | (3) For purposes of this subsection, "major component part" has the 391 | |
| 481 | - | same meaning as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 392 | |
| 482 | - | 14-149a. 393 | |
| 483 | - | (b) Any insurance company or its agent taking possession of a motor 394 | |
| 484 | - | vehicle in accordance with subsection (a) of this section or any person, 395 | |
| 485 | - | firm or corporation [which] that owns such motor vehicle shall copy the 396 | |
| 486 | - | certificate and give the original of such certificate, with a copy of the 397 | |
| 487 | - | appraiser's damage report attached thereto, to any subsequent 398 | |
| 488 | - | purchaser of the motor vehicle that has been declared a total loss. The 399 | |
| 489 | - | name and address of any such purchaser shall be recorded on the 400 | |
| 490 | - | original and the copy, as provided on the certificate. The copy shall 401 | |
| 491 | - | serve only as a record of transfers of the total loss motor vehicle. 402 | |
| 492 | - | (c) Any insurance company that takes possession of a motor vehicle 403 | |
| 493 | - | for which a certificate of title has been issued in this state, as a result of 404 | |
| 494 | - | a full settlement of a claim for damage or theft, but is unable to obtain 405 | |
| 495 | - | the title to the vehicle from the insured or any lienholder of record for 406 | |
| 496 | - | the vehicle may apply to the department for a certificate of title, 407 | |
| 497 | - | SALVAGE title or SALVAGE -PARTS ONLY title, as described in 408 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 1064 | + | (4) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in 979 | |
| 1065 | + | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the 980 | |
| 1066 | + | purposes of this subsection concerning the requirements for behind-the-981 | |
| 1067 | + | wheel, on-the-road instruction, the content of safe driving instruction at 982 | |
| 1068 | + | drivers' schools, high schools and other secondary schools, and the 983 | |
| 1069 | + | administration and certification of required testing. 984 | |
| 1070 | + | (e) (1) No motor vehicle operator's license shall be issued until (A) the 985 | |
| 1071 | + | applicant signs and files with the commissioner an application under 986 | |
| 1072 | + | oath, or made subject to penalties for false statement in accordance with 987 | |
| 1073 | + | section 53a-157b, and (B) the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant 988 | |
| 1074 | + | is sixteen years of age or older and is a suitable person to receive the 989 | |
| 1075 | + | license. 990 | |
| 1076 | + | (2) Except any applicant described in section 14-36m, an applicant for 991 | |
| 1077 | + | a new motor vehicle operator's license shall, in the discretion of the 992 | |
| 1078 | + | commissioner, file, with the application, a copy of such applicant's birth 993 | |
| 1079 | + | certificate or other prima facie evidence of date of birth and evidence of 994 | |
| 1080 | + | identity. 995 | |
| 1081 | + | (3) Before granting a license to any applicant who has not previously 996 | |
| 1082 | + | held a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license, or who has not 997 | |
| 1083 | + | operated a motor vehicle during the preceding two years, the 998 | |
| 1084 | + | commissioner shall require the applicant to demonstrate personally to 999 | |
| 1085 | + | the commissioner, a deputy or a motor vehicle inspector or an agent of 1000 | |
| 1086 | + | the commissioner, in such manner as the commissioner directs, that the 1001 | |
| 1087 | + | applicant is a proper person to operate motor vehicles of the class for 1002 | |
| 1088 | + | which such applicant has applied, has sufficient knowledge of the 1003 | |
| 1089 | + | mechanism of the motor vehicles to ensure their safe operation by him 1004 | |
| 1090 | + | or her and has satisfactory knowledge of the laws concerning motor 1005 | |
| 1091 | + | vehicles and the rules of the road. The knowledge test of an applicant 1006 | |
| 1092 | + | for a class D motor vehicle operator's license may be administered in 1007 | |
| 1093 | + | such form as the commissioner deems appropriate, including audio, 1008 | |
| 1094 | + | electronic or written testing. Such knowledge test shall be administered 1009 | |
| 1095 | + | in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Albanian or any language spoken at 1010 | |
| 1096 | + | home by at least one per cent of the state's population, according to 1011 | |
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| 1099 | + | statistics prepared by the United States Census Bureau, based on the 1012 | |
| 1100 | + | most recent decennial census. Each such knowledge test shall include a 1013 | |
| 1101 | + | question concerning highway work zone safety and the responsibilities 1014 | |
| 1102 | + | of an operator of a motor vehicle under section 14-212d. Each such 1015 | |
| 1103 | + | knowledge test shall include not less than one question concerning 1016 | |
| 1104 | + | distracted driving, the use of mobile telephones and electronic devices 1017 | |
| 1105 | + | by motor vehicle operators or the responsibilities of motor vehicle 1018 | |
| 1106 | + | operators under section 14-296aa. If any such applicant has held a 1019 | |
| 1107 | + | license from a state, territory or possession of the United States where a 1020 | |
| 1108 | + | similar examination is required, the commissioner may waive part or all 1021 | |
| 1109 | + | of the examination. If any such applicant is (A) a veteran who applies 1022 | |
| 1110 | + | not later than two years after the date of discharge from the military and 1023 | |
| 1111 | + | who, prior to such discharge, held a military operator's license for motor 1024 | |
| 1112 | + | vehicles of the same class as that for which such applicant has applied, 1025 | |
| 1113 | + | or (B) a member of the armed forces or the National Guard who 1026 | |
| 1114 | + | currently holds a military operator's license for motor vehicles of the 1027 | |
| 1115 | + | same class as that for which such applicant has applied, the 1028 | |
| 1116 | + | commissioner shall waive all of the examination, except in the case of 1029 | |
| 1117 | + | commercial motor vehicle licenses, the commissioner shall only waive 1030 | |
| 1118 | + | the driving skills test for such applicant who meets the conditions set 1031 | |
| 1119 | + | forth in 49 CFR 383.77. For the purposes of this subsection, "veteran" 1032 | |
| 1120 | + | means any person who was discharged or released under conditions 1033 | |
| 1121 | + | other than dishonorable from active service in the armed forces and 1034 | |
| 1122 | + | "armed forces" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103. 1035 | |
| 1123 | + | When the commissioner is satisfied as to the ability and competency of 1036 | |
| 1124 | + | any applicant, the commissioner may issue to such applicant a license, 1037 | |
| 1125 | + | either unlimited or containing such limitations as the commissioner 1038 | |
| 1126 | + | deems advisable, and specifying the class of motor vehicles which the 1039 | |
| 1127 | + | licensee is eligible to operate. 1040 | |
| 1128 | + | (4) If any applicant or operator license holder has any health problem 1041 | |
| 1129 | + | which might affect such person's ability to operate a motor vehicle 1042 | |
| 1130 | + | safely, the commissioner may require the applicant or license holder to 1043 | |
| 1131 | + | demonstrate personally or otherwise establish that, notwithstanding 1044 | |
| 1132 | + | such problem, such applicant or license holder is a proper person to 1045 | |
| 1133 | + | operate a motor vehicle, and the commissioner may further require a 1046 | |
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| 1136 | + | certificate of such applicant's condition, signed by a medical authority 1047 | |
| 1137 | + | designated by the commissioner, which certificate shall in all cases be 1048 | |
| 1138 | + | treated as confidential by the commissioner. A license, containing such 1049 | |
| 1139 | + | limitation as the commissioner deems advisable, may be issued or 1050 | |
| 1140 | + | renewed in any case, but nothing in this section shall be construed to 1051 | |
| 1141 | + | prevent the commissioner from refusing a license, either limited or 1052 | |
| 1142 | + | unlimited, to any person or suspending a license of a person whom the 1053 | |
| 1143 | + | commissioner determines to be incapable of safely operating a motor 1054 | |
| 1144 | + | vehicle. Consistent with budgetary allotments, each motor vehicle 1055 | |
| 1145 | + | operator's license issued to or renewed by a person who is deaf or hard 1056 | |
| 1146 | + | of hearing shall, upon the request of such person, indicate such 1057 | |
| 1147 | + | impairment. Such person shall submit a certificate stating such 1058 | |
| 1148 | + | impairment, in such form as the commissioner may require and signed 1059 | |
| 1149 | + | by a licensed health care practitioner. 1060 | |
| 1150 | + | (5) The issuance of a motor vehicle operator's license to any applicant 1061 | |
| 1151 | + | who is the holder of a license issued by another state shall be subject to 1062 | |
| 1152 | + | the provisions of sections 14-111c and 14-111k. 1063 | |
| 1153 | + | Sec. 20. Subsection (b) of section 14-45a of the general statutes is 1064 | |
| 1154 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1065 | |
| 1155 | + | 1, 2021): 1066 | |
| 1156 | + | (b) Prior to issuing a motor vehicle operator's license to a person who 1067 | |
| 1157 | + | has not previously been issued a license in this state or [has not operated 1068 | |
| 1158 | + | a motor vehicle within the preceding two years] whose Connecticut 1069 | |
| 1159 | + | motor vehicle operator's license expired more than two years prior to 1070 | |
| 1160 | + | the application date, the commissioner may require such person to (1) 1071 | |
| 1161 | + | pass a vision screening conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles 1072 | |
| 1162 | + | to determine if the person meets vision standards specified in the 1073 | |
| 1163 | + | regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) 1074 | |
| 1164 | + | submit to the commissioner the results of a vision examination 1075 | |
| 1165 | + | conducted by a licensed medical professional, as defined in section 14-1076 | |
| 1166 | + | 46b, that certifies that such person meets such vision standards. 1077 | |
| 1167 | + | Sec. 21. Subsection (a) of section 14-279b of the general statutes is 1078 | |
| 1168 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1079 | |
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| 504 | - | subsection (a) of this section. The application for a certificate of title 409 | |
| 505 | - | pursuant to this subsection shall (1) be on a form prescribed by the 410 | |
| 506 | - | commissioner, (2) include documents as required by the commissioner 411 | |
| 507 | - | in lieu of the documents required under subsection (a) of this section, 412 | |
| 508 | - | and (3) include evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the 413 | |
| 509 | - | insurance company (A) provided at least two notices by certified mail, 414 | |
| 510 | - | return receipt requested, to the insured and any lienholder of record for 415 | |
| 511 | - | the vehicle indicating the insurance company's intention to apply for a 416 | |
| 512 | - | certificate of title as the owner of the vehicle, and (B) made payment to 417 | |
| 513 | - | the insured or any lienholder of record in full settlement of the claim 418 | |
| 514 | - | involving the vehicle. The commissioner may issue a certificate of title 419 | |
| 515 | - | pursuant to this subsection only in the name of the insurance company 420 | |
| 516 | - | not earlier than thirty days after the date of the payment described in 421 | |
| 517 | - | subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this section is made. 422 | |
| 518 | - | [(c)] (d) The person, firm, company or corporation required to stamp 423 | |
| 519 | - | "SALVAGE" on the certificate of title shall stamp the following 424 | |
| 520 | - | statement on the face of any original or copy of such certificate issued in 425 | |
| 521 | - | accordance with this section: "WARNING: ALL PURCHASERS OF THE 426 | |
| 522 | - | MOTOR VEHICLE DESCRIBED HEREIN MUST RECORD THEIR 427 | |
| 523 | - | NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE REVERSE SIDE. THIS VEHICLE 428 | |
| 524 | - | CANNOT BE REGISTERED OR RETITLED WITHOUT PASSING 429 | |
| 525 | - | INSPECTION UNDER SECTION 14 -103a. THIS DOCUMENT MUST 430 | |
| 526 | - | BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION." 431 | |
| 527 | - | [(d)] (e) No motor vehicle for which a copy of a certificate of title has 432 | |
| 528 | - | been made in accordance with this section may be operated upon any 433 | |
| 529 | - | highway in this state, except that an owner of any such motor vehicle 434 | |
| 530 | - | who is a motor vehicle dealer or repairer licensed under the provisions 435 | |
| 531 | - | of section 14-52 may operate such vehicle for the purpose of presenting 436 | |
| 532 | - | the vehicle for inspection pursuant to section 14-103a. If such vehicle 437 | |
| 533 | - | fails to comply with the minimum standards, it shall be transported 438 | |
| 534 | - | from the site of such inspection. If any such motor vehicle is rebuilt for 439 | |
| 535 | - | sale or use, the owner shall apply to the Commissioner of Motor 440 | |
| 536 | - | Vehicles for an original certificate of title and present the vehicle for 441 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 1171 | + | 1, 2021): 1080 | |
| 1172 | + | (a) Whenever a violation of section 14-279 is detected and recorded 1081 | |
| 1173 | + | by a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system, 1082 | |
| 1174 | + | a state or municipal police officer shall review the evidence file which 1083 | |
| 1175 | + | shall include two or more digital photographs, recorded video or other 1084 | |
| 1176 | + | recorded images. [and a signed affidavit of a person who witnessed such 1085 | |
| 1177 | + | violation live.] If, after such review, such officer determines that there 1086 | |
| 1178 | + | are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of section 14-279 has 1087 | |
| 1179 | + | occurred, such officer shall authorize the issuance of a summons for 1088 | |
| 1180 | + | such alleged violation. If such officer authorizes the issuance of a 1089 | |
| 1181 | + | summons for such alleged violation, the law enforcement agency shall, 1090 | |
| 1182 | + | not later than [ten] thirty days after the alleged violation, mail a 1091 | |
| 1183 | + | summons to the registered owner of the motor vehicle together with a 1092 | |
| 1184 | + | copy of two or more digital photographs, recorded video or other 1093 | |
| 1185 | + | recorded images. [and a signed affidavit of a person who witnessed such 1094 | |
| 1186 | + | violation live.] 1095 | |
| 1187 | + | Sec. 22. Section 14-73 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1096 | |
| 1188 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 1097 | |
| 1189 | + | (a) No person shall be employed by any such school licensee to give 1098 | |
| 1190 | + | instruction in driving a motor vehicle unless such person is licensed to 1099 | |
| 1191 | + | act as an instructor by the commissioner. 1100 | |
| 1192 | + | (b) Application for an instructor's license shall be in writing and shall 1101 | |
| 1193 | + | contain such information as the commissioner requires. Each applicant 1102 | |
| 1194 | + | for a license shall be fingerprinted and shall furnish evidence 1103 | |
| 1195 | + | satisfactory to the commissioner that such applicant (1) is of good moral 1104 | |
| 1196 | + | character considering such person's state and national criminal history 1105 | |
| 1197 | + | records checks conducted in accordance with section 29-17a, and record, 1106 | |
| 1198 | + | if any, on the state child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant 1107 | |
| 1199 | + | to section 17a-101k. If any applicant for a license or the renewal of a 1108 | |
| 1200 | + | license has a criminal record or is listed on the state child abuse and 1109 | |
| 1201 | + | neglect registry, the commissioner shall make a determination of 1110 | |
| 1202 | + | whether to issue or renew an instructor's license in accordance with the 1111 | |
| 1203 | + | standards and procedures set forth in section 14-44 and the regulations 1112 | |
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| 1206 | + | adopted pursuant to said section; (2) has held a license to drive a motor 1113 | |
| 1207 | + | vehicle for the past four consecutive years and has a driving record 1114 | |
| 1208 | + | satisfactory to the commissioner, including no record of a conviction or 1115 | |
| 1209 | + | administrative license suspension for a drug or alcohol-related offense 1116 | |
| 1210 | + | during such four-year period; (3) has had a recent medical examination 1117 | |
| 1211 | + | by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to 1118 | |
| 1212 | + | practice within the state and the physician or advanced practice 1119 | |
| 1213 | + | registered nurse certifies that the applicant is physically fit to operate a 1120 | |
| 1214 | + | motor vehicle and instruct in driving; (4) has received a high school 1121 | |
| 1215 | + | diploma or has an equivalent academic education; and (5) has 1122 | |
| 1216 | + | completed an instructor training course of forty-five clock hours given 1123 | |
| 1217 | + | by a school or agency approved by the commissioner, except that any 1124 | |
| 1218 | + | such course given by an institution under the jurisdiction of the board 1125 | |
| 1219 | + | of trustees of the Connecticut State University System shall be approved 1126 | |
| 1220 | + | by the commissioner and the State Board of Education. During the 1127 | |
| 1221 | + | period of licensure, an instructor shall notify the commissioner, within 1128 | |
| 1222 | + | forty-eight hours, of an arrest or conviction for a misdemeanor or felony, 1129 | |
| 1223 | + | or an arrest, conviction or administrative license suspension for a drug 1130 | |
| 1224 | + | or alcohol-related offense. 1131 | |
| 1225 | + | (c) The commissioner may deny the application of any person for an 1132 | |
| 1226 | + | instructor's license if [he] the commissioner determines that the 1133 | |
| 1227 | + | applicant has made a material false statement or concealed a material 1134 | |
| 1228 | + | fact in connection with [his] such person's application for the instructor's 1135 | |
| 1229 | + | license. 1136 | |
| 1230 | + | (d) The commissioner shall conduct such written, oral and practical 1137 | |
| 1231 | + | examinations as [he] the commissioner deems necessary to determine 1138 | |
| 1232 | + | whether an applicant has sufficient skill in the operation of motor 1139 | |
| 1233 | + | vehicles to ensure their safe operation, a satisfactory knowledge of the 1140 | |
| 1234 | + | motor vehicle laws and the ability to impart such skill and knowledge 1141 | |
| 1235 | + | to others. If the applicant successfully completes the examinations and 1142 | |
| 1236 | + | meets all other requirements of this section, the commissioner shall issue 1143 | |
| 1237 | + | an instructor's license to such applicant. The license shall be valid for 1144 | |
| 1238 | + | use only in connection with a drivers' school or schools licensed 1145 | |
| 1239 | + | pursuant to section 14-69. If the applicant fails the examination, such 1146 | |
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| 1242 | + | applicant may apply for reexamination after five days. The license and 1147 | |
| 1243 | + | the license renewal shall be valid for two years. 1148 | |
| 1244 | + | (e) During the time that an application for an instructor's license is 1149 | |
| 1245 | + | pending with the commissioner, the applicant may be employed by a 1150 | |
| 1246 | + | drivers' school to give instruction in driving a motor vehicle, provided 1151 | |
| 1247 | + | the school licensee employing the applicant conducts, or has a consumer 1152 | |
| 1248 | + | reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act 1153 | |
| 1249 | + | conduct, a driving record check and a state and national criminal history 1154 | |
| 1250 | + | records check, including a search of state and national sexual offender 1155 | |
| 1251 | + | registry databases and determines that the applicant meets the 1156 | |
| 1252 | + | requirements of this section to be an instructor. An applicant shall cease 1157 | |
| 1253 | + | to give instruction in driving a motor vehicle pursuant to this subsection 1158 | |
| 1254 | + | when the commissioner grants or denies the pending application for an 1159 | |
| 1255 | + | instructor's license under this section. 1160 | |
| 1256 | + | [(e)] (f) The licensee shall be reexamined periodically in accordance 1161 | |
| 1257 | + | with standards specified in regulations adopted under section 14-78. 1162 | |
| 1258 | + | [(f)] (g) The commissioner may establish, by regulations adopted in 1163 | |
| 1259 | + | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, standards and procedures 1164 | |
| 1260 | + | for the training and licensing of master instructors who are qualified to 1165 | |
| 1261 | + | train driving instructors. The provisions of subsection (b) of this section 1166 | |
| 1262 | + | and section 14-74 shall apply to master instructors. 1167 | |
| 1263 | + | [(g)] (h) The fee for an instructor's license, or for any renewal thereof, 1168 | |
| 1264 | + | shall be one hundred dollars. The fee for a master instructor's license, or 1169 | |
| 1265 | + | for any renewal thereof, shall be two hundred dollars. If the 1170 | |
| 1266 | + | commissioner has not received a complete renewal application and fee 1171 | |
| 1267 | + | on or before the expiration date of an applicant's license, such applicant 1172 | |
| 1268 | + | shall be charged, in addition to the renewal fee, a late fee in an amount 1173 | |
| 1269 | + | equal to the fee for such applicant's license. 1174 | |
| 1270 | + | [(h)] (i) Any person who is not licensed in accordance with this 1175 | |
| 1271 | + | section or who is not approved by a school licensee pursuant to 1176 | |
| 1272 | + | subsection (e) of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor if 1177 | |
| 1273 | + | such person: (1) Engages in the business of providing, for compensation, 1178 | |
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| 543 | - | inspection pursuant to section 14-103a. The certificate of title issued in 442 | |
| 544 | - | accordance with this section must be presented at the time of inspection, 443 | |
| 545 | - | unless waived by the commissioner for good cause. 444 | |
| 546 | - | [(e)] (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a motor 445 | |
| 547 | - | vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued in this state, that 446 | |
| 548 | - | has been declared a total loss in settlement of a claim for theft, having 447 | |
| 549 | - | no damage to a major component part or having damage not exceeding 448 | |
| 550 | - | (1) fifteen per cent of the retail value of such motor vehicle, as 449 | |
| 551 | - | determined in accordance with the provisions of section 38a-353, or (2) 450 | |
| 552 | - | one thousand dollars as evidenced by an insurance adjuster's damage 451 | |
| 553 | - | appraisal report, shall not be required to have its certificate of title 452 | |
| 554 | - | stamped in accordance with the provisions of this section provided 453 | |
| 555 | - | proof of such damage or lack of damage to a major component part, is 454 | |
| 556 | - | attached to such certificate. 455 | |
| 557 | - | [(f)] (g) No insurance company and no firm or corporation [which] 456 | |
| 558 | - | that is a self-insurer may sell or transfer any totalled or salvaged motor 457 | |
| 559 | - | vehicle, major component parts or any other parts of a motor vehicle to 458 | |
| 560 | - | any person, firm or corporation [which] that is not licensed under the 459 | |
| 561 | - | provisions of subparts (D) or (H) of part III of this chapter. No person, 460 | |
| 562 | - | firm or corporation licensed as a new or used car dealer who holds a 461 | |
| 563 | - | permit pursuant to the provisions of section 14-65 may sell or transfer 462 | |
| 564 | - | any totalled or salvaged motor vehicle with a certificate of title stamped 463 | |
| 565 | - | "SALVAGE PARTS ONLY" or any motor vehicle [which] that has ten or 464 | |
| 566 | - | more major component parts damaged beyond repair and in need of 465 | |
| 567 | - | replacement to any person, firm or corporation which is not licensed 466 | |
| 568 | - | under the provisions of subpart (H) of this part or under a similar 467 | |
| 569 | - | provision of law of any other state. Any sale or transfer in violation of 468 | |
| 570 | - | the provisions of this section shall constitute an unfair method of 469 | |
| 571 | - | competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice, as defined by 470 | |
| 572 | - | section 42-110b. 471 | |
| 573 | - | (h) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1-350b and the 472 | |
| 574 | - | requirements of section 1-350d that a signature on a power of attorney 473 | |
| 575 | - | executed in this state be witnessed by two witnesses and acknowledged 474 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 1276 | + | instruction in driving a motor vehicle; or (2) is employed by a drivers' 1179 | |
| 1277 | + | school to give instruction in driving a motor vehicle. 1180 | |
| 1278 | + | Sec. 23. Subsection (d) of section 13b-59 of the general statutes is 1181 | |
| 1279 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1182 | |
| 1280 | + | 1, 2021): 1183 | |
| 1281 | + | (d) "License, permit and fee revenues" means (1) all fees and other 1184 | |
| 1282 | + | charges required by, or levied pursuant to sections 12-487, 13b-80 and 1185 | |
| 1283 | + | 13b-97, subsection (b) of section 14-12, as amended by this act, sections 1186 | |
| 1284 | + | 14-16a, 14-21c, 14-44h and 14-44i, subsection (v) of section 14-49, 1187 | |
| 1285 | + | subsections (b) and (f) of section 14-50, subdivisions (7) to (9), inclusive, 1188 | |
| 1286 | + | of subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-52, 14-58, 14-67l and 14-1189 | |
| 1287 | + | 69, subsection [(e)] (f) of section 14-73, as amended by this act, sections 1190 | |
| 1288 | + | 14-96q, as amended by this act, and 14-103a, subsection (a) of section 14-1191 | |
| 1289 | + | 164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192, subsection (d) of section 14-270, 1192 | |
| 1290 | + | sections 14-319 and 14-320 and sections 13b-410a to 13b-410c, inclusive; 1193 | |
| 1291 | + | (2) all aeronautics, waterways, and other fees and charges required by, 1194 | |
| 1292 | + | or levied pursuant to sections 13a-80 and 13a-80a, subsection (b) of 1195 | |
| 1293 | + | section 13b-42 and subsections (c) and (d) of section 15-13; and (3) all 1196 | |
| 1294 | + | motor vehicle related fines, penalties or other charges as defined in 1197 | |
| 1295 | + | subsection (g) of this section; 1198 | |
| 1296 | + | Sec. 24. Subsection (a) of section 13b-76 of the general statutes is 1199 | |
| 1297 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1200 | |
| 1298 | + | 1, 2021): 1201 | |
| 1299 | + | (a) Bonds and bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to sections 1202 | |
| 1300 | + | 13b-74 to 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, are hereby 1203 | |
| 1301 | + | determined to be issued for valid public purposes in exercise of essential 1204 | |
| 1302 | + | governmental functions. Such bonds and bond anticipation notes shall 1205 | |
| 1303 | + | be special obligations of the state and shall not be payable from or 1206 | |
| 1304 | + | charged upon any funds other than the pledged revenues or other 1207 | |
| 1305 | + | receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in sections 3-1208 | |
| 1306 | + | 21a, 3-27a, 3-27f, 12-458 and 12-458d, subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, 1209 | |
| 1307 | + | sections 13a-175p to 13a-175u, inclusive, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, 1210 | |
| 1308 | + | sections 13b-59, as amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to 1211 | |
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| 1311 | + | 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, and 13b-80, subsection (a) of 1212 | |
| 1312 | + | section 13b-97, subsection (a) of section 14-12, except for subdivision (2) 1213 | |
| 1313 | + | of said subsection (a), sections 14-15, 14-16a and 14-21c, subsection (a) 1214 | |
| 1314 | + | of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection (b) of section 14-35, 1215 | |
| 1315 | + | subsection (a) of section 14-41, section 14-41a, subsection (a) of section 1216 | |
| 1316 | + | 14-44, sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49 and 14-50, subsection (a) of section 1217 | |
| 1317 | + | 14-50a, sections 14-52 and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, 1218 | |
| 1318 | + | subsection (e) of section 14-67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l and 14-69, 1219 | |
| 1319 | + | subsection [(e)] (f) of section 14-73, as amended by this act, subsection 1220 | |
| 1320 | + | (c) of section 14-96q, as amended by this act, sections 14-103a and 14-1221 | |
| 1321 | + | 160, subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192, 1222 | |
| 1322 | + | sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, subsection (b) of section 14-382 and 1223 | |
| 1323 | + | sections 15-14 and 16-299, nor shall the state or any political subdivision 1224 | |
| 1324 | + | thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such 1225 | |
| 1325 | + | pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor 1226 | |
| 1326 | + | as provided in said sections. As part of the contract of the state with the 1227 | |
| 1327 | + | owners of said bonds and bond anticipation notes, all amounts 1228 | |
| 1328 | + | necessary for punctual payment of the debt service requirements with 1229 | |
| 1329 | + | respect to such bonds and bond anticipation notes shall be deemed to 1230 | |
| 1330 | + | be appropriated, but only from the sources pledged pursuant to said 1231 | |
| 1331 | + | sections, upon the authorization of issuance of such bonds and bond 1232 | |
| 1332 | + | anticipation notes by the State Bond Commission, or the filing of a 1233 | |
| 1333 | + | certificate of determination by the Treasurer in accordance with 1234 | |
| 1334 | + | subsection (c) of this section, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal 1235 | |
| 1335 | + | and interest as the same shall accrue, but only from such sources. The 1236 | |
| 1336 | + | issuance of bonds or bond anticipation notes issued under sections 13b-1237 | |
| 1337 | + | 74 to 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, shall not directly or 1238 | |
| 1338 | + | indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision 1239 | |
| 1339 | + | thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor, 1240 | |
| 1340 | + | except for taxes included in the pledged revenues, or to make any 1241 | |
| 1341 | + | additional appropriation for their payment. Such bonds and bond 1242 | |
| 1342 | + | anticipation notes shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, 1243 | |
| 1343 | + | legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political 1244 | |
| 1344 | + | subdivision thereof other than the pledged revenues or other receipts, 1245 | |
| 1345 | + | funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in sections 3-21a, 3-27a, 1246 | |
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| 1348 | + | 3-27f, 12-458 and 12-458d, subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, sections 13a-1247 | |
| 1349 | + | 175p to 13a-175u, inclusive, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, sections 13b-1248 | |
| 1350 | + | 59, as amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to 13b-77, as 1249 | |
| 1351 | + | amended by this act, inclusive, and 13b-80, subsection (a) of section 13b-1250 | |
| 1352 | + | 97, subsection (a) of section 14-12, except for subdivision (2) of said 1251 | |
| 1353 | + | subsection (a), sections 14-15, 14-16a and 14-21c, subsection (a) of section 1252 | |
| 1354 | + | 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection (b) of section 14-35, subsection (a) of 1253 | |
| 1355 | + | section 14-41, section 14-41a, subsection (a) of section 14-44, sections 14-1254 | |
| 1356 | + | 47, 14-48b, 14-49 and 14-50, subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-1255 | |
| 1357 | + | 52 and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14-1256 | |
| 1358 | + | 67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l and 14-69, subsection [(e)] (f) of section 1257 | |
| 1359 | + | 14-73, as amended by this act, subsection (c) of section 14-96q, as 1258 | |
| 1360 | + | amended by this act, sections 14-103a and 14-160, subsection (a) of 1259 | |
| 1361 | + | section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192, sections 14-319, 14-320 1260 | |
| 1362 | + | and 14-381, subsection (b) of section 14-382 and section 15-14, and the 1261 | |
| 1363 | + | substance of such limitation shall be plainly stated on the face of each 1262 | |
| 1364 | + | such bond and bond anticipation note. Bonds and bond anticipation 1263 | |
| 1365 | + | notes issued pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, as amended by this 1264 | |
| 1366 | + | act, inclusive, shall not be subject to any statutory limitation on the 1265 | |
| 1367 | + | indebtedness of the state, and, when issued, shall not be included in 1266 | |
| 1368 | + | computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to 1267 | |
| 1369 | + | the extent of any such limitation. 1268 | |
| 1370 | + | Sec. 25. Subsection (c) of section 13b-77 of the general statutes is 1269 | |
| 1371 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1270 | |
| 1372 | + | 1, 2021): 1271 | |
| 1373 | + | (c) The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent 1272 | |
| 1374 | + | owners and transferees of bonds and bond anticipation notes issued by 1273 | |
| 1375 | + | the state pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, as amended by this act, 1274 | |
| 1376 | + | inclusive, in consideration of the acceptance of the payment for the 1275 | |
| 1377 | + | bonds and bond anticipation notes, until such bonds and bond 1276 | |
| 1378 | + | anticipation notes, together with the interest thereon, with interest on 1277 | |
| 1379 | + | any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expenses in 1278 | |
| 1380 | + | connection with any action or proceeding on behalf of such owners, are 1279 | |
| 1381 | + | fully met and discharged, or unless expressly permitted or otherwise 1280 | |
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| 582 | - | by a notary public, a commissioner of the Superior Court or other 475 | |
| 583 | - | individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments, a power of 476 | |
| 584 | - | attorney used to support an application for or transfer of a certificate of 477 | |
| 585 | - | title by an insurance company or its agent shall only require the 478 | |
| 586 | - | signature or electronic signature of the insured who has received or is 479 | |
| 587 | - | to receive a total loss settlement of a claim for damage or theft from the 480 | |
| 588 | - | insurance company. 481 | |
| 589 | - | [(g)] (i) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles [shall] may adopt 482 | |
| 590 | - | regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 483 | |
| 591 | - | implement the provisions of this section. 484 | |
| 592 | - | Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 14-20b of the general statutes is 485 | |
| 593 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 486 | |
| 594 | - | 1, 2021): 487 | |
| 595 | - | (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, at the request of any veteran 488 | |
| 596 | - | or member of the armed forces or the surviving spouse of such veteran 489 | |
| 597 | - | or member, shall register any motor vehicle owned or leased for a period 490 | |
| 598 | - | of at least one year by such person and shall issue a special certificate of 491 | |
| 599 | - | registration and a set of number plates for each such motor vehicle, 492 | |
| 600 | - | including a special certificate of registration and a set of number plates 493 | |
| 601 | - | for any motor vehicle used exclusively for farming purposes by any 494 | |
| 602 | - | veteran or member of the armed forces, or the surviving spouse of such 495 | |
| 603 | - | veteran or member, who is engaged in agricultural production as a trade 496 | |
| 604 | - | or business. The plates shall expire and be renewed as provided in 497 | |
| 605 | - | section 14-22. The commissioner shall charge a fee for such plates, which 498 | |
| 606 | - | fee shall cover the entire cost of making such plates and shall be in 499 | |
| 607 | - | addition to the fee for registration of such motor vehicle. The 500 | |
| 608 | - | commissioner shall charge a fee of fifteen dollars to replace such plates 501 | |
| 609 | - | that become mutilated or illegible. As used in this subsection, "member 502 | |
| 610 | - | of the armed forces" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103 503 | |
| 611 | - | and "veteran" means any person (1) honorably discharged from, or 504 | |
| 612 | - | released under honorable conditions from active service in, the armed 505 | |
| 613 | - | forces, or (2) with a qualifying condition, as defined in section 27-103, 506 | |
| 614 | - | who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable 507 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 1384 | + | authorized by the terms of each contract and agreement made or entered 1281 | |
| 1385 | + | into by or on behalf of the state with or for the benefit of such owners, 1282 | |
| 1386 | + | that the state will impose, charge, raise, levy, collect and apply the 1283 | |
| 1387 | + | pledged revenues and other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the 1284 | |
| 1388 | + | payment of debt service requirements as provided in sections 13b-74 to 1285 | |
| 1389 | + | 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, in such amounts as may be 1286 | |
| 1390 | + | necessary to pay such debt service requirements in each year in which 1287 | |
| 1391 | + | bonds or bond anticipation notes are outstanding and further, that the 1288 | |
| 1392 | + | state (1) will not limit or alter the duties imposed on the Treasurer and 1289 | |
| 1393 | + | other officers of the state by sections 3-21a, 3-27a, 3-27f, 12-458 and 12-1290 | |
| 1394 | + | 458d, subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, sections 13a-175p to 13a-175u, 1291 | |
| 1395 | + | inclusive, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, sections 13b-59, as amended 1292 | |
| 1396 | + | by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to 13b-77, as amended by this 1293 | |
| 1397 | + | act, inclusive, and 13b-80, subsection (a) of section 13b-97, subsection (a) 1294 | |
| 1398 | + | of section 14-12, except for subdivision (2) of said subsection (a), sections 1295 | |
| 1399 | + | 14-15, 14-16a and 14-21c, subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, 1296 | |
| 1400 | + | subsection (b) of section 14-35, subsection (a) of section 14-41, section 14-1297 | |
| 1401 | + | 41a, subsection (a) of section 14-44, sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49 and 14-1298 | |
| 1402 | + | 50, subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-52 and 14-58, subsection 1299 | |
| 1403 | + | (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14-67, sections 14-67a, 14-1300 | |
| 1404 | + | 67d, 14-67l and 14-69, subsection [(e)] (f) of section 14-73, as amended by 1301 | |
| 1405 | + | this act, subsection (c) of section 14-96q, as amended by this act, sections 1302 | |
| 1406 | + | 14-103a and 14-160, subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of 1303 | |
| 1407 | + | section 14-192, sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, subsection (b) of 1304 | |
| 1408 | + | section 14-382 and section 15-14 and by the proceedings authorizing the 1305 | |
| 1409 | + | issuance of bonds with respect to application of pledged revenues or 1306 | |
| 1410 | + | other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt service 1307 | |
| 1411 | + | requirements as provided in said sections; (2) will not issue any bonds, 1308 | |
| 1412 | + | notes or other evidences of indebtedness, other than the bonds and bond 1309 | |
| 1413 | + | anticipation notes, having any rights arising out of said sections or 1310 | |
| 1414 | + | secured by any pledge of or other lien or charge on the pledged revenues 1311 | |
| 1415 | + | or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt 1312 | |
| 1416 | + | service requirements as provided in said sections; (3) will not create or 1313 | |
| 1417 | + | cause to be created any lien or charge on such pledged amounts, other 1314 | |
| 1418 | + | than a lien or pledge created thereon pursuant to said sections, provided 1315 | |
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| 1421 | + | nothing in this subsection shall prevent the state from issuing evidences 1316 | |
| 1422 | + | of indebtedness (A) which are secured by a pledge or lien which is and 1317 | |
| 1423 | + | shall on the face thereof be expressly subordinate and junior in all 1318 | |
| 1424 | + | respects to every lien and pledge created by or pursuant to said sections; 1319 | |
| 1425 | + | or (B) for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged and which 1320 | |
| 1426 | + | are not expressly secured by any specific lien or charge on such pledged 1321 | |
| 1427 | + | amounts; or (C) which are secured by a pledge of or lien on moneys or 1322 | |
| 1428 | + | funds derived on or after such date as every pledge or lien thereon 1323 | |
| 1429 | + | created by or pursuant to said sections shall be discharged and satisfied; 1324 | |
| 1430 | + | (4) will carry out and perform, or cause to be carried out and performed, 1325 | |
| 1431 | + | each and every promise, covenant, agreement or contract made or 1326 | |
| 1432 | + | entered into by the state or on its behalf with the owners of any bonds 1327 | |
| 1433 | + | or bond anticipation notes; (5) will not in any way impair the rights, 1328 | |
| 1434 | + | exemptions or remedies of such owners; and (6) will not limit, modify, 1329 | |
| 1435 | + | rescind, repeal or otherwise alter the rights or obligations of the 1330 | |
| 1436 | + | appropriate officers of the state to impose, maintain, charge or collect 1331 | |
| 1437 | + | the taxes, fees, charges and other receipts constituting the pledged 1332 | |
| 1438 | + | revenues as may be necessary to produce sufficient revenues to fulfill 1333 | |
| 1439 | + | the terms of the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds, 1334 | |
| 1440 | + | including pledged revenue coverage requirements, and provided 1335 | |
| 1441 | + | nothing herein shall preclude the state from exercising its power, 1336 | |
| 1442 | + | through a change in law, to limit, modify, rescind, repeal or otherwise 1337 | |
| 1443 | + | alter the character or amount of such pledged revenues or to substitute 1338 | |
| 1444 | + | like or different sources of taxes, fees, charges or other receipts as 1339 | |
| 1445 | + | pledged revenues if, for the ensuing fiscal year, as evidenced by the 1340 | |
| 1446 | + | proposed or adopted budget of the state with respect to the Special 1341 | |
| 1447 | + | Transportation Fund, the projected revenues meet or exceed the 1342 | |
| 1448 | + | estimated expenses of the Special Transportation Fund including 1343 | |
| 1449 | + | accumulated deficits, if any, debt service requirements and any pledged 1344 | |
| 1450 | + | revenue coverage requirement. The State Bond Commission is 1345 | |
| 1451 | + | authorized to include this covenant of the state in any agreement with 1346 | |
| 1452 | + | the owner of any such bonds or bond anticipation notes. 1347 | |
| 1453 | + | Sec. 26. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 1348 | |
| 1454 | + | shall study compliance with the laws regarding the sale and repair of 1349 | |
| 1455 | + | fire apparatus in the state. Such study shall include, but need not be 1350 | |
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| 1458 | + | limited to, (1) the number of times in the last five years that the 1351 | |
| 1459 | + | commissioner imposed a civil penalty pursuant to section 14-51a of the 1352 | |
| 1460 | + | general statutes or conducted investigations and held hearings pursuant 1353 | |
| 1461 | + | to section 14-65k of the general statutes with regards to the sale or repair 1354 | |
| 1462 | + | of fire apparatus, (2) the number of times in the last five years that the 1355 | |
| 1463 | + | commissioner requested the Attorney General apply to the Superior 1356 | |
| 1464 | + | Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and 1357 | |
| 1465 | + | enjoining a person or entity selling or repairing fire apparatus from 1358 | |
| 1466 | + | violating sections 14-51 to 14-65j, inclusive, of the general statutes, (3) a 1359 | |
| 1467 | + | summary of all complaints received regarding the sale or repair of fire 1360 | |
| 1468 | + | apparatus, and (4) any recommendations for legislation to ensure any 1361 | |
| 1469 | + | person, firm or corporation selling or repairing fire apparatus is 1362 | |
| 1470 | + | properly licensed by the commissioner. Not later than February 1, 2022, 1363 | |
| 1471 | + | the commissioner shall submit a report on its findings and any 1364 | |
| 1472 | + | recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General 1365 | |
| 1473 | + | Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in 1366 | |
| 1474 | + | accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 1367 | |
| 1475 | + | Sec. 27. Subsection (a) of section 14-44e of the general statutes is 1368 | |
| 1476 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1369 | |
| 1477 | + | 1, 2021): 1370 | |
| 1478 | + | (a) (1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not issue a 1371 | |
| 1479 | + | commercial driver's license to any person unless such person is a 1372 | |
| 1480 | + | resident of this state and has passed a knowledge and skills test for 1373 | |
| 1481 | + | driving a commercial motor vehicle which complies with the minimum 1374 | |
| 1482 | + | federal standards established by 49 CFR 383, Subparts G and H, as 1375 | |
| 1483 | + | amended, and has satisfied all other requirements of this section and 1376 | |
| 1484 | + | sections 14-44b, 14-44c and 14-44g, in addition to other requirements for 1377 | |
| 1485 | + | an operator's license imposed by the general statutes and regulations of 1378 | |
| 1486 | + | the commissioner. 1379 | |
| 1487 | + | (2) On and after February 7, 2022, the commissioner shall not (A) 1380 | |
| 1488 | + | administer a commercial driver's license skills test to a person who is 1381 | |
| 1489 | + | applying for or upgrading to a class A or class B commercial driver's 1382 | |
| 1490 | + | license, or applying for a "P" or "S" endorsement, until the commissioner 1383 | |
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| 1494 | + | such person has undergone the entry level driver training required 1385 | |
| 1495 | + | under 49 CFR Part 380, as amended from time to time, and (B) 1386 | |
| 1496 | + | administer a commercial driver's license knowledge test to any person 1387 | |
| 1497 | + | who is applying for a "H" endorsement until the commissioner has 1388 | |
| 1498 | + | verified with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that such 1389 | |
| 1499 | + | person has undergone the entry level driver training required under 49 1390 | |
| 1500 | + | CFR Part 380, as amended from time to time. The provisions of this 1391 | |
| 1501 | + | subdivision shall not apply to any person who is exempt under 49 CFR 1392 | |
| 1502 | + | Part 383, as amended from time to time. 1393 | |
| 1503 | + | Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 14-42a of the general statutes is 1394 | |
| 1504 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1395 | |
| 1505 | + | 1, 2021): 1396 | |
| 1506 | + | (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner of 1397 | |
| 1507 | + | Administrative Services shall enter into an agreement with one or more 1398 | |
| 1508 | + | federally designated organ and tissue procurement organizations to 1399 | |
| 1509 | + | provide to such organizations access to the names, dates of birth and 1400 | |
| 1510 | + | other pertinent information of holders of operator's licenses, instruction 1401 | |
| 1511 | + | permits and identity cards issued pursuant to section 1-1h who have 1402 | |
| 1512 | + | registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles an intent to become 1403 | |
| 1513 | + | organ and tissue donors. Such access shall be provided in a manner and 1404 | |
| 1514 | + | form to be determined by the commissioners, following consultation 1405 | |
| 1515 | + | with such organizations, and may include electronic transmission of 1406 | |
| 1516 | + | initial information and periodic updating of information. The 1407 | |
| 1517 | + | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not charge a fee for such access 1408 | |
| 1518 | + | pursuant to section 14-50a, but may charge such organizations 1409 | |
| 1519 | + | reasonable administrative costs. Information provided to such 1410 | |
| 1520 | + | organizations shall be used solely for identifying such [license] holders 1411 | |
| 1521 | + | as organ and tissue donors. 1412 | |
| 1522 | + | Sec. 29. Section 14-215a of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 1413 | |
| 1523 | + | October 1, 2021) 1414 | |
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| 659 | - | by such chief executive officer or successor. The chief executive officer 540 | |
| 660 | - | of each volunteer fire department or company, [or] organized civil 541 | |
| 661 | - | preparedness auxiliary fire company or volunteer ambulance 542 | |
| 662 | - | association or company shall keep on file, on forms provided by the 543 | |
| 663 | - | commissioner, the names and addresses of members who have been 544 | |
| 664 | - | authorized to use a flashing blue light or lights as provided in this 545 | |
| 665 | - | subsection. Such listing shall also designate the registration number of 546 | |
| 666 | - | the motor vehicle on which authorized a flashing blue light or lights are 547 | |
| 667 | - | to be used. 548 | |
| 668 | - | [(d) A green light or lights, including a flashing green light or lights, 549 | |
| 669 | - | may be used on a motor vehicle operated by an active member of a 550 | |
| 670 | - | volunteer ambulance association or company who has been issued a 551 | |
| 671 | - | permit by the chief executive officer of such association or company to 552 | |
| 672 | - | use such a light or lights, while on the way to or at the scene of an 553 | |
| 673 | - | emergency requiring such member's services. Such permit shall be on a 554 | |
| 674 | - | form provided by the commissioner and may be revoked by such chief 555 | |
| 675 | - | executive officer or successor. The chief executive officer of each 556 | |
| 676 | - | volunteer ambulance association or company shall keep on file, on 557 | |
| 677 | - | forms provided by the commissioner, the names and addresses of 558 | |
| 678 | - | members who have been authorized to use a flashing green light or 559 | |
| 679 | - | lights as provided in this subsection. Such listing shall also designate the 560 | |
| 680 | - | registration number of the vehicle on which the authorized flashing 561 | |
| 681 | - | green lights are to be used.] 562 | |
| 682 | - | [(e)] (d) The commissioner may issue a permit for a flashing red light 563 | |
| 683 | - | or lights which may be used on a motor vehicle or equipment (1) used 564 | |
| 684 | - | by paid fire chiefs and their deputies and assistants, up to a total of five 565 | |
| 685 | - | individuals per department, (2) used by volunteer fire chiefs and their 566 | |
| 686 | - | deputies and assistants, up to a total of five individuals per department, 567 | |
| 687 | - | (3) used by members of the fire police on a stationary vehicle as a 568 | |
| 688 | - | warning signal during traffic directing operations at the scene of a fire 569 | |
| 689 | - | or emergency, (4) used by chief executive officers of emergency medical 570 | |
| 690 | - | service organizations, as defined in section 19a-175, the first or second 571 | |
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| 698 | - | an organization that is a municipal or volunteer or licensed 573 | |
| 699 | - | organization, (5) used by local fire marshals, or (6) used by directors of 574 | |
| 700 | - | emergency management. 575 | |
| 701 | - | [(f)] (e) The commissioner may issue a permit for a yellow or amber 576 | |
| 702 | - | light or lights, including a flashing yellow or amber light or lights, which 577 | |
| 703 | - | may be used on motor vehicles or equipment that are (1) specified in 578 | |
| 704 | - | subsection [(e)] (d) of this section, (2) maintenance vehicles, or (3) 579 | |
| 705 | - | vehicles transporting or escorting any vehicle or load or combinations 580 | |
| 706 | - | thereof, which is or are either oversize or overweight, or both, and being 581 | |
| 707 | - | operated or traveling under a permit issued by the Commissioner of 582 | |
| 708 | - | Transportation pursuant to section 14-270. A yellow or amber light or 583 | |
| 709 | - | lights, including a flashing yellow or amber light or lights, may be used 584 | |
| 710 | - | without obtaining a permit from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 585 | |
| 711 | - | on wreckers registered pursuant to section 14-66, on vehicles of carriers 586 | |
| 712 | - | in rural mail delivery service or on vehicles operated by construction 587 | |
| 713 | - | inspectors employed by the state of Connecticut, authorized by the 588 | |
| 714 | - | Commissioner of Transportation, used during the performance of 589 | |
| 715 | - | inspections on behalf of the state. The Commissioner of Transportation 590 | |
| 716 | - | shall maintain a list of such authorized construction inspectors, 591 | |
| 717 | - | including the name and address of each inspector and the registration 592 | |
| 718 | - | number for each vehicle on which the lights are to be used. 593 | |
| 719 | - | [(g)] (f) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may issue a permit for 594 | |
| 720 | - | a white light or lights, including a flashing white light or lights, which 595 | |
| 721 | - | may be used on a motor vehicle or equipment as specified in subdivision 596 | |
| 722 | - | (1), (2), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection [(e)] (d) of this section. A vehicle being 597 | |
| 723 | - | operated by a member of a volunteer fire department or company or a 598 | |
| 724 | - | volunteer emergency medical technician may use flashing white head 599 | |
| 725 | - | lamps, provided such member or emergency medical technician is on 600 | |
| 726 | - | the way to the scene of a fire or medical emergency and has received 601 | |
| 727 | - | written authorization from the chief law enforcement officer of the 602 | |
| 728 | - | municipality to use such head lamps. Such head lamps shall only be 603 | |
| 729 | - | used within the municipality granting such authorization or from a 604 | |
| 730 | - | personal residence or place of employment, if located in an adjoining 605 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 737 | - | municipality. Such authorization may be revoked for use of such head 606 | |
| 738 | - | lamps in violation of this subdivision. For the purposes of this 607 | |
| 739 | - | subsection, the term "flashing white lights" shall not include the 608 | |
| 740 | - | simultaneous flashing of head lamps. 609 | |
| 741 | - | [(h)] (g) The commissioner may issue a permit for emergency 610 | |
| 742 | - | vehicles, as defined in subsection (a) of section 14-283, to use a blue, red, 611 | |
| 743 | - | yellow, or white light or lights, including a flashing light or lights or any 612 | |
| 744 | - | combination thereof, except as provided in subsection (j) of this section. 613 | |
| 745 | - | [(i)] (h) The commissioner may issue a permit for ambulances, as 614 | |
| 746 | - | defined in section 19a-175, which may, in addition to the flashing light 615 | |
| 747 | - | or lights allowed in subsection [(h)] (g) of this section, use flashing lights 616 | |
| 748 | - | of other colors specified by federal requirements for the manufacture of 617 | |
| 749 | - | an ambulance. If the commissioner issues a permit for any ambulance, 618 | |
| 750 | - | such permit shall be issued at the time of registration and upon each 619 | |
| 751 | - | renewal of such registration. 620 | |
| 752 | - | [(j)] (i) A green, yellow or amber light or lights, including a flashing 621 | |
| 753 | - | green, yellow or amber light or lights or any combination thereof, may 622 | |
| 754 | - | be used on a maintenance vehicle owned and operated by the 623 | |
| 755 | - | Department of Transportation. 624 | |
| 756 | - | [(k)] (j) No person, other than a police officer or inspector of the 625 | |
| 757 | - | Department of Motor Vehicles operating a state or local police vehicle, 626 | |
| 758 | - | shall operate a motor vehicle displaying a steady blue or steady red 627 | |
| 759 | - | illuminated light or both steady blue and steady red illuminated lights 628 | |
| 760 | - | that are visible externally from the front of the vehicle. 629 | |
| 761 | - | [(l)] (k) Use of colored and flashing lights except as authorized by this 630 | |
| 762 | - | section shall be an infraction. 631 | |
| 763 | - | Sec. 11. Subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 14-36 of the general 632 | |
| 764 | - | statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 633 | |
| 765 | - | (Effective October 1, 2021): 634 | |
| 766 | - | (b) (1) A person eighteen years of age or older who does not hold a 635 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 773 | - | motor vehicle operator's license may not operate a motor vehicle on the 636 | |
| 774 | - | public highways of the state for the purpose of instruction until such 637 | |
| 775 | - | person has applied for and obtained an adult instruction permit from 638 | |
| 776 | - | the commissioner. Such person shall not be eligible for an adult 639 | |
| 777 | - | instruction permit if such person has had a motor vehicle operator's 640 | |
| 778 | - | license or privilege suspended or revoked. An applicant for an adult 641 | |
| 779 | - | instruction permit shall, as a condition to receiving such permit, pass a 642 | |
| 780 | - | vision screening conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles or 643 | |
| 781 | - | submit to the commissioner the results of a vision examination 644 | |
| 782 | - | conducted by a licensed medical professional, as defined in section 14-645 | |
| 783 | - | 46b. Such medical professional shall certify that the applicant meets the 646 | |
| 784 | - | vision standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 647 | |
| 785 | - | 14-45a, as amended by this act. An adult instruction permit shall entitle 648 | |
| 786 | - | the holder, while such holder has the permit in his or her immediate 649 | |
| 787 | - | possession, to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways, provided 650 | |
| 788 | - | such holder is under the instruction of, and accompanied by, a person 651 | |
| 789 | - | who holds an instructor's license issued under the provisions of section 652 | |
| 790 | - | 14-73 or a person twenty years of age or older who has been licensed to 653 | |
| 791 | - | operate, for at least four years preceding the instruction, a motor vehicle 654 | |
| 792 | - | of the same class as the motor vehicle being operated and who has not 655 | |
| 793 | - | had his or her motor vehicle operator's license suspended by the 656 | |
| 794 | - | commissioner during the four-year period preceding the instruction. 657 | |
| 795 | - | The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not issue a motor vehicle 658 | |
| 796 | - | operator's license to any person holding an adult instruction permit who 659 | |
| 797 | - | has held such permit for less than ninety days unless such person (A) is 660 | |
| 798 | - | a member of the armed forces on active duty outside the state, or (B) has 661 | |
| 799 | - | previously held a motor vehicle operator's license. (2) A person holding 662 | |
| 800 | - | a valid out-of-state motor vehicle operator's license may operate a motor 663 | |
| 801 | - | vehicle for a period of thirty days following such person's establishment 664 | |
| 802 | - | of residence in Connecticut, if the motor vehicle is of the same class as 665 | |
| 803 | - | that for which his or her out-of-state motor vehicle operator's license 666 | |
| 804 | - | was issued. (3) No person may cause or permit the operation of a motor 667 | |
| 805 | - | vehicle by a person under sixteen years of age. 668 | |
| 806 | - | (c) (1) A person who is sixteen or seventeen years of age and who has 669 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 813 | - | not had a motor vehicle operator's license or right to operate a motor 670 | |
| 814 | - | vehicle in this state suspended or revoked may apply to the 671 | |
| 815 | - | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for a youth instruction permit. The 672 | |
| 816 | - | commissioner may issue a youth instruction permit to an applicant after 673 | |
| 817 | - | the applicant has (A) passed a [vision screening and] test as to 674 | |
| 818 | - | knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the 675 | |
| 819 | - | road, (B) has paid the fee required by subsection (v) of section 14-49, (C) 676 | |
| 820 | - | has passed a vision screening conducted by the Department of Motor 677 | |
| 821 | - | Vehicles or submitted to the commissioner the results of a vision 678 | |
| 822 | - | examination conducted by a licensed medical professional, as defined 679 | |
| 823 | - | in section 14-46b, that certifies that the applicant meets the vision 680 | |
| 824 | - | standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 14-45a, 681 | |
| 825 | - | as amended by this act, and (D) has filed a certificate, in such form as 682 | |
| 826 | - | the commissioner prescribes, requesting or consenting to the issuance of 683 | |
| 827 | - | the youth instruction permit and the motor vehicle operator's license, 684 | |
| 828 | - | signed by [(A)] (i) one or both parents or foster parents of the applicant, 685 | |
| 829 | - | as the commissioner requires, [(B)] (ii) the legal guardian of the 686 | |
| 830 | - | applicant, [(C)] (iii) the applicant's spouse, if the spouse is eighteen years 687 | |
| 831 | - | of age or older, or [(D)] (iv) if the applicant has no qualified spouse and 688 | |
| 832 | - | such applicant's parent or foster parent or legal guardian is deceased, 689 | |
| 833 | - | incapable, domiciled outside of this state or otherwise unavailable or 690 | |
| 834 | - | unable to sign or file the certificate, the applicant's stepparent, 691 | |
| 835 | - | grandparent, or uncle or aunt by blood or marriage, provided such 692 | |
| 836 | - | person is eighteen years of age or older. The commissioner may, for the 693 | |
| 837 | - | more efficient administration of the commissioner's duties, appoint any 694 | |
| 838 | - | drivers' school licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-695 | |
| 839 | - | 69 or any secondary school providing instruction in motor vehicle 696 | |
| 840 | - | operation and highway safety in accordance with section 14-36e to issue 697 | |
| 841 | - | a youth instruction permit, subject to such standards and requirements 698 | |
| 842 | - | as the commissioner may prescribe in regulations adopted in 699 | |
| 843 | - | accordance with chapter 54. Each youth instruction permit shall expire 700 | |
| 844 | - | two years from the date of issuance or on the date the holder of the 701 | |
| 845 | - | permit is issued a motor vehicle operator's license, whichever is earlier. 702 | |
| 846 | - | Any holder of a youth instruction permit who attains eighteen years of 703 | |
| 847 | - | age may retain such permit until the expiration of such permit. (2) The 704 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 854 | - | youth instruction permit shall entitle the holder, while such holder has 705 | |
| 855 | - | the permit in his or her immediate possession, to operate a motor vehicle 706 | |
| 856 | - | on the public highways, provided such holder is under the instruction 707 | |
| 857 | - | of, and accompanied by, a person who holds an instructor's license 708 | |
| 858 | - | issued under the provisions of section 14-73 or a person twenty years of 709 | |
| 859 | - | age or older who has been licensed to operate, for at least four years 710 | |
| 860 | - | preceding the instruction, a motor vehicle of the same class as the motor 711 | |
| 861 | - | vehicle being operated and who has not had his or her motor vehicle 712 | |
| 862 | - | operator's license suspended by the commissioner during the four-year 713 | |
| 863 | - | period preceding the instruction. (3) Unless the holder of the permit is 714 | |
| 864 | - | under the instruction of and accompanied by a person who holds an 715 | |
| 865 | - | instructor's license issued under the provisions of section 14-73, no 716 | |
| 866 | - | passenger in addition to the person providing instruction shall be 717 | |
| 867 | - | transported unless such passenger is a parent or legal guardian of the 718 | |
| 868 | - | holder of the permit. (4) The holder of a youth instruction permit who 719 | |
| 869 | - | (A) is an active member of a certified ambulance service, as defined in 720 | |
| 870 | - | section 19a-175, (B) has commenced an emergency vehicle operator's 721 | |
| 871 | - | course that conforms to the national standard curriculum developed by 722 | |
| 872 | - | the United States Department of Transportation, and (C) has had state 723 | |
| 873 | - | and national criminal history records checks conducted by the certified 724 | |
| 874 | - | ambulance service or by the municipality in which such ambulance 725 | |
| 875 | - | service is provided, shall be exempt from the provisions of subdivisions 726 | |
| 876 | - | (2) and (3) of this subsection only when such holder is [en route] driving 727 | |
| 877 | - | to or from the location of the ambulance for purposes of responding to 728 | |
| 878 | - | an emergency call. (5) The commissioner may revoke any youth 729 | |
| 879 | - | instruction permit used in violation of the limitations imposed by 730 | |
| 880 | - | subdivision (2) or (3) of this subsection. 731 | |
| 881 | - | (d) (1) No motor vehicle operator's license shall be issued to any 732 | |
| 882 | - | applicant who is sixteen or seventeen years of age unless the applicant 733 | |
| 883 | - | has held a youth instruction permit and has satisfied the requirements 734 | |
| 884 | - | specified in this subsection. The applicant shall (A) present to the 735 | |
| 885 | - | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles a certificate of the successful 736 | |
| 886 | - | completion (i) in a public secondary school, a technical education and 737 | |
| 887 | - | career school or a private secondary school of a full course of study in 738 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 894 | - | motor vehicle operation prepared as provided in section 14-36e, (ii) of 739 | |
| 895 | - | training of similar nature provided by a licensed drivers' school 740 | |
| 896 | - | approved by the commissioner, or (iii) of home training in accordance 741 | |
| 897 | - | with subdivision (2) of this subsection, including, in each case, or by a 742 | |
| 898 | - | combination of such types of training, successful completion of: Not less 743 | |
| 899 | - | than forty clock hours of behind-the-wheel, on-the-road instruction for 744 | |
| 900 | - | applicants to whom a youth instruction permit is issued on or after 745 | |
| 901 | - | August 1, 2008; (B) present to the commissioner a certificate of the 746 | |
| 902 | - | successful completion of a course of not less than eight hours relative to 747 | |
| 903 | - | safe driving practices, including a minimum of four hours on the nature 748 | |
| 904 | - | and the medical, biological and physiological effects of alcohol and 749 | |
| 905 | - | drugs and their impact on the operator of a motor vehicle, the dangers 750 | |
| 906 | - | associated with the operation of a motor vehicle after the consumption 751 | |
| 907 | - | of alcohol or drugs by the operator, the problems of alcohol and drug 752 | |
| 908 | - | abuse and the penalties for alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle 753 | |
| 909 | - | violations; and (C) pass an examination which may include a 754 | |
| 910 | - | comprehensive test as to knowledge of the laws concerning motor 755 | |
| 911 | - | vehicles and the rules of the road in addition to the test required under 756 | |
| 912 | - | subsection (c) of this section and shall include an on-the-road skills test 757 | |
| 913 | - | as prescribed by the commissioner. At the time of application and 758 | |
| 914 | - | examination for a motor vehicle operator's license, an applicant sixteen 759 | |
| 915 | - | or seventeen years of age shall have held a youth instruction permit for 760 | |
| 916 | - | not less than one hundred eighty days, except that an applicant who 761 | |
| 917 | - | presents a certificate under subparagraph (A)(i) or subparagraph (A)(ii) 762 | |
| 918 | - | of this subdivision shall have held a youth instruction permit for not less 763 | |
| 919 | - | than one hundred twenty days and an applicant who is undergoing 764 | |
| 920 | - | training and instruction by the driver training unit for persons with 765 | |
| 921 | - | disabilities in accordance with the provisions of section 14-11b shall 766 | |
| 922 | - | have held such permit for the period of time required by said unit. The 767 | |
| 923 | - | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall approve the content of the safe 768 | |
| 924 | - | driving instruction at drivers' schools, high schools and other secondary 769 | |
| 925 | - | schools. Subject to such standards and requirements as the 770 | |
| 926 | - | commissioner may impose, the commissioner may authorize any 771 | |
| 927 | - | drivers' school, licensed in good standing in accordance with the 772 | |
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| 935 | - | program authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 14-36e, to 774 | |
| 936 | - | administer the comprehensive test as to knowledge of the laws 775 | |
| 937 | - | concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the road, required pursuant 776 | |
| 938 | - | to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, as part of the safe driving 777 | |
| 939 | - | practices course required pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this 778 | |
| 940 | - | subdivision, and to certify to the commissioner, under oath, the results 779 | |
| 941 | - | of each such test administered. Such hours of instruction required by 780 | |
| 942 | - | this subdivision shall be included as part of or in addition to any existing 781 | |
| 943 | - | instruction programs. Any fee charged for the course required under 782 | |
| 944 | - | subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall not exceed one hundred fifty 783 | |
| 945 | - | dollars. Any applicant sixteen or seventeen years of age who, while a 784 | |
| 946 | - | resident of another state, completed the course required in 785 | |
| 947 | - | subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, but did not complete the safe 786 | |
| 948 | - | driving course required in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, shall 787 | |
| 949 | - | complete the safe driving course. The commissioner may waive any 788 | |
| 950 | - | requirement in this subdivision, except for that in subparagraph (C) of 789 | |
| 951 | - | this subdivision, in the case of an applicant sixteen or seventeen years 790 | |
| 952 | - | of age who holds a valid motor vehicle operator's license issued by any 791 | |
| 953 | - | other state, provided the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant has 792 | |
| 954 | - | received training and instruction of a similar nature. 793 | |
| 955 | - | (2) The commissioner may accept as evidence of sufficient training 794 | |
| 956 | - | under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection home 795 | |
| 957 | - | training as evidenced by a written statement signed by the spouse of a 796 | |
| 958 | - | married minor applicant, or by a parent, grandparent, foster parent or 797 | |
| 959 | - | legal guardian of an applicant which states that the applicant has 798 | |
| 960 | - | obtained a youth instruction permit and has successfully completed a 799 | |
| 961 | - | driving course taught by the person signing the statement, that the 800 | |
| 962 | - | signer has had an operator's license for at least four years preceding the 801 | |
| 963 | - | date of the statement, and that the signer has not had such license 802 | |
| 964 | - | suspended by the commissioner for at least four years preceding the 803 | |
| 965 | - | date of the statement or, if the applicant has no spouse, parent, 804 | |
| 966 | - | grandparent, foster parent or guardian so qualified and available to give 805 | |
| 967 | - | the instruction, a statement signed by the applicant's stepparent, 806 | |
| 968 | - | brother, sister, uncle or aunt, by blood or marriage, provided the person 807 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 975 | - | signing the statement is qualified. 808 | |
| 976 | - | (3) If the commissioner requires a written test of any applicant under 809 | |
| 977 | - | this section, the test shall be given in English, [or] Spanish, Vietnamese 810 | |
| 978 | - | or Albanian at the option of the applicant, provided the commissioner 811 | |
| 979 | - | shall require that the applicant shall have sufficient understanding of 812 | |
| 980 | - | English for the interpretation of traffic control signs. 813 | |
| 981 | - | (4) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in 814 | |
| 982 | - | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the 815 | |
| 983 | - | purposes of this subsection concerning the requirements for behind-the-816 | |
| 984 | - | wheel, on-the-road instruction, the content of safe driving instruction at 817 | |
| 985 | - | drivers' schools, high schools and other secondary schools, and the 818 | |
| 986 | - | administration and certification of required testing. 819 | |
| 987 | - | (e) (1) No motor vehicle operator's license shall be issued until (A) the 820 | |
| 988 | - | applicant signs and files with the commissioner an application under 821 | |
| 989 | - | oath, or made subject to penalties for false statement in accordance with 822 | |
| 990 | - | section 53a-157b, and (B) the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant 823 | |
| 991 | - | is sixteen years of age or older and is a suitable person to receive the 824 | |
| 992 | - | license. 825 | |
| 993 | - | (2) Except any applicant described in section 14-36m, an applicant for 826 | |
| 994 | - | a new motor vehicle operator's license shall, in the discretion of the 827 | |
| 995 | - | commissioner, file, with the application, a copy of such applicant's birth 828 | |
| 996 | - | certificate or other prima facie evidence of date of birth and evidence of 829 | |
| 997 | - | identity. 830 | |
| 998 | - | (3) Before granting a license to any applicant who has not previously 831 | |
| 999 | - | held a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license, or who has not 832 | |
| 1000 | - | operated a motor vehicle during the preceding two years, the 833 | |
| 1001 | - | commissioner shall require the applicant to demonstrate personally to 834 | |
| 1002 | - | the commissioner, a deputy or a motor vehicle inspector or an agent of 835 | |
| 1003 | - | the commissioner, in such manner as the commissioner directs, that the 836 | |
| 1004 | - | applicant is a proper person to operate motor vehicles of the class for 837 | |
| 1005 | - | which such applicant has applied, has sufficient knowledge of the 838 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 1012 | - | mechanism of the motor vehicles to ensure their safe operation by him 839 | |
| 1013 | - | or her and has satisfactory knowledge of the laws concerning motor 840 | |
| 1014 | - | vehicles and the rules of the road. The knowledge test of an applicant 841 | |
| 1015 | - | for a class D motor vehicle operator's license may be administered in 842 | |
| 1016 | - | such form as the commissioner deems appropriate, including audio, 843 | |
| 1017 | - | electronic or written testing. Such knowledge test shall be administered 844 | |
| 1018 | - | in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Albanian or any language spoken at 845 | |
| 1019 | - | home by at least one per cent of the state's population, according to 846 | |
| 1020 | - | statistics prepared by the United States Census Bureau, based on the 847 | |
| 1021 | - | most recent decennial census. Each such knowledge test shall include a 848 | |
| 1022 | - | question concerning highway work zone safety and the responsibilities 849 | |
| 1023 | - | of an operator of a motor vehicle under section 14-212d. Each such 850 | |
| 1024 | - | knowledge test shall include not less than one question concerning 851 | |
| 1025 | - | distracted driving, the use of mobile telephones and electronic devices 852 | |
| 1026 | - | by motor vehicle operators or the responsibilities of motor vehicle 853 | |
| 1027 | - | operators under section 14-296aa. If any such applicant has held a 854 | |
| 1028 | - | license from a state, territory or possession of the United States where a 855 | |
| 1029 | - | similar examination is required, the commissioner may waive part or all 856 | |
| 1030 | - | of the examination. If any such applicant is (A) a veteran who applies 857 | |
| 1031 | - | not later than two years after the date of discharge from the military and 858 | |
| 1032 | - | who, prior to such discharge, held a military operator's license for motor 859 | |
| 1033 | - | vehicles of the same class as that for which such applicant has applied, 860 | |
| 1034 | - | or (B) a member of the armed forces or the National Guard who 861 | |
| 1035 | - | currently holds a military operator's license for motor vehicles of the 862 | |
| 1036 | - | same class as that for which such applicant has applied, the 863 | |
| 1037 | - | commissioner shall waive all of the examination, except in the case of 864 | |
| 1038 | - | commercial motor vehicle licenses, the commissioner shall only waive 865 | |
| 1039 | - | the driving skills test for such applicant who meets the conditions set 866 | |
| 1040 | - | forth in 49 CFR 383.77. For the purposes of this subsection, "veteran" 867 | |
| 1041 | - | means any person who was discharged or released under conditions 868 | |
| 1042 | - | other than dishonorable from active service in the armed forces and 869 | |
| 1043 | - | "armed forces" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103. 870 | |
| 1044 | - | When the commissioner is satisfied as to the ability and competency of 871 | |
| 1045 | - | any applicant, the commissioner may issue to such applicant a license, 872 | |
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| 1053 | - | deems advisable, and specifying the class of motor vehicles which the 874 | |
| 1054 | - | licensee is eligible to operate. 875 | |
| 1055 | - | (4) If any applicant or operator license holder has any health problem 876 | |
| 1056 | - | which might affect such person's ability to operate a motor vehicle 877 | |
| 1057 | - | safely, the commissioner may require the applicant or license holder to 878 | |
| 1058 | - | demonstrate personally or otherwise establish that, notwithstanding 879 | |
| 1059 | - | such problem, such applicant or license holder is a proper person to 880 | |
| 1060 | - | operate a motor vehicle, and the commissioner may further require a 881 | |
| 1061 | - | certificate of such applicant's condition, signed by a medical authority 882 | |
| 1062 | - | designated by the commissioner, which certificate shall in all cases be 883 | |
| 1063 | - | treated as confidential by the commissioner. A license, containing such 884 | |
| 1064 | - | limitation as the commissioner deems advisable, may be issued or 885 | |
| 1065 | - | renewed in any case, but nothing in this section shall be construed to 886 | |
| 1066 | - | prevent the commissioner from refusing a license, either limited or 887 | |
| 1067 | - | unlimited, to any person or suspending a license of a person whom the 888 | |
| 1068 | - | commissioner determines to be incapable of safely operating a motor 889 | |
| 1069 | - | vehicle. Consistent with budgetary allotments, each motor vehicle 890 | |
| 1070 | - | operator's license issued to or renewed by a person who is deaf or hard 891 | |
| 1071 | - | of hearing shall, upon the request of such person, indicate such 892 | |
| 1072 | - | impairment. Such person shall submit a certificate stating such 893 | |
| 1073 | - | impairment, in such form as the commissioner may require and signed 894 | |
| 1074 | - | by a licensed health care practitioner. 895 | |
| 1075 | - | (5) The issuance of a motor vehicle operator's license to any applicant 896 | |
| 1076 | - | who is the holder of a license issued by another state shall be subject to 897 | |
| 1077 | - | the provisions of sections 14-111c and 14-111k. 898 | |
| 1078 | - | Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 14-45a of the general statutes is 899 | |
| 1079 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 900 | |
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| 1081 | - | (b) Prior to issuing a motor vehicle operator's license to a person who 902 | |
| 1082 | - | has not previously been issued a license in this state or has not operated 903 | |
| 1083 | - | a motor vehicle within the preceding two years, the commissioner may 904 | |
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| 1091 | - | Department of Motor Vehicles to determine if the person meets vision 906 | |
| 1092 | - | standards specified in the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 907 | |
| 1093 | - | (a) of this section, or (2) submit to the commissioner the results of a 908 | |
| 1094 | - | vision examination conducted by a licensed medical professional, as 909 | |
| 1095 | - | defined in section 14-46b, that certifies that such person meets such 910 | |
| 1096 | - | vision standards. 911 | |
| 1097 | - | Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 14-279b of the general statutes is 912 | |
| 1098 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 913 | |
| 1099 | - | 1, 2021): 914 | |
| 1100 | - | (a) Whenever a violation of section 14-279 is detected and recorded 915 | |
| 1101 | - | by a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system, 916 | |
| 1102 | - | a state or municipal police officer shall review the evidence file which 917 | |
| 1103 | - | shall include two or more digital photographs, recorded video or other 918 | |
| 1104 | - | recorded images. [and a signed affidavit of a person who witnessed such 919 | |
| 1105 | - | violation live.] If, after such review, such officer determines that there 920 | |
| 1106 | - | are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of section 14-279 has 921 | |
| 1107 | - | occurred, such officer shall authorize the issuance of a summons for 922 | |
| 1108 | - | such alleged violation. If such officer authorizes the issuance of a 923 | |
| 1109 | - | summons for such alleged violation, the law enforcement agency shall, 924 | |
| 1110 | - | not later than [ten] thirty days after the alleged violation, mail a 925 | |
| 1111 | - | summons to the registered owner of the motor vehicle together with a 926 | |
| 1112 | - | copy of two or more digital photographs, recorded video or other 927 | |
| 1113 | - | recorded images. [and a signed affidavit of a person who witnessed such 928 | |
| 1114 | - | violation live.] 929 | |
| 1115 | - | Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 930 | |
| 1116 | - | shall study compliance with the laws regarding the sale and repair of 931 | |
| 1117 | - | fire apparatus in the state. Such study shall include, but need not be 932 | |
| 1118 | - | limited to, (1) the number of times in the last five years that the 933 | |
| 1119 | - | commissioner imposed a civil penalty pursuant to section 14-51a of the 934 | |
| 1120 | - | general statutes or conducted investigations and held hearings pursuant 935 | |
| 1121 | - | to section 14-65k of the general statutes with regards to the sale or repair 936 | |
| 1122 | - | of fire apparatus, (2) the number of times in the last five years that the 937 | |
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| 1130 | - | Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and 939 | |
| 1131 | - | enjoining a person or entity selling or repairing fire apparatus from 940 | |
| 1132 | - | violating sections 14-51 to 14-65j, inclusive, of the general statutes, (3) a 941 | |
| 1133 | - | summary of all complaints received regarding the sale or repair of fire 942 | |
| 1134 | - | apparatus, and (4) any recommendations for legislation to ensure any 943 | |
| 1135 | - | person, firm or corporation selling or repairing fire apparatus is 944 | |
| 1136 | - | properly licensed by the commissioner. Not later than February 1, 2022, 945 | |
| 1137 | - | the commissioner shall submit a report on its findings and any 946 | |
| 1138 | - | recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General 947 | |
| 1139 | - | Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in 948 | |
| 1140 | - | accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 949 | |
| 1141 | - | Sec. 15. Subsection (a) of section 14-44e of the general statutes is 950 | |
| 1142 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 951 | |
| 1143 | - | 1, 2021): 952 | |
| 1144 | - | (a) (1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not issue a 953 | |
| 1145 | - | commercial driver's license to any person unless such person is a 954 | |
| 1146 | - | resident of this state and has passed a knowledge and skills test for 955 | |
| 1147 | - | driving a commercial motor vehicle which complies with the minimum 956 | |
| 1148 | - | federal standards established by 49 CFR 383, Subparts G and H, as 957 | |
| 1149 | - | amended, and has satisfied all other requirements of this section and 958 | |
| 1150 | - | sections 14-44b, 14-44c and 14-44g, in addition to other requirements for 959 | |
| 1151 | - | an operator's license imposed by the general statutes and regulations of 960 | |
| 1152 | - | the commissioner. 961 | |
| 1153 | - | (2) On and after February 7, 2022, the commissioner shall not (A) 962 | |
| 1154 | - | administer a commercial driver's license skills test to a person who is 963 | |
| 1155 | - | applying for or upgrading to a class A or class B commercial driver's 964 | |
| 1156 | - | license, or applying for a "P" or "S" endorsement, until the commissioner 965 | |
| 1157 | - | has verified with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that 966 | |
| 1158 | - | such person has undergone the entry level driver training required 967 | |
| 1159 | - | under 49 CFR Part 380, as amended from time to time, and (B) 968 | |
| 1160 | - | administer a commercial driver's license knowledge test to any person 969 | |
| 1161 | - | who is applying for a "H" endorsement until the commissioner has 970 | |
| 1162 | - | verified with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that such 971 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 1169 | - | person has undergone the entry level driver training required under 49 972 | |
| 1170 | - | CFR Part 380, as amended from time to time. The provisions of this 973 | |
| 1171 | - | subdivision shall not apply to any person who is exempt under 49 CFR 974 | |
| 1172 | - | Part 383, as amended from time to time. 975 | |
| 1173 | - | Sec. 16. Subsection (a) of section 14-42a of the general statutes is 976 | |
| 1174 | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 977 | |
| 1175 | - | 1, 2021): 978 | |
| 1176 | - | (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner of 979 | |
| 1177 | - | Administrative Services shall enter into an agreement with one or more 980 | |
| 1178 | - | federally designated organ and tissue procurement organizations to 981 | |
| 1179 | - | provide to such organizations access to the names, dates of birth and 982 | |
| 1180 | - | other pertinent information of holders of operator's licenses, instruction 983 | |
| 1181 | - | permits and identity cards issued pursuant to section 1-1h who have 984 | |
| 1182 | - | registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles an intent to become 985 | |
| 1183 | - | organ and tissue donors. Such access shall be provided in a manner and 986 | |
| 1184 | - | form to be determined by the commissioners, following consultation 987 | |
| 1185 | - | with such organizations, and may include electronic transmission of 988 | |
| 1186 | - | initial information and periodic updating of information. The 989 | |
| 1187 | - | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not charge a fee for such access 990 | |
| 1188 | - | pursuant to section 14-50a, but may charge such organizations 991 | |
| 1189 | - | reasonable administrative costs. Information provided to such 992 | |
| 1190 | - | organizations shall be used solely for identifying such [license] holders 993 | |
| 1191 | - | as organ and tissue donors. 994 | |
| 1192 | - | Sec. 17. Section 14-67m of the general statutes is repealed and the 995 | |
| 1193 | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 996 | |
| 1194 | - | (a) Each motor vehicle recycler licensee shall maintain a suitable 997 | |
| 1195 | - | office and keep accurate records of all motor vehicles or major 998 | |
| 1196 | - | component parts thereof received, dismantled or sold. Such records 999 | |
| 1197 | - | may be handwritten, typewritten or computer-generated. Such records, 1000 | |
| 1198 | - | vehicles and parts shall be available for inspection during regular 1001 | |
| 1199 | - | business hours by one or more representatives of the Department of 1002 | |
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| 1207 | - | Emergency Services and Public Protection or any organized local police 1004 | |
| 1208 | - | department. Such inspection shall include examination of the recycler's 1005 | |
| 1209 | - | premises to determine the accuracy of the required records. Such 1006 | |
| 1210 | - | records shall include the make, year, engine number, if any, and 1007 | |
| 1211 | - | identification number of each vehicle, the name and address of the 1008 | |
| 1212 | - | person from whom each vehicle or part was received and to whom each 1009 | |
| 1213 | - | vehicle or part was sold, if a sale occurred, a copy of the proof provided 1010 | |
| 1214 | - | in subsection (c) of this section in the case of a catalytic converter, and 1011 | |
| 1215 | - | the date of such receipt and sale. The records shall be maintained for a 1012 | |
| 1216 | - | period of two years after each receipt or sale. Twice a month, each such 1013 | |
| 1217 | - | licensee shall mail to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles a list of all 1014 | |
| 1218 | - | motor vehicles received, stating the make, year, engine number, if any, 1015 | |
| 1219 | - | and identification number of each such vehicle. The list, on a form 1016 | |
| 1220 | - | approved by the commissioner, shall be mailed or delivered to the 1017 | |
| 1221 | - | commissioner on or before the twentieth day of each month, covering 1018 | |
| 1222 | - | the first fifteen days of that month, and on or before the fifth day of each 1019 | |
| 1223 | - | month, covering the sixteenth through the last day of the preceding 1020 | |
| 1224 | - | month. A recycler shall report the information contained on such lists to 1021 | |
| 1225 | - | the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 49 USC 1022 | |
| 1226 | - | Section 30504. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require 1023 | |
| 1227 | - | the department to report any of such information to said title 1024 | |
| 1228 | - | information system. 1025 | |
| 1229 | - | (b) No motor vehicle recycler licensee may receive a motor vehicle 1026 | |
| 1230 | - | unless the licensee receives the vehicle's certificate of title, if the vehicle 1027 | |
| 1231 | - | is required to have title, or a copy of the vehicle's certificate of title made 1028 | |
| 1232 | - | by an insurance company pursuant to section 14-16c, as amended by 1029 | |
| 1233 | - | this act, at the time of receipt of the vehicle. Upon receipt of any such 1030 | |
| 1234 | - | certificate or copy, such licensee shall stamp on it the word "JUNKED" 1031 | |
| 1235 | - | in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length. Any 1032 | |
| 1236 | - | certificate of title received, other than a title acquired for use in 1033 | |
| 1237 | - | connection with the licensee's business, shall accompany the list sent 1034 | |
| 1238 | - | pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Any such copy received shall 1035 | |
| 1239 | - | be maintained for as long as the junk is on the licensee's premises. If the 1036 | |
| 1240 | - | Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines that information 1037 Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
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| 1247 | - | concerning junked motor vehicles required to be reported by a licensee 1038 | |
| 1248 | - | to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 49 USC 1039 | |
| 1249 | - | Sections 30501 to 30505, inclusive, and 28 CFR Sections 25.51 to 25.57, 1040 | |
| 1250 | - | inclusive, is available to the department on a regular basis from the 1041 | |
| 1251 | - | National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, the commissioner 1042 | |
| 1252 | - | may discontinue the requirement that a licensee submit to the 1043 | |
| 1253 | - | department (1) a list of vehicles or parts received, in accordance with the 1044 | |
| 1254 | - | provisions of subsection (a) of this section, and (2) certificates of title or 1045 | |
| 1255 | - | copies of such certificates, in accordance with the provisions of this 1046 | |
| 1256 | - | subsection. 1047 | |
| 1257 | - | (c) No motor vehicle recycler licensee may receive a catalytic 1048 | |
| 1258 | - | converter of a motor vehicle unless the licensee, at the time of receipt, 1049 | |
| 1259 | - | obtains from the seller (1) proof of ownership of such motor vehicle, or 1050 | |
| 1260 | - | (2) proof that the seller is an authorized agent of the owner of such motor 1051 | |
| 1261 | - | vehicle. 1052 | |
| 1262 | - | [(c)] (d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations 1053 | |
| 1263 | - | in accordance with chapter 54, concerning the records required by this 1054 | |
| 1264 | - | section. 1055 | |
| 1265 | - | [(d)] (e) The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, impose a 1056 | |
| 1266 | - | civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five 1057 | |
| 1267 | - | hundred dollars for each offense on any person, firm or corporation who 1058 | |
| 1268 | - | violates the provisions of this section. 1059 | |
| 1269 | 1526 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following | |
| 1270 | 1527 | sections: | |
| 1271 | 1528 | ||
| 1272 | 1529 | Section 1 July 1, 2021 14-36g | |
| 1273 | 1530 | Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 14-12(b) and (c) | |
| 1274 | 1531 | Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 14-140 | |
| 1275 | - | Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 14-253a(b) | |
| 1276 | - | Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 New section | |
| 1277 | - | Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 14-275(c) | |
| 1278 | - | Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 13a-26(f) | |
| 1279 | - | Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 14-16c Substitute Bill No. 982 | |
| 1532 | + | Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 14-37a(a) | |
| 1533 | + | Sec. 5 October 1, 2021 51-193u(c) | |
| 1534 | + | Sec. 6 October 1, 2021 14-215(a) | |
| 1535 | + | Sec. 7 October 1, 2021 14-253a(b) | |
| 1536 | + | Sec. 8 October 1, 2021 New section | |
| 1537 | + | Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 New section | |
| 1538 | + | Sec. 10 October 1, 2021 14-297 | |
| 1539 | + | Sec. 11 October 1, 2021 14-25d(b) | |
| 1540 | + | Sec. 12 October 1, 2021 1-1h(a) | |
| 1541 | + | Sec. 13 October 1, 2021 14-275(c) | |
| 1542 | + | Sec. 14 October 1, 2021 13a-26(f) | |
| 1543 | + | Sec. 15 October 1, 2021 14-15d | |
| 1544 | + | Sec. 16 October 1, 2021 14-16c | |
| 1545 | + | Sec. 17 October 1, 2021 14-20b(a) | |
| 1546 | + | Sec. 18 October 1, 2021 14-96q | |
| 1547 | + | Sec. 19 October 1, 2021 14-36(b) to (e) | |
| 1548 | + | Sec. 20 October 1, 2021 14-45a(b) | |
| 1549 | + | Sec. 21 October 1, 2021 14-279b(a) | |
| 1550 | + | Sec. 22 October 1, 2021 14-73 | |
| 1551 | + | Sec. 23 October 1, 2021 13b-59(d) | |
| 1552 | + | Sec. 24 October 1, 2021 13b-76(a) | |
| 1553 | + | Sec. 25 October 1, 2021 13b-77(c) | |
| 1554 | + | Sec. 26 from passage New section | |
| 1555 | + | Sec. 27 October 1, 2021 14-44e(a) | |
| 1556 | + | Sec. 28 October 1, 2021 14-42a(a) | |
| 1557 | + | Sec. 29 October 1, 2021 Repealer section | |
| 1280 | 1558 | ||
| 1559 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 1560 | + | To revise motor vehicle statutes regarding operator's licenses, motor | |
| 1561 | + | vehicle registration, removable windshield placards, buses, funeral | |
| 1562 | + | processions, identity cards, vehicle use of the Merritt and Wilbur Cross | |
| 1563 | + | Parkways, totalled vehicles, veteran number plates, flashing lights, | |
| 1564 | + | driving schools and instructors, commercial driver's licenses, fire | |
| 1565 | + | apparatus and instruction permits. | |
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| 1286 | - | Sec. 9 October 1, 2021 14-20b(a) | |
| 1287 | - | Sec. 10 October 1, 2021 14-96q | |
| 1288 | - | Sec. 11 October 1, 2021 14-36(b) to (e) | |
| 1289 | - | Sec. 12 October 1, 2021 14-45a(b) | |
| 1290 | - | Sec. 13 October 1, 2021 14-279b(a) | |
| 1291 | - | Sec. 14 from passage New section | |
| 1292 | - | Sec. 15 October 1, 2021 14-44e(a) | |
| 1293 | - | Sec. 16 October 1, 2021 14-42a(a) | |
| 1294 | - | Sec. 17 October 1, 2021 14-67m | |
| 1295 | - | ||
| 1296 | - | TRA Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 1568 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except | |
| 1569 | + | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not | |
| 1570 | + | underlined.] | |
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