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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5255
February Session, 2022
LCO No. 1762
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)
AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) For the purposes of this 1
section: 2
(1) "Alcoholic beverage" has the same meaning as provided in section 3
30-1 of the general statutes; 4
(2) "Highway" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-1 of 5
the general statutes; 6
(3) "Open alcoholic beverage container" means a bottle, can or other 7
receptacle (A) that contains any amount of an alcoholic beverage, and 8
(B) (i) that is open or has a broken seal, or (ii) the contents of which are 9
partially removed; 10
(4) "Passenger" means any occupant of a motor vehicle other than the 11
operator; 12
(5) "Passenger area" means (A) the area designed to seat the operator 13
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of and any passenger in a motor vehicle while such vehicle is being 14
operated on a highway, or (B) any area that is readily accessible to such 15
operator or passenger while such person is in such person's seated 16
position, except that, in a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a 17
trunk, "passenger area" does not include a locked glove compartment, 18
the area behind the last upright seat closest to the rear of the motor 19
vehicle or an area not normally occupied by the operator of or 20
passengers in such motor vehicle; and 21
(6) "Recreational vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in 22
section 14-1 of the general statutes. 23
(b) No person shall possess an open alcoholic beverage container 24
within the passenger area of a motor vehicle while such motor vehicle 25
is on any highway in this state. 26
(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to: 27
(1) A passenger in a motor vehicle designed, maintained and primarily 28
used for the transportation of persons for hire, and (2) a passenger in the 29
living quarters of a recreational vehicle. 30
(d) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (b) of this 31
section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. 32
Sec. 2. Section 14-289g of the general statutes is repealed and the 33
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 34
(a) No person [under eighteen years of age] may (1) operate a 35
motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle, as defined in section 14-1, or (2) be 36
a passenger on a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, unless such operator 37
or passenger is wearing protective headgear of a type which conforms 38
to the minimum specifications established in 49 CFR 571.218, as 39
amended from time to time. Any person who violates [this section] any 40
provision of this subsection shall have committed an infraction and shall 41
be fined not less than ninety dollars. 42
(b) As used in this section, the term "motorcycle" [shall] does not 43
include "autocycle". 44
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Sec. 3. Section 14-251 of the general statutes is repealed and the 45
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 46
No vehicle shall be permitted to remain stationary within ten feet of 47
any fire hydrant, or upon the traveled portion of any highway except 48
upon the right-hand side of such highway in the direction in which such 49
vehicle is headed; and, if such highway is curbed, such vehicle shall be 50
so placed that its right-hand wheels, when stationary, shall, when safety 51
will permit, be within a distance of twelve inches from the curb, except 52
if a bikeway, as defined in section 13a-153f, or such bikeway's buffer 53
area, as described in the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 54
Devices, is in place between the parking lane and the curb, such vehicle 55
shall be so placed that its right-hand wheels, when stationary, shall, 56
when safety will permit, be within a distance of twelve inches from the 57
edge of such bikeway or buffer area. No vehicle shall be permitted to 58
remain parked within twenty-five feet of an intersection or an approach 59
to a marked crosswalk, [at such intersection,] except within ten feet of 60
such intersection if such intersection or marked crosswalk has a curb 61
extension treatment with a width equal to or greater than the width of 62
the parking lane. [and such intersection is located in and comprised 63
entirely of highways under the jurisdiction of the city of New Haven, 64
or] No vehicle shall be permitted to remain parked within twenty-five 65
feet of a stop sign caused to be erected by the traffic authority in 66
accordance with the provisions of section 14-301, except where 67
permitted by the traffic authority of the city of New Haven at the 68
intersection of one-way streets located in and comprised entirely of 69
highways under the jurisdiction of the city of New Haven. No vehicle 70
shall be permitted to remain stationary upon the traveled portion of any 71
highway at any curve or turn or at the top of any grade where a clear 72
view of such vehicle may not be had from a distance of at least one 73
hundred fifty feet in either direction. The Commissioner of 74
Transportation may post signs upon any highway at any place where 75
the keeping of a vehicle stationary is dangerous to traffic, and the 76
keeping of any vehicle stationary contrary to the directions of such signs 77
shall be a violation of this section. No vehicle shall be permitted to 78
remain stationary upon the traveled portion of any highway within fifty 79
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feet of the point where another vehicle, which had previously stopped, 80
continues to remain stationary on the opposite side of the traveled 81
portion of the same highway. No vehicle shall be permitted to remain 82
stationary within the limits of a public highway in such a manner as to 83
constitute a traffic hazard or obstruct the free movement of traffic 84
thereon, provided a vehicle which has become disabled to such an 85
extent that it is impossible or impracticable to remove it may be 86
permitted to so remain for a reasonable time for the purpose of making 87
repairs thereto or of obtaining sufficient assistance to remove it. Nothing 88
in this section shall be construed to apply to emergency vehicles and to 89
maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights or to prohibit a vehicle 90
from stopping, or being held stationary by any officer, in an emergency 91
to avoid accident or to give a right-of-way to any vehicle or pedestrian 92
as provided in this chapter, or from stopping on any highway within 93
the limits of an incorporated city, town or borough where the parking 94
of vehicles is regulated by local ordinances. Violation of any provision 95
of this section shall be an infraction. 96
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 14-218a of the 2022 supplement to the 97
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 98
thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 99
(b) (1) The Office of the State Traffic Administration shall establish a 100
speed limit of sixty-five miles per hour on any multiple lane, limited 101
access highways that are suitable for a speed limit of sixty-five miles per 102
hour, taking into consideration relevant factors including design, 103
population of area and traffic flow. 104
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 105
subsection, the Commissioner of Transportation may establish the 106
speed limit on limited access highways during a weather event or an 107
emergency, provided the commissioner erects signs indicating such 108
speed limit. 109
Sec. 5. Section 14-219 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 110
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 111
October 1, 2022): 112
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(a) No person shall operate any motor vehicle (1) upon any highway, 113
road or any parking area for ten cars or more, at such a rate of speed as 114
to endanger the life of any occupant of such motor vehicle, but not the 115
life of any other person than such an occupant; (2) at a rate of speed 116
greater than fifty-five miles per hour upon any highway other than a 117
highway specified in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-218a, 118
as amended by this act, for which a speed limit has been established in 119
accordance with the provisions of said subsection; (3) at a rate of speed 120
greater than sixty-five miles per hour upon any highway specified in 121
subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-218a, as amended by this 122
act, for which a speed limit has been established in accordance with the 123
provisions of said subsection; [or] (4) if such person is under eighteen 124
years of age, upon any highway or road for which a speed limit of less 125
than sixty-five miles per hour has been established in accordance with 126
section 14-218a, as amended by this act, or section 14-307a, as amended 127
by this act, at a rate of speed more than twenty miles per hour above 128
such speed limit; or (5) at a rate of speed greater than the speed limit 129
upon a limited access highway for which a speed limit has been 130
established in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of 131
subsection (b) of section 14-218a, as amended by this act. 132
(b) Any person who operates a motor vehicle (1) on a multiple lane, 133
limited access highway other than a highway specified in subdivision 134
(1) of subsection (b) of section 14-218a, as amended by this act, for which 135
a speed limit has been established in accordance with the provisions of 136
said subsection at a rate of speed greater than fifty-five miles per hour 137
but not greater than seventy miles per hour, (2) on a multiple lane, 138
limited access highway specified in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 139
section 14-218a, as amended by this act, for which a speed limit has been 140
established in accordance with the provisions of said subsection at a rate 141
of speed greater than sixty-five miles per hour but not greater than 142
seventy miles per hour, (3) on any other highway at a rate of speed 143
greater than fifty-five miles per hour but not greater than sixty miles per 144
hour, [or] (4) if such person is under eighteen years of age, upon any 145
highway or road for which a speed limit of less than sixty-five miles per 146
hour has been established in accordance with section 14-218a, as 147
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amended by this act, or section 14-307a, as amended by this act, at a rate 148
of speed more than twenty miles per hour above such speed limit, or (5) 149
at a rate of speed greater than the speed limit upon a limited access 150
highway for which a speed limit has been established in accordance 151
with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 14-152
218a, as amended by this act, shall commit an infraction, provided any 153
such person operating a truck, as defined in section 14-260n, shall have 154
committed a violation and shall be fined not less than one hundred 155
dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars. 156
(c) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision (1) of 157
subsection (a) of this section or who operates a motor vehicle (1) on a 158
multiple lane, limited access highway at a rate of speed greater than 159
seventy miles per hour but not greater than eighty-five miles per hour, 160
or (2) on any other highway at a rate of speed greater than sixty miles 161
per hour but not greater than eighty-five miles per hour, shall be fined 162
not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one hundred fifty 163
dollars, provided any such person operating a motor vehicle described 164
in subsection (a) of section 14-163c shall be fined not less than one 165
hundred fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars. 166
(d) No person shall be subject to prosecution for a violation of both 167
subsection (a) of this section and subsection (a) of section 14-222 because 168
of the same offense. 169
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the 170
contrary, any person who violates subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of 171
this section, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of this section while 172
operating a truck, as defined in section 14-260n, or subdivision (1) of 173
subsection (c) of this section while operating a motor vehicle or a truck, 174
as defined in section 14-260n, shall follow the procedures set forth in 175
section 51-164n. 176
Sec. 6. Section 13b-34 of the general statutes is amended by adding 177
subsection (l) as follows (Effective July 1, 2022): 178
(NEW) (l) If the commissioner deems it to be in the best interest of the 179
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state, the commissioner may indemnify and hold harmless any railroad 180
company in connection with an interim trail use and rail banking 181
arrangement pursuant to 49 CFR Section 1152.29, as amended from time 182
to time. 183
Sec. 7. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 4a-60 of the 2022 184
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 185
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 186
(1) Any contractor who has one or more contracts with an awarding 187
agency or who is a party to a municipal public works contract or a 188
contract for a quasi-public agency project shall include a 189
nondiscrimination affirmation provision certifying that the contractor 190
understands the obligations of this section and will maintain a policy for 191
the duration of the contract to assure that the contract will be performed 192
in compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of subsection 193
(a) of this section. The authorized signatory of the contract shall 194
demonstrate his or her understanding of this obligation by [either] (A) 195
initialing the nondiscrimination affirmation provision in the body of the 196
contract, [or] (B) providing an affirmative response in the required 197
online bid or response to a proposal question which asks if the 198
contractor understands its obligations, or (C) signing the contract. 199
Sec. 8. Subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of section 4a-81 of the 200
2022 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following 201
is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 202
(2) Such representation shall be [sworn as true] made to the best 203
knowledge and belief of the person signing the contract and shall be 204
subject to the [penalties] penalty of false statement as provided in 205
section 53a-157b. 206
(3) [Such] If such representation indicates that a consulting 207
agreement has been entered into in connection with any such contract, 208
such representation shall include or attach the following information for 209
each consulting agreement listed: The name of the consultant, the 210
consultant's firm, the basic terms of the consulting agreement, a brief 211
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description of the services provided, and an indication as to whether the 212
consultant is a former state employee or public official. If the consultant 213
is a former state employee or public official, such representation shall 214
indicate his or her former agency and the date such employment 215
terminated. 216
Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 4-252 of the 2022 supplement to the 217
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 218
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 219
(b) The official or employee of such state agency or quasi-public 220
agency who is authorized to execute state contracts shall represent that 221
the selection of the [most qualified or highest ranked] person, firm or 222
corporation was not the result of collusion, the giving of a gift or the 223
promise of a gift, compensation, fraud or inappropriate influence from 224
any person. 225
Sec. 10. Subsection (d) of section 4-252a of the 2022 supplement to the 226
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 227
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 228
(d) Any entity that makes a good faith effort to determine whether 229
such entity has made an investment described in subsection (b) of this 230
section shall not be [subject to the penalties of false statement pursuant 231
to] deemed to be in breach of the contract or in violation of this section. 232
A "good faith effort" for purposes of this subsection includes a 233
determination that such entity is not on the list of persons who engage 234
in certain investment activities in Iran created by the Department of 235
General Services of the state of California pursuant to Division 2, 236
Chapter 2.7 of the California Public Contract Code. Nothing in this 237
subsection shall be construed to impair the ability of the state agency or 238
quasi-public agency to pursue a breach of contract action for any 239
violation of the provisions of the contract. 240
Sec. 11. Section 13b-4d of the general statutes is repealed and the 241
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 242
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the 243
Commissioner of Transportation may declare a state of emergency and 244
may employ, in any manner, such assistance as [he] the commissioner 245
may require to restore any railroad owned by the state or any of its 246
subdivisions or the facilities, equipment or service of such railroad, [or] 247
any transit system or its facilities, equipment or service, or any airport 248
when: (1) A railroad system owned by the state or any of its subdivisions 249
or any of the facilities or equipment of such railroad system is deemed 250
by the commissioner to be in an unsafe condition or when there is an 251
interruption of essential railroad services, whether or not such system 252
or any of its facilities or equipment is physically damaged; (2) a transit 253
facility owned by the state or any of its subdivisions or the equipment 254
of such facility is damaged as a result of a natural disaster or incurs 255
substantial casualty loss which results in what is deemed by the 256
commissioner to be an unsafe condition or when there is an interruption 257
of essential transit services; or (3) an airport owned or operated by the 258
state or any of its subdivisions or the equipment of such airport is 259
damaged as a result of a natural disaster or incurs substantial casualty 260
loss which results in what is deemed by the commissioner to be an 261
unsafe condition or when there is an interruption of essential transit 262
services. 263
(b) When a privately-owned railroad system, its facility or equipment 264
is damaged as a result of a natural disaster or incurs substantial casualty 265
loss which results in an unsafe condition or the interruption of essential 266
railroad service, the railroad company may request the commissioner to 267
declare a state of emergency, and said commissioner may comply with 268
such request and may provide assistance to such railroad company in 269
any manner [he] the commissioner deems necessary to restore said 270
railroad system, facility, equipment or service. 271
(c) When the commissioner declares a state of emergency pursuant to 272
this section, the commissioner shall have the right to enter upon and 273
utilize private property to correct the unsafe condition or restore the 274
interruption of essential railroad or transit services. The commissioner 275
shall make a reasonable effort to notify the owner of record of such 276
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property prior to entering such property. The owner shall be 277
compensated for the use of such property in the manner prescribed in 278
section 13a-73, as amended by this act, for acquiring real property for 279
state highway purposes. 280
Sec. 12. Section 13b-26 of the general statutes is repealed and the 281
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 282
(a) The commissioner shall make such alterations in the state 283
highway system as [he] the commissioner may, from time to time, deem 284
necessary and desirable to fulfill the purposes of this chapter and title 285
13a. In making any such alteration, [he] the commissioner shall consider 286
the best interest of the state, taking into consideration relevant factors 287
including the following: Traffic flow, origin and destination of traffic, 288
integration and circulation of traffic, continuity of routes, alternate 289
available routes and changes in traffic patterns. The relative weight to 290
be given to any factor shall be determined by the commissioner. 291
(b) The commissioner may plan, design, lay out, construct, alter, 292
reconstruct, improve, relocate, maintain, repair, widen and grade any 293
state highway whenever, in [his] the commissioner's judgment, the 294
interest of the state so requires. Except when otherwise provided by 295
statute, [he] the commissioner shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction over 296
all such highways, and shall have the same powers relating to the state 297
highway system as are given to the selectmen of towns, the mayor and 298
common council of any city and the warden and burgesses of any 299
borough in relation to highways within their respective municipalities. 300
In laying out or building a state highway, the commissioner shall follow 301
the procedures of sections 13a-57 and 13a-58. 302
(c) The commissioner, where necessary in connection with the 303
construction, reconstruction, repair or relocation of a state highway, 304
may relocate, reconstruct or adjust the grade or alignment of any locally 305
maintained highway using standards of construction resulting in safety 306
and convenience. Any highway so changed shall continue to be 307
maintained by the town, city or borough after the completion of such 308
construction, reconstruction, repair or relocation. 309
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(d) The commissioner is authorized and directed, to the full extent 310
but only to the extent permitted by moneys and appropriations 311
becoming available under sections 13a-184 to 13a-197, inclusive, or any 312
other law but subject to approval by the Governor of allotment thereof, 313
forthwith to undertake and proceed with the projects prescribed in 314
section 13a-185 and, to that end, said commissioner with respect to any 315
such project is authorized to do and perform any act or thing regarding 316
the projects which is mentioned or referred to in [said] section 13a-185. 317
(e) Subject to the limitations referred to in subsection (d) of this 318
section and in order to effectuate the purposes of said subsection, said 319
commissioner is authorized (1) to plan, design, lay out, construct, 320
reconstruct, relocate, improve, maintain and operate the projects, and 321
reconstruct and relocate existing highways, sections of highways, 322
bridges or structures and incorporate or use the same, whether or not so 323
reconstructed or relocated or otherwise changed or improved, as parts 324
of such projects; (2) to retain and employ consultants and assistants on 325
a contract or other basis for rendering professional, legal, fiscal, 326
engineering, technical or other assistance and advice; and (3) to do all 327
things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and duties and 328
exercise the powers expressly given in [said] sections 13a-184 to 13a-197, 329
inclusive. Except as otherwise stated in subsection (d) of this section, 330
nothing contained in [said] sections 13a-184 to 13a-197, inclusive, shall 331
be construed to limit or restrict, with respect to the projects, any power, 332
right or authority of the commissioner existing under or pursuant to any 333
other law. 334
(f) (1) Whenever a state of emergency, as a result of a disaster, exists 335
in the state or any part of the state, and is so declared to be under the 336
provisions of any federal law or state statute, and the state highway 337
system becomes damaged as a result of such disaster, or (2) whenever 338
the commissioner declares that an emergency condition exists on any 339
highway in the state which demands immediate attention to [insure] 340
ensure the safety of the traveling public, whether or not such highway 341
is damaged, the commissioner may, notwithstanding any other 342
provision of the statutes, employ, in any manner, such assistance as [he] 343
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the commissioner may require to restore [said] such highway system to 344
a condition which will provide safe travel or to correct the emergency 345
condition so declared by the commissioner. 346
(g) When the commissioner declares that an emergency condition 347
exists on any highway in the state pursuant to subsection (f) of this 348
section, the commissioner shall have the right to enter upon and utilize 349
private property to restore such highway system or correct the 350
emergency condition. The commissioner shall make a reasonable effort 351
to notify the owner of record of such property prior to entering such 352
property. The owner shall be compensated for the use of such property 353
in the manner prescribed in section 13a-73, as amended by this act, for 354
acquiring real property for state highway purposes. 355
Sec. 13. Subsection (d) of section 14-270 of the general statutes is 356
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 357
2022): 358
(d) (1) The owner or lessee of any vehicle may pay either a fee of thirty 359
dollars for each permit issued for such vehicle under this section or a fee 360
as described in subdivision (3) of this subsection for such vehicle, 361
payable to the Department of Transportation. (2) An additional 362
transmittal fee of [five] twelve dollars shall be charged for each permit 363
issued under this section and transmitted via electronic means. (3) The 364
commissioner may issue an annual permit for any vehicle transporting 365
(A) a divisible load, (B) an overweight or oversized-overweight 366
indivisible load, or (C) an oversize indivisible load. The owner or lessee 367
shall pay an annual fee of nine dollars per thousand pounds or fraction 368
thereof for each such vehicle. A permit may be issued in any increment 369
up to one year, provided the owner or lessee shall pay a fee of one 370
hundred dollars for such vehicle or vehicle and trailer for each month 371
or fraction thereof. (4) The annual permit fee for any vehicle 372
transporting an oversize indivisible load shall not be less than six 373
hundred fifty dollars. (5) The commissioner may issue permits for 374
divisible loads in the aggregate not exceeding fifty-three feet in length. 375
(6) An additional engineering analysis fee of two dollars per thousand 376
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pounds or fraction thereof over two hundred thousand pounds shall be 377
charged for an oversize-overweight vehicle and trailer or a commercial 378
vehicle combination and load that exceeds a permit weight of two 379
hundred thousand pounds. 380
Sec. 14. Subsection (c) of section 54-33p of the 2022 supplement to the 381
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 382
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 383
(c) A law enforcement official may conduct a test for impairment 384
based on the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis if such official 385
reasonably suspects the operator [or a passenger of a motor vehicle] of 386
violating section [14-227,] 14-227a, 14-227m or 14-227n. 387
Sec. 15. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 54-56e of the 2022 388
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 389
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 390
(b) The court may, in its discretion, invoke such program on motion 391
of the defendant or on motion of a state's attorney or prosecuting 392
attorney with respect to a defendant (1) who, the court believes, will 393
probably not offend in the future, (2) who has no previous record of 394
conviction of a crime or of a violation of section 14-196, subsection (c) of 395
section 14-215, section 14-222a, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of 396
subsection (b) of section 14-224, section 14-227a or 14-227m, [or] 397
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n or sections 15-398
132a, 15-133 and 15-140n, and (3) who states under oath, in open court 399
or before any person designated by the clerk and duly authorized to 400
administer oaths, under the penalties of perjury, (A) that the defendant 401
has never had such program invoked on the defendant's behalf or that 402
the defendant was charged with a misdemeanor or a motor vehicle 403
violation for which a term of imprisonment of one year or less may be 404
imposed and ten or more years have passed since the date that any 405
charge or charges for which the program was invoked on the 406
defendant's behalf were dismissed by the court, or (B) with respect to a 407
defendant who is a veteran, that the defendant has not had such 408
program invoked in the defendant's behalf more than once previously, 409
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provided the defendant shall agree thereto and provided notice has 410
been given by the defendant, on a form prescribed by the Office of the 411
Chief Court Administrator, to the victim or victims of such crime or 412
motor vehicle violation, if any, by registered or certified mail and such 413
victim or victims have an opportunity to be heard thereon. Any 414
defendant who [makes application] applies for participation in such 415
program shall pay to the court an application fee of thirty-five dollars, 416
except as provided in subsection (g) of this section. No defendant shall 417
be allowed to participate in the pretrial program for accelerated 418
rehabilitation more than two times. For the purposes of this section, 419
"veteran" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103. 420
(c) This section shall not be applicable: (1) To any person charged 421
with (A) a class A felony, (B) a class B felony, except a violation of 422
subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of section 53a-122 that does 423
not involve the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force 424
against another person, or a violation of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) 425
of section 53a-122 that does not involve the use, attempted use or 426
threatened use of physical force against another person and does not 427
involve a violation by a person who is a public official, as defined in 428
section 1-110, or a state or municipal employee, as defined in section 1-429
110, or (C) a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision 430
of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or section 14-227a or 14-227m, 431
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n, subdivision (2) 432
of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-56b, 53a-60d, 53a-70, 53a-433
70a, 53a-71, except as provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, 53a-434
72a, 53a-72b, 53a-90a, 53a-196e or 53a-196f, (2) to any person charged 435
with a crime or motor vehicle violation who, as a result of the 436
commission of such crime or motor vehicle violation, causes the death 437
of another person, (3) to any person accused of a family violence crime 438
as defined in section 46b-38a who (A) is eligible for the pretrial family 439
violence education program established under section 46b-38c, or (B) 440
has previously had the pretrial family violence education program 441
invoked in such person's behalf, (4) to any person charged with a 442
violation of section 21a-267, 21a-279 or 21a-279a, who (A) is eligible for 443
the pretrial drug education and community service program established 444
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under section 54-56i or the pretrial drug intervention and community 445
service program established under section 54-56q, or (B) has previously 446
had (i) the pretrial drug education program (ii) the pretrial drug 447
education and community service program established under the 448
provisions of section 54-56i, or (iii) the pretrial drug intervention and 449
community service program established under section 54-56q, invoked 450
on such person's behalf, (5) unless good cause is shown, to (A) any 451
person charged with a class C felony, or (B) any person charged with 452
committing a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 53a-453
71 while such person was less than four years older than the other 454
person, (6) to any person charged with a violation of section 9-359 or 9-455
359a, (7) to any person charged with a motor vehicle violation (A) while 456
operating a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, or (B) 457
who holds a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's 458
instruction permit at the time of the violation, (8) to any person charged 459
with a violation of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 53a-60, [or] 460
(9) to a health care provider or vendor participating in the state's 461
Medicaid program charged with a violation of section 53a-122 or 462
subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 53a-123, or (10) to any person 463
charged with a violation of section 15-132a, 15-133 or 15-140n. 464
Sec. 16. Subsection (c) of section 14-227b of the 2022 supplement to 465
the general statutes, as amended by section 118 of public act 21-1 of the 466
June special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 467
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 468
(c) If the person arrested refuses to submit to such test or 469
nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation or submits to such 470
test, commenced within two hours of the time of operation, and the 471
results of such test indicate that such person has an elevated blood 472
alcohol content, the police officer, acting on behalf of the Commissioner 473
of Motor Vehicles, shall immediately revoke and take possession of the 474
motor vehicle operator's license or, if such person is not licensed or is a 475
nonresident, suspend the operating privilege of such person, for a 476
twenty-four-hour period. The police officer shall prepare a report of the 477
incident and shall mail or otherwise transmit in accordance with this 478
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subsection the report and a copy of the results of any chemical test to 479
the Department of Motor Vehicles within three business days. The 480
report shall contain such information as prescribed by the 481
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and shall be subscribed and sworn to 482
under penalty of false statement as provided in section 53a-157b by the 483
arresting officer. If the person arrested refused to submit to such test or 484
evaluation, the report shall be endorsed by a third person who 485
witnessed such refusal. The report shall set forth the grounds for the 486
officer's belief that there was probable cause to arrest such person for a 487
violation of section 14-227a or 14-227m or subdivision (1) or (2) of 488
subsection (a) of section 14-227n and shall state that such person had 489
refused to submit to such test or evaluation when requested by such 490
police officer to do so or that such person submitted to such test, 491
commenced within two hours of the time of operation, and the results 492
of such test indicated that such person had an elevated blood alcohol 493
content. A drug influence evaluation need not be commenced within 494
two hours of the time of operation. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 495
may accept a police report under this subsection that is prepared and 496
transmitted as an electronic record, including electronic signature or 497
signatures, subject to such security procedures as the commissioner may 498
specify and in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-266 to 1-286, 499
inclusive. In any hearing conducted pursuant to the provisions of 500
subsection (g) of this section, it shall not be a ground for objection to the 501
admissibility of a police report that it is an electronic record prepared by 502
electronic means. 503
Sec. 17. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 13a-73 of the 2022 504
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 505
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 506
(b) The commissioner may take any land the commissioner finds 507
necessary for the layout, alteration, extension, widening, change of 508
grade or other improvement of any state highway, bicycle lane, multi-509
use-trail or for a highway maintenance storage area or garage and the 510
owner of such land shall be paid by the state for all damages, and the 511
state shall receive from such owner the amount or value of all benefits 512
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resulting from such taking, layout, alteration, extension, widening, 513
change of grade or other improvement. The use of any site acquired for 514
highway maintenance storage area or garage purposes by 515
condemnation shall conform to any zoning ordinance or development 516
plan in effect for the area in which such site is located, provided the 517
commissioner may be granted any variance or special exception as may 518
be made pursuant to the zoning ordinances and regulations of the town 519
in which any such site is to be acquired. The assessment of such 520
damages and of such benefits shall be made by the commissioner and 521
filed by the commissioner with the clerk of the superior court for the 522
judicial district in which the land affected is located. The commissioner 523
shall give notice of such assessment to each person having an interest of 524
record therein, or such person's designated agent for service of process, 525
by mailing to such person a copy of the same, postage prepaid, and, at 526
any time after such assessment has been made by the commissioner, the 527
physical construction of such layout, alteration, extension, widening, 528
maintenance storage area or garage, change of grade or other 529
improvement may be made. If notice cannot be given to any person 530
entitled thereto because such person's whereabouts or existence is 531
unknown, notice may be given by publishing a notice at least twice in a 532
newspaper published in the judicial district and having a daily or 533
weekly circulation in the town in which the property affected is located. 534
Any such published notice shall state that it is a notice to the last owner 535
of record or such owner's surviving spouse, heirs, administrators, 536
assigns, representatives or creditors if he or she is deceased, and shall 537
contain a brief description of the property taken. Notice shall also be 538
given by mailing to such person at his or her last-known address, by 539
registered or certified mail, a copy of such notice. If, after a search of the 540
land and probate records, the address of any interested party cannot be 541
found, an affidavit stating such facts and reciting the steps taken to 542
establish the address of any such person shall be filed with the clerk of 543
the court and accepted in lieu of service of such notice by mailing the 544
same to the last-known address of such person. Upon filing an 545
assessment with the clerk of the court, the commissioner shall forthwith 546
sign and file for record with the town clerk of the town in which such 547
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real property is located a certificate setting forth the fact of such taking, 548
a description of the real property so taken and the names and residences 549
of the owners from whom it was taken. Upon the filing of such 550
certificate, title to such real property in fee simple shall vest in the state 551
of Connecticut, except that, if it is so specified in such certificate, a lesser 552
estate, interest or right shall vest in the state. The commissioner shall 553
permit the last owner of record of such real property upon which an 554
owner-occupied residence or owner-operated business is situated to 555
remain in such residence or operate such business, rent free, for a period 556
of ninety days after the filing of such certificate. 557
(c) The commissioner may purchase any land and take a deed thereof 558
in the name of the state when such land is needed in connection with 559
the layout, construction, repair, reconstruction or maintenance of any 560
state highway, bicycle lane, multi-use-trail or bridge, and any land or 561
buildings or both, necessary, in the commissioner's opinion, for the 562
efficient accomplishment of the foregoing purpose, and may further, 563
when the commissioner determines that it is in the best interests of the 564
state, purchase, lease or otherwise arrange for the acquisition or 565
exchange of land or buildings or both for such purpose. The 566
commissioner, with the advice and consent of the Attorney General, 567
may settle and compromise any claim by any person, firm or 568
corporation claiming to be aggrieved by such layout, construction, 569
reconstruction, repair or maintenance by the payment of money, the 570
transfer of other land acquired for or in connection with highway 571
purposes, or otherwise. The commissioner shall permit the last owner 572
of record of such real property upon which an owner-occupied 573
residence or owner-operated business is situated to remain in such 574
residence or operate such business, rent free, for a period of ninety days 575
from the filing of such deed. 576
Sec. 18. Section 14-240 of the general statutes is repealed and the 577
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 578
(a) [No] Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, no person 579
operating a motor vehicle shall follow another vehicle more closely than 580
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is reasonable and prudent, having regard for the speed of such vehicles, 581
the traffic upon and the condition of the highway and weather 582
conditions. 583
(b) No person operating a motor vehicle shall drive such vehicle in 584
such proximity to another vehicle as to obstruct or impede traffic. 585
(c) Motor vehicles being driven upon any highway in a caravan shall 586
be so operated as to allow sufficient space between such vehicles or 587
combination of vehicles to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy 588
such space without danger. The provisions of this subsection shall not 589
apply to funeral processions or to motor vehicles under official escort, 590
[or] traveling under a special permit or operating in a platoon. For the 591
purposes of this subsection and subsection (d) of this section, "platoon" 592
means two or three commercial motor vehicles or buses, excluding a 593
school bus, traveling in a unified manner at electronically coordinated 594
speeds at following distances that are closer than would be reasonable 595
and prudent without such coordination. 596
(d) (1) A person may operate a platoon on the highways of this state, 597
provided such person files a plan for the general platoon operations 598
with the Commissioner of Transportation and such plan is approved by 599
the commissioner. The commissioner shall approve or reject a plan for 600
general platoon operations not later than fifteen days after the receipt of 601
such plan. If the commissioner rejects any such plan, the commissioner 602
shall provide a written explanation of the reason for such rejection and 603
guidance to amend such plan for resubmission. 604
(2) Each commercial motor vehicle or bus in a platoon shall display a 605
mark identifying such vehicle or bus as part of a platoon at all times 606
when such vehicle or bus is engaged in platooning. Such mark shall be 607
issued by the commissioner and displayed in a manner prescribed by 608
the commissioner. 609
(3) Each person operating a commercial motor vehicle or bus in a 610
platoon shall be seated in the driver's seat of such vehicle or bus and 611
hold a commercial driver's license of the appropriate class and bearing 612
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endorsements for the type of vehicle or bus being driven. 613
(4) No person operating a commercial motor vehicle or bus in a 614
platoon shall pull or drag another motor vehicle in the platoon. 615
[(d)] (e) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall 616
have committed an infraction, except that (1) any person operating a 617
commercial vehicle combination in violation of any such provision shall 618
have committed a violation and shall be fined not less than one hundred 619
dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars, or (2) if the violation 620
results in a motor vehicle accident, such person shall have committed a 621
violation and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more 622
than two hundred dollars. 623
Sec. 19. Section 13a-247 of the general statutes is repealed and the 624
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 625
(a) No person, firm, [or] corporation or utility company shall excavate 626
within or under, or place any obstruction or substruction within, under, 627
upon or over, or interfere with construction, reconstruction or 628
maintenance of or drainage from, any state highway without the written 629
permission of the commissioner. [Said commissioner may fill in or close 630
any such excavation or remove or alter any such obstruction or 631
substruction, and the expense incurred by the commissioner in such 632
filling or removing or altering shall be paid by the person, firm or 633
corporation making such excavation or placing such obstruction or 634
substruction, provided any excavation, obstruction or substruction 635
existing within, under, upon or over any such highway on July 1, 1925, 636
or, at the discretion of said commissioner, any] Any excavation [,] made 637
or obstruction or substruction [made after said date] placed without a 638
permit or in violation of the provisions of a permit shall be removed or 639
altered by the person, firm, [or] corporation or utility company making 640
or [maintaining] placing the same within thirty days from the date when 641
said commissioner sends by registered or certified mail, postage 642
prepaid, a notice to such person, firm, [or] corporation or utility 643
company, ordering such removal or alteration. If such person, firm, 644
corporation or utility company fails to remove or alter any excavation, 645
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obstruction or substruction not later than thirty days after receipt of 646
such notice from the commissioner, the commissioner may fill in or close 647
any such excavation or remove or alter any such obstruction or 648
substruction, and the expense incurred by the commissioner in such 649
filling or removing or altering shall be paid by such person, firm, 650
corporation or utility company. 651
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, if 652
the commissioner determines that a person, firm, corporation or utility 653
company has created an unsafe condition within, under, upon or over 654
the state right-of-way that requires immediate corrective action, the 655
commissioner may authorize immediate corrective action to remedy the 656
unsafe condition. Any costs and expenses incurred by the commission 657
to remedy the unsafe condition shall be paid by such person, firm, 658
corporation or utility company. 659
(c) The state shall not be liable for any damage to private property 660
placed in the state right-of-way without a permit. 661
[(b)] (d) Any person, firm, [or] corporation or utility company 662
violating any provision of [subsection (a) of] this section shall be fined 663
[not more than one hundred dollars for a first offense and] not less than 664
[one hundred] two thousand dollars or more than five [hundred] 665
thousand dollars for each [subsequent] offense. Each violation shall be 666
a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, 667
each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and 668
distinct offense. 669
Sec. 20. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the 2022 supplement to 670
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 671
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 672
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 673
who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 674
section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7-283, 7-325, 7-675
393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-230, 10-676
251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, subdivision (4) 677
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of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 12-411, section 12-678
435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 679
13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, [13a-247,] 13a-253 680
or 13a-263, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90, 13b-221, 13b-681
292, 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, 682
subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, subsection 683
(d) of section 14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-684
34a, subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 14-50a or 14-58, 685
subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) 686
of section 14-80, subsection (f) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a, 14-100b, 687
14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-146, 14-152, 14-153 or 14-163b, a first 688
violation as specified in subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-219, 689
as amended by this act, as specified in subsection (e) of said section, 690
subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, section 14-240, 14-250 or 14-253a, 691
subsection (a) of section 14-261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-269, 692
14-270, 14-275a, 14-278 or 14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 14-283, 693
section 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 694
14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 695
14-386a, section 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, 696
subsection (a) of section 15-115, section 16-44, 16-256e, 16a-15 or 16a-22, 697
subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149, 698
17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 699
19a-87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-105, 19a-700
107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-287, 19a-701
297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-340, 19a-702
425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 703
subsection (b) of section 20-334, section 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-608, 704
20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 21-63, subsection (d) of 705
section 21-71 or section 21-76a, subsection (c) of section 21a-2, 706
subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-21, subdivision (1) of 707
subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) 708
of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63 or 21a-77, subsection (b) 709
of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of subsection 710
(a) of section 21a-159, section 21a-278b, subsection (c), (d) or (e) of 711
section 21a-279a, section 21a-421eee, 21a-421fff, 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-712
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15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-29, 22-30, 22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39f, 22-713
49, 22-54, 22-61j or 22-61l, subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of section 22-714
61l, subsection (f) of section 22-61m, subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of 715
section 22-61m, subsection (d) of section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-90, 22-716
96, 22-98, 22-99, 22-100, 22-111o, 22-167, subsection (c) of section 22-277, 717
section 22-278, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a, 22-326, 718
subsection (b), subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (e) or subsection (g) 719
of section 22-344, subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 22-344b, 720
subsection (d) of section 22-344c, subsection (d) of section 22-344d, 721
section 22-344f, 22-350a, 22-354, 22-359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 722
22-415, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of section 22a-250, subsection 723
(e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 22a-381d, subsections (c) and 724
(d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 22a-461, 23-4b, 23-38, 23-46 or 725
23-61b, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-726
65, section 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 727
25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 728
26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, 729
section 26-64, subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 730
26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-117, 26-128, 26-131, 731
26-132, 26-138 or 26-141, subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 732
26-215, 26-217 or 26-224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-733
227, 26-230, 26-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-284, 26-285, 26-734
286, 26-288, 26-294, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, 735
subsection (b), (d), (e) or (g) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-736
161z, subdivision (1) of section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, 737
subsection (c) of section 29-291c, section 29-316, 29-318, 29-381, 30-48a, 738
30-86a, 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 739
31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47, 31-48, 31-51, 31-52, 740
31-52a or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-741
74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, 742
section 31-288, subdivision (1) of section 35-20, section 36a-787, 42-230, 743
45a-283, 45a-450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 744
46a-54, section 46a-59, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 47-34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 745
53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 746
53-311a, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323, 53-331 or 53-344, subsection (c) of section 747
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53-344b, or section 53-450, or (2) a violation under the provisions of 748
chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted in accordance 749
with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, or (4) a violation 750
of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or borough, 751
except violations of building codes and the health code, for which the 752
penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed two hundred fifty 753
dollars, unless such town, city or borough has established a payment 754
and hearing procedure for such violation pursuant to section 7-152c, 755
shall follow the procedures set forth in this section. 756
Sec. 21. (Effective July 1, 2022) The Department of Transportation shall 757
study and make recommendations for the highest and best use of the 758
properties that were acquired by the department for potential use as a 759
limited access highway from the town of Danbury to the town of 760
Norwalk. On or before January 1, 2023, the department shall submit the 761
results of such study and its recommendations, in accordance with the 762
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 763
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 764
relating to transportation. 765
Sec. 22. Subdivision (3) of section 13a-261 of the 2022 supplement to 766
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 767
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 768
(3) "Owner" means a person in whose name a motor vehicle is 769
registered under the [provision] provisions of chapter 246 or law of 770
another jurisdiction. 771
Sec. 23. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 13a-264 of the 2022 772
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 773
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 774
(3) A work zone speed control system operator shall complete and 775
sign a daily log for a work zone control system. Such daily log shall (A) 776
state the date, time and location of such system's set-up, (B) state that 777
the work zone speed control system operator successfully performed, 778
and the work zone speed control system passed, the testing specified by 779
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the manufacturer of the work zone speed control system, (C) be kept on 780
file at the principle office of the operator, and (D) be admitted in any 781
court proceeding for an alleged violation of section 13a-263. 782
Sec. 24. Section 14-307a of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 783
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 784
1, 2022): 785
(a) The traffic authority of any town, city or borough may establish a 786
pedestrian safety zone on any street, highway and bridge or in any 787
parking area for ten cars or more or on any private road wholly within 788
the municipality under its jurisdiction without approval from the Office 789
of the State Traffic Administration, provided: (1) The municipality, by 790
vote of its legislative body, or in the case of a municipality in which the 791
legislative body is a town meeting, its board of selectmen, grants general 792
authority to the traffic authority to establish pedestrian safety zones 793
within the municipality. Such general authority is not required if such 794
legislative body or board of selectmen is also the traffic authority; (2) the 795
traffic authority conducts an engineering study described in subsection 796
(b) of this section; (3) the posted speed limit for such zone is not less than 797
twenty miles per hour; (4) such zone encompasses a clearly defined 798
downtown district or community center frequented by pedestrians or is 799
adjacent to hospital property or, in the opinion of the traffic authority, 800
is sufficiently close to hospital property as to constitute a risk to the 801
public safety; and (5) the traffic authority satisfies the requirements of 802
subparagraphs (C) to (E), inclusive, of subdivision (2) of subsection (c) 803
of section 14-218a, as amended by this act, if applicable. 804
(b) Prior to establishing a pedestrian safety zone, the traffic authority 805
shall conduct an engineering study in accordance with the Federal 806
Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 807
for Streets and Highways, as amended from time to time, and other 808
generally accepted engineering principles and guidance. The study shall 809
be completed by a professional engineer licensed to practice in this state 810
and shall consider factors, including, but not limited to, pedestrian 811
activity, type of land use and development, parking and the record of 812
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traffic crashes in the area under consideration to be a pedestrian safety 813
zone. If the study recommends the establishment of a pedestrian safety 814
zone, the study shall also include a speed management plan and 815
recommend actions to achieve lower motor vehicle speeds. 816
(c) In a municipality where the Office of the State Traffic 817
Administration approves speed limits on the streets, highways and 818
bridges or in any parking area for ten cars or more or on any private 819
road wholly within the municipality in accordance with section 14-218a, 820
as amended by this act, the traffic authority shall notify the office in 821
writing of the establishment of any pedestrian safety zone and confirm 822
that the requirements of this section have been satisfied. 823
(d) If the Commissioner of Transportation or a traffic authority of any 824
town, city or borough seeks to establish a pedestrian safety zone on a 825
state highway that passes through a downtown or community center, 826
the commissioner or traffic authority shall submit a written request to 827
the Office of the State Traffic Administration and include with such 828
request the engineering study and speed management plan conducted 829
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The office shall be the sole 830
authority for establishing a pedestrian safety zone on a state highway 831
and shall provide a written explanation of the reasons for denying any 832
such request. 833
(e) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may adopt 834
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 835
implement the provisions of this section. 836
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 14-289g
Sec. 3 October 1, 2022 14-251
Sec. 4 October 1, 2022 14-218a(b)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2022 14-219
Sec. 6 July 1, 2022 13b-34
Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 4a-60(c)(1)
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Sec. 8 July 1, 2022 4a-81(b)(2) and (3)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2022 4-252(b)
Sec. 10 July 1, 2022 4-252a(d)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2022 13b-4d
Sec. 12 July 1, 2022 13b-26
Sec. 13 July 1, 2022 14-270(d)
Sec. 14 July 1, 2022 54-33p(c)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2022 54-56e(b) and (c)
Sec. 16 July 1, 2022 14-227b(c)
Sec. 17 July 1, 2022 13a-73(b) and (c)
Sec. 18 July 1, 2022 14-240
Sec. 19 July 1, 2022 13a-247
Sec. 20 July 1, 2022 51-164n(b)
Sec. 21 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 22 July 1, 2022 13a-261(3)
Sec. 23 July 1, 2022 13a-264(a)(3)
Sec. 24 July 1, 2022 14-307a
Statement of Purpose:
To implement the recommendations of the Department of
Transportation.
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