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13	19		AN ACT ESTABLISHING SECONDARY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.
14	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	21		Assembly convened:
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17	23		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) No officer may stop a 1
18	24		vehicle for a violation of any provision of title 14 of the general statutes 2
19	25		that is only a secondary violation. The provisions of this section shall 3
20	26		not prohibit enforcement of a secondary violation by automated 4
21	27		enforcement or by a mailed notice of violation or in the case of a vehicle 5
22	28		stopped for a violation that is not a secondary violation. 6
23	29		Sec. 2. Section 14-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 7
24	30		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 8
25	31		Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless 9
26	32		another construction is clearly apparent from the language or context in 10
27	33		which the term is used or unless the construction is inconsistent with 11
28	34		the manifest intention of the General Assembly: 12
29	35		(1) "Activity vehicle" means a student transportation vehicle that is 13
30	36		used to transport students in connection with school-sponsored events 14
31		-	and activities, but is not used to transport students to and from school; 15
	37	+	and activities, but is not used to transport students to and from school; 15 Raised Bill No. 1195
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32	43		(2) "Agricultural tractor" means a tractor or other form of 16
33	44		nonmuscular motive power used for transporting, hauling, plowing, 17
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	45	+	cultivating, planting, harvesting, reaping or other agricultural purposes 18
41	46		on any farm or other private property, or used for the purpose of 19
42	47		transporting, from one farm to another, agricultural implements and 20
43	48		farm products, provided the agricultural tractor is not used on any 21
44	49		highway for transporting a pay load or for some other commercial 22
45	50		purpose; 23
46	51		(3) "Antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle" means a motor 24
47	52		vehicle twenty years old or older which is being preserved because of 25
48	53		historic interest and which is not altered or modified from the original 26
49	54		manufacturer's specifications; 27
50	55		(4) "Apparent candle power" means an illumination equal to the 28
51	56		normal illumination in foot candles produced by any lamp or lamps, 29
52	57		divided by the square of the distance in feet between the lamp or lamps 30
53	58		and the point at which the measurement is made; 31
54	59		(5) "Authorized emergency vehicle" means (A) a fire department 32
55	60		vehicle, (B) a police vehicle, or (C) an authorized emergency medical 33
56	61		services vehicle, as defined in section 19a-175; 34
57	62		(6) "Autocycle" means a motor vehicle that meets the requirements of 35
58	63		a motorcycle under 49 CFR Part 571, and (A) does not have more than 36
59	64		three wheels in contact with the ground, (B) is designed to be controlled 37
60	65		with a steering mechanism and foot pedals for acceleration, braking or 38
61	66		shifting, (C) has a seat or seats that are fully or partially enclosed and in 39
62	67		which the occupants sit with their legs forward, and (D) is equipped 40
63	68		with safety belts, in accordance with section 14-100a, for all occupants; 41
64	69		(7) "Auxiliary driving lamp" means an additional lighting device on 42
65	70		a motor vehicle used primarily to supplement the general illumination 43
66	71		in front of a motor vehicle provided by the motor vehicle's head lamps; 44
67	72		(8) "Bulb" means a light source consisting of a glass bulb containing a 45
68		-	filament or substance capable of being electrically maintained at 46
69		-	incandescence; 47
70		-	(9) "Camp trailer" includes any trailer designed for living or sleeping 48 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	73	+	filament or substance capable of being electrically maintained at 46 Raised Bill No. 1195
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	80	+	(9) "Camp trailer" includes any trailer designed for living or sleeping 48
77	81		purposes and used exclusively for camping or recreational purposes; 49
78	82		(10) "Camp trailer registration" means the type of registration issued 50
79	83		to any trailer that is for nonbusiness use and is limited to camp trailers 51
80	84		and utility trailers; 52
81	85		(11) "Camp vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is regularly used 53
82	86		to transport persons under eighteen years of age in connection with the 54
83	87		activities of any youth camp, as defined in section 19a-420; 55
84	88		(12) "Camper" means any motor vehicle designed or permanently 56
85	89		altered in such a way as to provide temporary living quarters for travel, 57
86	90		camping or recreational purposes; 58
87	91		(13) "Class 1 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 59
88	92		a motor that engages only when the rider operates the electric bicycle's 60
89	93		foot pedals, and disengages when the rider stops pedaling or such 61
90	94		electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour; 62
91	95		(14) "Class 2 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 63
92	96		a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the electric bicycle, and 64
93	97		disengages when the brakes are applied or such electric bicycle reaches 65
94	98		the speed of twenty miles per hour; 66
95	99		(15) "Class 3 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 67
96	100		a motor that engages only when the rider operates the electric bicycle's 68
97	101		foot pedals, and disengages when the rider stops pedaling or such 69
98	102		electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight miles per hour; 70
99	103		(16) "Combination registration" means the type of registration issued 71
100	104		to a motor vehicle used for both private passenger and commercial 72
101	105		purposes if such vehicle does not have a gross vehicle weight rating in 73
102	106		excess of twelve thousand five hundred pounds; 74
103		-	(17) "Commercial driver's license" or "CDL" means a license issued to 75
104		-	an individual in accordance with the provisions of sections 14-44a to 14-76
105		-	44m, inclusive, which authorizes such individual to drive a commercial 77 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	107	+	(17) "Commercial driver's license" or "CDL" means a license issued to 75 Raised Bill No. 1195
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112	115		motor vehicle; 78
113	116		(18) "Commercial driver's license information system" or "CDLIS" 79
114	117		means the national database of holders of commercial driver's licenses 80
115	118		established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 81
116	119		pursuant to Section 12007 of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act 82
117	120		of 1986; 83
118	121		(19) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a vehicle designed or used to 84
119	122		transport passengers or property, except a vehicle used for farming 85
120	123		purposes in accordance with 49 CFR 383.3(d), fire fighting apparatus or 86
121	124		an emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-283, or a recreational 87
122	125		vehicle in private use, which (A) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 88
123	126		twenty-six thousand and one pounds or more, or a gross combination 89
124	127		weight rating of twenty-six thousand and one pounds or more, inclusive 90
125	128		of a towed unit or units with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 91
126	129		ten thousand pounds; (B) is designed to transport sixteen or more 92
127	130		passengers, including the driver, or is designed to transport more than 93
128	131		ten passengers, including the driver, and is used to transport students 94
129	132		under the age of twenty-one years to and from school; or (C) is 95
130	133		transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in 96
131	134		accordance with 49 CFR 172, Subpart F, as amended, or any quantity of 97
132	135		a material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR Part 73; 98
133	136		(20) "Commercial registration" means the type of registration 99
134	137		required for any motor vehicle designed or used to transport 100
135	138		merchandise, freight or persons in connection with any business 101
136	139		enterprise, unless a more specific type of registration is authorized and 102
137	140		issued by the commissioner for such class of vehicle; 103
138	141		(21) "Commercial trailer" means a trailer used in the conduct of a 104
139	142		business to transport freight, materials or equipment whether or not 105
140	143		permanently affixed to the bed of the trailer; 106
141		-	(22) "Commercial trailer registration" means the type of registration 107
142		-	issued to any commercial trailer; 108 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	144	+	(22) "Commercial trailer registration" means the type of registration 107 Raised Bill No. 1195
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149	151		(23) "Commissioner" includes the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 109
150	152		and any assistant to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles who is 110
151	153		designated and authorized by, and who is acting for, the Commissioner 111
152	154		of Motor Vehicles under a designation; except that the deputy 112
153	155		commissioners of motor vehicles and the Attorney General are deemed, 113
154	156		unless the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles otherwise provides, to be 114
155	157		designated and authorized by, and acting for, the Commissioner of 115
156	158		Motor Vehicles under a designation; 116
157	159		(24) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as provided in 117
158	160		section 21a-240 and the federal laws and regulations incorporated in 118
159	161		chapter 420b; 119
160	162		(25) "Conviction" means an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a 120
161	163		determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the 121
162	164		law in a court of original jurisdiction or an authorized administrative 122
163	165		tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure 123
164	166		the person's appearance in court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or 124
165	167		violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or 125
166	168		not the penalty is rebated, suspended or probated; 126
167	169		(26) "Dealer" includes any person actively engaged in buying, selling 127
168	170		or exchanging motor vehicles or trailers who has an established place of 128
169	171		business in this state and who may, incidental to such business, repair 129
170	172		motor vehicles or trailers, or cause them to be repaired by persons in his 130
171	173		or her employ; 131
172	174		(27) "Disqualification" means a withdrawal of the privilege to drive a 132
173	175		commercial motor vehicle, which occurs as a result of (A) any 133
174	176		suspension, revocation, or cancellation by the commissioner of the 134
175	177		privilege to operate a motor vehicle; (B) a determination by the Federal 135
176	178		Highway Administration, under the rules of practice for motor carrier 136
177	179		safety contained in 49 CFR 386, as amended from time to time, that a 137
178	180		person is no longer qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle 138
179		-	under the standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended from time to 139
180		-	time; or (C) the loss of qualification which follows any of the convictions 140 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	181	+	under the standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended from time to 139 Raised Bill No. 1195
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187	188		or administrative actions specified in section 14-44k; 141
188	189		(28) "Drive" means to drive, operate or be in physical control of a 142
189	190		motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle being towed by another; 143
190	191		(29) "Driver" means any person who drives, operates or is in physical 144
191	192		control of a commercial motor vehicle, or who is required to hold a 145
192	193		commercial driver's license; 146
193	194		(30) "Driver's license" or "operator's license" means a valid 147
194	195		Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license or a license issued by 148
195	196		another state or foreign jurisdiction authorizing the holder thereof to 149
196	197		operate a motor vehicle on the highways; 150
197	198		(31) "Electric bicycle" means a bicycle equipped with operable foot 151
198	199		pedals and an electric motor of fewer than seven hundred fifty watts of 152
199	200		power that is either a class 1, class 2 or class 3 bicycle. "Electric bicycle" 153
200	201		does not include a dirt bike or an all-terrain vehicle; 154
201	202		(32) "Electric foot scooter" means a device (A) that weighs not more 155
202	203		than seventy-five pounds, (B) that has two or three wheels, handlebars 156
203	204		and a floorboard that can be stood upon while riding, (C) that is 157
204	205		powered by an electric motor and human power, and (D) whose 158
205	206		maximum speed, with or without human propulsion on a paved level 159
206	207		surface, is not more than twenty miles per hour; 160
207	208		(33) "Employee" means any operator of a commercial motor vehicle, 161
208	209		including full-time, regularly employed drivers, casual, intermittent or 162
209	210		occasional drivers, drivers under contract and independent owner-163
210	211		operator contractors, who, while in the course of operating a commercial 164
211	212		motor vehicle, are either directly employed by, or are under contract to, 165
212	213		an employer; 166
213	214		(34) "Employer" means any person, including the United States, a 167
214	215		state or any political subdivision thereof, who owns or leases a 168
215		-	commercial motor vehicle, or assigns a person to drive a commercial 169
216		-	motor vehicle; 170 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	216	+	commercial motor vehicle, or assigns a person to drive a commercial 169 Raised Bill No. 1195
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223	223		(35) "Farm implement" means a vehicle designed and adapted 171
224	224		exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations 172
225	225		and which is not operated on a highway for transporting a pay load or 173
226	226		for any other commercial purpose; 174
227	227		(36) "Felony" means any offense, as defined in section 53a-25 and 175
228	228		includes any offense designated as a felony under federal law; 176
229	229		(37) "Fatality" means the death of a person as a result of a motor 177
230	230		vehicle accident; 178
231	231		(38) "Foreign jurisdiction" means any jurisdiction other than a state of 179
232	232		the United States; 180
233	233		(39) "Fuels" means (A) all products commonly or commercially 181
234	234		known or sold as gasoline, including casinghead and absorption or 182
235	235		natural gasoline, regardless of their classification or uses, (B) any liquid 183
236	236		prepared, advertised, offered for sale or sold for use, or commonly and 184
237	237		commercially used, as a fuel in internal combustion engines, which, 185
238	238		when subjected to distillation in accordance with the standard method 186
239	239		of test for distillation of gasoline, naphtha, kerosene and similar 187
240	240		petroleum products by "American Society for Testing Materials Method 188
241	241		D-86", shows not less than ten per cent distilled (recovered) below 347° 189
242	242		Fahrenheit (175° Centigrade) and not less than ninety-five per cent 190
243	243		distilled (recovered) below 464° Fahrenheit (240° Centigrade); provided 191
244	244		the term "fuels" does not include commercial solvents or naphthas 192
245	245		which distill, by "American Society for Testing Materials Method D-86", 193
246	246		not more than nine per cent at 176° Fahrenheit and which have a 194
247	247		distillation range of 150° Fahrenheit, or less, or liquefied gases which 195
248	248		would not exist as liquids at a temperature of 60° Fahrenheit and a 196
249	249		pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute, and (C) any liquid 197
250	250		commonly referred to as "gasohol" which is prepared, advertised, 198
251	251		offered for sale or sold for use, or commonly and commercially used, as 199
252	252		a fuel in internal combustion engines, consisting of a blend of gasoline 200
253		-	and a minimum of ten per cent by volume of ethyl or methyl alcohol; 201 ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1195
	253	+	and a minimum of ten per cent by volume of ethyl or methyl alcohol; 201 Raised Bill No. 1195
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260	259		(40) "Garage" includes every place of business where motor vehicles 202
261	260		are, for compensation, received for housing, storage or repair; 203
262	261		(41) "Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value 204
263	262		specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a 205
264	263		single or a combination (articulated) vehicle. The GVWR of a 206
265	264		combination (articulated) vehicle commonly referred to as the "gross 207
266	265		combination weight rating" or GCWR is the GVWR of the power unit 208
267	266		plus the GVWR of the towed unit or units; 209
268	267		(42) "Gross weight" means the light weight of a vehicle plus the 210
269	268		weight of any load on the vehicle, provided, in the case of a tractor-211
270	269		trailer unit, "gross weight" means the light weight of the tractor plus the 212
271	270		light weight of the trailer or semitrailer plus the weight of the load on 213
272	271		the vehicle; 214
273	272		(43) "Hazardous materials" has the same meaning as provided in 49 215
274	273		CFR 383.5; 216
275	274		(44) "Head lamp" means a lighting device affixed to the front of a 217
276	275		motor vehicle projecting a high intensity beam which lights the road in 218
277	276		front of the vehicle so that it can proceed safely during the hours of 219
278	277		darkness; 220
279	278		(45) "High-mileage vehicle" means a motor vehicle having the 221
280	279		following characteristics: (A) Not less than three wheels in contact with 222
281	280		the ground; (B) a completely enclosed seat on which the driver sits; (C) 223
282	281		a single or two cylinder, gasoline or diesel engine or an electric-powered 224
283	282		engine; and (D) efficient fuel consumption; 225
284	283		(46) "Highway" includes any state or other public highway, road, 226
285	284		street, avenue, alley, driveway, parkway, place or dedicated roadway 227
286	285		for bus rapid transit service, under the control of the state or any 228
287	286		political subdivision of the state, dedicated, appropriated or opened to 229
288	287		public travel or other use; 230
289		-	(47) "Imminent hazard" means the existence of a condition that 231 ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1195
	288	+	(47) "Imminent hazard" means the existence of a condition that 231 Raised Bill No. 1195
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296	294		presents a substantial likelihood that death, serious illness, severe 232
297	295		personal injury or a substantial endangerment to health, property, or the 233
298	296		environment may occur before the reasonably foreseeable completion 234
299	297		date of a formal proceeding begun to lessen the risk of that death, illness, 235
300	298		injury or endangerment; 236
301	299		(48) "Intersecting highway" includes any public highway which joins 237
302	300		another at an angle whether or not it crosses the other; 238
303	301		(49) "Light weight" means the weight of an unloaded motor vehicle 239
304	302		as ordinarily equipped and ready for use, exclusive of the weight of the 240
305	303		operator of the motor vehicle; 241
306	304		(50) "Limited access highway" means a state highway so designated 242
307	305		under the provisions of section 13b-27; 243
308	306		(51) "Local authorities" includes the board of aldermen, common 244
309	307		council, chief of police, warden and burgesses, board of selectmen or 245
310	308		other officials having authority for the enactment or enforcement of 246
311	309		traffic regulations within their respective towns, cities or boroughs; 247
312	310		(52) "Maintenance vehicle" means any vehicle in use by the state or 248
313	311		by any town, city, borough or district, any state bridge or parkway 249
314	312		authority or any public service company, as defined in section 16-1, in 250
315	313		the maintenance of public highways or bridges and facilities located 251
316	314		within the limits of public highways or bridges; 252
317	315		(53) "Manufacturer" means (A) a person, whether a resident or 253
318	316		nonresident, engaged in the business of constructing or assembling new 254
319	317		motor vehicles of a type required to be registered by the commissioner, 255
320	318		for operation upon any highway, except a utility trailer, which are 256
321	319		offered for sale in this state, or (B) a person who distributes new motor 257
322	320		vehicles to new car dealers licensed in this state; 258
323	321		(54) "Median divider" means an intervening space or physical barrier 259
324	322		or clearly indicated dividing section separating traffic lanes provided 260
325		-	for vehicles proceeding in opposite directions; 261 ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1195
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332	329		(55) "Modified antique motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle twenty 262
333	330		years old or older which has been modified for safe road use, including, 263
334	331		but not limited to, modifications to the drive train, suspension, braking 264
335	332		system and safety or comfort apparatus; 265
336	333		(56) "Motor bus" includes any motor vehicle, except a taxicab, as 266
337	334		defined in section 13b-95, operated in whole or in part on any street or 267
338	335		highway in a manner affording a means of transportation by 268
339	336		indiscriminately receiving or discharging passengers, or running on a 269
340	337		regular route or over any portion of a regular route or between fixed 270
341	338		termini; 271
342	339		(57) "Motor home" means a vehicular unit designed to provide living 272
343	340		quarters and necessary amenities which are built into an integral part 273
344	341		of, or permanently attached to, a truck or van chassis; 274
345	342		(58) "Motor-driven cycle" means any of the following vehicles that 275
346	343		have a seat height of not less than twenty-six inches and a motor having 276
347	344		a capacity of less than fifty cubic centimeters piston displacement: (A) A 277
348	345		motorcycle, other than an autocycle; (B) a motor scooter; or (C) a bicycle 278
349	346		with attached motor, except an electric bicycle; 279
350	347		(59) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle propelled or drawn by any 280
351	348		nonmuscular power, except aircraft, motor boats, road rollers, baggage 281
352	349		trucks used about railroad stations or other mass transit facilities, 282
353	350		electric battery-operated wheel chairs when operated by persons with 283
354	351		physical disabilities at speeds not exceeding fifteen miles per hour, golf 284
355	352		carts operated on highways solely for the purpose of crossing from one 285
356	353		part of the golf course to another, golf-cart-type vehicles operated on 286
357	354		roads or highways on the grounds of state institutions by state 287
358	355		employees, agricultural tractors, farm implements, such vehicles as run 288
359	356		only on rails or tracks, self-propelled snow plows, snow blowers and 289
360	357		lawn mowers, when used for the purposes for which they were 290
361	358		designed and operated at speeds not exceeding four miles per hour, 291
362	359		whether or not the operator rides on or walks behind such equipment, 292
363		-	motor-driven cycles, as defined in section 14-286, special mobile 293 ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1195
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370	366		equipment, as defined in section 14-165, mini-motorcycles, as defined in 294
371	367		section 14-289j, electric bicycles, electric foot scooters and any other 295
372	368		vehicle not suitable for operation on a highway; 296
373	369		(60) "Motorcycle" means (A) an autocycle, as defined in this section, 297
374	370		or (B) a motor vehicle, with or without a side car, that has (i) not more 298
375	371		than three wheels in contact with the ground, (ii) a saddle or seat which 299
376	372		the rider straddles or a platform on which the rider stands, and (iii) 300
377	373		handlebars with which the rider controls the movement of the vehicle. 301
378	374		"Motorcycle" does not include a motor-driven cycle, an electric bicycle 302
379	375		or an electric foot scooter; 303
380	376		(61) "National Driver Registry" or "NDR" means the licensing 304
381	377		information system and database operated by the National Highway 305
382	378		Traffic Safety Administration and established pursuant to the National 306
383	379		Driver Registry Act of 1982, as amended; 307
384	380		(62) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, the equitable or 308
385	381		legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, 309
386	382		distributor or dealer to an ultimate consumer; 310
387	383		(63) "Nonresident" means any person whose legal residence is in a 311
388	384		state other than Connecticut or in a foreign country; 312
389	385		(64) "Nonresident commercial driver's license" or "nonresident CDL" 313
390	386		means a commercial driver's license issued by a state to an individual 314
391	387		who resides in a foreign jurisdiction; 315
392	388		(65) "Nonskid device" means any device applied to the tires, wheels, 316
393	389		axles or frame of a motor vehicle for the purpose of increasing the 317
394	390		traction of the motor vehicle; 318
395	391		(66) "Number plate" means any sign or marker furnished by the 319
396	392		commissioner on which is displayed the registration number assigned 320
397	393		to a motor vehicle by the commissioner; 321
398		-	(67) "Officer" includes any constable, state marshal, inspector of 322 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	394	+	(67) "Officer" includes any constable, state marshal, inspector of 322
	395	+	motor vehicles, state policeman or other official authorized to make 323 Raised Bill No. 1195
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405		-	motor vehicles, state policeman or other official authorized to make 323
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406	401		arrests or to serve process, provided the officer is in uniform or displays 324
407	402		the officer's badge of office in a conspicuous place when making an 325
408	403		arrest; 326
409	404		(68) "Operator" means any person who operates a motor vehicle or 327
410	405		who steers or directs the course of a motor vehicle being towed by 328
411	406		another motor vehicle and includes a driver; 329
412	407		(69) "Out-of-service order" means an order (A) issued by a person 330
413	408		having inspection authority, as defined in regulations adopted by the 331
414	409		commissioner pursuant to section 14-163c, or by an authorized official 332
415	410		of the United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor 333
416	411		Carrier Safety Administration pursuant to any provision of federal law, 334
417	412		to prohibit any motor vehicle specified in subsection (a) of section 14-335
418	413		163c from being operated on any highway, or to prohibit a driver from 336
419	414		operating any such motor vehicle, or (B) issued by the United States 337
420	415		Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety 338
421	416		Administration, pursuant to any provision of federal law, to prohibit 339
422	417		any motor carrier, as defined in Section 386.2 of Title 49 of the Code of 340
423	418		Federal Regulations, from engaging in commercial motor vehicle 341
424	419		operations; 342
425	420		(70) "Owner" means any person holding title to a motor vehicle, or 343
426	421		having the legal right to register the same, including purchasers under 344
427	422		conditional bills of sale; 345
428	423		(71) "Parked vehicle" means a motor vehicle in a stationary position 346
429	424		within the limits of a public highway; 347
430	425		(72) "Passenger and commercial motor vehicle" means a motor 348
431	426		vehicle used for private passenger and commercial purposes which is 349
432	427		eligible for combination registration; 350
433	428		(73) "Passenger motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the 351
434	429		private transportation of persons and their personal belongings, 352
435		-	designed to carry occupants in comfort and safety, with a capacity of 353 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	430	+	designed to carry occupants in comfort and safety, with a capacity of 353
	431	+	carrying not more than ten passengers including the operator thereof; 354 Raised Bill No. 1195
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442		-	carrying not more than ten passengers including the operator thereof; 354
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443	437		(74) "Passenger registration" means the type of registration issued to 355
444	438		a passenger motor vehicle unless a more specific type of registration is 356
445	439		authorized and issued by the commissioner for such class of vehicle; 357
446	440		(75) "Person" includes any individual, corporation, limited liability 358
447	441		company, association, copartnership, company, firm, business trust or 359
448	442		other aggregation of individuals but does not include the state or any 360
449	443		political subdivision thereof, unless the context clearly states or 361
450	444		requires; 362
451	445		(76) "Pick-up truck" means a motor vehicle with an enclosed forward 363
452	446		passenger compartment and an open rearward compartment used for 364
453	447		the transportation of property; 365
454	448		(77) "Pneumatic tires" means tires inflated or inflatable with air; 366
455	449		(78) "Pole trailer" means a trailer which is (A) intended for 367
456	450		transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, logs, pipes 368
457	451		or structural members, which loads are capable of sustaining 369
458	452		themselves as beams between supporting connections, and (B) designed 370
459	453		to be drawn by a motor vehicle and attached or secured directly to the 371
460	454		motor vehicle by any means including a reach, pole or boom; 372
461	455		(79) "Public passenger endorsement" means an endorsement issued 373
462	456		to an individual, which authorizes such individual to transport 374
463	457		passengers, including, but not limited to, passengers who are students 375
464	458		in accordance with subsection (b) or (c) of section 14-36a; 376
465	459		(80) "Recreational vehicle" includes the camper, camp trailer and 377
466	460		motor home classes of vehicles; 378
467	461		(81) "Registration" includes the certificate of motor vehicle 379
468	462		registration and the number plate or plates used in connection with such 380
469		-	registration; 381 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	463	+	registration; 381
	464	+	(82) "Registration number" means the identifying number or letters, 382
	465	+	or both, assigned by the commissioner to a motor vehicle; 383 Raised Bill No. 1195
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476		-	~~(82) "Registration~~ ~~number" means the identifying number or letters,~~ ~~382~~
477		-	~~or both, assigned by the commissioner to a motor vehicle; 383~~
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478	471		(83) "Resident", for the purpose of registering motor vehicles, 384
479	472		includes any person who is a legal resident of this state, as the 385
480	473		commissioner may presume from the fact that such person occupies a 386
481	474		place of dwelling in this state for more than six months in a year, or any 387
482	475		person, firm or corporation owning or leasing a motor vehicle used or 388
483	476		operated in intrastate business in this state, or a firm or corporation 389
484	477		having its principal office or place of business in this state; 390
485	478		(84) "School bus" means any school bus, as defined in section 14-275, 391
486	479		including a commercial motor vehicle used to transport preschool, 392
487	480		elementary school or secondary school students from home to school, 393
488	481		from school to home, or to and from school-sponsored events, but does 394
489	482		not include a bus used as a common carrier; 395
490	483		(85) "Second" violation or "subsequent" violation means an offense 396
491	484		committed not more than three years after the date of an arrest which 397
492	485		resulted in a previous conviction for a violation of the same statutory 398
493	486		provision, except in the case of a violation of section 14-215, 14-224, 14-399
494	487		227a or 14-227m, "second" violation or "subsequent" violation means an 400
495	488		offense committed not more than ten years after the date of an arrest 401
496	489		which resulted in a previous conviction for a violation of the same 402
497	490		statutory provision; 403
498	491		(86) "Secondary violation" means a violation of any provision of this 404
499	492		title that may be enforced only in accordance with the provisions of 405
500	493		section 1 of this act; 406
501	494		[(86)] (87) "Semitrailer" means any trailer type vehicle designed and 407
502	495		used in conjunction with a motor vehicle so that some part of its own 408
503	496		weight and load rests on or is carried by another vehicle; 409
504	497		[(87)] (88) "Serious traffic violation" means a conviction of any of the 410
505	498		following offenses: (A) Excessive speeding, involving a single offense in 411
506		-	which the speed is fifteen miles per hour or more above the posted 412 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	499	+	which the speed is fifteen miles per hour or more above the posted 412
	500	+	speed limit, in violation of section 14-218a or 14-219; (B) reckless driving 413
	501	+	in violation of section 14-222; (C) following too closely in violation of 414
	502	+	section 14-240 or 14-240a; (D) improper or erratic lane changes, in 415 Raised Bill No. 1195
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513		-	speed limit, in violation of section 14-218a or 14-219; (B) reckless driving 413
514		-	in violation of section 14-222; (C) following too closely in violation of 414
515		-	section 14-240 or 14-240a; (D) improper or erratic lane changes, in 415
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516	508		violation of section 14-236; (E) using a hand-held mobile telephone or 416
517	509		other electronic device or typing, reading or sending text or a text 417
518	510		message with or from a mobile telephone or mobile electronic device in 418
519	511		violation of subsection (e) of section 14-296aa while operating a 419
520	512		commercial motor vehicle; (F) driving a commercial motor vehicle 420
521	513		without a valid commercial driver's license in violation of section 14-36a 421
522	514		or 14-44a; (G) failure to carry a commercial driver's license in violation 422
523	515		of section 14-44a; (H) failure to have the proper class of license or 423
524	516		endorsement, or violation of a license restriction in violation of section 424
525	517		14-44a; or (I) a violation of any provision of chapter 248, by an operator 425
526	518		who holds a commercial driver's license or instruction permit that 426
527	519		results in the death of another person; 427
528	520		[(88)] (89) "Service bus" includes any vehicle except a vanpool vehicle 428
529	521		or a school bus designed and regularly used to carry ten or more 429
530	522		passengers when used in private service for the transportation of 430
531	523		persons without charge to the individual; 431
532	524		[(89)] (90) "Service car" means any motor vehicle used by a 432
533	525		manufacturer, dealer or repairer for emergency motor vehicle repairs on 433
534	526		the highways of this state, for towing or for the transportation of 434
535	527		necessary persons, tools and materials to and from the scene of such 435
536	528		emergency repairs or towing; 436
537	529		[(90)] (91) "Shoulder" means that portion of a highway immediately 437
538	530		adjacent and contiguous to the travel lanes or main traveled portion of 438
539	531		the roadway; 439
540	532		[(91)] (92) "Solid tires" means tires of rubber, or other elastic material 440
541	533		approved by the Commissioner of Transportation, which do not depend 441
542	534		on confined air for the support of the load; 442
543		-	[(92)] (93) "Spot lamp" or "spot light" means a lighting device 443 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	535	+	[(92)] (93) "Spot lamp" or "spot light" means a lighting device 443
	536	+	projecting a high intensity beam, the direction of which can be readily 444
	537	+	controlled for special or emergency lighting as distinguished from 445
	538	+	ordinary road illumination; 446 Raised Bill No. 1195
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550		-	projecting a high intensity beam, the direction of which can be readily 444
551		-	controlled for special or emergency lighting as distinguished from 445
552		-	ordinary road illumination; 446
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553	544		[(93)] (94) "State" means any state of the United States and the District 447
554	545		of Columbia unless the context indicates a more specific reference to the 448
555	546		state of Connecticut; 449
556	547		[(94)] (95) "Stop" means complete cessation of movement; 450
557	548		[(95)] (96) "Student" means any person under the age of twenty-one 451
558	549		years who is attending a preprimary, primary or secondary school 452
559	550		program of education; 453
560	551		[(96)] (97) "Tail lamp" means a lighting device affixed to the rear of a 454
561	552		motor vehicle showing a red light to the rear and indicating the presence 455
562	553		of the motor vehicle when viewed from behind; 456
563	554		[(97)] (98) "Tank vehicle" means any commercial motor vehicle 457
564	555		designed to transport any liquid or gaseous material within a tank that 458
565	556		is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or its 459
566	557		chassis, which includes, but is not limited to, a cargo tank and portable 460
567	558		tank, as defined in 49 CFR 383.5, as amended, provided it does not 461
568	559		include a portable tank with a rated capacity not to exceed one thousand 462
569	560		gallons; 463
570	561		[(98)] (99) "Tractor" or "truck tractor" means a motor vehicle designed 464
571	562		and used for drawing a semitrailer; 465
572	563		[(99)] (100) "Tractor-trailer unit" means a combination of a tractor and 466
573	564		a trailer or a combination of a tractor and a semitrailer; 467
574	565		[(100)] (101) "Trailer" means any rubber-tired vehicle without motive 468
575	566		power drawn or propelled by a motor vehicle; 469
576	567		[(101)] (102) "Truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used or 470
577		-	maintained primarily for the transportation of property; 471 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	568	+	maintained primarily for the transportation of property; 471
	569	+	[(102)] (103) "Ultimate consumer" means, with respect to a motor 472
	570	+	vehicle, the first person, other than a dealer, who in good faith purchases 473
	571	+	the motor vehicle for purposes other than resale; 474 Raised Bill No. 1195
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584		-	[(102)] (103) "Ultimate consumer" means, with respect to a motor 472
585		-	vehicle, the first person, other than a dealer, who in good faith purchases 473
586		-	the motor vehicle for purposes other than resale; 474
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587	577		[(103)] (104) "United States" means the fifty states and the District of 475
588	578		Columbia; 476
589	579		[(104)] (105) "Used motor vehicle" includes any motor vehicle which 477
590	580		has been previously separately registered by an ultimate consumer; 478
591	581		[(105)] (106) "Utility trailer" means a trailer designed and used to 479
592	582		transport personal property, materials or equipment, whether or not 480
593	583		permanently affixed to the bed of the trailer; 481
594	584		[(106)] (107) "Vanpool vehicle" includes all motor vehicles, the 482
595	585		primary purpose of which is the daily transportation, on a prearranged 483
596	586		nonprofit basis, of individuals between home and work, and which: (A) 484
597	587		If owned by or leased to a person, or to an employee of the person, or to 485
598	588		an employee of a local, state or federal government unit or agency 486
599	589		located in Connecticut, are manufactured and equipped in such manner 487
600	590		as to provide a seating capacity of at least seven but not more than 488
601	591		fifteen individuals, or (B) if owned by or leased to a regional ride-489
602	592		sharing organization in the state recognized by the Commissioner of 490
603	593		Transportation, are manufactured and equipped in such manner as to 491
604	594		provide a seating capacity of at least six but not more than nineteen 492
605	595		individuals; 493
606	596		[(107)] (108) "Vehicle" includes any device suitable for the 494
607	597		conveyance, drawing or other transportation of persons or property, 495
608	598		whether operated on wheels, runners, a cushion of air or by any other 496
609	599		means. The term does not include devices propelled or drawn by human 497
610	600		power or devices used exclusively on tracks; 498
611	601		[(108)] (109) "Vehicle identification number" or "VIN" means a series 499
612	602		of Arabic numbers and Roman letters that is assigned to each new motor 500
613	603		vehicle that is manufactured within or imported into the United States, 501
614		-	in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR 565, unless another 502 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	604	+	in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR 565, unless another 502
	605	+	sequence of numbers and letters has been assigned to a motor vehicle 503
	606	+	by the commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-504
	607	+	149; 505 Raised Bill No. 1195
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621		-	sequence of numbers and letters has been assigned to a motor vehicle 503
622		-	by the commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-504
623		-	149; 505
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624	613		[(109)] (110) "Wrecker" means a vehicle which is registered, designed, 506
625	614		equipped and used for the purposes of towing or transporting wrecked 507
626	615		or disabled motor vehicles for compensation or for related purposes by 508
627	616		a person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with the provisions 509
628	617		of subpart (D) of part III of this chapter or a vehicle contracted for the 510
629	618		consensual towing or transporting of one or more motor vehicles to or 511
630	619		from a place of sale, purchase, salvage or repair. 512
631	620		Sec. 3. Subdivision (1) of section 14-212 of the general statutes is 513
632	621		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 514
633	622		1, 2023): 515
634	623		(1) The following terms shall be construed as they are defined in 516
635	624		section 14-1, as amended by this act: "Agricultural tractor", "authorized 517
636	625		emergency vehicle", "class 1 electric bicycle", "class 2 electric bicycle", 518
637	626		"class 3 electric bicycle", "commissioner", "driver", "electric bicycle", 519
638	627		"electric foot scooter", "fuels", "gross weight", "head lamp", "high-520
639	628		mileage vehicle", "highway", "light weight", "limited access highway", 521
640	629		"maintenance vehicle", "motor bus", "motorcycle", "motor vehicle 522
641	630		registration", "nonresident", "nonskid device", "number plate", "officer", 523
642	631		"operator", "owner", "passenger motor vehicle", "passenger and 524
643	632		commercial motor vehicle", "person", "pneumatic tires", "pole trailer", 525
644	633		"registration", "registration number", "second offense", "secondary 526
645	634		violation", "semitrailer", "shoulder", "solid tires", "stop", "subsequent 527
646	635		offense", "tail lamp", "tank vehicle", "tractor", "tractor-trailer unit", 528
647	636		"trailer", "truck" and "vanpool vehicle"; 529
648	637		Sec. 4. Subsections (f) and (g) of section 14-99g of the general statutes 530
649	638		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 531
650	639		October 1, 2023): 532
651		-	(f) Any person who violates any provision of subsections (b) to (e), 533 Substitute Bill No. 1195
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	640	+	(f) Any person who violates any provision of subsections (b) to (e), 533
658	641		inclusive, of this section shall be deemed to have committed an 534
659	642		infraction for each offense. Any person who violates any provision of 535
660	643		subsection (b) of this section shall remove such object or material which 536
661		-	obstructs [his] such person's clear and full view of the road and report 537
	644	+	obstructs [his] such person's clear and full view of the road and report 537 Raised Bill No. 1195
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662	650		within sixty days to the police department which issued the infractions 538
663	651		complaint to present [his] such person's vehicle for inspection and to 539
664	652		demonstrate compliance with the provisions of this section. If such 540
665	653		person fails to report to such police department and is cited for a 541
666		-	subsequent violation of this section, [his] such person's vehicle shall be 542
667		-	impounded after notice and opportunity for hearing. A violation of any 543
668		-	provision of subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this section is a 544
669		-	secondary violation. 545
670		-	(g) Any person owning a vehicle having a window which has been 546
671		-	tinted or darkened with any tinted material after factory delivery, shall 547
672		-	present such vehicle to the Department of Motor Vehicles, by July 1, 548
673		-	1996, to receive a sticker for any tinted or darkened window to indicate 549
674		-	such tinting or darkening is in compliance with this section. Any person 550
675		-	operating a motor vehicle, on or after July 1, 1996, in violation of this 551
676		-	subsection shall be deemed to have committed an infraction. A violation 552
677		-	of any provision of this subsection is a secondary violation. 553
678		-	Sec. 5. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 14-18 of the general 554
679		-	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 555
680		-	(Effective October 1, 2023): 556
681		-	(a) (1) Each motor vehicle for which one number plate has been issued 557
682		-	shall, while in use or operation upon any public highway, display in a 558
683		-	conspicuous place at the rear of such vehicle the number plate. The 559
684		-	commissioner may issue a sticker denoting the expiration date of the 560
685		-	registration. Such sticker shall be displayed in such place on the vehicle 561
686		-	as the commissioner may direct. Such sticker may contain the 562
687		-	corresponding letters and numbers of the registration and number plate 563
688		-	issued by the commissioner. 564
689		-	(2) Each motor vehicle for which two number plates have been issued 565 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	654	+	subsequent violation of this section, his vehicle shall be impounded after 542
	655	+	notice and opportunity for hearing. A violation of any provision of 543
	656	+	subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this section is a secondary violation. 544
	657	+	(g) Any person owning a vehicle having a window which has been 545
	658	+	tinted or darkened with any tinted material after factory delivery, shall 546
	659	+	present such vehicle to the Department of Motor Vehicles, by July 1, 547
	660	+	1996, to receive a sticker for any tinted or darkened window to indicate 548
	661	+	such tinting or darkening is in compliance with this section. Any person 549
	662	+	operating a motor vehicle, on or after July 1, 1996, in violation of this 550
	663	+	subsection shall be deemed to have committed an infraction. A violation 551
	664	+	of any provision of this subsection is a secondary violation. 552
	665	+	Sec. 5. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 14-18 of the general 553
	666	+	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 554
	667	+	(Effective October 1, 2023): 555
	668	+	(a) (1) Each motor vehicle for which one number plate has been issued 556
	669	+	shall, while in use or operation upon any public highway, display in a 557
	670	+	conspicuous place at the rear of such vehicle the number plate. The 558
	671	+	commissioner may issue a sticker denoting the expiration date of the 559
	672	+	registration. Such sticker shall be displayed in such place on the vehicle 560
	673	+	as the commissioner may direct. Such sticker may contain the 561
	674	+	corresponding letters and numbers of the registration and number plate 562
	675	+	issued by the commissioner. 563
	676	+	(2) Each motor vehicle for which two number plates have been issued 564
	677	+	shall, while in use or operation upon any public highway, display in a 565
	678	+	conspicuous place at the front and the rear of such vehicle the number 566
	679	+	plates. Displaying a number plate against a vehicle's rear window is a 567
	680	+	secondary violation, provided the numerals and letters on any such 568
	681	+	number plate are plainly legible. The commissioner may issue a sticker 569 Raised Bill No. 1195
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696		-	shall, while in use or operation upon any public highway, display in a 566
697		-	conspicuous place at the front and the rear of such vehicle the number 567
698		-	plates. Displaying a number plate against a vehicle's rear window is a 568
699		-	secondary violation, provided the numerals and letters on any such 569
700		-	number plate are plainly legible. The commissioner may issue a sticker 570
701		-	denoting the expiration date of the registration. Such sticker shall be 571
702		-	displayed in such place on the vehicle as the commissioner may direct. 572
703		-	Such sticker may contain the corresponding letters and numbers of the 573
704		-	number plate issued by the commissioner. 574
705		-	(b) Repealed by 1969, P.A. 247, S. 1. 575
706		-	(c) Official number plates when displayed upon motor vehicles shall 576
707		-	be [entirely] substantially unobscured and the numerals and letters 577
708		-	thereon shall be plainly legible at all times. Such number plates shall be 578
709		-	horizontal [,] and shall be fastened so as not to swing. [and, during the 579
710		-	time when a motor vehicle is required to display lights, the rear number 580
711		-	plate shall be so illuminated as to be legible at a distance of fifty feet.] 581
712		-	Nothing may be affixed to a motor vehicle or to the official number 582
713		-	plates displayed on such vehicle that obscures or impairs the visibility 583
714		-	of [any information] the numerals and letters on such number plates. 584
715		-	Not more than one number plate shall be displayed on the front or rear 585
716		-	of any motor vehicle in operation upon the public highways of the state; 586
717		-	provided any motor vehicle may, upon permission of the commissioner, 587
718		-	display more than one number plate in front or rear, subject to such 588
719		-	conditions as the commissioner prescribes. If any number plate supplied 589
720		-	by the commissioner is lost, or if the registered number thereon becomes 590
721		-	mutilated or illegible, the owner of or the person in control of the motor 591
722		-	vehicle for which such number plate was furnished shall immediately 592
723		-	place a temporary number plate bearing said registration number upon 593
724		-	such motor vehicle, which temporary number plate shall conform to the 594
725		-	regular number plate and shall be displayed as nearly as possible as 595
726		-	[herein] provided in this section for such regular number plate; and such 596
727		-	owner shall, within forty-eight hours after such loss or mutilation of the 597
728		-	number plate, give notice thereof to the commissioner and apply for a 598 Substitute Bill No. 1195
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	686	+
	687	+	denoting the expiration date of the registration. Such sticker shall be 570
	688	+	displayed in such place on the vehicle as the commissioner may direct. 571
	689	+	Such sticker may contain the corresponding letters and numbers of the 572
	690	+	number plate issued by the commissioner. 573
	691	+	(b) Repealed by 1969, P.A. 247, S. 1. 574
	692	+	(c) Official number plates when displayed upon motor vehicles shall 575
	693	+	be [entirely] substantially unobscured and the numerals and letters 576
	694	+	thereon shall be plainly legible at all times. Such number plates shall be 577
	695	+	horizontal, and shall be fastened so as not to swing. [and, during the 578
	696	+	time when a motor vehicle is required to display lights, the rear number 579
	697	+	plate shall be so illuminated as to be legible at a distance of fifty feet.] 580
	698	+	Nothing may be affixed to a motor vehicle or to the official number 581
	699	+	plates displayed on such vehicle that obscures or impairs the visibility 582
	700	+	of [any information] the numerals and letters on such number plates. 583
	701	+	Not more than one number plate shall be displayed on the front or rear 584
	702	+	of any motor vehicle in operation upon the public highways of the state; 585
	703	+	provided any motor vehicle may, upon permission of the commissioner, 586
	704	+	display more than one number plate in front or rear, subject to such 587
	705	+	conditions as the commissioner prescribes. If any number plate supplied 588
	706	+	by the commissioner is lost, or if the registered number thereon becomes 589
	707	+	mutilated or illegible, the owner of or the person in control of the motor 590
	708	+	vehicle for which such number plate was furnished shall immediately 591
	709	+	place a temporary number plate bearing said registration number upon 592
	710	+	such motor vehicle, which temporary number plate shall conform to the 593
	711	+	regular number plate and shall be displayed as nearly as possible as 594
	712	+	herein provided for such regular number plate; and such owner shall, 595
	713	+	within forty-eight hours after such loss or mutilation of the number 596
	714	+	plate, give notice thereof to the commissioner and apply for a new 597
	715	+	number plate. The commissioner may issue a permit to operate with 598
	716	+	such temporary plate and shall supply new number plates upon 599
	717	+	payment of the fee therefor as provided in section 14-50a. Upon receipt 600
	718	+	of such new number plates and new certificate, the remaining old 601
	719	+	number plate, if any, and certificate shall be surrendered to the 602
	720	+	commissioner. 603 Raised Bill No. 1195
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735		-	new number plate. The commissioner may issue a permit to operate 599
736		-	with such temporary plate and shall supply new number plates upon 600
737		-	payment of the fee therefor as provided in section 14-50a. Upon receipt 601
738		-	of such new number plates and new certificate, the remaining old 602
739		-	number plate, if any, and certificate shall be surrendered to the 603
740		-	commissioner. 604
741		-	Sec. 6. Section 14-96a of the general statutes is repealed and the 605
742		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 606
743		-	(a) Every vehicle upon a highway within this state shall display such 607
744		-	lighted lamps and illuminating devices as may be required under the 608
745		-	provisions of this section and sections [14-96a] 14-96b to 14-96aa, 609
746		-	inclusive, (1) at any time from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour 610
747		-	before sunrise, (2) at any time when, due to insufficient light or 611
748		-	unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the 612
749		-	highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of five hundred feet 613
750		-	ahead, and (3) at any time during periods of precipitation, including, 614
751		-	but not limited to, periods of snow, rain or fog. 615
752		-	(b) Whenever in said sections any requirement is declared as to 616
753		-	distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects 617
754		-	visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, such 618
755		-	requirement shall apply during the times stated in subsection (a) of this 619
756		-	section in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, 620
757		-	unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a 621
758		-	different time or condition is expressly stated. 622
759		-	(c) Whenever in said sections any requirement is declared as to the 623
760		-	mounted height of lamps or devices, such requirement shall mean the 624
761		-	height measured from the center of such lamps or devices to the level 625
762		-	ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a 626
763		-	load. 627
764		-	(d) Failure to [provide lighted] illuminate lamps and illuminating 628
765		-	devices at such time as required by this section shall be an infraction. 629 Substitute Bill No. 1195
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	725	+
	726	+	Sec. 6. Section 14-96a of the general statutes is repealed and the 604
	727	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 605
	728	+	(a) Every vehicle upon a highway within this state shall display such 606
	729	+	lighted lamps and illuminating devices as may be required under the 607
	730	+	provisions of this section and sections [14-96a] 14-96b to 14-96aa, 608
	731	+	inclusive, (1) at any time from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour 609
	732	+	before sunrise, (2) at any time when, due to insufficient light or 610
	733	+	unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the 611
	734	+	highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of five hundred feet 612
	735	+	ahead, and (3) at any time during periods of precipitation, including, 613
	736	+	but not limited to, periods of snow, rain or fog. 614
	737	+	(b) Whenever in said sections any requirement is declared as to 615
	738	+	distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects 616
	739	+	visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, such 617
	740	+	requirement shall apply during the times stated in subsection (a) of this 618
	741	+	section in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, 619
	742	+	unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a 620
	743	+	different time or condition is expressly stated. 621
	744	+	(c) Whenever in said sections any requirement is declared as to the 622
	745	+	mounted height of lamps or devices, such requirement shall mean the 623
	746	+	height measured from the center of such lamps or devices to the level 624
	747	+	ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a 625
	748	+	load. 626
	749	+	(d) Failure to [provide lighted] illuminate lamps and illuminating 627
	750	+	devices at such time as required by this section shall be an infraction. 628
	751	+	(e) To the extent that a violation concerning the number, placement, 629
	752	+	intensity of lamps or illuminating devices or any other technical 630
	753	+	specifications concerning lamps or illuminating devices provided for in 631
	754	+	sections 14-96b to 14-96aa, inclusive, would also constitute a violation 632
	755	+	under this section, such violation shall be enforced under sections 14-633
	756	+	96b to 14-96aa, inclusive, and not under this section. 634 Raised Bill No. 1195
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772		-	(e) To the extent that a violation concerning the number, placement 630
773		-	or intensity of lamps or illuminating devices, or any other technical 631
774		-	specifications concerning lamps or illuminating devices, provided for in 632
775		-	sections 14-96b to 14-96aa, inclusive, would also constitute a violation 633
776		-	under this section, such violation shall be enforced under sections 14-634
777		-	96b to 14-96aa, inclusive, as applicable, and not under this section. 635
778		-	Sec. 7. Section 14-96c of the general statutes is repealed and the 636
779		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 637
780		-	(a) After October 1, 1967, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and 638
781		-	pole trailer, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a 639
782		-	combination of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least two tail lamps 640
783		-	mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in subsection (a) 641
784		-	of section 14-96a, as amended by this act, shall emit a red light plainly 642
785		-	visible from a distance of one thousand feet to the rear, except that 643
786		-	passenger cars manufactured or assembled prior to October 1, 1957, and 644
787		-	motorcycles shall have at least one such tail lamp. On a combination of 645
788		-	vehicles, only the tail lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be 646
789		-	seen from the distance specified. On vehicles equipped with more than 647
790		-	one tail lamp, the lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as 648
791		-	widely spaced laterally as practicable. 649
792		-	(b) Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a mounted 650
793		-	height of not more than seventy-two inches nor less than fifteen inches. 651
794		-	(c) The rear registration plate shall be so illumined with a white light 652
795		-	as to render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. Any 653
796		-	tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for 654
797		-	illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted 655
798		-	whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted, except 656
799		-	that any vehicle equipped by the manufacturer with daytime running 657
800		-	lamps which meet federal requirements may have such daytime 658
801		-	running lamps illuminated without illumination of the tail lamps or rear 659
802		-	registration plate. 660 Substitute Bill No. 1195
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	761	+
	762	+	Sec. 7. Section 14-96c of the general statutes is repealed and the 635
	763	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 636
	764	+	(a) After October 1, 1967, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and 637
	765	+	pole trailer, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a 638
	766	+	combination of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least two tail lamps 639
	767	+	mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in subsection (a) 640
	768	+	of section 14-96a, as amended by this act, shall emit a red light plainly 641
	769	+	visible from a distance of one thousand feet to the rear, except that 642
	770	+	passenger cars manufactured or assembled prior to October 1, 1957, and 643
	771	+	motorcycles shall have at least one such tail lamp. On a combination of 644
	772	+	vehicles, only the tail lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be 645
	773	+	seen from the distance specified. On vehicles equipped with more than 646
	774	+	one tail lamp, the lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as 647
	775	+	widely spaced laterally as practicable. 648
	776	+	(b) Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a mounted 649
	777	+	height of not more than seventy-two inches nor less than fifteen inches. 650
	778	+	(c) The rear registration plate shall be so illumined with a white light 651
	779	+	as to render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. Any 652
	780	+	tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for 653
	781	+	illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted 654
	782	+	whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted, except 655
	783	+	that any vehicle equipped by the manufacturer with daytime running 656
	784	+	lamps which meet federal requirements may have such daytime 657
	785	+	running lamps illuminated without illumination of the tail lamps or rear 658
	786	+	registration plate. 659
	787	+	(d) Failure to have tail lamps or failure to illuminate the rear 660
	788	+	registration plate as required in this section shall be an infraction. 661
	789	+	Failure to have two functioning tail lamps shall be a secondary violation 662
	790	+	if the vehicle has one illuminated and functioning tail lamp. Failure to 663
	791	+	illuminate the rear registration plate shall be a secondary offense. 664
	792	+	Sec. 8. Section 14-96d of the general statutes is repealed and the 665
	793	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 666 Raised Bill No. 1195
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809		-	(d) Failure to have tail lamps or failure to illuminate the rear 661
810		-	registration plate as required in this section shall be an infraction. 662
811		-	Failure to illuminate the rear registration plate shall be a secondary 663
812		-	violation. 664
813		-	Sec. 8. Section 14-96d of the general statutes is repealed and the 665
814		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 666
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	798	+
815	799		(a) Each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall carry 667
816	800		on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two or more 668
817	801		red reflectors meeting the requirements of this section. Each motorcycle 669
818	802		shall carry at least one such reflector. 670
819	803		(b) Each such reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height of 671
820	804		not less than fifteen inches nor more than sixty inches, and shall be of 672
821	805		such size and characteristics and so mounted as to be visible at night 673
822	806		from all distances within three hundred fifty feet to one hundred feet 674
823		-	from such vehicle when directly in front of the upper beams of head 675
824		-	lamps. 676
825		-	(c) Failure to carry and mount reflectors as required in this section 677
826		-	shall be an infraction. Failure to carry and mount two reflectors shall be 678
827		-	a secondary violation if a vehicle has one reflector. 679
828		-	Sec. 9. Section 14-96y of the general statutes is repealed and the 680
829		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 681
830		-	(a) [At all times specified in subsection (a) of section 14-96a, at least 682
831		-	two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of 683
832		-	every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, except when] Each motor 684
833		-	vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall have at least two functioning head 685
834		-	lamps, one of which shall be located on each side at the front of such 686
835		-	vehicle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations 687
836		-	governing lights on parked vehicles. 688
837		-	(b) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as [herein] 689
838		-	required by this section is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a 690 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	807	+	from such vehicle when directly in front of upper beams of head lamps. 675
	808	+	(c) Failure to carry and mount reflectors as required in this section 676
	809	+	shall be an infraction. Failure to carry and mount two reflectors shall be 677
	810	+	a secondary violation if a vehicle has one reflector. 678
	811	+	Sec. 9. Section 14-96e of the general statutes is repealed and the 679
	812	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 680
	813	+	(a) Each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be 681
	814	+	equipped with two or more stop lamps meeting the requirements of 682
	815	+	subsection (a) of section 14-96r, except that passenger motor vehicles 683
	816	+	manufactured or assembled prior to October 1, 1957, and motorcycles 684
	817	+	shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp. On a combination of 685
	818	+	vehicles, only the stop lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be 686
	819	+	seen from the distance specified. 687
	820	+	(b) Each motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, 688
	821	+	and required signals shall be given by, a turn signal lamp or lamps 689
	822	+	complying with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, 690
	823	+	Title 49, Section 571.108, as amended from time to time. 691
	824	+	(c) Failure to equip vehicles with stop lamps or a turn signal lamp or 692
	825	+	lamps or turn signal devices as required by this section shall be an 693
	826	+	infraction. Failure to equip a vehicle with two or more functioning stop 694
	827	+	lamps shall be a secondary violation if the vehicle has one functioning 695
	828	+	stop lamp and is otherwise in compliance with the provisions of 696
	829	+	subsection (a) of this section. 697 Raised Bill No. 1195
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845		-	spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of 691
846		-	intensity greater than three hundred candlepower, not more than a total 692
847		-	of four of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any 693
848		-	one time when upon a highway. 694
849		-	(c) Failure to have two functioning head lamps as required by this 695
850		-	section shall be an infraction. Failure to have two functioning head 696
851		-	lamps shall be a secondary violation if the vehicle has one lighted head 697
852		-	lamp and is otherwise in compliance with the provisions of subsection 698
853		-	(a) of this section. 699
854		-	Sec. 10. Section 14-99f of the general statutes is repealed and the 700
855		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 701
856		-	(a) Each motor vehicle shall be equipped with a windshield of a type 702
857		-	prescribed by section 14-100 and a windshield cleaner or wiper in 703
858		-	effective working order located directly in front of the operator while in 704
859		-	use on the highway. The windshield shall be reasonably free of defects 705
860		-	and accumulations, inside and out, of snow, ice, condensation and dirt. 706
861		-	The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a motorcycle or a 707
862		-	vehicle designed by the manufacturer for nonhighway operation 708
863		-	without a windshield. 709
864		-	(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle required to be equipped 710
865		-	with such a windshield if the windshield is in a condition to interfere 711
866		-	with an unobstructed view of the highway. 712
867		-	(c) No article, device, sticker or ornament shall be attached or affixed 713
868		-	to or hung on or in any motor vehicle in such a manner or location as to 714
869		-	interfere with the operator's unobstructed view of the highway or to 715
870		-	distract the attention of the operator. 716
871		-	(d) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. A 717
872		-	violation of subsection (c) of this section shall be a secondary violation 718
873		-	if the obstruction of the windshield is not substantial. 719
874		-	Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 14-12 of the general statutes is 720 Substitute Bill No. 1195
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	834	+
	835	+	Sec. 10. Section 14-96y of the general statutes is repealed and the 698
	836	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 699
	837	+	(a) [At all times specified in subsection (a) of section 14-96a, at least 700
	838	+	two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of 701
	839	+	every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, except when] Each motor 702
	840	+	vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall have at least two functioning head 703
	841	+	lamps, one of which shall be located on each side at the front of such 704
	842	+	vehicle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations 705
	843	+	governing lights on parked vehicles. 706
	844	+	(b) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as herein 707
	845	+	required is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or 708
	846	+	any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of intensity 709
	847	+	greater than three hundred candlepower, not more than a total of four 710
	848	+	of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one 711
	849	+	time when upon a highway. 712
	850	+	(c) Failure to have two functioning head lamps as required by this 713
	851	+	section shall be an infraction. Failure to have two functioning head 714
	852	+	lamps shall be a secondary violation if the vehicle has one lighted head 715
	853	+	lamp and is otherwise in compliance with the provisions of subsection 716
	854	+	(a) of this section. 717
	855	+	Sec. 11. Section 14-99f of the general statutes is repealed and the 718
	856	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 719
	857	+	(a) Each motor vehicle shall be equipped with a windshield of a type 720
	858	+	prescribed by section 14-100 and a windshield cleaner or wiper in 721
	859	+	effective working order located directly in front of the operator while in 722
	860	+	use on the highway. The windshield shall be reasonably free of defects 723
	861	+	and accumulations, inside and out, of snow, ice, condensation and dirt. 724
	862	+	The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a motorcycle or a 725
	863	+	vehicle designed by the manufacturer for nonhighway operation 726
	864	+	without a windshield. 727
	865	+	(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle required to be equipped 728 Raised Bill No. 1195
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881		-	~~repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 721~~
882		-	~~1, 2023): 722~~
883		-	(a~~) No motor vehicle shall be operated,~~ ~~towed or parked on any 723~~
884		-	highway~~, except as otherwise expressly provided, unless it is registered 724~~
885		-	~~with the commissioner~~, ~~provided any motor vehicle may~~ be ~~towed for 725~~
886		-	~~repairs~~ or ~~necessary work if it bears the number plates of~~ a ~~licensed and 726~~
887		-	~~registered dealer,~~ ~~manufacturer~~ or ~~repairer and provided any motor 727~~
888		-	~~vehicle which is validly registered in another state may, for a period~~ of ~~728~~
889		-	~~ninety days following establishment by the owner~~ of ~~residence in~~ this ~~729~~
890		-	~~state,~~ be ~~operated on any highway without first being registered with 730~~
891		-	the ~~commissioner~~. ~~Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, (1) a 731~~
892		-	~~person commits an infraction if such person~~ (A) ~~registers a motor 732~~
893		-	~~vehicle [he or she] such person does not own, or (B) operates, allows~~ the ~~733~~
894		-	~~operation of~~, ~~parks or allows the parking of an unregistered motor 734~~
895		-	vehicle on any ~~highway, or (2) a resident of this state who operates or 735~~
896		-	~~parks a motor vehicle such resident owns with number plates issued by 736~~
897		-	~~another state on~~ any ~~highway shall~~ be ~~fined two hundred fifty dollars, 737~~
898		-	~~except that~~ the ~~fine shall be suspended for~~ a ~~first time violator who 738~~
899		-	~~presents proof of registration for the~~ motor ~~vehicle subsequent to the 739~~
900		-	~~violation but prior to the imposition~~ of ~~a fine. If the owner of a motor 740~~
901		-	~~vehicle previously registered with~~ the ~~commissioner, the registration~~ of ~~741~~
902		-	~~which expired not more than [thirty] sixty days previously~~, ~~operates, 742~~
903		-	~~allows~~ the ~~operation of~~, ~~parks or allows that parking of such~~ a ~~motor 743~~
904		-	~~vehicle,~~ such ~~owner shall be fined the amount designated for the 744~~
905		-	~~infraction of failure to renew a registration~~, ~~but~~ the ~~right to retain his or 745~~
906		-	~~her operator's license shall not be affected.~~ ~~Such violation shall be a 746~~
907		-	~~secondary violation.~~ ~~No operator other than the owner shall be subject 747~~
908		-	~~to penalty for the operation or parking of~~ such ~~a previously registered 748~~
909		-	~~motor vehicle.~~ ~~As used in this subsection~~, the ~~term "unregistered motor 749~~
910		-	~~vehicle" includes any vehicle that is not eligible~~ for ~~registration by the 750~~
911		-	~~commissioner due~~ to the ~~absence of necessary equipment or other 751~~
912		-	~~characteristics~~ of the vehicle ~~that make it unsuitable for highway 752~~
913		-	~~operation, unless~~ the ~~operation~~ of ~~such vehicle is expressly permitted by 753~~
914		-	~~another provision of this chapter or chapter 248.~~ ~~754 Substitute~~ Bill No. 1195
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	870	+
	871	+	with such a windshield if the windshield is in a condition to interfere 729
	872	+	with an unobstructed view of the highway. 730
	873	+	(c) No article, device, sticker or ornament shall be attached or affixed 731
	874	+	to or hung on or in any motor vehicle in such a manner or location as to 732
	875	+	interfere with the operator's unobstructed view of the highway or to 733
	876	+	distract the attention of the operator. 734
	877	+	(d) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. A 735
	878	+	violation of subsection (c) of this section shall be a secondary violation 736
	879	+	if the obstruction of the windshield is not substantial. 737
	880	+	Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 14-12 of the general statutes is 738
	881	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 739
	882	+	1, 2023): 740
	883	+	(a) No motor vehicle shall be operated, towed or parked on any 741
	884	+	highway, except as otherwise expressly provided, unless it is registered 742
	885	+	with the commissioner, provided any motor vehicle may be towed for 743
	886	+	repairs or necessary work if it bears the number plates of a licensed and 744
	887	+	registered dealer, manufacturer or repairer and provided any motor 745
	888	+	vehicle which is validly registered in another state may, for a period of 746
	889	+	ninety days following establishment by the owner of residence in this 747
	890	+	state, be operated on any highway without first being registered with 748
	891	+	the commissioner. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, (1) a 749
	892	+	person commits an infraction if such person (A) registers a motor 750
	893	+	vehicle he or she does not own, or (B) operates, allows the operation of, 751
	894	+	parks or allows the parking of an unregistered motor vehicle on any 752
	895	+	highway, or (2) a resident of this state who operates or parks a motor 753
	896	+	vehicle such resident owns with number plates issued by another state 754
	897	+	on any highway shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars, except that the 755
	898	+	fine shall be suspended for a first time violator who presents proof of 756
	899	+	registration for the motor vehicle subsequent to the violation but prior 757
	900	+	to the imposition of a fine. If the owner of a motor vehicle previously 758
	901	+	registered with the commissioner, the registration of which expired not 759
	902	+	more than [thirty] sixty days previously, operates, allows the operation 760 Raised Bill No. 1195
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921		-	Sec. 12. Subsection (d) of section 14-41 of the general statutes is 755
922		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 756
923		-	1, 2023): 757
924		-	(d) The commissioner may, at least fifteen days before the date on 758
925		-	which each motor vehicle operator's license or identity card expires, 759
926		-	notify the holder of such license or identity card of the expiration date, 760
927		-	in a manner determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall 761
928		-	not provide such notification by mail to any such licensee or identity 762
929		-	card holder if the United States Postal Service has determined that mail 763
930		-	is undeliverable to the address for such person that is documented in 764
931		-	the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Any previously 765
932		-	licensed operator who operates a motor vehicle within sixty days after 766
933		-	the expiration date of the operator's license without obtaining a renewal 767
934		-	of the license shall be fined in accordance with the amount designated 768
935		-	for the infraction of failure to renew a motor vehicle operator's license. 769
936		-	A violation of this subsection shall be a secondary violation. Any 770
937		-	operator so charged shall not be prosecuted under section 14-36 for the 771
938		-	same act constituting a violation under this section but section 14-36 772
939		-	shall apply after the sixty-day period. 773
940		-	Sec. 13. Section 14-45 of the general statutes is repealed and the 774
941		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 775
942		-	(a) A person holding (1) a license for the operation of a motor vehicle, 776
943		-	issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in accordance with 777
944		-	section 14-36, or (2) an identity card, issued by said commissioner in 778
945		-	accordance with section 1-1h, shall notify the commissioner within 779
946		-	forty-eight hours of any change of such person's address. The 780
947		-	notification shall include such person's old address and new address. 781
948		-	(b) In IV-D support cases, as defined in subdivision (13) of subsection 782
949		-	(b) of section 46b-231, upon written notification by the Department of 783
950		-	Social Services that the address listed for the holder of a motor vehicle 784
951		-	operator's license or the holder of an identity card is incorrect, the 785
952		-	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall notify the operator that the 786 Substitute Bill No. 1195
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	907	+
	908	+	of, parks or allows that parking of such a motor vehicle, such owner 761
	909	+	shall be fined the amount designated for the infraction of failure to 762
	910	+	renew a registration, but the right to retain his or her operator's license 763
	911	+	shall not be affected. Such infraction shall be a secondary violation. No 764
	912	+	operator other than the owner shall be subject to penalty for the 765
	913	+	operation or parking of such a previously registered motor vehicle. As 766
	914	+	used in this subsection, the term "unregistered motor vehicle" includes 767
	915	+	any vehicle that is not eligible for registration by the commissioner due 768
	916	+	to the absence of necessary equipment or other characteristics of the 769
	917	+	vehicle that make it unsuitable for highway operation, unless the 770
	918	+	operation of such vehicle is expressly permitted by another provision of 771
	919	+	this chapter or chapter 248. 772
	920	+	Sec. 13. Subsection (d) of section 14-41 of the general statutes is 773
	921	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 774
	922	+	1, 2023): 775
	923	+	(d) The commissioner may, at least fifteen days before the date on 776
	924	+	which each motor vehicle operator's license or identity card expires, 777
	925	+	notify the holder of such license or identity card of the expiration date, 778
	926	+	in a manner determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall 779
	927	+	not provide such notification by mail to any such licensee or identity 780
	928	+	card holder if the United States Postal Service has determined that mail 781
	929	+	is undeliverable to the address for such person that is documented in 782
	930	+	the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Any previously 783
	931	+	licensed operator who operates a motor vehicle within sixty days after 784
	932	+	the expiration date of the operator's license without obtaining a renewal 785
	933	+	of the license shall be fined in accordance with the amount designated 786
	934	+	for the infraction of failure to renew a motor vehicle operator's license. 787
	935	+	Any such infraction shall be a secondary violation. Any operator so 788
	936	+	charged shall not be prosecuted under section 14-36 for the same act 789
	937	+	constituting a violation under this section but section 14-36 shall apply 790
	938	+	after the sixty-day period. 791
	939	+	Sec. 14. Section 14-45 of the general statutes is repealed and the 792
	940	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 793 Raised Bill No. 1195
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959		-	correct address must be furnished to the department. The commissioner 787
960		-	shall refuse to issue or renew a motor vehicle operator's license if the 788
961		-	address furnished by the applicant is determined to be incorrect. The 789
962		-	department shall notify the Department of Social Services of the current 790
963		-	address of holders of motor vehicle operator's licenses when a change 791
964		-	of address is reported. 792
965		-	(c) Failure of the holder of a motor vehicle operator's license or 793
966		-	identity card to give the notice required by this section shall be an 794
967		-	infraction and a secondary violation. 795
968		-	Sec. 14. Section 14-213 of the general statutes is repealed and the 796
969		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 797
970		-	Each [operator of] person who operates a motor vehicle shall carry 798
971		-	[his] such person's operator's license while operating such vehicle. 799
972		-	Failure to carry such operator's license as required by the provisions of 800
973		-	this section shall be an infraction and a secondary violation. 801
974		-	Sec. 15. Section 14-215b of the general statutes is repealed and the 802
975		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 803
976		-	Any person whose motor vehicle operator's license has been 804
977		-	suspended who operates a motor vehicle after the expiration of such 805
978		-	period of suspension without obtaining the reinstatement of such 806
979		-	license shall (1) during the first sixty days after such expiration, be 807
980		-	deemed to have failed to renew such license and be subject to the 808
981		-	penalty for failure to renew a motor vehicle operator's license under 809
982		-	subsection (c) of section 14-41, and such violation shall be a secondary 810
983		-	violation, and (2) after said sixty-day period, be subject to the penalty 811
984		-	for operating a motor vehicle without a license under section 14-36. Any 812
985		-	operator so charged shall not be prosecuted under section 14-215 for the 813
986		-	same act constituting a violation under this section. 814
987		-	Sec. 16. Section 14-21b of the general statutes is repealed and the 815
988		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 816 Substitute Bill No. 1195
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	945	+
	946	+	(a) A person holding (1) a license for the operation of a motor vehicle, 794
	947	+	issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in accordance with 795
	948	+	section 14-36, or (2) an identity card, issued by said commissioner in 796
	949	+	accordance with section 1-1h, shall notify the commissioner within 797
	950	+	forty-eight hours of any change of such person's address. The 798
	951	+	notification shall include such person's old address and new address. 799
	952	+	(b) In IV-D support cases, as defined in subdivision (13) of subsection 800
	953	+	(b) of section 46b-231, upon written notification by the Department of 801
	954	+	Social Services that the address listed for the holder of a motor vehicle 802
	955	+	operator's license or the holder of an identity card is incorrect, the 803
	956	+	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall notify the operator that the 804
	957	+	correct address must be furnished to the department. The commissioner 805
	958	+	shall refuse to issue or renew a motor vehicle operator's license if the 806
	959	+	address furnished by the applicant is determined to be incorrect. The 807
	960	+	department shall notify the Department of Social Services of the current 808
	961	+	address of holders of motor vehicle operator's licenses when a change 809
	962	+	of address is reported. 810
	963	+	(c) Failure of the holder of a motor vehicle operator's license or 811
	964	+	identity card to give the notice required by this section shall be an 812
	965	+	infraction and a secondary violation. 813
	966	+	Sec. 15. Section 14-213 of the general statutes is repealed and the 814
	967	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 815
	968	+	Each operator of a motor vehicle shall carry his operator's license 816
	969	+	while operating such vehicle. Failure to carry such operator's license as 817
	970	+	required by the provisions of this section shall be an infraction and a 818
	971	+	secondary violation. 819
	972	+	Sec. 16. Section 14-215b of the general statutes is repealed and the 820
	973	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 821
	974	+	Any person whose motor vehicle operator's license has been 822
	975	+	suspended who operates a motor vehicle after the expiration of such 823
	976	+	period of suspension without obtaining the reinstatement of such 824 Raised Bill No. 1195
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995		-	(a) The commissioner shall issue fully reflectorized safety number 817
996		-	plates for new registrations and renewal registrations issued on and 818
997		-	after January 1, 2000, for passenger, combination and commercial 819
998		-	registrations and other registrations as the commissioner deems feasible 820
999		-	within funds and personnel available. Each plate shall bear the words 821
1000		-	"Constitution State" and "Connecticut". The commissioner shall issue 822
1001		-	two fully reflectorized safety number plates in accordance with a 823
1002		-	schedule established by the commissioner in such quantities as the 824
1003		-	commissioner deems feasible within the funds and personnel available. 825
1004		-	No safety fee shall be charged for the issuance of the replacement 826
1005		-	number plates for such renewals. 827
1006		-	(b) No additional charge shall be made for the issuance of such new 828
1007		-	or replacement fully reflectorized plates, except for the safety fee 829
1008		-	provided for in subsection (w) of section 14-49. 830
1009		-	(c) The owner or lessee of each registered motor vehicle who is issued 831
1010		-	two fully reflectorized safety number plates by the commissioner shall 832
1011		-	display such plates on such motor vehicle as provided in section 14-18, 833
1012		-	as amended by this act. A violation of this subsection shall be an 834
1013		-	infraction and a secondary violation. 835
1014		-	Sec. 17. Subsection (e) of section 14-80 of the general statutes is 836
1015		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 837
1016		-	1, 2023): 838
1017		-	(e) Every motor vehicle shall, when operated on a highway, be 839
1018		-	equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting 840
1019		-	sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 841
1020		-	two hundred feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an 842
1021		-	unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. A violation of this 843
1022		-	subsection shall be a secondary violation. 844
1023		-	Sec. 18. Section 14-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 845
1024		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 846
1025		-	(a) Each motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror attached to 847 Substitute Bill No. 1195
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	981	+
	982	+	license shall (1) during the first sixty days after such expiration, be 825
	983	+	deemed to have failed to renew such license and be subject to the 826
	984	+	penalty for failure to renew a motor vehicle operator's license under 827
	985	+	subsection (c) of section 14-41, and such infraction shall be a secondary 828
	986	+	violation, and (2) after said sixty-day period, be subject to the penalty 829
	987	+	for operating a motor vehicle without a license under section 14-36. Any 830
	988	+	operator so charged shall not be prosecuted under section 14-215 for the 831
	989	+	same act constituting a violation under this section. 832
	990	+	Sec. 17. Section 14-21b of the general statutes is repealed and the 833
	991	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 834
	992	+	(a) The commissioner shall issue fully reflectorized safety number 835
	993	+	plates for new registrations and renewal registrations issued on and 836
	994	+	after January 1, 2000, for passenger, combination and commercial 837
	995	+	registrations and other registrations as the commissioner deems feasible 838
	996	+	within funds and personnel available. Each plate shall bear the words 839
	997	+	"Constitution State" and "Connecticut". The commissioner shall issue 840
	998	+	two fully reflectorized safety number plates in accordance with a 841
	999	+	schedule established by the commissioner in such quantities as the 842
	1000	+	commissioner deems feasible within the funds and personnel available. 843
	1001	+	No safety fee shall be charged for the issuance of the replacement 844
	1002	+	number plates for such renewals. 845
	1003	+	(b) No additional charge shall be made for the issuance of such new 846
	1004	+	or replacement fully reflectorized plates, except for the safety fee 847
	1005	+	provided for in subsection (w) of section 14-49. 848
	1006	+	(c) The owner or lessee of each registered motor vehicle who is issued 849
	1007	+	two fully reflectorized safety number plates by the commissioner shall 850
	1008	+	display such plates on such motor vehicle as provided in section 14-18, 851
	1009	+	as amended by this act. A violation of this subsection shall be an 852
	1010	+	infraction and a secondary violation. 853
	1011	+	Sec. 18. Subsection (e) of section 14-80 of the general statutes is 854
	1012	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 855
	1013	+	1, 2023): 856 Raised Bill No. 1195
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1032		-	and so located and adjusted on such vehicle as to give the operator 848
1033		-	thereof a clear reflected view of the highway directly to the rear of or on 849
1034		-	a line parallel to the left side of the body of such motor vehicle. A 850
1035		-	violation of this subsection shall be a secondary violation. 851
1036		-	(b) Any person operating a motor vehicle with a commercial 852
1037		-	registration so constructed or which may be so loaded that the operator 853
1038		-	is prevented from having a free and unobstructed view of the highway 854
1039		-	immediately to the rear and at the left side of the same shall, by means 855
1040		-	of such mirror, make frequent observations of the approach of vehicles 856
1041		-	from the rear. When operating at below the posted speed limits and 857
1042		-	when so approached or overtaken, the operator of such motor vehicle 858
1043		-	shall drive to the extreme right of the traveled way as promptly as safety 859
1044		-	will permit, giving the vehicle approaching from the rear opportunity 860
1045		-	to pass. 861
1046		-	(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. 862
1047		-	Sec. 19. Section 14-285 of the general statutes is repealed and the 863
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	1018	+
	1019	+	(e) Every motor vehicle shall, when operated on a highway, be 857
	1020	+	equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting 858
	1021	+	sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 859
	1022	+	two hundred feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an 860
	1023	+	unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. A violation of this 861
	1024	+	subsection shall be a secondary violation. 862
	1025	+	Sec. 19. Section 14-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 863
1048	1026		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 864
1049		-	Each vehicle, except a motor vehicle, which is so constructed or which 865
1050		-	is so loaded that the driver is prevented from having a free and 866
1051		-	unobstructed view of the highway immediately to the rear and at the 867
1052		-	sides of the same, shall be equipped with a mirror or reflector attached 868
1053		-	to and so located and adjusted on such vehicle as to give the operator 869
1054		-	thereof a clear reflected view of the highway directly to the rear on a line 870
1055		-	parallel to the side of the body of such vehicle. Any person operating 871
1056		-	such a vehicle shall make observations for the approach of vehicles from 872
1057		-	the rear and, when so approached, shall drive to the right of the center 873
1058		-	line of the traveled way as promptly as safety will permit, giving the 874
1059		-	vehicle approaching from the rear opportunity to pass in safety. Any 875
1060		-	person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed to 876
1061		-	have committed an infraction and be fined fifty dollars for each offense. 877
1062		-	Such violation shall be a secondary violation. 878 Substitute Bill No. 1195
	1027	+	(a) Each motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror attached to 865
	1028	+	and so located and adjusted on such vehicle as to give the operator 866
	1029	+	thereof a clear reflected view of the highway directly to the rear of or on 867
	1030	+	a line parallel to the left side of the body of such motor vehicle. Any such 868
	1031	+	infraction shall be a secondary violation. 869
	1032	+	(b) Any person operating a motor vehicle with a commercial 870
	1033	+	registration so constructed or which may be so loaded that the operator 871
	1034	+	is prevented from having a free and unobstructed view of the highway 872
	1035	+	immediately to the rear and at the left side of the same shall, by means 873
	1036	+	of such mirror, make frequent observations of the approach of vehicles 874
	1037	+	from the rear. When operating at below the posted speed limits and 875
	1038	+	when so approached or overtaken, the operator of such motor vehicle 876
	1039	+	shall drive to the extreme right of the traveled way as promptly as safety 877
	1040	+	will permit, giving the vehicle approaching from the rear opportunity 878
	1041	+	to pass. 879
	1042	+	(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. 880
	1043	+	Sec. 20. Section 14-285 of the general statutes is repealed and the 881
	1044	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 882
	1045	+	Each vehicle, except a motor vehicle, which is so constructed or which 883
	1046	+	is so loaded that the driver is prevented from having a free and 884
	1047	+	unobstructed view of the highway immediately to the rear and at the 885
	1048	+	sides of the same, shall be equipped with a mirror or reflector attached 886
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	1055	+	thereof a clear reflected view of the highway directly to the rear on a line 888
	1056	+	parallel to the side of the body of such vehicle. Any person operating 889
	1057	+	such a vehicle shall make observations for the approach of vehicles from 890
	1058	+	the rear and, when so approached, shall drive to the right of the center 891
	1059	+	line of the traveled way as promptly as safety will permit, giving the 892
	1060	+	vehicle approaching from the rear opportunity to pass in safety. Any 893
	1061	+	person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed to 894
	1062	+	have committed an infraction and be fined fifty dollars for each offense. 895
	1063	+	Any such infraction shall be a secondary violation.896
1069	1064		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1070	1065		sections:
1071	1066
1072	1067		Section 1 October 1, 2023 New section
1073	1068		Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 14-1
1074	1069		Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 14-212(1)
1075	1070		Sec. 4 October 1, 2023 14-99g(f) and (g)
1076	1071		Sec. 5 October 1, 2023 14-18(a) to (c)
1077	1072		Sec. 6 October 1, 2023 14-96a
1078	1073		Sec. 7 October 1, 2023 14-96c
1079	1074		Sec. 8 October 1, 2023 14-96d
1080		-	Sec. 9 October 1, 2023 14-96y
1081		-	Sec. 10 October 1, 2023 14-99f
1082		-	Sec. 11 October 1, 2023 14-12(a)
1083		-	Sec. 12 October 1, 2023 14-41(d)
1084		-	Sec. 13 October 1, 2023 14-45
1085		-	Sec. 14 October 1, 2023 14-213
1086		-	Sec. 15 October 1, 2023 14-215b
1087		-	Sec. 16 October 1, 2023 14-21b
1088		-	Sec. 17 October 1, 2023 14-80(e)
1089		-	Sec. 18 October 1, 2023 14-99
1090		-	Sec. 19 October 1, 2023 14-285
	1075	+	Sec. 9 October 1, 2023 14-96e
	1076	+	Sec. 10 October 1, 2023 14-96y
	1077	+	Sec. 11 October 1, 2023 14-99f
	1078	+	Sec. 12 October 1, 2023 14-12(a)
	1079	+	Sec. 13 October 1, 2023 14-41(d)
	1080	+	Sec. 14 October 1, 2023 14-45
	1081	+	Sec. 15 October 1, 2023 14-213
	1082	+	Sec. 16 October 1, 2023 14-215b
	1083	+	Sec. 17 October 1, 2023 14-21b
	1084	+	Sec. 18 October 1, 2023 14-80(e)
	1085	+	Sec. 19 October 1, 2023 14-99
	1086	+	Sec. 20 October 1, 2023 14-285
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1092		-	Statement of ~~Legislative Commissioners~~:
1093		-	~~In Sections 4(f), 5(c), 6(e), 7(d), 11, 12(d), 15, 18(a)~~ and ~~19, conforming~~
1094		-	~~changes were made concerning the use of the word "~~violation".
	1088	+	Statement of Purpose:
	1089	+	To establish secondary traffic violations and prohibit a law enforcement
	1090	+	officer from stopping a motor vehicle for a secondary traffic violation. Raised Bill No. 1195
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1096		-	JUD Joint Favorable Subst.
	1092	+
	1093	+
	1094	+	LCO No. 5390 31 of 31
	1095	+
	1096	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	1097	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	1098	+	underlined.]
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