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12-AN ACT CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF LOW -SPEED VEHICLES.
19+AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGISTRATION AND USE OF LOW -
20+SPEED VEHICLES.
1321 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1422 Assembly convened:
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16-Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) A person may operate 1
17-a low-speed vehicle on a highway with an established speed limit of not 2
18-more than twenty-five miles per hour, unless the traffic authority of any 3
19-town, city or borough and the Office of State Traffic Administration, as 4
20-provided in section 14-298 of the general statutes, prohibits or otherwise 5
21-limits the operation of low-speed vehicles on any highway under the 6
22-jurisdiction of such traffic authority or office. 7
23-(b) No person may operate a low-speed vehicle unless such vehicle is 8
24-equipped in accordance with the requirements of sections 14-80 to 14-9
25-106b, inclusive, of the general statutes, except insofar as any 10
26-requirement of said sections is inapplicable to or inconsistent with the 11
27-design and equipment standards for low-speed vehicles as required by 12
28-49 CFR 571.500, as amended from time to time. 13
29-(c) Any person who operates a low-speed vehicle in violation of any 14
30-provision of this section shall have committed an infraction. 15
31-Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 14-12 of the general statutes is repealed 16
32-and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 17 Substitute Bill No. 5204
24+Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) The Commissioner of 1
25+Motor Vehicles may issue a certificate of registration and number plates 2
26+to the owner or lessee of a low-speed vehicle upon receipt of an 3
27+application in accordance with the provisions of section 14-12 of the 4
28+general statutes, proof of financial responsibility in accordance with the 5
29+provisions of section 14-112 of the general statutes and payment of the 6
30+fee required under subsection (a) of section 14-49 of the general statutes 7
31+for a passenger motor vehicle. The commissioner shall issue a certificate 8
32+of title, pursuant to the provisions of part II of chapter 247 of the general 9
33+statutes, for each low-speed vehicle that has been issued a 10
34+manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin and vehicle 11
35+identification number. 12
36+(b) No person may operate a low-speed vehicle unless (1) the person 13
37+carries a valid motor vehicle operator's license or learner's permit, (2) a 14
38+certificate of registration and automobile insurance identification card 15 Raised Bill No. 5204
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37-(f) (1) The commissioner may refuse to register or issue a certificate 18
38-of title for a motor vehicle or class of motor vehicles if the commissioner 19
39-determines that the characteristics of the motor vehicle or class of motor 20
40-vehicles make it unsafe for highway operation. The commissioner may 21
41-adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 22
42-implement the provisions of this subsection and the provisions of 23
43-subsection (h) of this section. 24
44-(2) The commissioner shall not register a motor vehicle if the 25
45-commissioner knows that the motor vehicle's equipment fails to comply 26
46-with the provisions of this chapter, provided nothing contained in this 27
47-section shall preclude the commissioner from issuing one or more 28
48-temporary registrations for a motor vehicle not previously registered in 29
49-this state or from issuing a temporary registration for a motor vehicle 30
50-under a trade name without a certified copy of the notice required by 31
51-section 35-1. 32
52-(3) The commissioner shall not register any motor vehicle, except a 33
53-platform truck the motive power of which is electricity, or a tractor 34
54-equipped with solid tires, if it is not equipped with lighting devices as 35
55-prescribed by this chapter. The registration of any motor vehicle which 36
56-is not equipped with such prescribed lighting devices is void and money 37
57-paid for the registration shall be forfeited to the state. Nothing in this 38
58-subdivision shall prevent the commissioner, at the commissioner's 39
59-discretion, from registering a motor vehicle not equipped with certain 40
60-lighting devices if the operation of the vehicle is restricted to daylight 41
61-use. 42
62-(4) The commissioner shall not register any motor vehicle or a 43
63-combination of a motor vehicle and a trailer or semitrailer that exceeds 44
64-the limits specified in section 14-267a. 45
65-(5) No motor vehicle registration shall be issued by the commissioner 46
66-for any motorcycle unless the application for registration is 47
67-accompanied by sufficient proof, as determined by the commissioner, 48
68-that the motorcycle is insured for the amounts required by section 14-49 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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44+for the vehicle are carried in such vehicle and number plates are 16
45+displayed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-18 of the 17
46+general statutes, and (3) such vehicle is equipped in accordance with the 18
47+requirements of sections 14-80 to 14-106b, inclusive, of the general 19
48+statutes, except insofar as any requirement of said sections is 20
49+inapplicable to or inconsistent with the design and equipment standards 21
50+for low-speed vehicles, as adopted by the National Highway Safety 22
51+Traffic Administration in accordance with 49 CFR 571.500, as amended 23
52+from time to time. 24
53+(c) A low-speed vehicle may be operated on a highway only if such 25
54+highway has an established speed limit of not more than thirty-five 26
55+miles per hour, except that the traffic authority of any municipality may 27
56+limit or prohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles on any highway 28
57+under the jurisdiction of such traffic authority. 29
58+Sec. 2. Section 14-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 30
59+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 31
60+Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless 32
61+another construction is clearly apparent from the language or context in 33
62+which the term is used or unless the construction is inconsistent with 34
63+the manifest intention of the General Assembly: 35
64+(1) "Activity vehicle" means a student transportation vehicle that is 36
65+used to transport students in connection with school-sponsored events 37
66+and activities, but is not used to transport students to and from school; 38
67+(2) "Agricultural tractor" means a tractor or other form of 39
68+nonmuscular motive power used for transporting, hauling, plowing, 40
69+cultivating, planting, harvesting, reaping or other agricultural purposes 41
70+on any farm or other private property, or used for the purpose of 42
71+transporting, from one farm to another, agricultural implements and 43
72+farm products, provided the agricultural tractor is not used on any 44
73+highway for transporting a pay load or for some other commercial 45
74+purpose; 46 Raised Bill No. 5204
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74-(6) The commissioner shall not register any motor vehicle which is 51
75-subject to the federal heavy vehicle use tax imposed under Section 4481 52
76-of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or any subsequent corresponding 53
77-internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time 54
78-amended, if the applicant fails to furnish proof of payment of such tax, 55
79-in a form prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United 56
80-States. 57
81-(7) The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of title for a 58
82-homemade low-speed vehicle or a golf cart that has been retrofitted 59
83-from the original manufacturer's specifications in an attempt to qualify 60
84-as a low-speed vehicle. 61
85-Sec. 3. Section 14-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 62
86-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 63
87-Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless 64
88-another construction is clearly apparent from the language or context in 65
89-which the term is used or unless the construction is inconsistent with 66
90-the manifest intention of the General Assembly: 67
91-(1) "Activity vehicle" means a student transportation vehicle that is 68
92-used to transport students in connection with school-sponsored events 69
93-and activities, but is not used to transport students to and from school; 70
94-(2) "Agricultural tractor" means a tractor or other form of 71
95-nonmuscular motive power used for transporting, hauling, plowing, 72
96-cultivating, planting, harvesting, reaping or other agricultural purposes 73
97-on any farm or other private property, or used for the purpose of 74
98-transporting, from one farm to another, agricultural implements and 75
99-farm products, provided the agricultural tractor is not used on any 76
100-highway for transporting a pay load or for some other commercial 77
101-purpose; 78
102-(3) "Antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle" means a motor 79 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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80+(3) "Antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle" means a motor 47
81+vehicle twenty years old or older which is being preserved because of 48
82+historic interest and which is not altered or modified from the original 49
83+manufacturer's specifications; 50
84+(4) "Apparent candle power" means an illumination equal to the 51
85+normal illumination in foot candles produced by any lamp or lamps, 52
86+divided by the square of the distance in feet between the lamp or lamps 53
87+and the point at which the measurement is made; 54
88+(5) "Authorized emergency vehicle" means (A) a fire department 55
89+vehicle, (B) a police vehicle, or (C) an authorized emergency medical 56
90+services vehicle, as defined in section 19a-175; 57
91+(6) "Autocycle" means a motor vehicle that meets the requirements of 58
92+a motorcycle under 49 CFR Part 571, and (A) does not have more than 59
93+three wheels in contact with the ground, (B) is designed to be controlled 60
94+with a steering mechanism and foot pedals for acceleration, braking or 61
95+shifting, (C) has a seat or seats that are fully or partially enclosed and in 62
96+which the occupants sit with their legs forward, and (D) is equipped 63
97+with safety belts, in accordance with section 14-100a, for all occupants; 64
98+(7) "Auxiliary driving lamp" means an additional lighting device on 65
99+a motor vehicle used primarily to supplement the general illumination 66
100+in front of a motor vehicle provided by the motor vehicle's head lamps; 67
101+(8) "Bulb" means a light source consisting of a glass bulb containing a 68
102+filament or substance capable of being electrically maintained at 69
103+incandescence; 70
104+(9) "Camp trailer" includes any trailer designed for living or sleeping 71
105+purposes and used exclusively for camping or recreational purposes; 72
106+(10) "Camp trailer registration" means the type of registration issued 73
107+to any trailer that is for nonbusiness use and is limited to camp trailers 74
108+and utility trailers; 75
109+(11) "Camp vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is regularly used 76 Raised Bill No. 5204
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107-vehicle twenty years old or older which is being preserved because of 80
108-historic interest and which is not altered or modified from the original 81
109-manufacturer's specifications; 82
110-(4) "Apparent candle power" means an illumination equal to the 83
111-normal illumination in foot candles produced by any lamp or lamps, 84
112-divided by the square of the distance in feet between the lamp or lamps 85
113-and the point at which the measurement is made; 86
114-(5) "Authorized emergency vehicle" means (A) a fire department 87
115-vehicle, (B) a police vehicle, or (C) an authorized emergency medical 88
116-services vehicle, as defined in section 19a-175; 89
117-(6) "Autocycle" means a motor vehicle that meets the requirements of 90
118-a motorcycle under 49 CFR Part 571, and (A) does not have more than 91
119-three wheels in contact with the ground, (B) is designed to be controlled 92
120-with a steering mechanism and foot pedals for acceleration, braking or 93
121-shifting, (C) has a seat or seats that are fully or partially enclosed and in 94
122-which the occupants sit with their legs forward, and (D) is equipped 95
123-with safety belts, in accordance with section 14-100a, for all occupants; 96
124-(7) "Auxiliary driving lamp" means an additional lighting device on 97
125-a motor vehicle used primarily to supplement the general illumination 98
126-in front of a motor vehicle provided by the motor vehicle's head lamps; 99
127-(8) "Bulb" means a light source consisting of a glass bulb containing a 100
128-filament or substance capable of being electrically maintained at 101
129-incandescence; 102
130-(9) "Camp trailer" includes any trailer designed for living or sleeping 103
131-purposes and used exclusively for camping or recreational purposes; 104
132-(10) "Camp trailer registration" means the type of registration issued 105
133-to any trailer that is for nonbusiness use and is limited to camp trailers 106
134-and utility trailers; 107
135-(11) "Camp vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is regularly used 108
136-to transport persons under eighteen years of age in connection with the 109 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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115+to transport persons under eighteen years of age in connection with the 77
116+activities of any youth camp, as defined in section 19a-420; 78
117+(12) "Camper" means any motor vehicle designed or permanently 79
118+altered in such a way as to provide temporary living quarters for travel, 80
119+camping or recreational purposes; 81
120+(13) "Class 1 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 82
121+a motor that engages only when the rider operates the electric bicycle's 83
122+foot pedals, and disengages when the rider stops pedaling or such 84
123+electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour; 85
124+(14) "Class 2 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 86
125+a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the electric bicycle, and 87
126+disengages when the brakes are applied or such electric bicycle reaches 88
127+the speed of twenty miles per hour; 89
128+(15) "Class 3 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 90
129+a motor that engages only when the rider operates the electric bicycle's 91
130+foot pedals, and disengages when the rider stops pedaling or such 92
131+electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight miles per hour; 93
132+(16) "Combination registration" means the type of registration issued 94
133+to a motor vehicle used for both private passenger and commercial 95
134+purposes if such vehicle does not have a gross vehicle weight rating in 96
135+excess of twelve thousand five hundred pounds; 97
136+(17) "Commercial driver's license" or "CDL" means a license issued to 98
137+an individual in accordance with the provisions of sections 14-44a to 14-99
138+44m, inclusive, which authorizes such individual to drive a commercial 100
139+motor vehicle; 101
140+(18) "Commercial driver's license information system" or "CDLIS" 102
141+means the national database of holders of commercial driver's licenses 103
142+established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 104
143+pursuant to Section 12007 of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act 105
144+of 1986; 106 Raised Bill No. 5204
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141-activities of any youth camp, as defined in section 19a-420; 110
142-(12) "Camper" means any motor vehicle designed or permanently 111
143-altered in such a way as to provide temporary living quarters for travel, 112
144-camping or recreational purposes; 113
145-(13) "Class 1 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 114
146-a motor that engages only when the rider operates the electric bicycle's 115
147-foot pedals, and disengages when the rider stops pedaling or such 116
148-electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour; 117
149-(14) "Class 2 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 118
150-a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the electric bicycle, and 119
151-disengages when the brakes are applied or such electric bicycle reaches 120
152-the speed of twenty miles per hour; 121
153-(15) "Class 3 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 122
154-a motor that engages only when the rider operates the electric bicycle's 123
155-foot pedals, and disengages when the rider stops pedaling or such 124
156-electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight miles per hour; 125
157-(16) "Combination registration" means the type of registration issued 126
158-to a motor vehicle used for both private passenger and commercial 127
159-purposes if such vehicle does not have a gross vehicle weight rating in 128
160-excess of twelve thousand five hundred pounds; 129
161-(17) "Commercial driver's license" or "CDL" means a license issued to 130
162-an individual in accordance with the provisions of sections 14-44a to 14-131
163-44m, inclusive, which authorizes such individual to drive a commercial 132
164-motor vehicle; 133
165-(18) "Commercial driver's license information system" or "CDLIS" 134
166-means the national database of holders of commercial driver's licenses 135
167-established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 136
168-pursuant to Section 12007 of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act 137
169-of 1986; 138
170-(19) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a vehicle designed or used to 139 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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150+(19) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a vehicle designed or used to 107
151+transport passengers or property, except a vehicle used for farming 108
152+purposes in accordance with 49 CFR 383.3(d), fire fighting apparatus or 109
153+an emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-283, or a recreational 110
154+vehicle in private use, which (A) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 111
155+twenty-six thousand and one pounds or more, or a gross combination 112
156+weight rating of twenty-six thousand and one pounds or more, inclusive 113
157+of a towed unit or units with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 114
158+ten thousand pounds; (B) is designed to transport sixteen or more 115
159+passengers, including the driver, or is designed to transport more than 116
160+ten passengers, including the driver, and is used to transport students 117
161+under the age of twenty-one years to and from school; or (C) is 118
162+transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in 119
163+accordance with 49 CFR 172, Subpart F, as amended, or any quantity of 120
164+a material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR Part 73; 121
165+(20) "Commercial registration" means the type of registration 122
166+required for any motor vehicle designed or used to transport 123
167+merchandise, freight or persons in connection with any business 124
168+enterprise, unless a more specific type of registration is authorized and 125
169+issued by the commissioner for such class of vehicle; 126
170+(21) "Commercial trailer" means a trailer used in the conduct of a 127
171+business to transport freight, materials or equipment whether or not 128
172+permanently affixed to the bed of the trailer; 129
173+(22) "Commercial trailer registration" means the type of registration 130
174+issued to any commercial trailer; 131
175+(23) "Commissioner" includes the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 132
176+and any assistant to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles who is 133
177+designated and authorized by, and who is acting for, the Commissioner 134
178+of Motor Vehicles under a designation; except that the deputy 135
179+commissioners of motor vehicles and the Attorney General are deemed, 136
180+unless the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles otherwise provides, to be 137
181+designated and authorized by, and acting for, the Commissioner of 138 Raised Bill No. 5204
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175-transport passengers or property, except a vehicle used for farming 140
176-purposes in accordance with 49 CFR 383.3(d), fire fighting apparatus or 141
177-an emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-283, or a recreational 142
178-vehicle in private use, which (A) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 143
179-twenty-six thousand and one pounds or more, or a gross combination 144
180-weight rating of twenty-six thousand and one pounds or more, inclusive 145
181-of a towed unit or units with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 146
182-ten thousand pounds; (B) is designed to transport sixteen or more 147
183-passengers, including the driver, or is designed to transport more than 148
184-ten passengers, including the driver, and is used to transport students 149
185-under the age of twenty-one years to and from school; or (C) is 150
186-transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in 151
187-accordance with 49 CFR 172, Subpart F, as amended, or any quantity of 152
188-a material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR Part 73; 153
189-(20) "Commercial registration" means the type of registration 154
190-required for any motor vehicle designed or used to transport 155
191-merchandise, freight or persons in connection with any business 156
192-enterprise, unless a more specific type of registration is authorized and 157
193-issued by the commissioner for such class of vehicle; 158
194-(21) "Commercial trailer" means a trailer used in the conduct of a 159
195-business to transport freight, materials or equipment whether or not 160
196-permanently affixed to the bed of the trailer; 161
197-(22) "Commercial trailer registration" means the type of registration 162
198-issued to any commercial trailer; 163
199-(23) "Commissioner" includes the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 164
200-and any assistant to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles who is 165
201-designated and authorized by, and who is acting for, the Commissioner 166
202-of Motor Vehicles under a designation; except that the deputy 167
203-commissioners of motor vehicles and the Attorney General are deemed, 168
204-unless the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles otherwise provides, to be 169
205-designated and authorized by, and acting for, the Commissioner of 170
206-Motor Vehicles under a designation; 171 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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187+Motor Vehicles under a designation; 139
188+(24) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as provided in 140
189+section 21a-240 and the federal laws and regulations incorporated in 141
190+chapter 420b; 142
191+(25) "Conviction" means an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a 143
192+determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the 144
193+law in a court of original jurisdiction or an authorized administrative 145
194+tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure 146
195+the person's appearance in court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or 147
196+violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or 148
197+not the penalty is rebated, suspended or probated; 149
198+(26) "Dealer" includes any person actively engaged in buying, selling 150
199+or exchanging motor vehicles or trailers who has an established place of 151
200+business in this state and who may, incidental to such business, repair 152
201+motor vehicles or trailers, or cause them to be repaired by persons in his 153
202+or her employ; 154
203+(27) "Disqualification" means a withdrawal of the privilege to drive a 155
204+commercial motor vehicle, which occurs as a result of (A) any 156
205+suspension, revocation, or cancellation by the commissioner of the 157
206+privilege to operate a motor vehicle; (B) a determination by the Federal 158
207+Highway Administration, under the rules of practice for motor carrier 159
208+safety contained in 49 CFR 386, as amended from time to time, that a 160
209+person is no longer qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle 161
210+under the standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended from time to 162
211+time; or (C) the loss of qualification which follows any of the convictions 163
212+or administrative actions specified in section 14-44k; 164
213+(28) "Drive" means to drive, operate or be in physical control of a 165
214+motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle being towed by another; 166
215+(29) "Driver" means any person who drives, operates or is in physical 167
216+control of a commercial motor vehicle, or who is required to hold a 168
217+commercial driver's license; 169 Raised Bill No. 5204
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211-(24) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as provided in 172
212-section 21a-240 and the federal laws and regulations incorporated in 173
213-chapter 420b; 174
214-(25) "Conviction" means an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a 175
215-determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the 176
216-law in a court of original jurisdiction or an authorized administrative 177
217-tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure 178
218-the person's appearance in court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or 179
219-violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or 180
220-not the penalty is rebated, suspended or probated; 181
221-(26) "Dealer" includes any person actively engaged in buying, selling 182
222-or exchanging motor vehicles or trailers who has an established place of 183
223-business in this state and who may, incidental to such business, repair 184
224-motor vehicles or trailers, or cause them to be repaired by persons in his 185
225-or her employ; 186
226-(27) "Disqualification" means a withdrawal of the privilege to drive a 187
227-commercial motor vehicle, which occurs as a result of (A) any 188
228-suspension, revocation, or cancellation by the commissioner of the 189
229-privilege to operate a motor vehicle; (B) a determination by the Federal 190
230-Highway Administration, under the rules of practice for motor carrier 191
231-safety contained in 49 CFR 386, as amended from time to time, that a 192
232-person is no longer qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle 193
233-under the standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended from time to 194
234-time; or (C) the loss of qualification which follows any of the convictions 195
235-or administrative actions specified in section 14-44k; 196
236-(28) "Drive" means to drive, operate or be in physical control of a 197
237-motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle being towed by another; 198
238-(29) "Driver" means any person who drives, operates or is in physical 199
239-control of a commercial motor vehicle, or who is required to hold a 200
240-commercial driver's license; 201
241-(30) "Driver's license" or "operator's license" means a valid 202 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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223+(30) "Driver's license" or "operator's license" means a valid 170
224+Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license or a license issued by 171
225+another state or foreign jurisdiction authorizing the holder thereof to 172
226+operate a motor vehicle on the highways; 173
227+(31) "Electric bicycle" means a bicycle equipped with operable foot 174
228+pedals and an electric motor of fewer than seven hundred fifty watts of 175
229+power that is either a class 1, class 2 or class 3 bicycle. "Electric bicycle" 176
230+does not include a dirt bike or an all-terrain vehicle; 177
231+(32) "Electric foot scooter" means a device (A) that weighs not more 178
232+than seventy-five pounds, (B) that has two or three wheels, handlebars 179
233+and a floorboard that can be stood upon while riding, (C) that is 180
234+powered by an electric motor and human power, and (D) whose 181
235+maximum speed, with or without human propulsion on a paved level 182
236+surface, is not more than twenty miles per hour; 183
237+(33) "Employee" means any operator of a commercial motor vehicle, 184
238+including full-time, regularly employed drivers, casual, intermittent or 185
239+occasional drivers, drivers under contract and independent owner-186
240+operator contractors, who, while in the course of operating a commercial 187
241+motor vehicle, are either directly employed by, or are under contract to, 188
242+an employer; 189
243+(34) "Employer" means any person, including the United States, a 190
244+state or any political subdivision thereof, who owns or leases a 191
245+commercial motor vehicle, or assigns a person to drive a commercial 192
246+motor vehicle; 193
247+(35) "Farm implement" means a vehicle designed and adapted 194
248+exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations 195
249+and which is not operated on a highway for transporting a pay load or 196
250+for any other commercial purpose; 197
251+(36) "Felony" means any offense, as defined in section 53a-25 and 198
252+includes any offense designated as a felony under federal law; 199 Raised Bill No. 5204
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246-Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license or a license issued by 203
247-another state or foreign jurisdiction authorizing the holder thereof to 204
248-operate a motor vehicle on the highways; 205
249-(31) "Electric bicycle" means a bicycle equipped with operable foot 206
250-pedals and an electric motor of fewer than seven hundred fifty watts of 207
251-power that is either a class 1, class 2 or class 3 bicycle. "Electric bicycle" 208
252-does not include a dirt bike or an all-terrain vehicle; 209
253-(32) "Electric foot scooter" means a device (A) that weighs not more 210
254-than seventy-five pounds, (B) that has two or three wheels, handlebars 211
255-and a floorboard that can be stood upon while riding, (C) that is 212
256-powered by an electric motor and human power, and (D) whose 213
257-maximum speed, with or without human propulsion on a paved level 214
258-surface, is not more than twenty miles per hour; 215
259-(33) "Employee" means any operator of a commercial motor vehicle, 216
260-including full-time, regularly employed drivers, casual, intermittent or 217
261-occasional drivers, drivers under contract and independent owner-218
262-operator contractors, who, while in the course of operating a commercial 219
263-motor vehicle, are either directly employed by, or are under contract to, 220
264-an employer; 221
265-(34) "Employer" means any person, including the United States, a 222
266-state or any political subdivision thereof, who owns or leases a 223
267-commercial motor vehicle, or assigns a person to drive a commercial 224
268-motor vehicle; 225
269-(35) "Farm implement" means a vehicle designed and adapted 226
270-exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations 227
271-and which is not operated on a highway for transporting a pay load or 228
272-for any other commercial purpose; 229
273-(36) "Felony" means any offense, as defined in section 53a-25 and 230
274-includes any offense designated as a felony under federal law; 231
275-(37) "Fatality" means the death of a person as a result of a motor 232 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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258+(37) "Fatality" means the death of a person as a result of a motor 200
259+vehicle accident; 201
260+(38) "Foreign jurisdiction" means any jurisdiction other than a state of 202
261+the United States; 203
262+(39) "Fuels" means (A) all products commonly or commercially 204
263+known or sold as gasoline, including casinghead and absorption or 205
264+natural gasoline, regardless of their classification or uses, (B) any liquid 206
265+prepared, advertised, offered for sale or sold for use, or commonly and 207
266+commercially used, as a fuel in internal combustion engines, which, 208
267+when subjected to distillation in accordance with the standard method 209
268+of test for distillation of gasoline, naphtha, kerosene and similar 210
269+petroleum products by "American Society for Testing Materials Method 211
270+D-86", shows not less than ten per cent distilled (recovered) below 347° 212
271+Fahrenheit (175° Centigrade) and not less than ninety-five per cent 213
272+distilled (recovered) below 464° Fahrenheit (240° Centigrade); provided 214
273+the term "fuels" does not include commercial solvents or naphthas 215
274+which distill, by "American Society for Testing Materials Method D-86", 216
275+not more than nine per cent at 176° Fahrenheit and which have a 217
276+distillation range of 150° Fahrenheit, or less, or liquefied gases which 218
277+would not exist as liquids at a temperature of 60° Fahrenheit and a 219
278+pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute, and (C) any liquid 220
279+commonly referred to as "gasohol" which is prepared, advertised, 221
280+offered for sale or sold for use, or commonly and commercially used, as 222
281+a fuel in internal combustion engines, consisting of a blend of gasoline 223
282+and a minimum of ten per cent by volume of ethyl or methyl alcohol; 224
283+(40) "Garage" includes every place of business where motor vehicles 225
284+are, for compensation, received for housing, storage or repair; 226
285+(41) "Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value 227
286+specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a 228
287+single or a combination (articulated) vehicle. The GVWR of a 229
288+combination (articulated) vehicle commonly referred to as the "gross 230
289+combination weight rating" or GCWR is the GVWR of the power unit 231 Raised Bill No. 5204
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280-vehicle accident; 233
281-(38) "Foreign jurisdiction" means any jurisdiction other than a state of 234
282-the United States; 235
283-(39) "Fuels" means (A) all products commonly or commercially 236
284-known or sold as gasoline, including casinghead and absorption or 237
285-natural gasoline, regardless of their classification or uses, (B) any liquid 238
286-prepared, advertised, offered for sale or sold for use, or commonly and 239
287-commercially used, as a fuel in internal combustion engines, which, 240
288-when subjected to distillation in accordance with the standard method 241
289-of test for distillation of gasoline, naphtha, kerosene and similar 242
290-petroleum products by "American Society for Testing Materials Method 243
291-D-86", shows not less than ten per cent distilled (recovered) below 347° 244
292-Fahrenheit (175° Centigrade) and not less than ninety-five per cent 245
293-distilled (recovered) below 464° Fahrenheit (240° Centigrade); provided 246
294-the term "fuels" does not include commercial solvents or naphthas 247
295-which distill, by "American Society for Testing Materials Method D-86", 248
296-not more than nine per cent at 176° Fahrenheit and which have a 249
297-distillation range of 150° Fahrenheit, or less, or liquefied gases which 250
298-would not exist as liquids at a temperature of 60° Fahrenheit and a 251
299-pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute, and (C) any liquid 252
300-commonly referred to as "gasohol" which is prepared, advertised, 253
301-offered for sale or sold for use, or commonly and commercially used, as 254
302-a fuel in internal combustion engines, consisting of a blend of gasoline 255
303-and a minimum of ten per cent by volume of ethyl or methyl alcohol; 256
304-(40) "Garage" includes every place of business where motor vehicles 257
305-are, for compensation, received for housing, storage or repair; 258
306-(41) "Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value 259
307-specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a 260
308-single or a combination (articulated) vehicle. The GVWR of a 261
309-combination (articulated) vehicle commonly referred to as the "gross 262
310-combination weight rating" or GCWR is the GVWR of the power unit 263
311-plus the GVWR of the towed unit or units; 264 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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295+plus the GVWR of the towed unit or units; 232
296+(42) "Gross weight" means the light weight of a vehicle plus the 233
297+weight of any load on the vehicle, provided, in the case of a tractor-234
298+trailer unit, "gross weight" means the light weight of the tractor plus the 235
299+light weight of the trailer or semitrailer plus the weight of the load on 236
300+the vehicle; 237
301+(43) "Hazardous materials" has the same meaning as provided in 49 238
302+CFR 383.5; 239
303+(44) "Head lamp" means a lighting device affixed to the front of a 240
304+motor vehicle projecting a high intensity beam which lights the road in 241
305+front of the vehicle so that it can proceed safely during the hours of 242
306+darkness; 243
307+(45) "High-mileage vehicle" means a motor vehicle having the 244
308+following characteristics: (A) Not less than three wheels in contact with 245
309+the ground; (B) a completely enclosed seat on which the driver sits; (C) 246
310+a single or two cylinder, gasoline or diesel engine or an electric-powered 247
311+engine; and (D) efficient fuel consumption; 248
312+(46) "Highway" includes any state or other public highway, road, 249
313+street, avenue, alley, driveway, parkway, place or dedicated roadway 250
314+for bus rapid transit service, under the control of the state or any 251
315+political subdivision of the state, dedicated, appropriated or opened to 252
316+public travel or other use; 253
317+(47) "Imminent hazard" means the existence of a condition that 254
318+presents a substantial likelihood that death, serious illness, severe 255
319+personal injury or a substantial endangerment to health, property, or the 256
320+environment may occur before the reasonably foreseeable completion 257
321+date of a formal proceeding begun to lessen the risk of that death, illness, 258
322+injury or endangerment; 259
323+(48) "Intersecting highway" includes any public highway which joins 260
324+another at an angle whether or not it crosses the other; 261 Raised Bill No. 5204
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316-(42) "Gross weight" means the light weight of a vehicle plus the 265
317-weight of any load on the vehicle, provided, in the case of a tractor-266
318-trailer unit, "gross weight" means the light weight of the tractor plus the 267
319-light weight of the trailer or semitrailer plus the weight of the load on 268
320-the vehicle; 269
321-(43) "Hazardous materials" has the same meaning as provided in 49 270
322-CFR 383.5; 271
323-(44) "Head lamp" means a lighting device affixed to the front of a 272
324-motor vehicle projecting a high intensity beam which lights the road in 273
325-front of the vehicle so that it can proceed safely during the hours of 274
326-darkness; 275
327-(45) "High-mileage vehicle" means a motor vehicle having the 276
328-following characteristics: (A) Not less than three wheels in contact with 277
329-the ground; (B) a completely enclosed seat on which the driver sits; (C) 278
330-a single or two cylinder, gasoline or diesel engine or an electric-powered 279
331-engine; and (D) efficient fuel consumption; 280
332-(46) "Highway" includes any state or other public highway, road, 281
333-street, avenue, alley, driveway, parkway, place or dedicated roadway 282
334-for bus rapid transit service, under the control of the state or any 283
335-political subdivision of the state, dedicated, appropriated or opened to 284
336-public travel or other use; 285
337-(47) "Imminent hazard" means the existence of a condition that 286
338-presents a substantial likelihood that death, serious illness, severe 287
339-personal injury or a substantial endangerment to health, property, or the 288
340-environment may occur before the reasonably foreseeable completion 289
341-date of a formal proceeding begun to lessen the risk of that death, illness, 290
342-injury or endangerment; 291
343-(48) "Intersecting highway" includes any public highway which joins 292
344-another at an angle whether or not it crosses the other; 293
345-(49) "Light weight" means the weight of an unloaded motor vehicle 294 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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330+(49) "Light weight" means the weight of an unloaded motor vehicle 262
331+as ordinarily equipped and ready for use, exclusive of the weight of the 263
332+operator of the motor vehicle; 264
333+(50) "Limited access highway" means a state highway so designated 265
334+under the provisions of section 13b-27; 266
335+(51) "Local authorities" includes the board of aldermen, common 267
336+council, chief of police, warden and burgesses, board of selectmen or 268
337+other officials having authority for the enactment or enforcement of 269
338+traffic regulations within their respective towns, cities or boroughs; 270
339+(52) "Low-speed vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in 49 271
340+CFR 571.3, as amended from time to time; 272
341+[(52)] (53) "Maintenance vehicle" means any vehicle in use by the state 273
342+or by any town, city, borough or district, any state bridge or parkway 274
343+authority or any public service company, as defined in section 16-1, in 275
344+the maintenance of public highways or bridges and facilities located 276
345+within the limits of public highways or bridges; 277
346+[(53)] (54) "Manufacturer" means (A) a person, whether a resident or 278
347+nonresident, engaged in the business of constructing or assembling new 279
348+motor vehicles of a type required to be registered by the commissioner, 280
349+for operation upon any highway, except a utility trailer, which are 281
350+offered for sale in this state, or (B) a person who distributes new motor 282
351+vehicles to new car dealers licensed in this state; 283
352+[(54)] (55) "Median divider" means an intervening space or physical 284
353+barrier or clearly indicated dividing section separating traffic lanes 285
354+provided for vehicles proceeding in opposite directions; 286
355+[(55)] (56) "Modified antique motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle 287
356+twenty years old or older which has been modified for safe road use, 288
357+including, but not limited to, modifications to the drive train, 289
358+suspension, braking system and safety or comfort apparatus; 290
359+[(56)] (57) "Motor bus" includes any motor vehicle, except a taxicab, 291 Raised Bill No. 5204
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350-as ordinarily equipped and ready for use, exclusive of the weight of the 295
351-operator of the motor vehicle; 296
352-(50) "Limited access highway" means a state highway so designated 297
353-under the provisions of section 13b-27; 298
354-(51) "Local authorities" includes the board of aldermen, common 299
355-council, chief of police, warden and burgesses, board of selectmen or 300
356-other officials having authority for the enactment or enforcement of 301
357-traffic regulations within their respective towns, cities or boroughs; 302
358-(52) "Low-speed vehicle" has the same meaning as provided in 49 303
359-CFR 571.3, as amended from time to time; 304
360-[(52)] (53) "Maintenance vehicle" means any vehicle in use by the state 305
361-or by any town, city, borough or district, any state bridge or parkway 306
362-authority or any public service company, as defined in section 16-1, in 307
363-the maintenance of public highways or bridges and facilities located 308
364-within the limits of public highways or bridges; 309
365-[(53)] (54) "Manufacturer" means (A) a person, whether a resident or 310
366-nonresident, engaged in the business of constructing or assembling new 311
367-motor vehicles of a type required to be registered by the commissioner, 312
368-for operation upon any highway, except a utility trailer, which are 313
369-offered for sale in this state, or (B) a person who distributes new motor 314
370-vehicles to new car dealers licensed in this state; 315
371-[(54)] (55) "Median divider" means an intervening space or physical 316
372-barrier or clearly indicated dividing section separating traffic lanes 317
373-provided for vehicles proceeding in opposite directions; 318
374-[(55)] (56) "Modified antique motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle 319
375-twenty years old or older which has been modified for safe road use, 320
376-including, but not limited to, modifications to the drive train, 321
377-suspension, braking system and safety or comfort apparatus; 322
378-[(56)] (57) "Motor bus" includes any motor vehicle, except a taxicab, 323
379-as defined in section 13b-95, operated in whole or in part on any street 324 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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365+as defined in section 13b-95, operated in whole or in part on any street 292
366+or highway in a manner affording a means of transportation by 293
367+indiscriminately receiving or discharging passengers, or running on a 294
368+regular route or over any portion of a regular route or between fixed 295
369+termini; 296
370+[(57)] (58) "Motor home" means a vehicular unit designed to provide 297
371+living quarters and necessary amenities which are built into an integral 298
372+part of, or permanently attached to, a truck or van chassis; 299
373+[(58)] (59) "Motor-driven cycle" means any of the following vehicles 300
374+that have a seat height of not less than twenty-six inches and a motor 301
375+having a capacity of less than fifty cubic centimeters piston 302
376+displacement: (A) A motorcycle, other than an autocycle; (B) a motor 303
377+scooter; or (C) a bicycle with attached motor, except an electric bicycle; 304
378+[(59)] (60) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle propelled or drawn by 305
379+any nonmuscular power, [except] including a low-speed vehicle. "Motor 306
380+vehicle" does not include aircraft, motor boats, road rollers, baggage 307
381+trucks used about railroad stations or other mass transit facilities, 308
382+electric battery-operated wheel chairs when operated by persons with 309
383+physical disabilities at speeds not exceeding fifteen miles per hour, golf 310
384+carts operated on highways solely for the purpose of crossing from one 311
385+part of the golf course to another, golf-cart-type vehicles operated on 312
386+roads or highways on the grounds of state institutions by state 313
387+employees, agricultural tractors, farm implements, such vehicles as run 314
388+only on rails or tracks, self-propelled snow plows, snow blowers and 315
389+lawn mowers, when used for the purposes for which they were 316
390+designed and operated at speeds not exceeding four miles per hour, 317
391+whether or not the operator rides on or walks behind such equipment, 318
392+motor-driven cycles, as defined in section 14-286, special mobile 319
393+equipment, as defined in section 14-165, mini-motorcycles, as defined in 320
394+section 14-289j, electric bicycles, electric foot scooters and any other 321
395+vehicle not suitable for operation on a highway; 322
396+[(60)] (61) "Motorcycle" means (A) an autocycle, as defined in this 323 Raised Bill No. 5204
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384-or highway in a manner affording a means of transportation by 325
385-indiscriminately receiving or discharging passengers, or running on a 326
386-regular route or over any portion of a regular route or between fixed 327
387-termini; 328
388-[(57)] (58) "Motor home" means a vehicular unit designed to provide 329
389-living quarters and necessary amenities which are built into an integral 330
390-part of, or permanently attached to, a truck or van chassis; 331
391-[(58)] (59) "Motor-driven cycle" means any of the following vehicles 332
392-that have a seat height of not less than twenty-six inches and a motor 333
393-having a capacity of less than fifty cubic centimeters piston 334
394-displacement: (A) A motorcycle, other than an autocycle; (B) a motor 335
395-scooter; or (C) a bicycle with attached motor, except an electric bicycle; 336
396-[(59)] (60) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle propelled or drawn by 337
397-any nonmuscular power, [except] including a low-speed vehicle. "Motor 338
398-vehicle" does not include aircraft, motor boats, road rollers, baggage 339
399-trucks used about railroad stations or other mass transit facilities, 340
400-electric battery-operated wheel chairs when operated by persons with 341
401-physical disabilities at speeds not exceeding fifteen miles per hour, golf 342
402-carts operated on highways solely for the purpose of crossing from one 343
403-part of the golf course to another, golf-cart-type vehicles operated on 344
404-roads or highways on the grounds of state institutions by state 345
405-employees, agricultural tractors, farm implements, such vehicles as run 346
406-only on rails or tracks, self-propelled snow plows, snow blowers and 347
407-lawn mowers, when used for the purposes for which they were 348
408-designed and operated at speeds not exceeding four miles per hour, 349
409-whether or not the operator rides on or walks behind such equipment, 350
410-motor-driven cycles, as defined in section 14-286, special mobile 351
411-equipment, as defined in section 14-165, mini-motorcycles, as defined in 352
412-section 14-289j, electric bicycles, electric foot scooters and any other 353
413-vehicle not suitable for operation on a highway; 354
414-[(60)] (61) "Motorcycle" means (A) an autocycle, as defined in this 355
415-section, or (B) a motor vehicle, with or without a side car, that has (i) not 356 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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402+section, or (B) a motor vehicle, with or without a side car, that has (i) not 324
403+more than three wheels in contact with the ground, (ii) a saddle or seat 325
404+which the rider straddles or a platform on which the rider stands, and 326
405+(iii) handlebars with which the rider controls the movement of the 327
406+vehicle. "Motorcycle" does not include a motor-driven cycle, an electric 328
407+bicycle or an electric foot scooter; 329
408+[(61)] (62) "National Driver Registry" or "NDR" means the licensing 330
409+information system and database operated by the National Highway 331
410+Traffic Safety Administration and established pursuant to the National 332
411+Driver Registry Act of 1982, as amended; 333
412+[(62)] (63) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, the equitable 334
413+or legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, 335
414+distributor or dealer to an ultimate consumer; 336
415+[(63)] (64) "Nonresident" means any person whose legal residence is 337
416+in a state other than Connecticut or in a foreign country; 338
417+[(64)] (65) "Nonresident commercial driver's license" or "nonresident 339
418+CDL" means a commercial driver's license issued by a state to an 340
419+individual who resides in a foreign jurisdiction; 341
420+[(65)] (66) "Nonskid device" means any device applied to the tires, 342
421+wheels, axles or frame of a motor vehicle for the purpose of increasing 343
422+the traction of the motor vehicle; 344
423+[(66)] (67) "Number plate" means any sign or marker furnished by the 345
424+commissioner on which is displayed the registration number assigned 346
425+to a motor vehicle by the commissioner; 347
426+[(67)] (68) "Officer" includes any constable, state marshal, inspector of 348
427+motor vehicles, state policeman or other official authorized to make 349
428+arrests or to serve process, provided the officer is in uniform or displays 350
429+the officer's badge of office in a conspicuous place when making an 351
430+arrest; 352
431+[(68)] (69) "Operator" means any person who operates a motor vehicle 353 Raised Bill No. 5204
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420-more than three wheels in contact with the ground, (ii) a saddle or seat 357
421-which the rider straddles or a platform on which the rider stands, and 358
422-(iii) handlebars with which the rider controls the movement of the 359
423-vehicle. "Motorcycle" does not include a motor-driven cycle, an electric 360
424-bicycle or an electric foot scooter; 361
425-[(61)] (62) "National Driver Registry" or "NDR" means the licensing 362
426-information system and database operated by the National Highway 363
427-Traffic Safety Administration and established pursuant to the National 364
428-Driver Registry Act of 1982, as amended; 365
429-[(62)] (63) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, the equitable 366
430-or legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, 367
431-distributor or dealer to an ultimate consumer; 368
432-[(63)] (64) "Nonresident" means any person whose legal residence is 369
433-in a state other than Connecticut or in a foreign country; 370
434-[(64)] (65) "Nonresident commercial driver's license" or "nonresident 371
435-CDL" means a commercial driver's license issued by a state to an 372
436-individual who resides in a foreign jurisdiction; 373
437-[(65)] (66) "Nonskid device" means any device applied to the tires, 374
438-wheels, axles or frame of a motor vehicle for the purpose of increasing 375
439-the traction of the motor vehicle; 376
440-[(66)] (67) "Number plate" means any sign or marker furnished by the 377
441-commissioner on which is displayed the registration number assigned 378
442-to a motor vehicle by the commissioner; 379
443-[(67)] (68) "Officer" includes any constable, state marshal, inspector of 380
444-motor vehicles, state policeman or other official authorized to make 381
445-arrests or to serve process, provided the officer is in uniform or displays 382
446-the officer's badge of office in a conspicuous place when making an 383
447-arrest; 384
448-[(68)] (69) "Operator" means any person who operates a motor vehicle 385
449-or who steers or directs the course of a motor vehicle being towed by 386 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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437+or who steers or directs the course of a motor vehicle being towed by 354
438+another motor vehicle and includes a driver; 355
439+[(69)] (70) "Out-of-service order" means an order (A) issued by a 356
440+person having inspection authority, as defined in regulations adopted 357
441+by the commissioner pursuant to section 14-163c, or by an authorized 358
442+official of the United States Department of Transportation Federal 359
443+Motor Carrier Safety Administration pursuant to any provision of 360
444+federal law, to prohibit any motor vehicle specified in subsection (a) of 361
445+section 14-163c from being operated on any highway, or to prohibit a 362
446+driver from operating any such motor vehicle, or (B) issued by the 363
447+United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier 364
448+Safety Administration, pursuant to any provision of federal law, to 365
449+prohibit any motor carrier, as defined in Section 386.2 of Title 49 of the 366
450+Code of Federal Regulations, from engaging in commercial motor 367
451+vehicle operations; 368
452+[(70)] (71) "Owner" means any person holding title to a motor vehicle, 369
453+or having the legal right to register the same, including purchasers 370
454+under conditional bills of sale; 371
455+[(71)] (72) "Parked vehicle" means a motor vehicle in a stationary 372
456+position within the limits of a public highway; 373
457+[(72)] (73) "Passenger and commercial motor vehicle" means a motor 374
458+vehicle used for private passenger and commercial purposes which is 375
459+eligible for combination registration; 376
460+[(73)] (74) "Passenger motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for 377
461+the private transportation of persons and their personal belongings, 378
462+designed to carry occupants in comfort and safety, with a capacity of 379
463+carrying not more than ten passengers including the operator thereof; 380
464+[(74)] (75) "Passenger registration" means the type of registration 381
465+issued to a passenger motor vehicle unless a more specific type of 382
466+registration is authorized and issued by the commissioner for such class 383
467+of vehicle; 384 Raised Bill No. 5204
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455-[(69)] (70) "Out-of-service order" means an order (A) issued by a 388
456-person having inspection authority, as defined in regulations adopted 389
457-by the commissioner pursuant to section 14-163c, or by an authorized 390
458-official of the United States Department of Transportation Federal 391
459-Motor Carrier Safety Administration pursuant to any provision of 392
460-federal law, to prohibit any motor vehicle specified in subsection (a) of 393
461-section 14-163c from being operated on any highway, or to prohibit a 394
462-driver from operating any such motor vehicle, or (B) issued by the 395
463-United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier 396
464-Safety Administration, pursuant to any provision of federal law, to 397
465-prohibit any motor carrier, as defined in Section 386.2 of Title 49 of the 398
466-Code of Federal Regulations, from engaging in commercial motor 399
467-vehicle operations; 400
468-[(70)] (71) "Owner" means any person holding title to a motor vehicle, 401
469-or having the legal right to register the same, including purchasers 402
470-under conditional bills of sale; 403
471-[(71)] (72) "Parked vehicle" means a motor vehicle in a stationary 404
472-position within the limits of a public highway; 405
473-[(72)] (73) "Passenger and commercial motor vehicle" means a motor 406
474-vehicle used for private passenger and commercial purposes which is 407
475-eligible for combination registration; 408
476-[(73)] (74) "Passenger motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for 409
477-the private transportation of persons and their personal belongings, 410
478-designed to carry occupants in comfort and safety, with a capacity of 411
479-carrying not more than ten passengers including the operator thereof; 412
480-[(74)] (75) "Passenger registration" means the type of registration 413
481-issued to a passenger motor vehicle unless a more specific type of 414
482-registration is authorized and issued by the commissioner for such class 415
483-of vehicle; 416 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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473+[(75)] (76) "Person" includes any individual, corporation, limited 385
474+liability company, association, copartnership, company, firm, business 386
475+trust or other aggregation of individuals but does not include the state 387
476+or any political subdivision thereof, unless the context clearly states or 388
477+requires; 389
478+[(76)] (77) "Pick-up truck" means a motor vehicle with an enclosed 390
479+forward passenger compartment and an open rearward compartment 391
480+used for the transportation of property; 392
481+[(77)] (78) "Pneumatic tires" means tires inflated or inflatable with air; 393
482+[(78)] (79) "Pole trailer" means a trailer which is (A) intended for 394
483+transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, logs, pipes 395
484+or structural members, which loads are capable of sustaining 396
485+themselves as beams between supporting connections, and (B) designed 397
486+to be drawn by a motor vehicle and attached or secured directly to the 398
487+motor vehicle by any means including a reach, pole or boom; 399
488+[(79)] (80) "Public passenger endorsement" means an endorsement 400
489+issued to an individual, which authorizes such individual to transport 401
490+passengers, including, but not limited to, passengers who are students 402
491+in accordance with subsection (b) or (c) of section 14-36a; 403
492+[(80)] (81) "Recreational vehicle" includes the camper, camp trailer 404
493+and motor home classes of vehicles; 405
494+[(81)] (82) "Registration" includes the certificate of motor vehicle 406
495+registration and the number plate or plates used in connection with such 407
496+registration; 408
497+[(82)] (83) "Registration number" means the identifying number or 409
498+letters, or both, assigned by the commissioner to a motor vehicle; 410
499+[(83)] (84) "Resident", for the purpose of registering motor vehicles, 411
500+includes any person who is a legal resident of this state, as the 412
501+commissioner may presume from the fact that such person occupies a 413
502+place of dwelling in this state for more than six months in a year, or any 414 Raised Bill No. 5204
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488-[(75)] (76) "Person" includes any individual, corporation, limited 417
489-liability company, association, copartnership, company, firm, business 418
490-trust or other aggregation of individuals but does not include the state 419
491-or any political subdivision thereof, unless the context clearly states or 420
492-requires; 421
493-[(76)] (77) "Pick-up truck" means a motor vehicle with an enclosed 422
494-forward passenger compartment and an open rearward compartment 423
495-used for the transportation of property; 424
496-[(77)] (78) "Pneumatic tires" means tires inflated or inflatable with air; 425
497-[(78)] (79) "Pole trailer" means a trailer which is (A) intended for 426
498-transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, logs, pipes 427
499-or structural members, which loads are capable of sustaining 428
500-themselves as beams between supporting connections, and (B) designed 429
501-to be drawn by a motor vehicle and attached or secured directly to the 430
502-motor vehicle by any means including a reach, pole or boom; 431
503-[(79)] (80) "Public passenger endorsement" means an endorsement 432
504-issued to an individual, which authorizes such individual to transport 433
505-passengers, including, but not limited to, passengers who are students 434
506-in accordance with subsection (b) or (c) of section 14-36a; 435
507-[(80)] (81) "Recreational vehicle" includes the camper, camp trailer 436
508-and motor home classes of vehicles; 437
509-[(81)] (82) "Registration" includes the certificate of motor vehicle 438
510-registration and the number plate or plates used in connection with such 439
511-registration; 440
512-[(82)] (83) "Registration number" means the identifying number or 441
513-letters, or both, assigned by the commissioner to a motor vehicle; 442
514-[(83)] (84) "Resident", for the purpose of registering motor vehicles, 443
515-includes any person who is a legal resident of this state, as the 444
516-commissioner may presume from the fact that such person occupies a 445
517-place of dwelling in this state for more than six months in a year, or any 446 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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508+person, firm or corporation owning or leasing a motor vehicle used or 415
509+operated in intrastate business in this state, or a firm or corporation 416
510+having its principal office or place of business in this state; 417
511+[(84)] (85) "School bus" means any school bus, as defined in section 418
512+14-275, including a commercial motor vehicle used to transport 419
513+preschool, elementary school or secondary school students from home 420
514+to school, from school to home, or to and from school-sponsored events, 421
515+but does not include a bus used as a common carrier; 422
516+[(85)] (86) "Second" violation or "subsequent" violation means an 423
517+offense committed not more than three years after the date of an arrest 424
518+which resulted in a previous conviction for a violation of the same 425
519+statutory provision, except in the case of a violation of section 14-215, 426
520+14-224, 14-227a or 14-227m, "second" violation or "subsequent" violation 427
521+means an offense committed not more than ten years after the date of an 428
522+arrest which resulted in a previous conviction for a violation of the same 429
523+statutory provision; 430
524+[(86)] (87) "Semitrailer" means any trailer type vehicle designed and 431
525+used in conjunction with a motor vehicle so that some part of its own 432
526+weight and load rests on or is carried by another vehicle; 433
527+[(87)] (88) "Serious traffic violation" means a conviction of any of the 434
528+following offenses: (A) Excessive speeding, involving a single offense in 435
529+which the speed is fifteen miles per hour or more above the posted 436
530+speed limit, in violation of section 14-218a or 14-219; (B) reckless driving 437
531+in violation of section 14-222; (C) following too closely in violation of 438
532+section 14-240 or 14-240a; (D) improper or erratic lane changes, in 439
533+violation of section 14-236; (E) using a hand-held mobile telephone or 440
534+other electronic device or typing, reading or sending text or a text 441
535+message with or from a mobile telephone or mobile electronic device in 442
536+violation of subsection (e) of section 14-296aa while operating a 443
537+commercial motor vehicle; (F) driving a commercial motor vehicle 444
538+without a valid commercial driver's license in violation of section 14-36a 445
539+or 14-44a; (G) failure to carry a commercial driver's license in violation 446 Raised Bill No. 5204
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522-person, firm or corporation owning or leasing a motor vehicle used or 447
523-operated in intrastate business in this state, or a firm or corporation 448
524-having its principal office or place of business in this state; 449
525-[(84)] (85) "School bus" means any school bus, as defined in section 450
526-14-275, including a commercial motor vehicle used to transport 451
527-preschool, elementary school or secondary school students from home 452
528-to school, from school to home, or to and from school-sponsored events, 453
529-but does not include a bus used as a common carrier; 454
530-[(85)] (86) "Second" violation or "subsequent" violation means an 455
531-offense committed not more than three years after the date of an arrest 456
532-which resulted in a previous conviction for a violation of the same 457
533-statutory provision, except in the case of a violation of section 14-215, 458
534-14-224, 14-227a or 14-227m, "second" violation or "subsequent" violation 459
535-means an offense committed not more than ten years after the date of an 460
536-arrest which resulted in a previous conviction for a violation of the same 461
537-statutory provision; 462
538-[(86)] (87) "Semitrailer" means any trailer type vehicle designed and 463
539-used in conjunction with a motor vehicle so that some part of its own 464
540-weight and load rests on or is carried by another vehicle; 465
541-[(87)] (88) "Serious traffic violation" means a conviction of any of the 466
542-following offenses: (A) Excessive speeding, involving a single offense in 467
543-which the speed is fifteen miles per hour or more above the posted 468
544-speed limit, in violation of section 14-218a or 14-219; (B) reckless driving 469
545-in violation of section 14-222; (C) following too closely in violation of 470
546-section 14-240 or 14-240a; (D) improper or erratic lane changes, in 471
547-violation of section 14-236; (E) using a hand-held mobile telephone or 472
548-other electronic device or typing, reading or sending text or a text 473
549-message with or from a mobile telephone or mobile electronic device in 474
550-violation of subsection (e) of section 14-296aa while operating a 475
551-commercial motor vehicle; (F) driving a commercial motor vehicle 476
552-without a valid commercial driver's license in violation of section 14-36a 477
553-or 14-44a; (G) failure to carry a commercial driver's license in violation 478 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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545+of section 14-44a; (H) failure to have the proper class of license or 447
546+endorsement, or violation of a license restriction in violation of section 448
547+14-44a; or (I) a violation of any provision of chapter 248, by an operator 449
548+who holds a commercial driver's license or instruction permit that 450
549+results in the death of another person; 451
550+[(88)] (89) "Service bus" includes any vehicle except a vanpool vehicle 452
551+or a school bus designed and regularly used to carry ten or more 453
552+passengers when used in private service for the transportation of 454
553+persons without charge to the individual; 455
554+[(89)] (90) "Service car" means any motor vehicle used by a 456
555+manufacturer, dealer or repairer for emergency motor vehicle repairs on 457
556+the highways of this state, for towing or for the transportation of 458
557+necessary persons, tools and materials to and from the scene of such 459
558+emergency repairs or towing; 460
559+[(90)] (91) "Shoulder" means that portion of a highway immediately 461
560+adjacent and contiguous to the travel lanes or main traveled portion of 462
561+the roadway; 463
562+[(91)] (92) "Solid tires" means tires of rubber, or other elastic material 464
563+approved by the Commissioner of Transportation, which do not depend 465
564+on confined air for the support of the load; 466
565+[(92)] (93) "Spot lamp" or "spot light" means a lighting device 467
566+projecting a high intensity beam, the direction of which can be readily 468
567+controlled for special or emergency lighting as distinguished from 469
568+ordinary road illumination; 470
569+[(93)] (94) "State" means any state of the United States and the District 471
570+of Columbia unless the context indicates a more specific reference to the 472
571+state of Connecticut; 473
572+[(94)] (95) "Stop" means complete cessation of movement; 474
573+[(95)] (96) "Student" means any person under the age of twenty-one 475
574+years who is attending a preprimary, primary or secondary school 476 Raised Bill No. 5204
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558-of section 14-44a; (H) failure to have the proper class of license or 479
559-endorsement, or violation of a license restriction in violation of section 480
560-14-44a; or (I) a violation of any provision of chapter 248, by an operator 481
561-who holds a commercial driver's license or instruction permit that 482
562-results in the death of another person; 483
563-[(88)] (89) "Service bus" includes any vehicle except a vanpool vehicle 484
564-or a school bus designed and regularly used to carry ten or more 485
565-passengers when used in private service for the transportation of 486
566-persons without charge to the individual; 487
567-[(89)] (90) "Service car" means any motor vehicle used by a 488
568-manufacturer, dealer or repairer for emergency motor vehicle repairs on 489
569-the highways of this state, for towing or for the transportation of 490
570-necessary persons, tools and materials to and from the scene of such 491
571-emergency repairs or towing; 492
572-[(90)] (91) "Shoulder" means that portion of a highway immediately 493
573-adjacent and contiguous to the travel lanes or main traveled portion of 494
574-the roadway; 495
575-[(91)] (92) "Solid tires" means tires of rubber, or other elastic material 496
576-approved by the Commissioner of Transportation, which do not depend 497
577-on confined air for the support of the load; 498
578-[(92)] (93) "Spot lamp" or "spot light" means a lighting device 499
579-projecting a high intensity beam, the direction of which can be readily 500
580-controlled for special or emergency lighting as distinguished from 501
581-ordinary road illumination; 502
582-[(93)] (94) "State" means any state of the United States and the District 503
583-of Columbia unless the context indicates a more specific reference to the 504
584-state of Connecticut; 505
585-[(94)] (95) "Stop" means complete cessation of movement; 506
586-[(95)] (96) "Student" means any person under the age of twenty-one 507
587-years who is attending a preprimary, primary or secondary school 508 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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580+program of education; 477
581+[(96)] (97) "Tail lamp" means a lighting device affixed to the rear of a 478
582+motor vehicle showing a red light to the rear and indicating the presence 479
583+of the motor vehicle when viewed from behind; 480
584+[(97)] (98) "Tank vehicle" means any commercial motor vehicle 481
585+designed to transport any liquid or gaseous material within a tank that 482
586+is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or its 483
587+chassis, which includes, but is not limited to, a cargo tank and portable 484
588+tank, as defined in 49 CFR 383.5, as amended, provided it does not 485
589+include a portable tank with a rated capacity not to exceed one thousand 486
590+gallons; 487
591+[(98)] (99) "Tractor" or "truck tractor" means a motor vehicle designed 488
592+and used for drawing a semitrailer; 489
593+[(99)] (100) "Tractor-trailer unit" means a combination of a tractor and 490
594+a trailer or a combination of a tractor and a semitrailer; 491
595+[(100)] (101) "Trailer" means any rubber-tired vehicle without motive 492
596+power drawn or propelled by a motor vehicle; 493
597+[(101)] (102) "Truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used or 494
598+maintained primarily for the transportation of property; 495
599+[(102)] (103) "Ultimate consumer" means, with respect to a motor 496
600+vehicle, the first person, other than a dealer, who in good faith purchases 497
601+the motor vehicle for purposes other than resale; 498
602+[(103)] (104) "United States" means the fifty states and the District of 499
603+Columbia; 500
604+[(104)] (105) "Used motor vehicle" includes any motor vehicle which 501
605+has been previously separately registered by an ultimate consumer; 502
606+[(105)] (106) "Utility trailer" means a trailer designed and used to 503
607+transport personal property, materials or equipment, whether or not 504 Raised Bill No. 5204
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592-program of education; 509
593-[(96)] (97) "Tail lamp" means a lighting device affixed to the rear of a 510
594-motor vehicle showing a red light to the rear and indicating the presence 511
595-of the motor vehicle when viewed from behind; 512
596-[(97)] (98) "Tank vehicle" means any commercial motor vehicle 513
597-designed to transport any liquid or gaseous material within a tank that 514
598-is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or its 515
599-chassis, which includes, but is not limited to, a cargo tank and portable 516
600-tank, as defined in 49 CFR 383.5, as amended, provided it does not 517
601-include a portable tank with a rated capacity not to exceed one thousand 518
602-gallons; 519
603-[(98)] (99) "Tractor" or "truck tractor" means a motor vehicle designed 520
604-and used for drawing a semitrailer; 521
605-[(99)] (100) "Tractor-trailer unit" means a combination of a tractor and 522
606-a trailer or a combination of a tractor and a semitrailer; 523
607-[(100)] (101) "Trailer" means any rubber-tired vehicle without motive 524
608-power drawn or propelled by a motor vehicle; 525
609-[(101)] (102) "Truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used or 526
610-maintained primarily for the transportation of property; 527
611-[(102)] (103) "Ultimate consumer" means, with respect to a motor 528
612-vehicle, the first person, other than a dealer, who in good faith purchases 529
613-the motor vehicle for purposes other than resale; 530
614-[(103)] (104) "United States" means the fifty states and the District of 531
615-Columbia; 532
616-[(104)] (105) "Used motor vehicle" includes any motor vehicle which 533
617-has been previously separately registered by an ultimate consumer; 534
618-[(105)] (106) "Utility trailer" means a trailer designed and used to 535
619-transport personal property, materials or equipment, whether or not 536 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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613+permanently affixed to the bed of the trailer; 505
614+[(106)] (107) "Vanpool vehicle" includes all motor vehicles, the 506
615+primary purpose of which is the daily transportation, on a prearranged 507
616+nonprofit basis, of individuals between home and work, and which: (A) 508
617+If owned by or leased to a person, or to an employee of the person, or to 509
618+an employee of a local, state or federal government unit or agency 510
619+located in Connecticut, are manufactured and equipped in such manner 511
620+as to provide a seating capacity of at least seven but not more than 512
621+fifteen individuals, or (B) if owned by or leased to a regional ride-513
622+sharing organization in the state recognized by the Commissioner of 514
623+Transportation, are manufactured and equipped in such manner as to 515
624+provide a seating capacity of at least six but not more than nineteen 516
625+individuals; 517
626+[(107)] (108) "Vehicle" includes any device suitable for the 518
627+conveyance, drawing or other transportation of persons or property, 519
628+whether operated on wheels, runners, a cushion of air or by any other 520
629+means. The term does not include devices propelled or drawn by human 521
630+power or devices used exclusively on tracks; 522
631+[(108)] (109) "Vehicle identification number" or "VIN" means a series 523
632+of Arabic numbers and Roman letters that is assigned to each new motor 524
633+vehicle that is manufactured within or imported into the United States, 525
634+in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR 565, unless another 526
635+sequence of numbers and letters has been assigned to a motor vehicle 527
636+by the commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-528
637+149; 529
638+[(109)] (110) "Wrecker" means a vehicle which is registered, designed, 530
639+equipped and used for the purposes of towing or transporting wrecked 531
640+or disabled motor vehicles for compensation or for related purposes by 532
641+a person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with the provisions 533
642+of subpart (D) of part III of this chapter or a vehicle contracted for the 534
643+consensual towing or transporting of one or more motor vehicles to or 535
644+from a place of sale, purchase, salvage or repair. 536 Raised Bill No. 5204
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624-permanently affixed to the bed of the trailer; 537
625-[(106)] (107) "Vanpool vehicle" includes all motor vehicles, the 538
626-primary purpose of which is the daily transportation, on a prearranged 539
627-nonprofit basis, of individuals between home and work, and which: (A) 540
628-If owned by or leased to a person, or to an employee of the person, or to 541
629-an employee of a local, state or federal government unit or agency 542
630-located in Connecticut, are manufactured and equipped in such manner 543
631-as to provide a seating capacity of at least seven but not more than 544
632-fifteen individuals, or (B) if owned by or leased to a regional ride-545
633-sharing organization in the state recognized by the Commissioner of 546
634-Transportation, are manufactured and equipped in such manner as to 547
635-provide a seating capacity of at least six but not more than nineteen 548
636-individuals; 549
637-[(107)] (108) "Vehicle" includes any device suitable for the 550
638-conveyance, drawing or other transportation of persons or property, 551
639-whether operated on wheels, runners, a cushion of air or by any other 552
640-means. The term does not include devices propelled or drawn by human 553
641-power or devices used exclusively on tracks; 554
642-[(108)] (109) "Vehicle identification number" or "VIN" means a series 555
643-of Arabic numbers and Roman letters that is assigned to each new motor 556
644-vehicle that is manufactured within or imported into the United States, 557
645-in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR 565, unless another 558
646-sequence of numbers and letters has been assigned to a motor vehicle 559
647-by the commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-560
648-149; 561
649-[(109)] (110) "Wrecker" means a vehicle which is registered, designed, 562
650-equipped and used for the purposes of towing or transporting wrecked 563
651-or disabled motor vehicles for compensation or for related purposes by 564
652-a person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with the provisions 565
653-of subpart (D) of part III of this chapter or a vehicle contracted for the 566
654-consensual towing or transporting of one or more motor vehicles to or 567
655-from a place of sale, purchase, salvage or repair. 568 Substitute Bill No. 5204
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660-Sec. 4. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 14-390f of the 569
661-general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 570
662-thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 571
663-(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means any three or more wheeled motorized 572
664-vehicle, generally characterized by large, low-pressure tires, a seat 573
665-designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering, 574
666-which is intended for off-road use by an individual rider on various 575
667-types of nonpaved terrain. [Such vehicles do] "All-terrain vehicle" does 576
668-not include trail bikes, golf carts, agricultural tractors, farm implements, 577
669-[and] construction machines and low-speed vehicles; 578
650+Sec. 3. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 14-390f of the 537
651+general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 538
652+thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 539
653+(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means any three or more wheeled motorized 540
654+vehicle, generally characterized by large, low-pressure tires, a seat 541
655+designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering, 542
656+which is intended for off-road use by an individual rider on various 543
657+types of nonpaved terrain. Such vehicles do not include trail bikes, golf 544
658+carts, agricultural tractors, farm implements, [and] construction 545
659+machines and low-speed vehicles; 546
670660 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
671661 sections:
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674-Sec. 2 October 1, 2024 14-12(f)
675-Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 14-1
676-Sec. 4 October 1, 2024 14-390f(a)(1)
664+Sec. 2 October 1, 2024 14-1
665+Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 14-390f(a)(1)
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678-Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
679-In Section 1(a), "otherwise" was inserted for clarity; and in Section 2,
680-section 14-12 was amended in lieu of section 14-169 for consistency with
681-standard drafting conventions and "in an attempt" was added for
682-clarity.
683-
684-TRA Joint Favorable Subst.
667+Statement of Purpose:
668+To provide for the registration of low-speed vehicles and the operation
669+of such vehicles on highways with posted speed limits of thirty-five
670+miles per hour or less.
671+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
672+that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
673+underlined.]
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