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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 5324
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5324
6	6		February Session, 2024
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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10	19		AN ACT ESTABLISHING SECONDARY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.
11	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	21		Assembly convened:
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14	23		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) No officer may stop a 1
15		-	vehicle ~~only~~ for a violation of any provision of title 14 of the general 2
16		-	~~statutes~~ that is a secondary violation. The provisions of this section shall 3
	24	+	vehicle for a violation of any provision of title 14 of the general statutes 2
	25	+	that is only a secondary violation. The provisions of this section shall 3
17	26		not prohibit enforcement of a secondary violation by automated 4
18	27		enforcement, by a mailed notice of violation or in the case of a vehicle 5
19	28		stopped for a violation that is not a secondary violation. 6
20	29		Sec. 2. Section 14-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 7
21	30		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 8
22	31		Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless 9
23	32		another construction is clearly apparent from the language or context in 10
24	33		which the term is used or unless the construction is inconsistent with 11
25	34		the manifest intention of the General Assembly: 12
26	35		(1) "Activity vehicle" means a student transportation vehicle that is 13
27	36		used to transport students in connection with school-sponsored events 14
28		-	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. 5324
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29	43		(2) "Agricultural tractor" means a tractor or other form of 16
30	44		nonmuscular motive power used for transporting, hauling, plowing, 17
31		-	cultivating, planting, harvesting, reaping or other agricultural purposes 18 Substitute Bill No. 5324
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	45	+	cultivating, planting, harvesting, reaping or other agricultural purposes 18
36	46		on any farm or other private property, or used for the purpose of 19
37	47		transporting, from one farm to another, agricultural implements and 20
38	48		farm products, provided the agricultural tractor is not used on any 21
39	49		highway for transporting a pay load or for some other commercial 22
40	50		purpose; 23
41	51		(3) "Antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle" means a motor 24
42	52		vehicle twenty years old or older which is being preserved because of 25
43	53		historic interest and which is not altered or modified from the original 26
44	54		manufacturer's specifications; 27
45	55		(4) "Apparent candle power" means an illumination equal to the 28
46	56		normal illumination in foot candles produced by any lamp or lamps, 29
47	57		divided by the square of the distance in feet between the lamp or lamps 30
48	58		and the point at which the measurement is made; 31
49	59		(5) "Authorized emergency vehicle" means (A) a fire department 32
50	60		vehicle, (B) a police vehicle, or (C) an authorized emergency medical 33
51	61		services vehicle, as defined in section 19a-175; 34
52	62		(6) "Autocycle" means a motor vehicle that meets the requirements of 35
53	63		a motorcycle under 49 CFR Part 571, and (A) does not have more than 36
54	64		three wheels in contact with the ground, (B) is designed to be controlled 37
55	65		with a steering mechanism and foot pedals for acceleration, braking or 38
56	66		shifting, (C) has a seat or seats that are fully or partially enclosed and in 39
57	67		which the occupants sit with their legs forward, and (D) is equipped 40
58	68		with safety belts, in accordance with section 14-100a, for all occupants; 41
59	69		(7) "Auxiliary driving lamp" means an additional lighting device on 42
60	70		a motor vehicle used primarily to supplement the general illumination 43
61	71		in front of a motor vehicle provided by the motor vehicle's head lamps; 44
62	72		(8) "Bulb" means a light source consisting of a glass bulb containing a 45
63		-	filament or substance capable of being electrically maintained at 46
64		-	incandescence; 47
65		-	(9) "Camp trailer" includes any trailer designed for living or sleeping 48 Substitute Bill No. 5324
	73	+	filament or substance capable of being electrically maintained at 46 Raised Bill No. 5324
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	79	+	incandescence; 47
	80	+	(9) "Camp trailer" includes any trailer designed for living or sleeping 48
70	81		purposes and used exclusively for camping or recreational purposes; 49
71	82		(10) "Camp trailer registration" means the type of registration issued 50
72	83		to any trailer that is for nonbusiness use and is limited to camp trailers 51
73	84		and utility trailers; 52
74	85		(11) "Camp vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is regularly used 53
75	86		to transport persons under eighteen years of age in connection with the 54
76	87		activities of any youth camp, as defined in section 19a-420; 55
77	88		(12) "Camper" means any motor vehicle designed or permanently 56
78	89		altered in such a way as to provide temporary living quarters for travel, 57
79	90		camping or recreational purposes; 58
80	91		(13) "Class 1 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 59
81	92		a motor that engages only when the rider operates the electric bicycle's 60
82	93		foot pedals, and disengages when the rider stops pedaling or such 61
83	94		electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour; 62
84	95		(14) "Class 2 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 63
85	96		a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the electric bicycle, and 64
86	97		disengages when the brakes are applied or such electric bicycle reaches 65
87	98		the speed of twenty miles per hour; 66
88	99		(15) "Class 3 electric bicycle" means an electric bicycle equipped with 67
89	100		a motor that engages only when the rider operates the electric bicycle's 68
90	101		foot pedals, and disengages when the rider stops pedaling or such 69
91	102		electric bicycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight miles per hour; 70
92	103		(16) "Combination registration" means the type of registration issued 71
93	104		to a motor vehicle used for both private passenger and commercial 72
94	105		purposes if such vehicle does not have a gross vehicle weight rating in 73
95	106		excess of twelve thousand five hundred pounds; 74
96		-	(17) "Commercial driver's license" or "CDL" means a license issued to 75
	107	+	(17) "Commercial driver's license" or "CDL" means a license issued to 75 Raised Bill No. 5324
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97	113		an individual in accordance with the provisions of sections 14-44a to 14-76
98	114		44m, inclusive, which authorizes such individual to drive a commercial 77
99		-	motor vehicle; 78 Substitute Bill No. 5324
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104	116		(18) "Commercial driver's license information system" or "CDLIS" 79
105	117		means the national database of holders of commercial driver's licenses 80
106	118		established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 81
107	119		pursuant to Section 12007 of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act 82
108	120		of 1986; 83
109	121		(19) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a vehicle designed or used to 84
110	122		transport passengers or property, except a vehicle used for farming 85
111	123		purposes in accordance with 49 CFR 383.3(d), fire fighting apparatus or 86
112	124		an emergency vehicle, as defined in section 14-283, or a recreational 87
113	125		vehicle in private use, which (A) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 88
114	126		twenty-six thousand and one pounds or more, or a gross combination 89
115	127		weight rating of twenty-six thousand and one pounds or more, inclusive 90
116	128		of a towed unit or units with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 91
117	129		ten thousand pounds; (B) is designed to transport sixteen or more 92
118	130		passengers, including the driver, or is designed to transport more than 93
119	131		ten passengers, including the driver, and is used to transport students 94
120	132		under the age of twenty-one years to and from school; or (C) is 95
121	133		transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in 96
122	134		accordance with 49 CFR 172, Subpart F, as amended, or any quantity of 97
123	135		a material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR Part 73; 98
124	136		(20) "Commercial registration" means the type of registration 99
125	137		required for any motor vehicle designed or used to transport 100
126	138		merchandise, freight or persons in connection with any business 101
127	139		enterprise, unless a more specific type of registration is authorized and 102
128	140		issued by the commissioner for such class of vehicle; 103
129	141		(21) "Commercial trailer" means a trailer used in the conduct of a 104
130	142		business to transport freight, materials or equipment whether or not 105
131	143		permanently affixed to the bed of the trailer; 106
132		-	(22) "Commercial trailer registration" means the type of registration 107
	144	+	(22) "Commercial trailer registration" means the type of registration 107 Raised Bill No. 5324
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133	150		issued to any commercial trailer; 108
134	151		(23) "Commissioner" includes the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 109
135		-	and any assistant to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles who is 110 Substitute Bill No. 5324
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	152	+	and any assistant to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles who is 110
140	153		designated and authorized by, and who is acting for, the Commissioner 111
141	154		of Motor Vehicles under a designation; except that the deputy 112
142	155		commissioners of motor vehicles and the Attorney General are deemed, 113
143	156		unless the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles otherwise provides, to be 114
144	157		designated and authorized by, and acting for, the Commissioner of 115
145	158		Motor Vehicles under a designation; 116
146	159		(24) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as provided in 117
147	160		section 21a-240 and the federal laws and regulations incorporated in 118
148	161		chapter 420b; 119
149	162		(25) "Conviction" means an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a 120
150	163		determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the 121
151	164		law in a court of original jurisdiction or an authorized administrative 122
152	165		tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure 123
153	166		the person's appearance in court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or 124
154	167		violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or 125
155	168		not the penalty is rebated, suspended or probated; 126
156	169		(26) "Dealer" includes any person actively engaged in buying, selling 127
157	170		or exchanging motor vehicles or trailers who has an established place of 128
158	171		business in this state and who may, incidental to such business, repair 129
159	172		motor vehicles or trailers, or cause them to be repaired by persons in his 130
160	173		or her employ; 131
161	174		(27) "Disqualification" means a withdrawal of the privilege to drive a 132
162	175		commercial motor vehicle, which occurs as a result of (A) any 133
163	176		suspension, revocation, or cancellation by the commissioner of the 134
164	177		privilege to operate a motor vehicle; (B) a determination by the Federal 135
165	178		Highway Administration, under the rules of practice for motor carrier 136
166	179		safety contained in 49 CFR 386, as amended from time to time, that a 137
167	180		person is no longer qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle 138
168		-	under the standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended from time to 139
	181	+	under the standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended from time to 139 Raised Bill No. 5324
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169	187		time; or (C) the loss of qualification which follows any of the convictions 140
170	188		or administrative actions specified in section 14-44k; 141
171		-	(28) "Drive" means to drive, operate or be in physical control of a 142 Substitute Bill No. 5324
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	189	+	(28) "Drive" means to drive, operate or be in physical control of a 142
176	190		motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle being towed by another; 143
177	191		(29) "Driver" means any person who drives, operates or is in physical 144
178	192		control of a commercial motor vehicle, or who is required to hold a 145
179	193		commercial driver's license; 146
180	194		(30) "Driver's license" or "operator's license" means a valid 147
181	195		Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license or a license issued by 148
182	196		another state or foreign jurisdiction authorizing the holder thereof to 149
183	197		operate a motor vehicle on the highways; 150
184	198		(31) "Electric bicycle" means a bicycle equipped with operable foot 151
185	199		pedals and an electric motor of fewer than seven hundred fifty watts of 152
186	200		power that is either a class 1, class 2 or class 3 bicycle. "Electric bicycle" 153
187	201		does not include a dirt bike or an all-terrain vehicle; 154
188	202		(32) "Electric foot scooter" means a device (A) that weighs not more 155
189	203		than seventy-five pounds, (B) that has two or three wheels, handlebars 156
190	204		and a floorboard that can be stood upon while riding, (C) that is 157
191	205		powered by an electric motor and human power, and (D) whose 158
192	206		maximum speed, with or without human propulsion on a paved level 159
193	207		surface, is not more than twenty miles per hour; 160
194	208		(33) "Employee" means any operator of a commercial motor vehicle, 161
195	209		including full-time, regularly employed drivers, casual, intermittent or 162
196	210		occasional drivers, drivers under contract and independent owner-163
197	211		operator contractors, who, while in the course of operating a commercial 164
198	212		motor vehicle, are either directly employed by, or are under contract to, 165
199	213		an employer; 166
200	214		(34) "Employer" means any person, including the United States, a 167
201	215		state or any political subdivision thereof, who owns or leases a 168
202		-	commercial motor vehicle, or assigns a person to drive a commercial 169
	216	+	commercial motor vehicle, or assigns a person to drive a commercial 169 Raised Bill No. 5324
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203	222		motor vehicle; 170
204	223		(35) "Farm implement" means a vehicle designed and adapted 171
205		-	exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations 172 Substitute Bill No. 5324
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	224	+	exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or livestock-raising operations 172
210	225		and which is not operated on a highway for transporting a pay load or 173
211	226		for any other commercial purpose; 174
212	227		(36) "Felony" means any offense, as defined in section 53a-25 and 175
213	228		includes any offense designated as a felony under federal law; 176
214	229		(37) "Fatality" means the death of a person as a result of a motor 177
215	230		vehicle accident; 178
216	231		(38) "Foreign jurisdiction" means any jurisdiction other than a state of 179
217	232		the United States; 180
218	233		(39) "Fuels" means (A) all products commonly or commercially 181
219	234		known or sold as gasoline, including casinghead and absorption or 182
220	235		natural gasoline, regardless of their classification or uses, (B) any liquid 183
221	236		prepared, advertised, offered for sale or sold for use, or commonly and 184
222	237		commercially used, as a fuel in internal combustion engines, which, 185
223	238		when subjected to distillation in accordance with the standard method 186
224	239		of test for distillation of gasoline, naphtha, kerosene and similar 187
225	240		petroleum products by "American Society for Testing Materials Method 188
226	241		D-86", shows not less than ten per cent distilled (recovered) below 347° 189
227	242		Fahrenheit (175° Centigrade) and not less than ninety-five per cent 190
228	243		distilled (recovered) below 464° Fahrenheit (240° Centigrade); provided 191
229	244		the term "fuels" does not include commercial solvents or naphthas 192
230	245		which distill, by "American Society for Testing Materials Method D-86", 193
231	246		not more than nine per cent at 176° Fahrenheit and which have a 194
232	247		distillation range of 150° Fahrenheit, or less, or liquefied gases which 195
233	248		would not exist as liquids at a temperature of 60° Fahrenheit and a 196
234	249		pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute, and (C) any liquid 197
235	250		commonly referred to as "gasohol" which is prepared, advertised, 198
236	251		offered for sale or sold for use, or commonly and commercially used, as 199
237	252		a fuel in internal combustion engines, consisting of a blend of gasoline 200
238		-	and a minimum of ten per cent by volume of ethyl or methyl alcohol; 201
239		-	(40) "Garage" includes every place of business where motor vehicles 202
240		-	are, for compensation, received for housing, storage or repair; 203 Substitute Bill No. 5324
	253	+	and a minimum of ten per cent by volume of ethyl or methyl alcohol; 201 Raised Bill No. 5324
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	259	+	(40) "Garage" includes every place of business where motor vehicles 202
	260	+	are, for compensation, received for housing, storage or repair; 203
245	261		(41) "Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value 204
246	262		specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a 205
247	263		single or a combination (articulated) vehicle. The GVWR of a 206
248	264		combination (articulated) vehicle commonly referred to as the "gross 207
249	265		combination weight rating" or GCWR is the GVWR of the power unit 208
250	266		plus the GVWR of the towed unit or units; 209
251	267		(42) "Gross weight" means the light weight of a vehicle plus the 210
252	268		weight of any load on the vehicle, provided, in the case of a tractor-211
253	269		trailer unit, "gross weight" means the light weight of the tractor plus the 212
254	270		light weight of the trailer or semitrailer plus the weight of the load on 213
255	271		the vehicle; 214
256	272		(43) "Hazardous materials" has the same meaning as provided in 49 215
257	273		CFR 383.5; 216
258	274		(44) "Head lamp" means a lighting device affixed to the front of a 217
259	275		motor vehicle projecting a high intensity beam which lights the road in 218
260	276		front of the vehicle so that it can proceed safely during the hours of 219
261	277		darkness; 220
262	278		(45) "High-mileage vehicle" means a motor vehicle having the 221
263	279		following characteristics: (A) Not less than three wheels in contact with 222
264	280		the ground; (B) a completely enclosed seat on which the driver sits; (C) 223
265	281		a single or two cylinder, gasoline or diesel engine or an electric-powered 224
266	282		engine; and (D) efficient fuel consumption; 225
267	283		(46) "Highway" includes any state or other public highway, road, 226
268	284		street, avenue, alley, driveway, parkway, place or dedicated roadway 227
269	285		for bus rapid transit service, under the control of the state or any 228
270	286		political subdivision of the state, dedicated, appropriated or opened to 229
271	287		public travel or other use; 230
272		-	(47) "Imminent hazard" means the existence of a condition that 231
	288	+	(47) "Imminent hazard" means the existence of a condition that 231 Raised Bill No. 5324
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273	294		presents a substantial likelihood that death, serious illness, severe 232
274	295		personal injury or a substantial endangerment to health, property, or the 233
275		-	environment may occur before the reasonably foreseeable completion 234 Substitute Bill No. 5324
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280	297		date of a formal proceeding begun to lessen the risk of that death, illness, 235
281	298		injury or endangerment; 236
282	299		(48) "Intersecting highway" includes any public highway which joins 237
283	300		another at an angle whether or not it crosses the other; 238
284	301		(49) "Light weight" means the weight of an unloaded motor vehicle 239
285	302		as ordinarily equipped and ready for use, exclusive of the weight of the 240
286	303		operator of the motor vehicle; 241
287	304		(50) "Limited access highway" means a state highway so designated 242
288	305		under the provisions of section 13b-27; 243
289	306		(51) "Local authorities" includes the board of aldermen, common 244
290	307		council, chief of police, warden and burgesses, board of selectmen or 245
291	308		other officials having authority for the enactment or enforcement of 246
292	309		traffic regulations within their respective towns, cities or boroughs; 247
293	310		(52) "Maintenance vehicle" means any vehicle in use by the state or 248
294	311		by any town, city, borough or district, any state bridge or parkway 249
295	312		authority or any public service company, as defined in section 16-1, in 250
296	313		the maintenance of public highways or bridges and facilities located 251
297	314		within the limits of public highways or bridges; 252
298	315		(53) "Manufacturer" means (A) a person, whether a resident or 253
299	316		nonresident, engaged in the business of constructing or assembling new 254
300	317		motor vehicles of a type required to be registered by the commissioner, 255
301	318		for operation upon any highway, except a utility trailer, which are 256
302	319		offered for sale in this state, or (B) a person who distributes new motor 257
303	320		vehicles to new car dealers licensed in this state; 258
304	321		(54) "Median divider" means an intervening space or physical barrier 259
305	322		or clearly indicated dividing section separating traffic lanes provided 260
306		-	for vehicles proceeding in opposite directions; 261
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307	329		(55) "Modified antique motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle twenty 262
308	330		years old or older which has been modified for safe road use, including, 263
309		-	but not limited to, modifications to the drive train, suspension, braking 264 Substitute Bill No. 5324
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	331	+	but not limited to, modifications to the drive train, suspension, braking 264
314	332		system and safety or comfort apparatus; 265
315	333		(56) "Motor bus" includes any motor vehicle, except a taxicab, as 266
316	334		defined in section 13b-95, operated in whole or in part on any street or 267
317	335		highway in a manner affording a means of transportation by 268
318	336		indiscriminately receiving or discharging passengers, or running on a 269
319	337		regular route or over any portion of a regular route or between fixed 270
320	338		termini; 271
321	339		(57) "Motor home" means a vehicular unit designed to provide living 272
322	340		quarters and necessary amenities which are built into an integral part 273
323	341		of, or permanently attached to, a truck or van chassis; 274
324	342		(58) "Motor-driven cycle" means any of the following vehicles that 275
325	343		have a seat height of not less than twenty-six inches and a motor having 276
326	344		a capacity of less than fifty cubic centimeters piston displacement: (A) A 277
327	345		motorcycle, other than an autocycle; (B) a motor scooter; or (C) a bicycle 278
328	346		with attached motor, except an electric bicycle; 279
329	347		(59) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle propelled or drawn by any 280
330	348		nonmuscular power, except aircraft, motor boats, road rollers, baggage 281
331	349		trucks used about railroad stations or other mass transit facilities, 282
332	350		electric battery-operated wheel chairs when operated by persons with 283
333	351		physical disabilities at speeds not exceeding fifteen miles per hour, golf 284
334	352		carts operated on highways solely for the purpose of crossing from one 285
335	353		part of the golf course to another, golf-cart-type vehicles operated on 286
336	354		roads or highways on the grounds of state institutions by state 287
337	355		employees, agricultural tractors, farm implements, such vehicles as run 288
338	356		only on rails or tracks, self-propelled snow plows, snow blowers and 289
339	357		lawn mowers, when used for the purposes for which they were 290
340	358		designed and operated at speeds not exceeding four miles per hour, 291
341	359		whether or not the operator rides on or walks behind such equipment, 292
342		-	motor-driven cycles, as defined in section 14-286, special mobile 293
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343	366		equipment, as defined in section 14-165, mini-motorcycles, as defined in 294
344	367		section 14-289j, electric bicycles, electric foot scooters and any other 295
345		-	vehicle not suitable for operation on a highway; 296 Substitute Bill No. 5324
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350	369		(60) "Motorcycle" means (A) an autocycle, as defined in this section, 297
351	370		or (B) a motor vehicle, with or without a side car, that has (i) not more 298
352	371		than three wheels in contact with the ground, (ii) a saddle or seat which 299
353	372		the rider straddles or a platform on which the rider stands, and (iii) 300
354	373		handlebars with which the rider controls the movement of the vehicle. 301
355	374		"Motorcycle" does not include a motor-driven cycle, an electric bicycle 302
356	375		or an electric foot scooter; 303
357	376		(61) "National Driver Registry" or "NDR" means the licensing 304
358	377		information system and database operated by the National Highway 305
359	378		Traffic Safety Administration and established pursuant to the National 306
360	379		Driver Registry Act of 1982, as amended; 307
361	380		(62) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, the equitable or 308
362	381		legal title to which has never been transferred by a manufacturer, 309
363	382		distributor or dealer to an ultimate consumer; 310
364	383		(63) "Nonresident" means any person whose legal residence is in a 311
365	384		state other than Connecticut or in a foreign country; 312
366	385		(64) "Nonresident commercial driver's license" or "nonresident CDL" 313
367	386		means a commercial driver's license issued by a state to an individual 314
368	387		who resides in a foreign jurisdiction; 315
369	388		(65) "Nonskid device" means any device applied to the tires, wheels, 316
370	389		axles or frame of a motor vehicle for the purpose of increasing the 317
371	390		traction of the motor vehicle; 318
372	391		(66) "Number plate" means any sign or marker furnished by the 319
373	392		commissioner on which is displayed the registration number assigned 320
374	393		to a motor vehicle by the commissioner; 321
375	394		(67) "Officer" includes any constable, state marshal, inspector of 322
376		-	motor vehicles, state policeman or other official authorized to make 323
	395	+	motor vehicles, state policeman or other official authorized to make 323 Raised Bill No. 5324
	396	+
	397	+
	398	+
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	400	+
377	401		arrests or to serve process, provided the officer is in uniform or displays 324
378	402		the officer's badge of office in a conspicuous place when making an 325
379		-	arrest; 326 Substitute Bill No. 5324
380		-
381		-
382		-	LCO 12 of 30
383		-
	403	+	arrest; 326
384	404		(68) "Operator" means any person who operates a motor vehicle or 327
385	405		who steers or directs the course of a motor vehicle being towed by 328
386	406		another motor vehicle and includes a driver; 329
387	407		(69) "Out-of-service order" means an order (A) issued by a person 330
388	408		having inspection authority, as defined in regulations adopted by the 331
389	409		commissioner pursuant to section 14-163c, or by an authorized official 332
390	410		of the United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor 333
391	411		Carrier Safety Administration pursuant to any provision of federal law, 334
392	412		to prohibit any motor vehicle specified in subsection (a) of section 14-335
393	413		163c from being operated on any highway, or to prohibit a driver from 336
394	414		operating any such motor vehicle, or (B) issued by the United States 337
395	415		Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety 338
396	416		Administration, pursuant to any provision of federal law, to prohibit 339
397	417		any motor carrier, as defined in Section 386.2 of Title 49 of the Code of 340
398	418		Federal Regulations, from engaging in commercial motor vehicle 341
399	419		operations; 342
400	420		(70) "Owner" means any person holding title to a motor vehicle, or 343
401	421		having the legal right to register the same, including purchasers under 344
402	422		conditional bills of sale; 345
403	423		(71) "Parked vehicle" means a motor vehicle in a stationary position 346
404	424		within the limits of a public highway; 347
405	425		(72) "Passenger and commercial motor vehicle" means a motor 348
406	426		vehicle used for private passenger and commercial purposes which is 349
407	427		eligible for combination registration; 350
408	428		(73) "Passenger motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the 351
409	429		private transportation of persons and their personal belongings, 352
410	430		designed to carry occupants in comfort and safety, with a capacity of 353
411		-	carrying not more than ten passengers including the operator thereof; 354
	431	+	carrying not more than ten passengers including the operator thereof; 354 Raised Bill No. 5324
	432	+
	433	+
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	436	+
412	437		(74) "Passenger registration" means the type of registration issued to 355
413	438		a passenger motor vehicle unless a more specific type of registration is 356
414		-	authorized and issued by the commissioner for such class of vehicle; 357 Substitute Bill No. 5324
415		-
416		-
417		-	LCO 13 of 30
418		-
	439	+	authorized and issued by the commissioner for such class of vehicle; 357
419	440		(75) "Person" includes any individual, corporation, limited liability 358
420	441		company, association, copartnership, company, firm, business trust or 359
421	442		other aggregation of individuals but does not include the state or any 360
422	443		political subdivision thereof, unless the context clearly states or 361
423	444		requires; 362
424	445		(76) "Pick-up truck" means a motor vehicle with an enclosed forward 363
425	446		passenger compartment and an open rearward compartment used for 364
426	447		the transportation of property; 365
427	448		(77) "Pneumatic tires" means tires inflated or inflatable with air; 366
428	449		(78) "Pole trailer" means a trailer which is (A) intended for 367
429	450		transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, logs, pipes 368
430	451		or structural members, which loads are capable of sustaining 369
431	452		themselves as beams between supporting connections, and (B) designed 370
432	453		to be drawn by a motor vehicle and attached or secured directly to the 371
433	454		motor vehicle by any means including a reach, pole or boom; 372
434	455		(79) "Public passenger endorsement" means an endorsement issued 373
435	456		to an individual, which authorizes such individual to transport 374
436	457		passengers, including, but not limited to, passengers who are students 375
437	458		in accordance with subsection (b) or (c) of section 14-36a; 376
438	459		(80) "Recreational vehicle" includes the camper, camp trailer and 377
439	460		motor home classes of vehicles; 378
440	461		(81) "Registration" includes the certificate of motor vehicle 379
441	462		registration and the number plate or plates used in connection with such 380
442	463		registration; 381
443	464		(82) "Registration number" means the identifying number or letters, 382
444		-	or both, assigned by the commissioner to a motor vehicle; 383
	465	+	or both, assigned by the commissioner to a motor vehicle; 383 Raised Bill No. 5324
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	468	+
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	470	+
445	471		(83) "Resident", for the purpose of registering motor vehicles, 384
446	472		includes any person who is a legal resident of this state, as the 385
447	473		commissioner may presume from the fact that such person occupies a 386
448		-	place of dwelling in this state for more than six months in a year, or any 387 Substitute Bill No. 5324
449		-
450		-
451		-	LCO 14 of 30
452		-
	474	+	place of dwelling in this state for more than six months in a year, or any 387
453	475		person, firm or corporation owning or leasing a motor vehicle used or 388
454	476		operated in intrastate business in this state, or a firm or corporation 389
455	477		having its principal office or place of business in this state; 390
456	478		(84) "School bus" means any school bus, as defined in section 14-275, 391
457	479		including a commercial motor vehicle used to transport preschool, 392
458	480		elementary school or secondary school students from home to school, 393
459	481		from school to home, or to and from school-sponsored events, but does 394
460	482		not include a bus used as a common carrier; 395
461	483		(85) "Second" violation or "subsequent" violation means an offense 396
462	484		committed not more than three years after the date of an arrest which 397
463	485		resulted in a previous conviction for a violation of the same statutory 398
464	486		provision, except in the case of a violation of section 14-215, 14-224, 14-399
465	487		227a or 14-227m, "second" violation or "subsequent" violation means an 400
466	488		offense committed not more than ten years after the date of an arrest 401
467	489		which resulted in a previous conviction for a violation of the same 402
468	490		statutory provision; 403
469	491		(86) "Secondary violation" means a violation of any provision of this 404
470	492		title that may be enforced only in accordance with the provisions of 405
471	493		section 1 of this act; 406
472	494		[(86)] (87) "Semitrailer" means any trailer type vehicle designed and 407
473	495		used in conjunction with a motor vehicle so that some part of its own 408
474	496		weight and load rests on or is carried by another vehicle; 409
475	497		[(87)] (88) "Serious traffic violation" means a conviction of any of the 410
476	498		following offenses: (A) Excessive speeding, involving a single offense in 411
477	499		which the speed is fifteen miles per hour or more above the posted 412
478	500		speed limit, in violation of section 14-218a or 14-219; (B) reckless driving 413
479	501		in violation of section 14-222; (C) following too closely in violation of 414
480		-	section 14-240 or 14-240a; (D) improper or erratic lane changes, in 415
	502	+	section 14-240 or 14-240a; (D) improper or erratic lane changes, in 415 Raised Bill No. 5324
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	505	+
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	507	+
481	508		violation of section 14-236; (E) using a hand-held mobile telephone or 416
482	509		other electronic device or typing, reading or sending text or a text 417
483	510		message with or from a mobile telephone or mobile electronic device in 418
484		-	violation of subsection (e) of section 14-296aa while operating a 419 Substitute Bill No. 5324
485		-
486		-
487		-	LCO 15 of 30
488		-
	511	+	violation of subsection (e) of section 14-296aa while operating a 419
489	512		commercial motor vehicle; (F) driving a commercial motor vehicle 420
490	513		without a valid commercial driver's license in violation of section 14-36a 421
491	514		or 14-44a; (G) failure to carry a commercial driver's license in violation 422
492	515		of section 14-44a; (H) failure to have the proper class of license or 423
493	516		endorsement, or violation of a license restriction in violation of section 424
494	517		14-44a; or (I) a violation of any provision of chapter 248, by an operator 425
495	518		who holds a commercial driver's license or instruction permit that 426
496	519		results in the death of another person; 427
497	520		[(88)] (89) "Service bus" includes any vehicle except a vanpool vehicle 428
498	521		or a school bus designed and regularly used to carry ten or more 429
499	522		passengers when used in private service for the transportation of 430
500	523		persons without charge to the individual; 431
501	524		[(89)] (90) "Service car" means any motor vehicle used by a 432
502	525		manufacturer, dealer or repairer for emergency motor vehicle repairs on 433
503	526		the highways of this state, for towing or for the transportation of 434
504	527		necessary persons, tools and materials to and from the scene of such 435
505	528		emergency repairs or towing; 436
506	529		[(90)] (91) "Shoulder" means that portion of a highway immediately 437
507	530		adjacent and contiguous to the travel lanes or main traveled portion of 438
508	531		the roadway; 439
509	532		[(91)] (92) "Solid tires" means tires of rubber, or other elastic material 440
510	533		approved by the Commissioner of Transportation, which do not depend 441
511	534		on confined air for the support of the load; 442
512	535		[(92)] (93) "Spot lamp" or "spot light" means a lighting device 443
513	536		projecting a high intensity beam, the direction of which can be readily 444
514	537		controlled for special or emergency lighting as distinguished from 445
515		-	ordinary road illumination; 446
	538	+	ordinary road illumination; 446 Raised Bill No. 5324
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	540	+
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	543	+
516	544		[(93)] (94) "State" means any state of the United States and the District 447
517	545		of Columbia unless the context indicates a more specific reference to the 448
518		-	state of Connecticut; 449 Substitute Bill No. 5324
519		-
520		-
521		-	LCO 16 of 30
522		-
	546	+	state of Connecticut; 449
523	547		[(94)] (95) "Stop" means complete cessation of movement; 450
524	548		[(95)] (96) "Student" means any person under the age of twenty-one 451
525	549		years who is attending a preprimary, primary or secondary school 452
526	550		program of education; 453
527	551		[(96)] (97) "Tail lamp" means a lighting device affixed to the rear of a 454
528	552		motor vehicle showing a red light to the rear and indicating the presence 455
529	553		of the motor vehicle when viewed from behind; 456
530	554		[(97)] (98) "Tank vehicle" means any commercial motor vehicle 457
531	555		designed to transport any liquid or gaseous material within a tank that 458
532	556		is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or its 459
533	557		chassis, which includes, but is not limited to, a cargo tank and portable 460
534	558		tank, as defined in 49 CFR 383.5, as amended, provided it does not 461
535	559		include a portable tank with a rated capacity not to exceed one thousand 462
536	560		gallons; 463
537	561		[(98)] (99) "Tractor" or "truck tractor" means a motor vehicle designed 464
538	562		and used for drawing a semitrailer; 465
539	563		[(99)] (100) "Tractor-trailer unit" means a combination of a tractor and 466
540	564		a trailer or a combination of a tractor and a semitrailer; 467
541	565		[(100)] (101) "Trailer" means any rubber-tired vehicle without motive 468
542	566		power drawn or propelled by a motor vehicle; 469
543	567		[(101)] (102) "Truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used or 470
544	568		maintained primarily for the transportation of property; 471
545	569		[(102)] (103) "Ultimate consumer" means, with respect to a motor 472
546	570		vehicle, the first person, other than a dealer, who in good faith purchases 473
547		-	the motor vehicle for purposes other than resale; 474
	571	+	the motor vehicle for purposes other than resale; 474 Raised Bill No. 5324
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	574	+
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	576	+
548	577		[(103)] (104) "United States" means the fifty states and the District of 475
549	578		Columbia; 476
550		-	[(104)] (105) "Used motor vehicle" includes any motor vehicle which 477 Substitute Bill No. 5324
551		-
552		-
553		-	LCO 17 of 30
554		-
	579	+	[(104)] (105) "Used motor vehicle" includes any motor vehicle which 477
555	580		has been previously separately registered by an ultimate consumer; 478
556	581		[(105)] (106) "Utility trailer" means a trailer designed and used to 479
557	582		transport personal property, materials or equipment, whether or not 480
558	583		permanently affixed to the bed of the trailer; 481
559	584		[(106)] (107) "Vanpool vehicle" includes all motor vehicles, the 482
560	585		primary purpose of which is the daily transportation, on a prearranged 483
561	586		nonprofit basis, of individuals between home and work, and which: (A) 484
562	587		If owned by or leased to a person, or to an employee of the person, or to 485
563	588		an employee of a local, state or federal government unit or agency 486
564	589		located in Connecticut, are manufactured and equipped in such manner 487
565	590		as to provide a seating capacity of at least seven but not more than 488
566	591		fifteen individuals, or (B) if owned by or leased to a regional ride-489
567	592		sharing organization in the state recognized by the Commissioner of 490
568	593		Transportation, are manufactured and equipped in such manner as to 491
569	594		provide a seating capacity of at least six but not more than nineteen 492
570	595		individuals; 493
571	596		[(107)] (108) "Vehicle" includes any device suitable for the 494
572	597		conveyance, drawing or other transportation of persons or property, 495
573	598		whether operated on wheels, runners, a cushion of air or by any other 496
574	599		means. The term does not include devices propelled or drawn by human 497
575	600		power or devices used exclusively on tracks; 498
576	601		[(108)] (109) "Vehicle identification number" or "VIN" means a series 499
577	602		of Arabic numbers and Roman letters that is assigned to each new motor 500
578	603		vehicle that is manufactured within or imported into the United States, 501
579	604		in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR 565, unless another 502
580	605		sequence of numbers and letters has been assigned to a motor vehicle 503
581	606		by the commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-504
582		-	149; 505
	607	+	149; 505 Raised Bill No. 5324
	608	+
	609	+
	610	+
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583	613		[(109)] (110) "Wrecker" means a vehicle which is registered, designed, 506
584	614		equipped and used for the purposes of towing or transporting wrecked 507
585	615		or disabled motor vehicles for compensation or for related purposes by 508
586		-	a person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with the provisions 509 Substitute Bill No. 5324
587		-
588		-
589		-	LCO 18 of 30
590		-
	616	+	a person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with the provisions 509
591	617		of subpart (D) of part III of this chapter or a vehicle contracted for the 510
592	618		consensual towing or transporting of one or more motor vehicles to or 511
593	619		from a place of sale, purchase, salvage or repair. 512
594	620		Sec. 3. Subdivision (1) of section 14-212 of the general statutes is 513
595	621		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 514
596	622		1, 2024): 515
597	623		(1) The following terms shall be construed as they are defined in 516
598	624		section 14-1, as amended by this act: "Agricultural tractor", "authorized 517
599	625		emergency vehicle", "class 1 electric bicycle", "class 2 electric bicycle", 518
600	626		"class 3 electric bicycle", "commissioner", "driver", "electric bicycle", 519
601	627		"electric foot scooter", "fuels", "gross weight", "head lamp", "high-520
602	628		mileage vehicle", "highway", "light weight", "limited access highway", 521
603	629		"maintenance vehicle", "motor bus", "motorcycle", "motor vehicle 522
604	630		registration", "nonresident", "nonskid device", "number plate", "officer", 523
605	631		"operator", "owner", "passenger motor vehicle", "passenger and 524
606	632		commercial motor vehicle", "person", "pneumatic tires", "pole trailer", 525
607	633		"registration", "registration number", "second offense", "secondary 526
608	634		violation", "semitrailer", "shoulder", "solid tires", "stop", "subsequent 527
609	635		offense", "tail lamp", "tank vehicle", "tractor", "tractor-trailer unit", 528
610	636		"trailer", "truck" and "vanpool vehicle"; 529
611	637		Sec. 4. Subsections (f) and (g) of section 14-99g of the general statutes 530
612	638		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 531
613	639		October 1, 2024): 532
614	640		(f) Any person who violates any provision of subsections (b) to (e), 533
615	641		inclusive, of this section shall be deemed to have committed an 534
616	642		infraction for each offense. Any person who violates any provision of 535
617	643		subsection (b) of this section shall remove such object or material which 536
618		-	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. 5324
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619	650		within sixty days to the police department which issued the infractions 538
620	651		complaint to present [his] such person's vehicle for inspection and to 539
621	652		demonstrate compliance with the provisions of this section. If such 540
622		-	person fails to report to such police department and is cited for a 541 Substitute Bill No. 5324
623		-
624		-
625		-	LCO 19 of 30
626		-
	653	+	person fails to report to such police department and is cited for a 541
627	654		subsequent violation of this section, [his] such person's vehicle shall be 542
628	655		impounded after notice and opportunity for hearing. A violation of any 543
629	656		provision of subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this section is a 544
630	657		secondary violation. 545
631	658		(g) Any person owning a vehicle having a window which has been 546
632	659		tinted or darkened with any tinted material after factory delivery, shall 547
633	660		present such vehicle to the Department of Motor Vehicles, by July 1, 548
634	661		1996, to receive a sticker for any tinted or darkened window to indicate 549
635	662		such tinting or darkening is in compliance with this section. Any person 550
636	663		operating a motor vehicle, on or after July 1, 1996, in violation of this 551
637	664		subsection shall be deemed to have committed an infraction. A violation 552
638	665		of any provision of this subsection is a secondary violation. 553
639	666		Sec. 5. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 14-18 of the general 554
640	667		statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 555
641	668		(Effective October 1, 2024): 556
642	669		(a) (1) Each motor vehicle for which one number plate has been issued 557
643	670		shall, while in use or operation upon any public highway, display in a 558
644	671		conspicuous place at the rear of such vehicle the number plate. The 559
645	672		commissioner may issue a sticker denoting the expiration date of the 560
646	673		registration. Such sticker shall be displayed in such place on the vehicle 561
647	674		as the commissioner may direct. Such sticker may contain the 562
648	675		corresponding letters and numbers of the registration and number plate 563
649	676		issued by the commissioner. 564
650	677		(2) Each motor vehicle for which two number plates have been issued 565
651	678		shall, while in use or operation upon any public highway, display in a 566
652	679		conspicuous place at the front and the rear of such vehicle the number 567
653	680		plates. Displaying a number plate against a vehicle's rear window is a 568
654		-	secondary violation, provided the numerals and letters on any such 569
	681	+	secondary violation, provided the numerals and letters on any such 569 Raised Bill No. 5324
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	684	+
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655	687		number plate are plainly legible. The commissioner may issue a sticker 570
656	688		denoting the expiration date of the registration. Such sticker shall be 571
657	689		displayed in such place on the vehicle as the commissioner may direct. 572
658		-	Such sticker may contain the corresponding letters and numbers of the 573 Substitute Bill No. 5324
659		-
660		-
661		-	LCO 20 of 30
662		-
	690	+	Such sticker may contain the corresponding letters and numbers of the 573
663	691		number plate issued by the commissioner. 574
664	692		(b) Repealed by 1969, P.A. 247, S. 1. 575
665	693		(c) Official number plates when displayed upon motor vehicles shall 576
666	694		be [entirely] substantially unobscured and the numerals and letters 577
667	695		thereon shall be plainly legible at all times. Such number plates shall be 578
668	696		horizontal [,] and shall be fastened so as not to swing. [and, during the 579
669	697		time when a motor vehicle is required to display lights, the rear number 580
670	698		plate shall be so illuminated as to be legible at a distance of fifty feet.] 581
671	699		Nothing may be affixed to a motor vehicle or to the official number 582
672	700		plates displayed on such vehicle that obscures or impairs the visibility 583
673	701		of [any information] the numerals and letters on such number plates. 584
674	702		Not more than one number plate shall be displayed on the front or rear 585
675	703		of any motor vehicle in operation upon the public highways of the state; 586
676	704		provided any motor vehicle may, upon permission of the commissioner, 587
677	705		display more than one number plate in front or rear, subject to such 588
678	706		conditions as the commissioner prescribes. If any number plate supplied 589
679	707		by the commissioner is lost, or if the registered number thereon becomes 590
680	708		mutilated or illegible, the owner of or the person in control of the motor 591
681	709		vehicle for which such number plate was furnished shall immediately 592
682	710		place a temporary number plate bearing said registration number upon 593
683	711		such motor vehicle, which temporary number plate shall conform to the 594
684	712		regular number plate and shall be displayed as nearly as possible as 595
685	713		[herein] provided in this section for such regular number plate; and such 596
686	714		owner shall, within forty-eight hours after such loss or mutilation of the 597
687	715		number plate, give notice thereof to the commissioner and apply for a 598
688	716		new number plate. The commissioner may issue a permit to operate 599
689	717		with such temporary plate and shall supply new number plates upon 600
690	718		payment of the fee therefor as provided in section 14-50a. Upon receipt 601
691	719		of such new number plates and new certificate, the remaining old 602
692		-	number plate, if any, and certificate shall be surrendered to the 603
	720	+	number plate, if any, and certificate shall be surrendered to the 603 Raised Bill No. 5324
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693	726		commissioner. 604
694	727		Sec. 6. Section 14-96a of the general statutes is repealed and the 605
695		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 606 Substitute Bill No. 5324
696		-
697		-
698		-	LCO 21 of 30
699		-
	728	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 606
700	729		(a) Every vehicle upon a highway within this state shall display such 607
701	730		lighted lamps and illuminating devices as may be required under the 608
702	731		provisions of this section and sections [14-96a] 14-96b to 14-96aa, 609
703	732		inclusive, (1) at any time from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour 610
704	733		before sunrise, (2) at any time when, due to insufficient light or 611
705	734		unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the 612
706	735		highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of five hundred feet 613
707	736		ahead, and (3) at any time during periods of precipitation, including, 614
708	737		but not limited to, periods of snow, rain or fog. 615
709	738		(b) Whenever in said sections any requirement is declared as to 616
710	739		distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects 617
711	740		visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, such 618
712	741		requirement shall apply during the times stated in subsection (a) of this 619
713	742		section in respect to a vehicle without load when upon a straight, level, 620
714	743		unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a 621
715	744		different time or condition is expressly stated. 622
716	745		(c) Whenever in said sections any requirement is declared as to the 623
717	746		mounted height of lamps or devices, such requirement shall mean the 624
718	747		height measured from the center of such lamps or devices to the level 625
719	748		ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a 626
720	749		load. 627
721	750		(d) Failure to [provide lighted] illuminate lamps and illuminating 628
722	751		devices at such time as required by this section shall be an infraction. 629
723	752		(e) To the extent that a violation concerning the number, placement 630
724	753		or intensity of lamps or illuminating devices, or any other technical 631
725	754		specifications concerning lamps or illuminating devices, provided for in 632
726	755		sections 14-96b to 14-96aa, inclusive, would also constitute a violation 633
727		-	under this section, such violation shall be enforced under sections 14-634
	756	+	under this section, such violation shall be enforced under sections 14-634 Raised Bill No. 5324
	757	+
	758	+
	759	+
	760	+	LCO No. 1170 22 of 30
	761	+
728	762		96b to 14-96aa, inclusive, as applicable, and not under this section. 635
729	763		Sec. 7. Section 14-96c of the general statutes is repealed and the 636
730		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 637 Substitute Bill No. 5324
731		-
732		-
733		-	LCO 22 of 30
734		-
	764	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 637
735	765		(a) After October 1, 1967, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and 638
736	766		pole trailer, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a 639
737	767		combination of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least two tail lamps 640
738	768		mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in subsection (a) 641
739	769		of section 14-96a, as amended by this act, shall emit a red light plainly 642
740	770		visible from a distance of one thousand feet to the rear, except that 643
741	771		passenger cars manufactured or assembled prior to October 1, 1957, and 644
742	772		motorcycles shall have at least one such tail lamp. On a combination of 645
743	773		vehicles, only the tail lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be 646
744	774		seen from the distance specified. On vehicles equipped with more than 647
745	775		one tail lamp, the lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as 648
746	776		widely spaced laterally as practicable. 649
747	777		(b) Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a mounted 650
748	778		height of not more than seventy-two inches nor less than fifteen inches. 651
749	779		(c) The rear registration plate shall be so illumined with a white light 652
750	780		as to render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. Any 653
751	781		tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for 654
752	782		illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted 655
753	783		whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted, except 656
754	784		that any vehicle equipped by the manufacturer with daytime running 657
755	785		lamps which meet federal requirements may have such daytime 658
756	786		running lamps illuminated without illumination of the tail lamps or rear 659
757	787		registration plate. 660
758	788		(d) Failure to have tail lamps or failure to illuminate the rear 661
759	789		registration plate as required in this section shall be an infraction. 662
760	790		Failure to illuminate the rear registration plate shall be a secondary 663
761	791		violation. 664
762		-	Sec. 8. Section 14-96d of the general statutes is repealed and the 665
	792	+	Sec. 8. Section 14-96d of the general statutes is repealed and the 665 Raised Bill No. 5324
	793	+
	794	+
	795	+
	796	+	LCO No. 1170 23 of 30
	797	+
763	798		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 666
764	799		(a) Each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall carry 667
765	800		on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, two or more 668
766		-	red reflectors meeting the requirements of this section. Each motorcycle 669 Substitute Bill No. 5324
767		-
768		-
769		-	LCO 23 of 30
770		-
	801	+	red reflectors meeting the requirements of this section. Each motorcycle 669
771	802		shall carry at least one such reflector. 670
772	803		(b) Each such reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height of 671
773	804		not less than fifteen inches nor more than sixty inches, and shall be of 672
774	805		such size and characteristics and so mounted as to be visible at night 673
775	806		from all distances within three hundred fifty feet to one hundred feet 674
776	807		from such vehicle when directly in front of upper beams of head lamps. 675
777	808		(c) Failure to carry and mount reflectors as required in this section 676
778	809		shall be an infraction. Failure to carry and mount two reflectors shall be 677
779	810		a secondary violation if a vehicle has one reflector. 678
780	811		Sec. 9. Section 14-96y of the general statutes is repealed and the 679
781	812		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 680
782	813		(a) [At all times specified in subsection (a) of section 14-96a, at least 681
783	814		two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of 682
784	815		every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle] Each motor vehicle, other 683
785	816		than a motorcycle, shall have at least two functioning head lamps, one 684
786	817		of which shall be located on each side at the front of such vehicle, except 685
787	818		when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights 686
788	819		on parked vehicles. 687
789	820		(b) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as [herein] 688
790	821		required by this section is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a 689
791	822		spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of 690
792	823		intensity greater than three hundred candlepower, not more than a total 691
793	824		of four of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any 692
794	825		one time when upon a highway. 693
795	826		(c) Failure to have two functioning head lamps as required by this 694
796		-	section shall be an infraction. Failure to have two functioning head 695
	827	+	section shall be an infraction. Failure to have two functioning head 695 Raised Bill No. 5324
	828	+
	829	+
	830	+
	831	+	LCO No. 1170 24 of 30
	832	+
797	833		lamps shall be a secondary violation if the vehicle has one lighted head 696
798	834		lamp and is otherwise in compliance with the provisions of subsection 697
799	835		(a) of this section. 698
800		-	Sec. 10. Section 14-99f of the general statutes is repealed and the 699 Substitute Bill No. 5324
801		-
802		-
803		-	LCO 24 of 30
804		-
	836	+	Sec. 10. Section 14-99f of the general statutes is repealed and the 699
805	837		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 700
806	838		(a) Each motor vehicle shall be equipped with a windshield of a type 701
807	839		prescribed by section 14-100 and a windshield cleaner or wiper in 702
808	840		effective working order located directly in front of the operator while in 703
809	841		use on the highway. The windshield shall be reasonably free of defects 704
810	842		and accumulations, inside and out, of snow, ice, condensation and dirt. 705
811	843		The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a motorcycle or a 706
812	844		vehicle designed by the manufacturer for nonhighway operation 707
813	845		without a windshield. 708
814	846		(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle required to be equipped 709
815	847		with such a windshield if the windshield is in a condition to interfere 710
816	848		with an unobstructed view of the highway. 711
817	849		(c) No article, device, sticker or ornament shall be attached or affixed 712
818	850		to or hung on or in any motor vehicle in such a manner or location as to 713
819	851		interfere with the operator's unobstructed view of the highway or to 714
820	852		distract the attention of the operator. 715
821	853		(d) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. A 716
822	854		violation of subsection (c) of this section shall be a secondary violation 717
823	855		if the obstruction of the windshield is not substantial. 718
824	856		Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 14-12 of the general statutes is 719
825	857		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 720
826	858		1, 2024): 721
827	859		(a) No motor vehicle shall be operated, towed or parked on any 722
828	860		highway, except as otherwise expressly provided, unless it is registered 723
829	861		with the commissioner, provided any motor vehicle may be towed for 724
830		-	repairs or necessary work if it bears the number plates of a licensed and 725
	862	+	repairs or necessary work if it bears the number plates of a licensed and 725 Raised Bill No. 5324
	863	+
	864	+
	865	+
	866	+	LCO No. 1170 25 of 30
	867	+
831	868		registered dealer, manufacturer or repairer and provided any motor 726
832	869		vehicle which is validly registered in another state may, for a period of 727
833	870		ninety days following establishment by the owner of residence in this 728
834	871		state, be operated on any highway without first being registered with 729
835		-	the commissioner. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, (1) a 730 Substitute Bill No. 5324
836		-
837		-
838		-	LCO 25 of 30
839		-
	872	+	the commissioner. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, (1) a 730
840	873		person commits an infraction if such person (A) registers a motor 731
841		-	vehicle [he or she] such person does not own, or (B) operates, allows ~~the~~ 732
842		-	operation of, parks or allows the parking of an unregistered motor 733
	874	+	vehicle [he or she] such person does not own, or (B) operates, allows 732
	875	+	the operation of, parks or allows the parking of an unregistered motor 733
843	876		vehicle on any highway, or (2) a resident of this state who operates or 734
844	877		parks a motor vehicle such resident owns with number plates issued by 735
845	878		another state on any highway shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars, 736
846	879		except that the fine shall be suspended for a first time violator who 737
847	880		presents proof of registration for the motor vehicle subsequent to the 738
848	881		violation but prior to the imposition of a fine. If the owner of a motor 739
849	882		vehicle previously registered with the commissioner, the registration of 740
850	883		which expired not more than [thirty] sixty days previously, operates, 741
851	884		allows the operation of, parks or allows that parking of such a motor 742
852	885		vehicle, such owner shall be fined the amount designated for the 743
853	886		infraction of failure to renew a registration, but the right to retain his or 744
854	887		her operator's license shall not be affected. Such violation shall be a 745
855	888		secondary violation. No operator other than the owner shall be subject 746
856	889		to penalty for the operation or parking of such a previously registered 747
857	890		motor vehicle. As used in this subsection, the term "unregistered motor 748
858	891		vehicle" includes any vehicle that is not eligible for registration by the 749
859	892		commissioner due to the absence of necessary equipment or other 750
860	893		characteristics of the vehicle that make it unsuitable for highway 751
861	894		operation, unless the operation of such vehicle is expressly permitted by 752
862	895		another provision of this chapter or chapter 248. 753
863	896		Sec. 12. Subsection (d) of section 14-41 of the 2024 supplement to the 754
864	897		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 755
865	898		thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 756
866	899		(d) The commissioner may, at least fifteen days before the date on 757
867	900		which each motor vehicle operator's license or identity card expires, 758
868		-	notify the holder of such license or identity card of the expiration date, 759
	901	+	notify the holder of such license or identity card of the expiration date, 759 Raised Bill No. 5324
	902	+
	903	+
	904	+
	905	+	LCO No. 1170 26 of 30
	906	+
869	907		in a manner determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall 760
870	908		not provide such notification by mail to any such licensee or identity 761
871	909		card holder if the United States Postal Service has determined that mail 762
872	910		is undeliverable to the address for such person that is documented in 763
873		-	the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Any previously 764 Substitute Bill No. 5324
874		-
875		-
876		-	LCO 26 of 30
877		-
	911	+	the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Any previously 764
878	912		licensed operator who operates a motor vehicle within sixty days after 765
879	913		the expiration date of the operator's license without obtaining a renewal 766
880	914		of the license shall be fined in accordance with the amount designated 767
881	915		for the infraction of failure to renew a motor vehicle operator's license. 768
882	916		A violation of this subsection shall be a secondary violation. Any 769
883	917		operator so charged shall not be prosecuted under section 14-36 for the 770
884	918		same act constituting a violation under this section but section 14-36 771
885	919		shall apply after the sixty-day period. 772
886	920		Sec. 13. Section 14-45 of the general statutes is repealed and the 773
887	921		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 774
888	922		(a) A person holding (1) a license for the operation of a motor vehicle, 775
889	923		issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in accordance with 776
890	924		section 14-36, or (2) an identity card, issued by said commissioner in 777
891	925		accordance with section 1-1h, shall notify the commissioner within 778
892	926		forty-eight hours of any change of such person's address. The 779
893	927		notification shall include such person's old address and new address. 780
894	928		(b) In IV-D support cases, as defined in subdivision (13) of subsection 781
895	929		(b) of section 46b-231, upon written notification by the Department of 782
896	930		Social Services that the address listed for the holder of a motor vehicle 783
897	931		operator's license or the holder of an identity card is incorrect, the 784
898	932		Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall notify the operator that the 785
899	933		correct address must be furnished to the department. The commissioner 786
900	934		shall refuse to issue or renew a motor vehicle operator's license if the 787
901	935		address furnished by the applicant is determined to be incorrect. The 788
902	936		department shall notify the Department of Social Services of the current 789
903	937		address of holders of motor vehicle operator's licenses when a change 790
904		-	of address is reported. 791
	938	+	of address is reported. 791 Raised Bill No. 5324
	939	+
	940	+
	941	+
	942	+	LCO No. 1170 27 of 30
	943	+
905	944		(c) Failure of the holder of a motor vehicle operator's license or 792
906	945		identity card to give the notice required by this section shall be an 793
907	946		infraction and a secondary violation. 794
908	947		Sec. 14. Section 14-213 of the general statutes is repealed and the 795
909		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 796 Substitute Bill No. 5324
910		-
911		-
912		-	LCO 27 of 30
913		-
	948	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 796
914	949		Each [operator of] person who operates a motor vehicle shall carry 797
915	950		[his] such person's operator's license while operating such vehicle. 798
916	951		Failure to carry such operator's license as required by the provisions of 799
917	952		this section shall be an infraction and a secondary violation. 800
918	953		Sec. 15. Section 14-215b of the general statutes is repealed and the 801
919	954		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 802
920	955		Any person whose motor vehicle operator's license has been 803
921	956		suspended who operates a motor vehicle after the expiration of such 804
922	957		period of suspension without obtaining the reinstatement of such 805
923	958		license shall (1) during the first sixty days after such expiration, be 806
924	959		deemed to have failed to renew such license and be subject to the 807
925	960		penalty for failure to renew a motor vehicle operator's license under 808
926	961		subsection (c) of section 14-41, and such violation shall be a secondary 809
927	962		violation, and (2) after said sixty-day period, be subject to the penalty 810
928	963		for operating a motor vehicle without a license under section 14-36. Any 811
929	964		operator so charged shall not be prosecuted under section 14-215 for the 812
930	965		same act constituting a violation under this section. 813
931	966		Sec. 16. Section 14-21b of the general statutes is repealed and the 814
932	967		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 815
933	968		(a) The commissioner shall issue fully reflectorized safety number 816
934	969		plates for new registrations and renewal registrations issued on and 817
935	970		after January 1, 2000, for passenger, combination and commercial 818
936	971		registrations and other registrations as the commissioner deems feasible 819
937	972		within funds and personnel available. Each plate shall bear the words 820
938	973		"Constitution State" and "Connecticut". The commissioner shall issue 821
939		-	two fully reflectorized safety number plates in accordance with a 822
	974	+	two fully reflectorized safety number plates in accordance with a 822 Raised Bill No. 5324
	975	+
	976	+
	977	+
	978	+	LCO No. 1170 28 of 30
	979	+
940	980		schedule established by the commissioner in such quantities as the 823
941	981		commissioner deems feasible within the funds and personnel available. 824
942	982		No safety fee shall be charged for the issuance of the replacement 825
943	983		number plates for such renewals. 826
944	984		(b) No additional charge shall be made for the issuance of such new 827
945		-	or replacement fully reflectorized plates, except for the safety fee 828 Substitute Bill No. 5324
946		-
947		-
948		-	LCO 28 of 30
949		-
	985	+	or replacement fully reflectorized plates, except for the safety fee 828
950	986		provided for in subsection (w) of section 14-49. 829
951	987		(c) The owner or lessee of each registered motor vehicle who is issued 830
952	988		two fully reflectorized safety number plates by the commissioner shall 831
953	989		display such plates on such motor vehicle as provided in section 14-18, 832
954	990		as amended by this act. A violation of this subsection shall be an 833
955	991		infraction and a secondary violation. 834
956	992		Sec. 17. Subsection (e) of section 14-80 of the general statutes is 835
957	993		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 836
958	994		1, 2024): 837
959	995		(e) Every motor vehicle shall, when operated on a highway, be 838
960	996		equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting 839
961	997		sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 840
962	998		two hundred feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an 841
963	999		unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. A violation of this 842
964	1000		subsection shall be a secondary violation. 843
965	1001		Sec. 18. Section 14-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 844
966	1002		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 845
967	1003		(a) Each motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror attached to 846
968	1004		and so located and adjusted on such vehicle as to give the operator 847
969	1005		thereof a clear reflected view of the highway directly to the rear of or on 848
970	1006		a line parallel to the left side of the body of such motor vehicle. A 849
971	1007		violation of this subsection shall be a secondary violation. 850
972	1008		(b) Any person operating a motor vehicle with a commercial 851
973		-	registration so constructed or which may be so loaded that the operator 852
	1009	+	registration so constructed or which may be so loaded that the operator 852 Raised Bill No. 5324
	1010	+
	1011	+
	1012	+
	1013	+	LCO No. 1170 29 of 30
	1014	+
974	1015		is prevented from having a free and unobstructed view of the highway 853
975	1016		immediately to the rear and at the left side of the same shall, by means 854
976	1017		of such mirror, make frequent observations of the approach of vehicles 855
977	1018		from the rear. When operating at below the posted speed limits and 856
978	1019		when so approached or overtaken, the operator of such motor vehicle 857
979	1020		shall drive to the extreme right of the traveled way as promptly as safety 858
980		-	will permit, giving the vehicle approaching from the rear opportunity 859 Substitute Bill No. 5324
981		-
982		-
983		-	LCO 29 of 30
984		-
	1021	+	will permit, giving the vehicle approaching from the rear opportunity 859
985	1022		to pass. 860
986	1023		(c) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. 861
987	1024		Sec. 19. Section 14-285 of the general statutes is repealed and the 862
988	1025		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 863
989	1026		Each vehicle, except a motor vehicle, which is so constructed or which 864
990	1027		is so loaded that the driver is prevented from having a free and 865
991	1028		unobstructed view of the highway immediately to the rear and at the 866
992	1029		sides of the same, shall be equipped with a mirror or reflector attached 867
993	1030		to and so located and adjusted on such vehicle as to give the operator 868
994	1031		thereof a clear reflected view of the highway directly to the rear on a line 869
995	1032		parallel to the side of the body of such vehicle. Any person operating 870
996	1033		such a vehicle shall make observations for the approach of vehicles from 871
997	1034		the rear and, when so approached, shall drive to the right of the center 872
998	1035		line of the traveled way as promptly as safety will permit, giving the 873
999	1036		vehicle approaching from the rear opportunity to pass in safety. Any 874
1000	1037		person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed to 875
1001	1038		have committed an infraction and be fined fifty dollars for each offense. 876
1002	1039		Such violation shall be a secondary violation. 877
1003	1040		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1004	1041		sections:
1005	1042
1006	1043		Section 1 October 1, 2024 New section
1007	1044		Sec. 2 October 1, 2024 14-1
1008	1045		Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 14-212(1)
1009	1046		Sec. 4 October 1, 2024 14-99g(f) and (g)
1010	1047		Sec. 5 October 1, 2024 14-18(a) to (c)
1011		-	Sec. 6 October 1, 2024 14-96a
	1048	+	Sec. 6 October 1, 2024 14-96a Raised Bill No. 5324
	1049	+
	1050	+
	1051	+
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	1053	+
1012	1054		Sec. 7 October 1, 2024 14-96c
1013	1055		Sec. 8 October 1, 2024 14-96d
1014	1056		Sec. 9 October 1, 2024 14-96y
1015	1057		Sec. 10 October 1, 2024 14-99f
1016	1058		Sec. 11 October 1, 2024 14-12(a)
1017	1059		Sec. 12 October 1, 2024 14-41(d)
1018		-	Sec. 13 October 1, 2024 14-45 Substitute Bill No. 5324
1019		-
1020		-
1021		-	LCO 30 of 30
1022		-
	1060	+	Sec. 13 October 1, 2024 14-45
1023	1061		Sec. 14 October 1, 2024 14-213
1024	1062		Sec. 15 October 1, 2024 14-215b
1025	1063		Sec. 16 October 1, 2024 14-21b
1026	1064		Sec. 17 October 1, 2024 14-80(e)
1027	1065		Sec. 18 October 1, 2024 14-99
1028	1066		Sec. 19 October 1, 2024 14-285
1029	1067
1030		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
1031		-	In Section 1, "only" was moved for clarity.
1032		-
1033		-	JUD Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	1068	+	Statement of Purpose:
	1069	+	To establish secondary traffic violations and prohibit a law enforcement
	1070	+	officer from stopping a motor vehicle for a secondary traffic violation.
	1071	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	1072	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	1073	+	underlined.]
1034	1074