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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5413
February Session, 2024
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ILLEGAL USE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES
AND STREET TAKEOVERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 14-390 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 2
(a) Any municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the operation and 3
use, including hours and zones of use, of snowmobiles and all-terrain 4
vehicles in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this section 5
and sections 14-379 to 14-389, inclusive, or any regulations adopted 6
pursuant thereto, and may (1) prescribe a penalty for violation of such 7
ordinance in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for a first 8
violation, in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars 9
for a second violation, and in an amount not to exceed two thousand 10
dollars for a third or subsequent violation, and (2) provide for the 11
seizure and forfeiture to the municipality of such all-terrain vehicle for 12
a violation of such ordinance, subject to any bona fide lien, lease or 13
security interest in the all-terrain vehicle, including, but not limited to, 14
a lien under section 14-66c. 15
(b) No all-terrain vehicle shall be forfeited under an ordinance 16
adopted pursuant to this section to the extent of the interest of an owner 17
or lienholder by reason of any act or omission committed by another 18 Substitute Bill No. 5413
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person if such owner or lienholder did not know and could not have 19
reasonably known that such all-terrain vehicle was being used or was 20
intended to be used in violation of a municipal ordinance, and such 21
owner or lienholder collects such all-terrain vehicle not later than thirty 22
days after the date the municipality mails such owner or lienholder a 23
written notice indicating that such all-terrain vehicle shall be forfeited if 24
not collected within such thirty-day period. 25
(c) Any all-terrain vehicle ordered forfeited pursuant to such an 26
ordinance shall be sold at public auction conducted by the municipality 27
or destroyed by the municipality. The proceeds of any such sale shall be 28
paid to the treasurer of the municipality, who shall deposit such 29
proceeds into the general fund of the municipality. 30
Sec. 2. Section 14-390m of the general statutes is repealed and the 31
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 32
(a) Any municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to section 7-33
148 to regulate the operation and use on public property, including 34
hours of use, of dirt bikes or mini-motorcycles may prescribe a penalty 35
for violation of such ordinance (1) in an amount not to exceed one 36
thousand dollars for a first violation, in an amount not to exceed one 37
thousand five hundred dollars for a second violation and in an amount 38
not to exceed two thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation, 39
and (2) in the case of a municipality with a population of twenty 40
thousand or more, to provide for the seizure and forfeiture to the 41
municipality of such dirt bike or mini-motorcycle for violation of such 42
ordinance, subject to any bona fide lien, lease or security interest in the 43
dirt bike or mini-motorcycle, including, but not limited to, a lien under 44
section 14-66c. 45
(b) No dirt bike or mini-motorcycle shall be forfeited under an 46
ordinance adopted pursuant to this section to the extent of the interest 47
of an owner or lienholder by reason of any act or omission committed 48
by another person if such owner or lienholder did not know and could 49
not have reasonably known that such dirt bike or mini-motorcycle was 50 Substitute Bill No. 5413
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being used or was intended to be used in violation of a municipal 51
ordinance, and such owner or lienholder collects such dirt bike or mini-52
motorcycle not later than thirty days after the date the municipality 53
mails such owner or lienholder a written notice indicating that such dirt 54
bike or mini-motorcycle shall be forfeited if not collected within such 55
thirty-day period. 56
(c) Any dirt bike or mini-motorcycle ordered forfeited pursuant to 57
such an ordinance shall be sold at public auction conducted by the 58
municipality or destroyed by the municipality. The proceeds of any 59
such sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality, who shall 60
deposit such proceeds into the general fund of the municipality. 61
(d) For the purposes of this section and section 7-148, (1) "dirt bike" 62
means a two-wheeled motorized recreational vehicle designed to travel 63
over unimproved terrain and not designed for travel on a highway, as 64
defined in section 14-1. "Dirt bike" does not include an all-terrain 65
vehicle, as defined in section 14-379, or a motor-driven cycle, as defined 66
in section 14-1, and (2) "mini-motorcycle" has the same meaning as 67
provided in section 14-289j. 68
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) For purposes of this 69
section, "street takeover" has the same meaning as provided in section 70
14-224 of the general statutes. 71
(b) Any municipality may, by ordinance, prohibit a person from 72
organizing, participating in or gathering with intent to observe and 73
actually observing a street takeover. Such ordinance may (1) prescribe a 74
penalty for violation of such ordinance in an amount not to exceed one 75
thousand dollars for a first violation, in an amount not to exceed one 76
thousand five hundred dollars for a second violation and in an amount 77
not to exceed two thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation, 78
and (2) provide for the impoundment of any vehicle used in violation of 79
this section until any fine imposed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this 80
subsection is paid, any related charges, including, but not limited to, 81
towing fees, are paid and any overdue property taxes on such vehicle 82 Substitute Bill No. 5413
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imposed pursuant to chapter 203 of the general statutes are paid. Any 83
ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall be consistent with the 84
provisions of sections 14-379 to 14-390m, inclusive, of the general 85
statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulations adopted pursuant to 86
said sections. 87
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 14-111 of the 2024 supplement to the 88
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 89
thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 90
(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) or (3) of this subsection, 91
whenever the holder of any motor vehicle operator's license has been 92
convicted or has forfeited any bond taken or has received a suspended 93
judgment or sentence for any of the following violations, the 94
commissioner shall, without hearing, suspend such person's operator's 95
license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state as follows: 96
For a first violation of subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (b) 97
of section 14-224 or section 14-110, 14-215 or 53a-119b, for a period of 98
not less than one year and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a 99
period of not less than two years; for a violation of subsection (a) of 100
section 14-222, [or subsection (c) of section 14-224,] for a period of not 101
less than thirty days or more than ninety days and, for a subsequent 102
violation thereof, for a period of not less than ninety days; for a violation 103
of subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection (b) of section 14-224, for a period 104
of not less than ninety days and for a subsequent violation thereof, for a 105
period of not less than one year; for a violation of subsection (c) of 106
section 14-224, for a period of forty-five days, provided the 107
commissioner shall permanently revoke such person's operator's license 108
or privilege for a third violation thereof; for a first violation of subsection 109
(b), (d) or (e) of section 14-147, for a period of not less than ninety days 110
and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of not less than five 111
years; for a first violation of subsection (c) of section 14-147, for a period 112
of not less than thirty days and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a 113
period of not less than one year. 114
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-111b and except as 115 Substitute Bill No. 5413
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provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, whenever the holder of 116
any motor vehicle operator's license or youth instruction permit who is 117
less than eighteen years of age or whenever a person who does not hold 118
an operator's license who is less than eighteen years of age has been 119
convicted or has forfeited any bond taken or has received a suspended 120
judgment or sentence for any of the following violations, the 121
commissioner shall suspend such person's operator's license or 122
privilege to obtain an operator's license as follows: For a first violation 123
of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 14-219 or subdivision (4) 124
of subsection (b) of section 14-219, for a period of sixty days and, for a 125
second violation thereof, for a period of ninety days and, for a third or 126
subsequent violation thereof, for a period of six months; for a first 127
violation of subsection (a) of section 14-222, for a period of six months 128
and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of one year; for a 129
violation of subsection (c) of section 14-224, for a period of six months 130
and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of one year; for a 131
first violation of section 14-296aa, for a period of thirty days and, for a 132
second violation thereof, for a period of ninety days and, for a third or 133
subsequent violation thereof, for a period of six months. 134
(3) The commissioner shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's 135
license of any youth adjudged a youthful offender for a violation of 136
section 14-215 or 14-222, subsection (b) of section 14-223 or subdivision 137
(2) or (3) of subsection (b) or subsection (c) of section 14-224 for six 138
months for a first offense and one year for a second or subsequent 139
offense. 140
(4) Whenever any person who has not been issued a motor vehicle 141
operator's license under section 14-36 is convicted of a second or 142
subsequent violation of subsection (a) of section 14-36: (A) The 143
commissioner shall suspend such person's privilege to operate a motor 144
vehicle, (B) such suspension shall remain in effect for a period of ninety 145
days, and (C) the commissioner shall not issue an operator's license to 146
such person under section 14-36 until such period of suspension has 147
expired and all applicable requirements for such license have been 148
satisfied by such person. 149 Substitute Bill No. 5413
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Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the 2024 supplement to the 150
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 151
thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 152
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 153
who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 154
section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 2-71h, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35 or 7-41, subsection (c) 155
of section 7-66, section 7-83, 7-147h, 7-148, 7-283, 7-325, 7-393, 8-12, 8-25, 156
8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-185, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-157
254, 10a-35, 12-52, 12-54, 12-129b or 12-170aa, subdivision (3) of 158
subsection (e) of section 12-286, section 12-286a, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-159
326g, subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of 160
section 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-476c, 12-487, 13a-161
266, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-162
124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-253, 13a-263 or 13b-39f, subsection 163
(f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90 or 13b-100, subsection (a) of section 164
13b-108, section 13b-221 or 13b-292, subsection (a) or (b) of section 13b-165
324, section 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, 166
subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414 or 14-4, 167
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-12, subsection (d) of 168
section 14-12, subsection (f) of section 14-12a, subsection (a) of section 169
14-15a, section 14-16c, 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-34a, 170
subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-44j, 14-49, 14-50a, 14-58 171
or 14-62a, subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, 172
subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection (f) or (i) of section 14-80h, 173
section 14-97a or 14-98, subsection (a), (b) or (d) of section 14-100a, 174
section 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-145a, 14-146, 14-152, 14-175
153, 14-161 or 14-163b, subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-213b 176
or 14-219, subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, subsection (d) of section 14-177
224, section 14-240, 14-250, 14-253a, 14-261a, 14-262, 14-264, 14-266, 14-178
267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-272b, 14-274, 14-275 or 14-275a, subsection (c) of 179
section 14-275c, section 14-276, subsection (a) or (b) of section 14-277, 180
section 14-278, 14-279 or 14-280, subsection (b), (e) or (h) of section 14-181
283, section 14-283d, 14-283e, 14-283f, 14-283g, 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 182
14-298a, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-300f, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 183 Substitute Bill No. 5413
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14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 184
15-15e, 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of 185
section 15-115, section 16-15, 16-16, 16-44, 16-256e, 16-278 or 16a-15, 186
subsection (a) of section 16a-21, section 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of 187
section 16a-22h, section 16a-106, 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149 or 17a-152, 188
subsection (b) of section 17a-227, section 17a-465, subsection (c) of 189
section 17a-488, section 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-190
87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-102a, 19a-102b, 191
19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-216a, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 192
19a-286, 19a-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 193
19a-339, 19a-340, 19a-425, 19a-442, 19a-502, 19a-565, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-194
153a, 20-158, 20-231, 20-233, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 20-329c or 195
20-329g, subsection (b) of section 20-334, section 20-341l, 20-366, 20-482, 196
20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 20-623, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48 or 197
21-63, subsection (d) of section 21-71, section 21-76a or 21-100, 198
subsection (c) of section 21a-2, subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 199
21a-20 or 21a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, 200
section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 201
21a-61, 21a-63, 21a-70b or 21a-77, subsection (b) or (c) of section 21a-79, 202
section 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-203
159, section 21a-278b, subsection (c), (d) or (e) of section 21a-279a, 204
section 21a-421eee, 21a-421fff, 21a-421hhh, subsection (a) of section 21a-205
430, section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-30, 22-34, 22-35, 206
22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39f, 22-49, 22-54, 22-61j or 22-61l, subdivision (1) 207
of subsection (n) of section 22-61l, subsection (f) of section 22-61m, 208
subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of section 22-61m, section 22-84, 22-89, 209
22-90, 22-96, 22-98, 22-99, 22-100 or 22-111o, subsection (d) of section 22-210
118l, section 22-167, subsection (c) of section 22-277, section 22-278, 22-211
279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a or 22-326, subsection (b), 212
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (e) or subsection (g) of section 22-344, 213
subsection (a) or (b) of section 22-344b, subsection (d) of section 22-344d, 214
section 22-344f, 22-350a, 22-354, 22-359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 215
22-415, 22-415c, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of section 22a-250, 216
section 22a-256g, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 217
22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 218 Substitute Bill No. 5413
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22a-450, 22a-461, 23-4b, 23-38, 23-45, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or 219
subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, 220
subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-221
21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-43, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 222
26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, 223
subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 224
26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-114a, 26-117, subsection (b) of 225
section 26-127, 26-128, 26-128a, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138, 26-139 or 26-141, 226
subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-227
224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-231, 26-228
232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-280, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-229
287, 26-288, 26-290, 26-291a, 26-292, 26-294, 27-107, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-16, 230
29-17, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e), (g) or 231
(h) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of 232
section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 233
29-291c, section 29-316 or 29-318, subsection (b) of section 29-335a, 234
section 29-381, 30-19f, 30-48a or 30-86a, subsection (b) of section 30-89, 235
subsection (c) or (d) of section 30-117, section 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12, 236
31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-47 or 237
31-48, subsection (b) of section 31-48b, section 31-51, 31-51g, 31-52, 31-238
52a, 31-53 or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 239
31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-240
273, section 31-288, 31-348, 33-624, 33-1017, 34-13d or 34-412, 241
subdivision (1) of section 35-20, subsection (a) of section 36a-57, 242
subsection (b) of section 36a-665, section 36a-699, 36a-739, 36a-787, 38a-243
2 or 38a-140, subsection (a) or (b) of section 38a-278, section 38a-479qq, 244
38a-479rr, 38a-506, 38a-548, 38a-626, 38a-680, 38a-713, 38a-733, 38a-764, 245
38a-786, 38a-828, 38a-829, 38a-885, 42-133hh, 42-230, 42-470 or 42-480, 246
subsection (a) or (c) of section 43-16q, section 45a-283, 45a-450, 45a-634 247
or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 46a-59, 46a-248
81b, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 46b-38d, 47-34a, 47-47 or 47-53, subsection 249
(i) of section 47a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (k) of section 47a-21, 250
section 49-2a, 49-8a, 49-16, 52-143 or 52-289, subsection (j) of section 52-251
362, section 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-252
290a, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-314, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323 or 53-331, 253 Substitute Bill No. 5413
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subsection (b) of section 53-343a, section 53-344, subsection (b) or (c) of 254
section 53-344b, subsection (b) of section 53-345a, section 53-377, 53-422 255
or 53-450 or subsection (i) of section 54-36a, or (2) a violation under the 256
provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted in 257
accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, or 258
(4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or 259
borough, except violations of building codes, [and] the health code or 260
an ordinance described in subdivision (5) of this subsection, for which 261
the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed two hundred 262
fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has established a 263
payment and hearing procedure for such violation pursuant to section 264
7-152c, or (5) a violation of any ordinance adopted by a town, city or 265
borough pursuant to section 14-390, as amended by this act, section 14-266
390m, as amended by this act, or section 3 of this act for which the 267
penalty does not exceed two thousand dollars, unless such town, city or 268
borough has established a payment and hearing procedure for such 269
violation pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set 270
forth in this section. 271
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For the fiscal year ending June 272
30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Office of Policy and 273
Management shall, within available appropriations, administer a 274
program to provide grants to municipalities to support enforcement of 275
laws relating to street takeovers, as defined in section 14-224 of the 276
general statutes, and illegal dirt bike and all-terrain vehicle operation, 277
including enforcement of the provisions of subsection (c) of section 14-278
224 of the general statutes and ordinances adopted pursuant to section 279
14-390 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, section 14-390m 280
of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and section 3 of this act. 281
Such grants shall be in an amount of not less than five hundred 282
thousand dollars and shall be used by municipalities for law 283
enforcement overtime costs associated with enforcement of such laws, 284
acquiring equipment to enhance enforcement of such laws and any 285
other expenses related to such enforcement. 286
(b) Not later than October 1, 2024, the office shall develop eligibility 287 Substitute Bill No. 5413
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criteria to be used in selecting among applicants for such grants, 288
develop application forms and deadlines and post in a conspicuous 289
location on the office's Internet web site a description of the grant 290
program that includes, but is not limited to, such criteria, forms and 291
deadlines. 292
(c) Not later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the office 293
shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 294
of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General 295
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and 296
security. Such report shall include information for the preceding 297
calendar year on the number of applications for grants that were 298
received, the number of grants that were awarded and a list of the 299
municipalities that received grants and the amount of such grants. 300
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2024 14-390
Sec. 2 from passage 14-390m
Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 4 October 1, 2024 14-111(b)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2024 51-164n(b)
Sec. 6 from passage New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Sections 1(b) and 2(b), "such lienholder" was changed to "such owner
or lienholder" for consistency, and Section 3(b) was rewritten for clarity.
JUD Joint Favorable Subst.