Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 246 - Motor Vehicles
Section 14-150. - Abandoned or unregistered motor vehicles and motor vehicles which are a menace to traffic. Notice. Removal. Storage. Hearing. Lien. Affidavit of compliance. Sale. Regulations re title to abandoned motor vehicles and re disposal of m...

(a) Any person who abandons any motor vehicle within the limits of any highway or upon property other than such person's own without the consent of the owner thereof for a period longer than twenty-four hours shall have committed an infraction and shall be fined not less than eighty-five dollars. The last owner of record of a motor vehicle found abandoned, as shown by the files of the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall be deemed prima facie to have been the owner of such motor vehicle at the time it was abandoned and the person who abandoned the same or caused or procured its abandonment.

(b) Any inspector of the Department of Motor Vehicles, any officer attached to an organized police department, any enforcement officer of a parking authority authorized under an ordinance adopted pursuant to section 7-204a to enforce parking regulations in the municipality in which it is located or any state police officer upon discovery of any motor vehicle, whether situated within or without any highway of this state, which is a menace to traffic or public health or safety, shall take such motor vehicle into such inspector's or officer's custody and cause the same to be taken to and stored in a suitable place.
(c) Any inspector of the Department of Motor Vehicles, any officer attached to an organized police department, any enforcement officer of a parking authority authorized under an ordinance adopted pursuant to section 7-204a to enforce parking regulations in the municipality in which it is located or any state police officer, upon discovery of any motor vehicle apparently abandoned or a motor vehicle without proper registration, whether situated within or without any highway of this state, shall affix to such motor vehicle a notification sticker in a manner so as to be readily visible. This notification sticker shall contain the following information: (1) The date and time the notification sticker was affixed to the motor vehicle; (2) a statement that pursuant to this section, if the motor vehicle is not removed within twenty-four hours of the time the sticker was affixed, it shall be taken into custody and stored at the owner's expense; (3) the location and telephone number where additional information may be obtained; and (4) the identity of the affixing officer. If the motor vehicle is not removed within such twenty-four-hour period, the affixing department or parking authority shall take such motor vehicle into its custody and cause the same to be stored in a suitable place, except that such department or parking authority shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the owner of any such motor vehicle which is determined to be stolen prior to taking such vehicle into its custody and shall allow such owner to make arrangements for removal of such vehicle.
(d) If the motor vehicle has no registration marker plates or invalid registration marker plates, and if such inspector or officer makes a determination in good faith that (1) the motor vehicle is apparently abandoned, (2) the market value of such motor vehicle in its current condition is five hundred dollars or less, and (3) the motor vehicle is so vandalized, damaged, or in disrepair as to be unusable as a motor vehicle, title to such motor vehicle shall, upon taking custody of such motor vehicle, immediately vest in the municipality in which the motor vehicle was discovered. Within forty-eight hours of the time that such motor vehicle is taken into custody, the affixing department or parking authority shall notify the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in writing, of the vehicle identification number and a description of the motor vehicle and thereafter shall immediately sell or transfer such motor vehicle to a recycler licensed in accordance with section 14-67l. Upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle, the affixing department or parking authority shall give written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person who was the owner of such motor vehicle at the time of abandonment, if known, which notice shall state that the motor vehicle has been sold or otherwise disposed of. The proceeds of the sale or disposition, or the fair market value of the motor vehicle in its current condition, whichever is greater, less the towing and sale or disposal expenses and the amount of any fines due, shall be paid to such person or such person's representatives, if claimed by such person or such person's representatives within one year from the date of sale. If such balance is not claimed within such period, it shall escheat to the municipality. If the expenses incurred by the municipality for towing and the sale or disposition of such motor vehicle and any such fines exceed the proceeds of such sale or disposition, such person shall be liable to such municipality for such excess amount.
(e) Within forty-eight hours of the time that a motor vehicle is taken into custody and stored pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the affixing department or parking authority shall give written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner and any lienholders of such motor vehicle, if such motor vehicle appears on the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. The notice shall state: (1) That the motor vehicle has been taken into custody and stored, (2) the location of storage of the motor vehicle, (3) that, unless title has already vested in the municipality pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, such motor vehicle may be sold after (A) fifteen days if the market value of such motor vehicle does not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars, or (B) forty-five days if the value of such motor vehicle exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars, and (4) that the owner has a right to contest the validity of such taking by application, on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, to the hearing officer named in such notice within ten days from the date of such notice. Such application forms shall be made readily available to the public at all offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles, parking authorities authorized under an ordinance adopted pursuant to section 7-204a to enforce parking regulations and state and local police departments.
(f) (1) The chief executive officer of each town shall appoint a suitable person, who shall not be a member of any state or local police department, to be a hearing officer to hear applications to determine whether or not the towing within such municipality of such motor vehicle was authorized under the provisions of this section. Two or more towns may join in appointing such hearing officer; provided any such hearing shall be held at a location which is as near to the town within which such motor vehicle was towed as is reasonable and practicable. The commissioner shall establish by regulation the qualifications necessary for hearing officers and procedures for the holding of such hearings. If it is determined at such hearing that the vehicle was not a menace to traffic, abandoned or unregistered, as the case may be, the owner of such motor vehicle shall not be liable for any expenses incurred as a result of the taking and storage of such motor vehicle, the lien provisions of this section shall not apply to such owner, and the department which took and stored such motor vehicle shall be liable for such expenses. If the owner, prior to such determination, pays such expenses and the storage charges of such motor vehicle, and it is determined at such hearing that the motor vehicle was not a menace to traffic, abandoned or unregistered, as the case may be, the department or parking authority which took such motor vehicle shall be liable to such owner for the amount paid by such owner. Any person aggrieved by the decision of such hearing officer may, within fifteen days of the notice of such decision, appeal to the superior court for the judicial district wherein such hearing was held.
(2) The chief executive officer of each municipality shall designate a suitable person who shall be responsible for the collection of data concerning abandoned motor vehicles within such municipality and the preparation and submission of periodic reports to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles which shall contain such information as the commissioner may require.
(g) The owner or keeper of any garage or other place where such motor vehicle is stored shall have a lien upon such motor vehicle for such owner's or keeper's towing or storage charges, or both, that result from towing or storage under this section.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, if the current market value of such motor vehicle as determined in good faith by such owner or keeper does not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars and such motor vehicle has been stored for a period of not less than fifteen days, such owner or keeper shall, unless an application filed by the owner pursuant to subsection (e) of this section is pending and the owner of such motor vehicle has notified such owner or keeper that such application for hearing has been filed, send a notice of intent to sell that complies with subsection (h) of this section to the commissioner, the owner of such motor vehicle and any known lienholder of record of such motor vehicle within such period. Upon approval by the commissioner of the notice of intent to sell, the commissioner shall issue such owner or keeper an affidavit of compliance. Such owner or keeper shall sell such motor vehicle not less than five business days after the mailing date of the notice of intent to sell, and apply the proceeds of the sale toward such owner's or keeper's towing and storage charges.
(2) If the current market value of such motor vehicle as determined in good faith by such owner or keeper exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars and if such motor vehicle has been stored for a period of not less than forty-five days, such owner or keeper shall, unless an application filed by the owner pursuant to subsection (e) of this section is pending and the owner of such motor vehicle has notified such owner or keeper that such application for hearing has been filed, send a notice of intent to sell that complies with subsection (h) of this section to the commissioner, the owner of such motor vehicle and any known lienholder of record of such motor vehicle within such period. Upon approval by the commissioner of the notice of intent to sell, the commissioner shall issue such owner or keeper an affidavit of compliance. Such owner or keeper shall sell such motor vehicle at public auction for cash, at such owner's or keeper's place of business not less than five business days after the mailing date of the notice of intent to sell. Such owner or keeper shall apply the proceeds of such sale toward the payment of such owner's or keeper's towing and storage charges and the payment of any debt or obligation incurred by the officer who placed such motor vehicle in storage. At any public auction held pursuant to this subsection, such owner or keeper may set a minimum bid equal to the amount of such owner's or keeper's charges and obligations with respect to the tow and storage of the motor vehicle. If no such bid is made, such owner or keeper may sell or dispose of such vehicle.
(h) The notice of intent to sell described in subsection (g) of this section shall include the make, model and vehicle identification number of such motor vehicle, the date such motor vehicle was left with the owner or keeper of the garage for storage and by whom and the registration number thereof if any number plates are on such motor vehicle, and shall be placed on file by the commissioner and subject to public inspection. The notice of intent to sell shall be accompanied by a statement to the owner and known lienholder of such motor vehicle indicating the date, time and place of the sale of such motor vehicle, and the manner of the sale, as specified in subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (g) of this section. Such owner or keeper shall give such notice and accompanying statement to such motor vehicle owner and lienholder by certified mail, return receipt requested. Such statement shall indicate that any proceeds in excess of such owner's or keeper's charges and obligations may be claimed by the owner of such motor vehicle within one year from the date of such sale. The fee for filing such notice of intent and accompanying statement shall be ten dollars. Any sale under the provisions of this section shall be void, unless such owner or keeper provides the notice required by this section.
(i) At the time of a sale conducted under subsection (g) of this section, such owner or keeper shall provide the purchaser of such motor vehicle with the affidavit of compliance issued by the commissioner. Except for a thirty-day period immediately following the date such motor vehicle was placed in storage under subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of this section, or a sixty-day period immediately following the date such motor vehicle was placed in storage under subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of this section, the commissioner may limit the number of days that such owner or keeper may charge for storage of the motor vehicle prior to the time such motor vehicle was sold unless such owner or keeper provides evidence to the commissioner that the storage charges accrued as a result of such owner or keeper's reliance upon statements or representations made by the owner or lienholder of the motor vehicle or as a result of such owner's or keeper's good faith effort to negotiate the return of such motor vehicle to such owner or lienholder.
(j) The owner or keeper of such garage shall report the sales price, storing, towing and repair charges, if any; buyer's name and address; identification of the vehicle and such other information as may be required in regulations adopted pursuant to this section, to the commissioner within fifteen days after the sale of the motor vehicle. The proceeds of such sale, after deducting the amount due such owner or keeper and all expenses connected with such sale, including the expenses of the officer who placed such motor vehicle in storage, shall be paid to the owner of such motor vehicle or such owner's legal representatives, if claimed by such owner or such owner's legal representatives at any time within one year from the date of such sale. If such balance is not claimed within said period, it shall escheat to the state.
(k) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section. The regulations shall (1) specify the circumstances under which title to any motor vehicle abandoned within the limits of any highway may be transferred to any person, firm or corporation towing such vehicle, (2) establish the procedure whereby such person, firm or corporation may obtain title to such motor vehicle, and (3) specify the circumstances under which the owner of a campground may dispose of a motor home or recreational vehicle abandoned on such owner's property and establishing procedures governing such disposal.
(1949 Rev., S. 2475; 1963, P.A. 272; 1967, P.A. 877; 1969, P.A. 350; 1971, P.A. 817, S. 2; P.A. 73-131; P.A. 76-381, S. 7; 76-402, S. 1, 3; P.A. 77-452, S. 50, 72; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 80-119; P.A. 86-119; P.A. 87-372, S. 1, 2; P.A. 88-270, S. 4, 8; P.A. 91-408, S. 16; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-13, S. 11, 21; P.A. 98-215, S. 4; P.A. 99-27; P.A. 00-35, S. 2; P.A. 03-264, S. 4; P.A. 04-30, S. 1; P.A. 07-167, S. 31; P.A. 13-271, S. 58; P.A. 14-130, S. 22; P.A. 17-79, S. 17.)
History: 1963 act authorized sale of vehicle for storage and towing charges after 30 days where value of vehicle is not more than $35; 1967 act included reference to deliberate abandonment, increased fine from $50 to $100 maximum and imprisonment from 60 to 90 days and added provision re determination of owner as last owner of record in Subsec. (a); 1969 act changed applicable current market value of vehicle from $35 to $100; 1971 act deleted “wilfully and deliberately” to describe abandonment in Subsec. (a); P.A. 73-131 deleted phrase “apparently has been involved in an accident” describing vehicles which are a menace to traffic in Subsec. (b); P.A. 76-381 replaced fine and imprisonment provision in Subsec. (a) with statement that violator has committed an infraction; P.A. 76-402 made Subsec. (b) applicable to vehicles which are a menace to traffic, deleting other descriptive phrases, and deleted provisions re liability for vehicle in officer's custody and charges as lien on vehicle, inserted new Subsecs. (c) and (d) re procedure for dealing with abandoned or unregistered vehicles, placed storage provisions formerly in Subsec. (b) in new Subsec. (e) and included references to application for hearing and redesignated Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (f); P.A. 77-452 replaced court of common pleas with superior court in Subsec. (d); P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties in Subsec. (d); P.A. 80-119 made auction sale of vehicle mandatory rather than optional if storage limit reached without owner taking action to regain vehicle and added provisions re required report of sale to commissioner in Subsec. (e); P.A. 86-119 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to require such motor vehicles to be taken into custody and stored and added Subsec. (g), requiring motor vehicle commissioner to adopt regulations re title to abandoned motor vehicles; P.A. 87-372 inserted new provisions as Subsec. (d), requiring immediate vesting of title to an abandoned, unusable motor vehicle with a current market value of $100 or less in the municipality where the vehicle was discovered and specifying procedures for notice and distribution of proceeds from sale or disposition, and relettering remaining Subsecs., and amended Subsecs. (e) and (g), providing vehicle may be sold after 15 days if market value does not exceed $500 or after 90 days if such value exceeds $500; P.A. 88-270 amended Subsec. (a) to require that the fine be not less than $85; amended Subsec. (b) to require removal of any vehicle which is a menace to public health or safety; amended Subsec. (d) to require the deduction of the amount of any fines due from the proceeds of the sale or disposition, and added Subsec. (f)(2), requiring municipal chief executive officer to designate person responsible for collecting abandoned vehicle data and reporting to motor vehicle commissioner; P.A. 91-408 amended Subsec. (c) to add provision requiring department to attempt to notify the owner of a stolen vehicle and to allow the owner to remove the vehicle; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-13 added $5 fee for filing of notice; (Revisor's note: In 1997 references throughout the general statutes to “Motor Vehicle(s) Commissioner” and “Motor Vehicle(s) Department” were replaced editorially by the Revisors with “Commissioner of Motor Vehicles” or “Department of Motor Vehicles”, as the case may be, for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 98-215 amended Subsecs. (e) and (g) to reduce from 90 to 45 days the time after which a vehicle may be sold re vehicles with market value over $500; P.A. 99-27 amended Subsec. (d)(2) by increasing the required value of a motor vehicle from $100 to $500, amended Subsecs. (e) and (g) by applying provisions to motor vehicles valued at $1,500, increased from $500, and made technical changes re gender neutrality; P.A. 00-35 deleted provisions in Subsec. (g) re advertising sale, and added provisions re minimum bids at public auction and provision that if no bid is made the owner or keeper may sell or dispose of such vehicle; P.A. 03-264 amended Subsecs. (b) to (f), inclusive, to add provisions re enforcement by parking authority authorized to enforce municipal parking regulations, replaced “such officer” with “such hearing officer” in Subsec. (f)(1) and made technical changes in Subsec. (j); P.A. 04-30 amended Subsec. (e) to require that written notice by certified mail be given to any lienholders of such motor vehicle if the same appears on the records of the department and amended Subsec. (g) to make technical changes and to require that notice of intent to sell be sent to any lienholder of record of motor vehicle, effective April 28, 2004; P.A. 07-167 amended Subsec. (g) by inserting reference to owner's or keeper's towing charges; P.A. 13-271 amended Subsec. (j) to allow commissioner to adopt regulations re disposal of motor home or recreational vehicle abandoned at campground, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-130 amended Subsec. (g) to add provision allowing charges for both towing and storage, amended Subsec. (i) to replace “engine number and chassis” with “vehicle identification”, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 17-79 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provision re sale or transfer of motor vehicle to recycler, amended Subsecs. (d) and (e) by adding “return receipt requested”, further amended Subsec. (e) by designating provisions re 15 days and 45 days as Subparas. (A) and (B), respectively, substantially amended Subsec. (g) including by designating provisions re current market value does not exceed $1,500 as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to replace provision re owner or keeper may sell for storage and towing charges with provisions re owner or keeper shall send notice of intent to sell and affidavit of compliance, designating provisions re current market value exceeds $1,500 as Subdiv. (2) and amending same by adding “not less than” re 45 days, replacing “sell the same” with provision re sending notice of intent to sell and affidavit of compliance, adding provision re owner or keeper to apply proceeds toward payment of towing and storage and deleting provision re notice at last usual place of abode, added new Subsec. (h) re notice of intent to sell, added new Subsec. (i) re affidavit of compliance and number of days owner or keeper may charge for storage, redesignated existing Subsec. (h) re report of information as Subsec. (j), deleted former Subsec. (i) re notice to commissioner, redesignated Subsec. (j) re regulations as Subsec. (k) and made technical and conforming changes, effective January 1, 2018.
See Sec. 14-197 re reports of stolen, recovered, unclaimed or abandoned vehicles.
Provisions relate to sale of a car placed in storage by an officer. 139 C. 706. Cited. 241 C. 678.
Cited. 1 CA 709; 10 CA 22; 17 CA 216; 35 CA 455. Held unconstitutional in violation of due process for failure to provide notice by mail of proposed sale to lienholders; notice by publication deemed inadequate. 36 CA 123. Cited. 42 CA 599.
Cited. 34 CS 272; 41 CS 484.
Subsec. (b):
Gravamen of Subsec. is the menace to traffic caused by the vehicle. 34 CS 270.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline

Chapter 246 - Motor Vehicles

Section 14-1. - Definitions.

Section 14-1a. - “Authorized emergency vehicle” defined.

Section 14-2. - Appointment of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

Section 14-3. - Powers and duties of commissioner.

Section 14-4. - Findings and rulings of commissioner.

Section 14-4a. - Conduct of hearings and rendering of decisions.

Section 14-5. - Branch offices.

Section 14-5a. - Ansonia branch office.

Section 14-5b. - Discontinuation of branch offices.

Section 14-5c. - Department closed or unable to perform transactions due to emergency or other reason. Extension of expiration date or period of validity of credentials issued by commissioner.

Section 14-6. - Coordination of enforcement activities.

Section 14-7. - Deputy commissioners.

Section 14-8. - Police authority of commissioner and inspectors.

Section 14-9. - Oath of office.

Section 14-9a. - Criminal background checks for applicants for employment with department and certain department employees. Reassignment of employee with disqualifying criminal offense or condition.

Section 14-10. - Definitions. Records. Disclosure of personal information and highly restricted personal information. Penalty. Regulations.

Section 14-11. - Employment of legal assistance.

Section 14-11a. - Exceptional issuance of certificates and licenses for law enforcement activities. Verification by Chief State's Attorney of statements on application for such certificates and licenses.

Section 14-11b. - Driver training program for persons with disabilities.

Section 14-11c. - Motor Carrier Advisory Council. Members. Duties.

Section 14-11d. - Annual safety inspection program for fire department apparatus.

Section 14-11e. - Annual report re appointments scheduled and transactions available and conducted on department's Internet web site.

Section 14-11i. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Payment of fees by credit card.

Section 14-11j. - Blue envelopes for persons with autism spectrum disorder.

Section 14-11k. - Waiver of fee for license or identity card renewal or duplication for veterans at certain event.

Section 14-12. - Motor vehicle registration. Application. Issuance by dealers. Misrepresentation. Registration number and certificate. Requirements for registration. Regulations. Temporary registration. Number of registered electric vehicles.

Section 14-15d. - Electronic issuance of registration or certificate of title.

Section 14-16c. - Insurance companies', persons', firms' or corporations' duties re totalled vehicles and certificates of title. Operation and inspection of totalled vehicles. Regulations.

Section 14-20b. - Number plates for veterans, members of the armed forces and members of the Hmong Laotian special guerilla units. Return and nonrenewal of number plates.

Section 14-20d. - Marker plates for veterans and members of the armed forces to indicate service during a period of war. Return and nonrenewal of marker plates.

Section 14-21aa. - Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account.

Section 14-21i. - Greenways commemorative number plates. Fees. Greenways commemorative account. Regulations.

Section 14-21z. - Save Our Lakes commemorative number plates. Fees.

Section 14-25c. - Registration of motor vehicle used as a student transportation vehicle. Distinctive marker plates.

Section 14-25d. - Registration of DUKW or similar amphibious vehicle. Restrictions or prohibitions imposed by traffic authority.

Section 14-29. - Owners of motor or service buses, taxicabs, school buses, school transportation vehicles and motor vehicles in livery service to furnish insurance or bond.

Section 14-36. - Motor vehicle operator's license.

Section 14-36d. - Acquisition and installation of equipment. Renewal and duplication of license or card without personal appearance. Method for issuance, renewal or duplication of license, permit or card. Temporary license, permit or card. Procedures...

Section 14-36e. (Formerly Sec. 10-24). - Course in motor vehicle operation and highway safety.

Section 14-36f. (Formerly Sec. 10-24d). - Regulations concerning driver education programs.

Section 14-36h. - Contents and features of operator's license and identity card. Issuance to persons on active duty. Veteran status indicated.

Section 14-36j. - Commissioner to amend regulations re content of safe driving instruction courses. Attendance by parent or guardian.

Section 14-36m. - Issuance of operators' licenses to applicants unable to establish legal presence in the United States and applicants without Social Security numbers.

Section 14-41. - Expiration and renewal of operators' licenses and identity cards. Fees. Notice.

Section 14-42a. - Agreement with procurement organizations. Inclusion of information re procurement organizations in driver education programs.

Section 14-44c. - Application for commercial driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit. Penalty.

Section 14-44e. - Limitations on issuance of commercial driver's license. Qualification standards. Waiver of skills test. Requirements for license endorsement to operate vehicle transporting hazardous materials. Commercial driver's instruction permit...

Section 14-44i. - Fees for commercial driver's license and tests. Waiver.

Section 14-44k. - *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (c) and effective date.) Disqualification from operation of commercial motor vehicles. Disqualification offenses. Lifetime disqualification. Mitigation of lifetime disqualificat...

Section 14-45a. - Regulations re standards for licensing of persons with health problems, referrals to medical advisory board, vision standards. Vision screenings or examinations.

Section 14-49. - Fees for miscellaneous registration and other fees.

Section 14-50. - Fees for operator's license renewal, passenger endorsement, operator's examination, collection cost and returned check or rejected payment. Waiver of fees.

Section 14-50b. - Fee for restoration of operator's license, identity card or registration. School bus seat belt account.

Section 14-52. - New car dealer's, used car dealer's, repairer's and limited repairer's licenses. Surety bonds. Penalty.

Section 14-52a. - Grounds for refusal to grant or renew a dealer or repairer license.

Section 14-67g. (Formerly Sec. 21-15). - Definitions.

Section 14-67h. - “Major component parts” defined.

Section 14-67i. (Formerly Sec. 21-16). - Certificate of approval of location required. Exemption.

Section 14-67j. - Intermediate processors. Permit and license required. License required to transport vehicles or parts processed by intermediate processors. Records of vehicles or parts received, dismantled or sold. Inspection. Regulations.

Section 14-67k. (Formerly Sec. 21-17). - Hearing on application. Fee.

Section 14-67l. (Formerly Sec. 21-18). - License and fees. General registration of motor vehicles. Documents to be issued to drivers of such motor vehicles. Compliance with environmental statutes and regulations.

Section 14-67m. (Formerly Sec. 21-18a). - Record of vehicles or major component parts received, dismantled or sold. Inspection of records, vehicles, parts and premises. Receipt of certificate of title. Penalty.

Section 14-67n. (Formerly Sec. 21-19). - Use of general registration restricted. Number plates for motor vehicles being towed. Fees.

Section 14-67o. (Formerly Sec. 21-20). - Revocation of license upon sale or transfer of business.

Section 14-67p. (Formerly Sec. 21-21). - Suspension or revocation for violation.

Section 14-67q. (Formerly Sec. 21-22). - Commissioner may impose conditions concerning establishment and maintenance of yards.

Section 14-67r. (Formerly Sec. 21-22a). - Fencing.

Section 14-67s. (Formerly Sec. 21-23). - Ordinances creating restricted districts.

Section 14-67t. (Formerly Sec. 21-24). - Publication of ordinances.

Section 14-67u. (Formerly Sec. 21-25). - Appeal.

Section 14-67v. (Formerly Sec. 21-26). - Penalty. Injunction to restrain violation.

Section 14-67w. (Formerly Sec. 21-26a). - Scrap metal processors exempted. Receipt of motor vehicles. Required information. Inspection of premises and records. Retention of records. Regulations.

Section 14-68. - Definitions.

Section 14-69. - License to conduct a drivers' school. Penalty.

Section 14-70. - Grounds for denial of application.

Section 14-71. - Schedule of rates to be filed.

Section 14-72. - Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew school license.

Section 14-73. - Instructor's license. Master instructor's license. Regulations.

Section 14-74. - Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew instructor's license or master instructor's license.

Section 14-75. - Revocation or suspension of license after renewal.

Section 14-76. - Hearing for reinstatement or renewal. Appeal.

Section 14-77. - Records of licensee.

Section 14-78. - Regulations for conduct of drivers' schools and instructor license requirements. Limited license.

Section 14-79. - Penalty. Suspension, revocation or withdrawal of instructor's license or master instructor's license if imminent threat to public safety or welfare exists.

Section 14-80. - Mechanical equipment.

Section 14-80a. - Maximum noise levels. Regulations.

Section 14-80b. - Ball joints and tie rod ends. Prohibition on certain installations and attachments to.

Section 14-80h. - Brake equipment of motor vehicles. Compression brake device to be equipped with muffler. Penalties.

Section 14-80i. - Brake equipment and handlebars of motorcycles.

Section 14-81. - Brake equipment of trailers.

Section 14-81a. - Hydraulic brake fluid.

Section 14-81b. - Restrictions on used brake drums and brake discs.

Section 14-82. - Free-wheeling devices.

Section 14-83 to 14-96. - Head and rear lights; spotlights; color of lights; reflectors; turn signals; minimum standards; single-beam, multibeam and alternate road-lighting equipment; number of driving lamps; flashing lights; emergency lighting equip...

Section 14-96a. - Lighted lamps and illuminating devices required, when.

Section 14-96aa. - Standards and specifications for lamps for snow-removal and highway maintenance equipment.

Section 14-96b. - Head lamps.

Section 14-96bb. - Operation of motor vehicles without required lighting devices.

Section 14-96c. - Tail lamps. Illumination of rear registration plate.

Section 14-96cc. - Regulation of hazardous lighting equipment.

Section 14-96d. - Reflectors.

Section 14-96e. - Stop lamps. Turn signals.

Section 14-96f. - Special requirements for buses, trucks, trailers, truck tractors.

Section 14-96g. - Colors of lamps and reflectors. Reflective sheeting on certain vehicles.

Section 14-96h. - Mounting of reflectors and clearance lamps.

Section 14-96i. - Visibility of reflectors and clearance, identification and side marker lamps.

Section 14-96j. - Vehicles operated in combination.

Section 14-96k. - Projecting loads. Carrying of animals.

Section 14-96l. - Sufficiency of head and rear lights. Parked vehicles.

Section 14-96m. - Farm tractors and equipment.

Section 14-96n. - General lighting requirements.

Section 14-96o. - Spot lamps. Fog lamps. Auxiliary passing lamps. Auxiliary driving lamps.

Section 14-96p. - Color of lights. Flashing lights. Intensity of lights.

Section 14-96q. - Permits for colored or flashing lights. Exceptions. Fee.

Section 14-96r. - Color of stop lamps. Turn signal lamps.

Section 14-96s. - Fender, backup and identification lamps. Penalties.

Section 14-96t. - Multiple-beam road-lighting equipment.

Section 14-96u. - Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment.

Section 14-96v and 14-96w. - Single-beam road-lighting equipment. Distance forward lights to illuminate.

Section 14-96x. - Head lamp of motorcycle.

Section 14-96y. - Number of head lamps. Number in combination with other lamps.

Section 14-96z. - Intensity of certain lamps. Location of red light.

Section 14-97. - Defrosting devices on school buses and motor vehicles used to transport passengers for hire.

Section 14-97a. - Emergency lighting or reflecting devices on motor vehicles used to transport passengers for hire and motor vehicles with commercial registration.

Section 14-97b. - Lift equipment on motor buses.

Section 14-98. - Tires.

Section 14-98a. - Tires to be in safe operating condition.

Section 14-99. - Mirror. Motor vehicles with commercial registration to allow others to pass.

Section 14-99f. - Windshield. Obstruction of view.

Section 14-99g. - Definitions. Tinted or reflectorized windows. Obstruction of view prohibited. Exceptions. Sale or delivery of motor vehicles having tinted or reflectorized windows prohibited. Stickers required. Penalty. Window tinting businesses. R...

Section 14-99h. - *(See end of section for amended verson and effective date.) Etching of vehicle identification numbers. Marking of component parts. Penalty. Regulations.

Section 14-100. - Safety glass. Use of plastics.

Section 14-100a. - Seat safety belts. Child restraint systems. Wheelchair transportation devices.

Section 14-100b. - Air pollution control devices required on certain passenger motor vehicles.

Section 14-101. - Turn signals.

Section 14-102. - View in and exits from motor vehicles used to transport passengers for hire.

Section 14-102a. - Inspection of student transportation vehicles.

Section 14-103. - Inspection of motor vehicles.

Section 14-103a. - Inspection of reassembled, altered or reconstructed vehicles. Composite vehicles. Vehicles made by unlicensed manufacturers.

Section 14-103b. - High-mileage vehicles, regulations re safety and performance standards.

Section 14-103c. - Vehicles using liquid propane gas as fuel.

Section 14-103d. - Vehicles using any pressurized gas as fuel. Regulations. Class C misdemeanor.

Section 14-104. - Fenders and other wheel protectors.

Section 14-105. - Television screens or similar devices prohibited. Exceptions.

Section 14-106. - Air conditioning equipment.

Section 14-106a. - Tamper-resistant odometer required. Mileage reading required on registration application.

Section 14-106b. - Properly functioning odometer required. Tampering with odometer prohibited.

Section 14-106c. - Headerboards required on commercial van-type motor vehicles.

Section 14-106d. - Sale, offer for sale, manufacture, importation or installation of counterfeit or nonfunctional air bag prohibited. Unfair or deceptive trade practice. Penalty.

Section 14-107. - Liability of owner, operator, lessee.

Section 14-108. - Report of accidents.

Section 14-108a. - Uniform investigation of accident report. Requirements and policy for identifying and notifying person's family or household member of motor vehicle accident in which person was killed.

Section 14-108b, 14-108c and 14-109. - Statistical information based on reports. Report of accident involving unlicensed operator under instruction. Coroner to investigate fatal motor vehicle accidents.

Section 14-110. - Oaths and subpoenas. False statements or reports.

Section 14-111. - Suspension or revocation of registration, license or right to operate.

Section 14-111a. - Possession of alcoholic liquors in motor vehicles by underage persons.

Section 14-111b. - Suspension of operator's license following conviction for speeding.

Section 14-111c and 14-111d. - Driver License Compact. Definitions applicable to Driver License Compact; comparable convictions to be reported; report of suspension or revocation action to department.

Section 14-111e. - *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (a) and effective date.) Suspension or delay in issuance of operator's license for person under twenty-one years of age convicted of certain violations.

Section 14-111f. - Suspension of operator's license for possession of counterfeit or altered license.

Section 14-111g. - Operator's retraining program.

Section 14-111h. - Definitions applicable to driver license agreement.

Section 14-111i. - Entry into driver license agreement. Regulations.

Section 14-111j. - Findings and declarations re driver license agreement.

Section 14-111k. - Application for a motor vehicle operator's license from applicants in other member jurisdictions.

Section 14-111l. - Driver control record. Record of convictions and administrative actions.

Section 14-111m. - Notice of failure to comply with a citation.

Section 14-111n. - Reports of comparable convictions. Suspension of operator's license.

Section 14-111o. - Form and use in evidence of records received from other member jurisdictions. Electronic transmission.

Section 14-111p. - Validity of reports or records received from members of the Driver License Compact.

Section 14-111q. - Hearing.

Section 14-112. - Proof of financial responsibility.

Section 14-112a. - Online Insurance Verification System.

Section 14-113 to 14-115. - Financial responsibility of motor vehicle owners and operators required after accident; definitions. Administration by Motor Vehicle Commissioner; hearings; appeals. Abstract of operating record.

Section 14-115a. - Request for document from motor vehicle record.

Section 14-116 to 14-128. - Accident reports. Determination of amount of security; suspension of license and registration; exceptions; liability policy or bond. Release in behalf of minor. Exceptions. Duration of suspension. Unlicensed or nonresident...

Section 14-129. - Self-insurance.

Section 14-131 to 14-133. - Discharge in bankruptcy not to release judgment debtor. Relief under other statutes. Penalties.

Section 14-134. - Appeals from commissioner.

Section 14-135. - Attorney General to act when commissioner is disqualified.

Section 14-136. - First complaint.

Section 14-137. - Authority to make regulations and certify or limit the use of devices and equipment.

Section 14-137a. - Point system for motor vehicle violations.

Section 14-138. - State police to assist.

Section 14-139. - Conviction to be endorsed on license.

Section 14-140. - Release on own recognizance. Report of failure to appear or to pay fine or fee, surcharge or cost. Reciprocal agreements. Opening of judgment.

Section 14-140a. - Automobile club bail bond certificates, when acceptable as bail.

Section 14-141. - Courts to report convictions and other dispositions to commissioner.

Section 14-142. - Proceedings against negligent court clerk.

Section 14-143. - Expenses in unsuccessful prosecutions by state police.

Section 14-144. - No fees for arrests for motor vehicle violations.

Section 14-145. - Towing or removal of motor vehicle from private property. Use of a wheel-locking device. Regulations. Prohibition re issuance of parking citation. Exemption. Penalty.

Section 14-145a. - Towing, removal or use of wheel-locking device prohibited except upon express instruction of property owner or lessee or for repossession. Rebate prohibited.

Section 14-145b. - Storage and release of motor vehicles that have been towed or rendered immovable.

Section 14-145c. - Liability of property owner, lessee or lending institution for improper towing or removal of motor vehicle or use of a wheel-locking device.

Section 14-145d. - Notification to chief of police required prior to use of wheel-locking device.

Section 14-146. - Objects not to be thrown at motor vehicles.

Section 14-147. - Improper use of marker, registration or license.

Section 14-147a. - Theft or illegal possession of number plate or sticker.

Section 14-148. - Abandoned markers.

Section 14-149. - Mutilated or removed vehicle identification, factory or engine number. Discovery of vehicle reported as stolen or of vehicle or major component part with mutilated or missing identification, engine or factory number. Disposition of...

Section 14-149a. - Ownership or operation of a chop shop. Penalty.

Section 14-150. - Abandoned or unregistered motor vehicles and motor vehicles which are a menace to traffic. Notice. Removal. Storage. Hearing. Lien. Affidavit of compliance. Sale. Regulations re title to abandoned motor vehicles and re disposal of m...

Section 14-150a. - Removal of abandoned motor vehicles by municipalities. Notice.

Section 14-150b. - Municipal Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund.

Section 14-151. - State marshals and constables to enforce law concerning abandoned motor vehicles.

Section 14-151a. - Report by owner or person in lawful possession of theft of motor vehicle. Regulations re uniform procedure. Report as condition precedent to settling insurance claim.

Section 14-152. - Report by law enforcement agencies of theft or recovery of motor vehicle.

Section 14-153. - Renting of motor vehicles.

Section 14-153a. - Exemption. Penalty.

Section 14-153b. - Proof of credit.

Section 14-154. - Liability of owner for damage caused by rented or leased car.

Section 14-154a. - Liability of owner for damage caused by rented or leased motor vehicle. Exceptions.

Section 14-155. - Fines and forfeitures to be paid to commissioner.

Section 14-156. - Receipts of Department of Motor Vehicles to be credited to Special Transportation Fund.

Section 14-156a. - Payment of State Police Department expenditures from Highway Fund.

Section 14-158. - Fines and forfeitures paid to commissioner to be receipts of General Fund.

Section 14-159. - Refund of money paid to commissioner.

Section 14-160. - Reservation of marker plate numbers. Additional fee for low numbers.

Section 14-161. - Impersonation of inspector or agent.

Section 14-162. - Ordinances.

Section 14-163. - Commissioner to provide lists of motor vehicle and snowmobile owners to town assessors. Disclosure by assessor or tax collector prohibited.

Section 14-163a. - Driving on ice.

Section 14-163b. - Motor vehicles formerly used as ambulances.

Section 14-163c. - Motor carrier safety regulations for intrastate or interstate commerce. Variations or exemptions. Enforcement powers of police officers and motor vehicle inspectors.

Section 14-163d. - Vehicles in intrastate or interstate commerce. Evidence of security requirements or insurance. Suspension of registration.

Section 14-163e. - Periodic inspection of certain vehicles or combinations.

Section 14-163f. - Eligibility for commercial motor vehicle services contracts with state or municipalities.

Section 14-163g. - Transportation of hazardous materials. Applicable federal regulations. Enforcement powers of motor vehicle inspectors and police officers.

Section 14-164. - General penalty.

Section 14-164a. (Formerly Sec. 29-143). - Motor vehicle racing.