(a) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom in such manner or quantity as to constitute a hazard or nuisance to other users of the highway, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway.
(b) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless such load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent such covering or load from becoming loose, detached or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.
(c) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle having a gross weight of five thousand pounds or more which is designed and used exclusively for the collection and transportation of refuse and which has a separable container with an open top unless the contents of such container are secured by the use of a screen or other material having perforations of a size not greater than two square inches when such container is attached to such vehicle.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to motor vehicles registered as farm motor vehicles or vehicles used for farming purposes.
(e) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction for each offense.
(1957, P.A. 156, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 513; P.A. 75-577, S. 105, 126; P.A. 85-218.)
History: 1965 act added hazard or nuisance qualification to Subsec. (a); P.A. 75-577 replaced provision for $100 maximum fine with statement that violation is an infraction in Subsec. (d); P.A. 85-218 inserted new Subsec. (c) requiring the securing of containers attached to refuse collection vehicles and relettered remaining Subsecs. accordingly.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline
Chapter 248 - Vehicle Highway Use
Section 14-212. - Definitions.
Section 14-212b. - School zones. Fines doubled.
Section 14-212d. - Highway work zone. Highway worker. Endangerment of highway worker. Penalties.
Section 14-212g. - Work zone safety account.
Section 14-213. - Operation without carrying operator's license.
Section 14-214. - Instruction of unlicensed person in motor vehicle operation.
Section 14-215a. - Operation while license is suspended pursuant to section 14-140.
Section 14-216. - Operation by persons under eighteen without insurance.
Section 14-218. - Negligent homicide.
Section 14-218a. - Traveling unreasonably fast. Establishment of speed limits.
Section 14-219a. - Parking area defined.
Section 14-219b. - Limitation of municipal liability.
Section 14-219c. - Use of speed monitoring devices to support a conviction.
Section 14-221. - Low-speed vehicles carrying passengers for hire.
Section 14-222. - Reckless driving.
Section 14-222a. - Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle.
Section 14-223a. - Striking an officer with a motor vehicle. Penalties.
Section 14-225. - Evading responsibility in operation of other vehicles.
Section 14-225a. - Operation of motor vehicles in parking areas.
Section 14-226. - Operator to report injury to dog.
Section 14-227. - Operation while intoxicated.
Section 14-227f. - Alcohol and drug addiction treatment program. Waiver. Appeal. Regulations.
Section 14-227k. - Avoidance of, tampering with or failure to install ignition interlock device.
Section 14-227o. - Ignition interlock device services. Discount re for indigent persons.
Section 14-228. - Leaving motor vehicle without setting brake.
Section 14-229. - Using motor vehicle without owner's permission.
Section 14-230. - Driving in right-hand lane.
Section 14-230a. - Restricted use of left-hand lane on divided limited access highways.
Section 14-231. - Vehicles in opposite directions to pass on right.
Section 14-233. - Passing on right.
Section 14-234. - Determination of no-passing zones. Overtaking and passing in no-passing zones.
Section 14-235. - Vehicle not to be driven on left side of highway on curve or upgrade.
Section 14-236. - Multiple-lane highways.
Section 14-237. - Driving on divided highways.
Section 14-238. - Controlled-access highways.
Section 14-238a. (Formerly Sec. 13a-59). - Illegal entry on limited access highway.
Section 14-239. - One-way streets. Rotaries or roundabouts.
Section 14-240. - Vehicles to be driven reasonable distance apart. Exceptions. Operation of platoon.
Section 14-240a. - Vehicles to be driven reasonable distance apart. Intent to harass or intimidate.
Section 14-243. - Starting or backing vehicle.
Section 14-245. - Intersection. Right-of-way.
Section 14-246. - Right-of-way at intersection turn.
Section 14-246a. - Right-of-way at junction of highways.
Section 14-247. - Right-of-way at driveway or private road.
Section 14-247a. - Right-of-way yielded by one emerging from alley, driveway or building.
Section 14-247b. - Right-of-way yielded to signaling motor bus.
Section 14-248. - Cattle crossings.
Section 14-248a. - Cattle crossings.
Section 14-248b. - Livestock crossing paths. Right-of-way.
Section 14-249. - Stopping at grade crossings.
Section 14-250. - Certain motor vehicles to stop at railroad crossing. Regulations. Penalty.
Section 14-250a. - Vehicles prohibited on sidewalks.
Section 14-250b. - Obstructing intersection.
Section 14-251. - Parking vehicles.
Section 14-252. - Parking so as to obstruct driveway.
Section 14-252a. - Removal of ice and snow from motor vehicle required. Penalty.
Section 14-253. - Parking privileges of handicapped persons.
Section 14-253b. - Municipal police departments to report violations of handicapped parking laws.
Section 14-254. - Parking privileges of disabled veterans.
Section 14-257. - Crowded seats. Riders on outside of vehicle. Aisle seats.
Section 14-258 and 14-259. - Use of metal tires restricted. Use of radio telephones.
Section 14-260. - Filling tanks.
Section 14-260n. - Definitions.
Section 14-261. - Towing and pushing of vehicles. Double trailers and semitrailers.
Section 14-261a. - Regulation of commercial vehicle combinations.
Section 14-262. - Width and length of vehicles. Exceptions. Permits.
Section 14-263. - Length of camp trailers.
Section 14-264. - Special permits for vehicles of excessive height.
Section 14-265. - Special permits for trailers.
Section 14-266. - Operating vehicles of over four tons' capacity on restricted highways.
Section 14-267. - Operating overweight commercial vehicles. Highway weighing required. Penalty.
Section 14-267b. - Weight restrictions for motor buses. Penalties.
Section 14-268. - Weight of vehicles and trailers restricted.
Section 14-269. - Weight of vehicles and trailers engaged in construction work.
Section 14-269a. - Weight of refuse vehicles.
Section 14-270. - Permits for nonconforming vehicles. Regulations. Penalties.
Section 14-270a. - Portable truck weight scales.
Section 14-270b. - Truck weight enforcement program.
Section 14-270c. - Official weighing areas. Staffing requirements.
Section 14-270d. - Temporary closing of weigh stations.
Section 14-270f. - Weigh station logs.
Section 14-271. - Securing of loads.
Section 14-271a. - Limits for weakening of vehicle frames. Regulations.
Section 14-272. - Projecting loads. Carrying of animals.
Section 14-272a. - Carrying of children in pick-up trucks or open-bed vehicles. Restrictions.
Section 14-272b. - Transport of dogs in pick-up trucks. Restrictions.
Section 14-275b. - Transportation of students who have mobility impairments.
Section 14-277. - Operator's duties on stopping bus. Prohibition on idling of bus.
Section 14-279. - Vehicles to stop for school bus. Penalties. Written warning or summons.
Section 14-279b. - Review of evidence file. Summons. Defenses.
Section 14-281a. - Speed of school buses. Display of head lamps.
Section 14-282. - Vehicle formerly used as a school bus to be repainted. Penalty.
Section 14-282a. - School bus and student transportation vehicle inspectors.
Section 14-283. - Rights and duties re emergency vehicles. Obstruction of emergency vehicle.
Section 14-283a. - Pursuits by police officers. State-wide policy. Prohibitions. Reports.
Section 14-283c. - Definitions.
Section 14-283e. - Equipment of frozen dessert truck. Penalty.
Section 14-283f. - Operation of frozen dessert truck. Penalty.
Section 14-283g. - Restrictions on vending from frozen dessert truck. Penalty.
Section 14-283h. - Information concerning equipment and operation of frozen dessert truck.
Section 14-284. - Use of restricted highway by livery service vehicles.
Section 14-285. - Use of mirrors by vehicles other than motor vehicles.
Section 14-286c. - Left and right turns.
Section 14-286e. - Police officers, firefighters or emergency service personnel on bicycles.
Section 14-286f. - “Share the Road” public awareness campaign.
Section 14-287. - Carrying person other than operator on bicycle.
Section 14-289a. - Riding on motorcycle. Carrying of passenger.
Section 14-289b. - Operation of motorcycles and autocycles.
Section 14-289d. - Vision-protecting devices for operators of motorcycles or motor-driven cycles.
Section 14-289e. - Headgear for motorcyclists and passengers.
Section 14-289f. - Liability insurance required for motorcycles or autocycles.
Section 14-289h. - Electric personal assistive mobility devices. Definition. Operation.
Section 14-289i. - Vehicles used for landscaping purposes with caged trailers.
Section 14-289j. - Restrictions on the use and sale, lease or rental of mini-motorcycles.
Section 14-289l. - Duties of electric bicycle manufacturers.
Section 14-290. - Exemptions from motor vehicle laws.
Section 14-291. - Traffic regulations for special occasions.
Section 14-292. - Marking of vehicle operated by student driver.
Section 14-293. - Vehicles and persons driving or leading animals to display lights.
Section 14-293a. - Riding animals on highways.
Section 14-293b. - Responsibilities of motor vehicle operators when approaching equestrians.
Section 14-294. - Security for appearance of accused.
Section 14-295a. - Assessment for certain violations and payments of fines by mail.
Section 14-295b. - Brain injury prevention and services account.
Section 14-296. - General penalty.
Section 14-296a. - House trailer not to be occupied when on highway.
Section 14-296b. - Following or parking near fire apparatus, driving over hose prohibited.
Section 14-296bb. - Access to dedicated roadway for bus rapid transit service.