Connecticut General Statutes
Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics

Section 15-3a. - “Derelict vessel”, “harbor”, “navigable waters”, “navigable waterways”, defined. - For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Derelict vessel” means...

Section 15-4. - Jurisdiction in Branford harbors. - The jurisdiction of the harbor masters for the harbors of...

Section 15-5 and 15-6. - New Haven Harbor: Jurisdiction in; removal of vessels from channel, penalty. - Sections 15-5 and 15-6 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4753,...

Section 15-7. - Jurisdiction, powers and duties of Bridgeport harbor master. Approval of harbor works. Appeal. Penalty. - (a) The harbor master shall have the general care and...

Section 15-8. - Power to station vessels. Penalty for resisting. - Each harbor master may station all vessels riding at anchor...

Section 15-8a. - “Harbor”, “navigable waters” and “navigable waterways”, defined. - For the purposes of section 15-8: (a) “Harbor” means a...

Section 15-9. - Vessels may be removed. Procedures. Notice. Regulations. Penalty. - (a) When the master or owner of any vessel lying...

Section 15-10. - Penalty for neglect of duty. - When any harbor master neglects, upon application of any person...

Section 15-11. - Channels from wharves. - Section 15-11 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4755; P.A. 75-218,...

Section 15-11a. (Formerly Sec. 15-31). - Removal and taking of derelict vessels. - (a) A duly authorized harbor master shall determine whether a...

Section 15-12. - Obstructions upon lands bordering navigable waters. - The selectmen of any town bordering upon navigable waters shall...

Section 15-13. - Pilots; qualifications; extension of route; license fee; bond; suspension or revocation of license; inactive status; limited licenses; written procedures. - (a) The Connecticut Port Authority shall license as many residents...

Section 15-13a and 15-13b. - Validity of previously issued pilot's license; transfer of records. Licenses issued prior to January 1, 1972. - Sections 15-13a and 15-13b are repealed, effective October 1, 2002....

Section 15-13c. - Connecticut Pilot Commission. Members. Appointments. Duties. - (a) There is created within the Connecticut Port Authority, for...

Section 15-14. - Rates of pilotage. - The Connecticut Port Authority shall establish the rates of pilotage...

Section 15-15. - Vessels requiring pilots. - (a) Each foreign and American vessel under register, entering or...

Section 15-15a. - Regulations of the Department of Transportation to become written procedures of the Connecticut Port Authority. - All existing regulations of the Department of Transportation respecting the...

Section 15-15b. - Reports by pilot. - Once every three months, each licensed pilot shall render to...

Section 15-15c. - Exemption from pilot requirement. - The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to (1)...

Section 15-15d. - Pilotage concurrent with New York. Rotation system for assignment of pilots. - (a) Pilotage on Long Island Sound shall be concurrent with...

Section 15-15e. - Owners or operators of certain pilot boats to obtain certificate of insurance. Written procedures. Penalty. - (a) An owner or operator of a vessel used to...

Section 15-16. - Speed of vessels. - Section 15-16 is repealed, effective July 8, 2011. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 15-16a. - Slow-no-wake zone on the Mystic River. - (a) No person shall operate a vessel in excess of...

Section 15-17. - Baggage on boats to be checked. - Section 15-17 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 15-18 to 15-24. - Throwing refuse into harbor. Obstructions in New Haven Harbor restricted. Appeal from commissioner. Dumping in harbors. Jurisdiction of offenses. Dumping in Norwalk Harbor. - Sections 15-18 to 15-24, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 15-25. - Removing, damaging or interfering with buoys, beacons, channel markers or navigational aids. Penalty. - Any person who removes, damages or destroys any buoy, beacon,...

Section 15-26. - Local agent of foreign vessel. - Section 15-26 is repealed, effective October 1, 1999. (1957, P.A....

Section 15-26a. - Five Mile River Commission. Harbor superintendent. - (a) There shall be a Five Mile River Commission consisting...

Chapter 264 - Commissioners of Steamship Terminals (Repealed) (See Chapter 263)

Section 15-27 to 15-30a. - Commissioners. Office. Powers and duties. Sale of land by commissioner. Disposition of proceeds. Docking facilities in Stonington. - Sections 15-27 to 15-30a, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Chapter 264a - Connecticut Port Authority

Section 15-31a. - Connecticut Port Authority. Board of directors. Executive director. Audits. Annual reports. - (a) There is hereby established and created a body politic...

Section 15-31b. - Purposes. Duties and powers. - (a) The purposes of the Connecticut Port Authority shall be...

Section 15-31c. - Bonds and notes. Special capital reserve fund. - (a) The Connecticut Port Authority may authorize the issuance of...

Section 15-31d. - Refunding bonds. Bond anticipation notes. - (a) Any bonds issued by the authority under sections 15-31c...

Section 15-31e. - Notes and bonds to be tax exempt. - (a) It is hereby determined that the purposes of sections...

Section 15-31f. - State pledge re bonds or notes. - The state of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree...

Section 15-31g. - Tax exemption. Grants in lieu of taxes. - The exercise of the powers granted by sections 15-31a to...

Section 15-31h. - Memorandum of understanding with the Department of Economic and Community Development. - The Department of Economic and Community Development and the Connecticut...

Section 15-31i. - Memorandum of understanding with the Department of Transportation and the Treasurer. - (a) The Connecticut Port Authority and the Commissioner of Transportation...

Section 15-31j. - Projects undertaken regarding ports not located in New Haven, New London or Bridgeport. Bond Authorization. - (a) The State Bond Commission shall authorize the issuance of...

Section 15-31k. - Quarterly reports. - On or before October 1, 2021, and quarterly thereafter, the...

Chapter 265 - Coast Survey

Section 15-32. - Entry upon land for coast survey. Damages. - Persons employed under an act of the Congress of the...

Section 15-33. - Injury to signals. - Any person who wilfully injures or removes any signal, monument,...

Chapter 266 - Aeronautics

Section 15-34. - Definitions. - For the purpose of the laws of this state relating...

Section 15-35 to 15-38. - Commission and Department of Aeronautics. Director and deputy director of aeronautics. Oath. Police authority of commissioner and inspectors. - Sections 15-35 to 15-38, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 15-39. - Inspector's credentials. - The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall issue...

Section 15-40. - General powers and duties of commission. - Section 15-40 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4785; 1969, P.A....

Section 15-41. - Regulations and standards. - The executive director may perform such acts, issue and amend...

Section 15-42 to 15-42d. - State airways system. Long-range planning. Declaration of policy. Research into future state aviation facility needs. Advisory committee. Receipt of federal and private funds. Consultative services. - Sections 15-42 to 15-42d, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 15-43. - Intervention. - The executive director may participate as party plaintiff or defendant,...

Section 15-44. - Enforcement of aeronautics laws. - The executive director, and aeronautics inspectors of the authority, and...

Section 15-45. - Investigations. - The executive director may hold investigations, inquiries and hearings concerning...

Section 15-46 to 15-51. - No exclusive rights to be granted. Federal aid; contracts by commissioner as agent of the state or a municipality. Authority of commission over state airports. Regulation of motor vehicles on state airports. Agreements for f... - Sections 15-46 to 15-51, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 15-52. - Operation of aircraft during period of suspension or revocation of right to operate. - No person whose right to operate any aircraft in this...

Section 15-53. - Licensing of airports and landing areas. - Section 15-53 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4797; 1969, P.A....

Section 15-54. - Revocation or suspension of right to operate aircraft. - The executive director is authorized to revoke or suspend temporarily...

Section 15-55 to 15-59. - Concealment of revocation. Registration or license voided by fraud. Notice of change of address or change in aircraft. Operation unlawful without license or certificate. Exceptions to registration requirements. - Sections 15-55 to 15-59, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 15-60. - Exhibition of licenses and certificates. - The federal license, certificate or permit, and the evidence of...

Section 15-61 to 15-65. - Approval of airports and other air navigation facilities. Certificates of approval and licenses: Hearings, standards, revocation. Federal government facilities exempt. - Sections 15-61 to 15-65, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 15-66. - Actions of executive director. Inspections. - In any case in which the executive director of the...

Section 15-67. - Appeal. - An appeal may be taken from any decision of the...

Section 15-68. - Using aircraft without permission. - Section 15-68 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4812; 1961, P.A....

Section 15-68a. - Unlawful use of aircraft. - Any person who operates or uses, or causes to be...

Section 15-69. - Tampering or interfering with airports, heliports, landing fields, airways, security devices or equipment. Circumventing or failing to comply with security measures. Providing false information or withholding information on documents... - (a) Any person who interferes or tampers with any airport,...

Section 15-70 and 15-71. - Coroner to investigate fatal accidents. Accidents to be reported. - Sections 15-70 and 15-71 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4814,...

Section 15-71a. - Accidents to be reported. - Any pilot, whether resident or nonresident, of a civil aircraft...

Section 15-71b. - Aircraft accidents: Definitions. - As used in section 15-71a and chapter 267: (a) “Aircraft...

Section 15-72. - Flying carelessly, negligently or recklessly. - No person shall operate any aircraft carelessly, negligently or recklessly,...

Section 15-73. - Airport protection privileges. Encroachments prohibited. Standards for determining necessity of taking land. - Where necessary in order to provide unobstructed air space for...

Section 15-74. - Removal of obstructions to air navigation. - (a) The executive director shall notify the owner or person...

Section 15-74a. - Definitions. - Terms used in this section and sections 15-74b and 15-74c,...

Section 15-74b. - Lines within clear zone prohibited. - (a) No public service company shall construct or maintain any...

Section 15-74c. - Permit for lines and facilities within one-half mile of runway. - No public service company shall erect, recable or reconstruct any...

Section 15-75. - Charges and rentals. Liens. - The executive director may determine the charges or rental for...

Section 15-76. - Abandoned aircraft. Lien for storage charges. Notice to executive director. - (a) The executive director, any employee of the authority, any...

Section 15-77. - Operating under or carrying passengers under influence of liquor or drugs. - (a) No person shall operate or attempt to operate any...

Section 15-78 and 15-79. - Receipts from convictions; deposit in General Fund. Municipal and state airports; establishment; state plan of development. - Sections 15-78 and 15-79 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4823,...

Section 15-80. - Aviation commissions. - (a) Any town, city or borough may, at any annual...

Section 15-81 to 15-86. - Federal and other aid. Commission may act as agent of municipality for acceptance of federal aid. Contracts by municipality. Municipalities may lease airports. Financial assistance to municipal airports. Technical services t... - Sections 15-81 to 15-86, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 15-87. - Service of process against nonresident owners and operators. - Any nonresident of this state who is the operator or...

Section 15-88. - Airport zoning. Definitions. - As used in sections 15-88 to 15-97, inclusive, unless the...

Section 15-89. - Public interest. - It is declared that an airport hazard endangers the lives...

Section 15-90. - Airport approach plan. - The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority is directed...

Section 15-91. - Adoption of airport zoning regulations. - (a) Every municipality having within its territorial limits an area...

Section 15-92. - Airport hazard outside municipality. - Where an airport is owned or controlled by a municipality...

Section 15-93. - Establishment or alteration of structures. - (a) Permits. Where advisable to facilitate the enforcement of zoning...

Section 15-94. - Regulations. Appeals. - (a) Adoption of zoning regulations. No airport zoning regulations shall...

Section 15-95. - Appeals from board of appeals. - Any person aggrieved by the action of a board of...

Section 15-96. - Appeal to Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. - If any corporation subject to regulation by the Public Utilities...

Section 15-97. - Penalty. - Any person who violates any provision of sections 15-88 to...

Section 15-97a. - Meteorological evaluation tower markings. Penalty. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “meteorological evaluation tower”...

Section 15-98. - Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol. Clerical assistance. - (a) The Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol shall be within...

Section 15-99. - Crop dusting by aircraft. - Section 15-99 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4835; 1951, S....

Section 15-100. - Penalty. - Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or...

Section 15-101a. - Charges for copies of records. - There shall be charged for a copy of any record...

Chapter 266a - Bradley International Airport Improvements and Financing

Section 15-101k. - Legislative finding and determination. - It is found and determined that the acquisition and construction...

Section 15-101l. - Bonds. - (a) Bond authorization. The State Bond Commission may authorize the...

Section 15-101m. - Management of airport. - (a) Commissioner to establish rates, rents, fees and charges. Exception....

Section 15-101n. - Refunding bonds. Bond anticipation notes. - (a) Any bonds issued under the provisions of section 15-101l...

Section 15-101o. - Notes and bonds to be tax-exempt. Legal securities. - (a) It is hereby determined that the purposes of sections...

Section 15-101p. (Formerly Sec. 15-101). - Airport revenues held in trust. Separate account. Contract with holders of notes or bonds. - All revenue from the operation of Bradley International Airport shall...

Section 15-101r and 15-101s. - Airport commission established; appointment of members; compensation and expenses; quorum; financial interest in airport prohibited. Powers and duties of commission; responsibilities of Commissioner of Transportation. - Sections 15-101r and 15-101s are repealed, effective July 2, 2001....

Section 15-101t. - Bradley International Airport terminal improvement and renovation project. Solicitation of bids. Award of contract. - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 13a-95 and other statutes related...

Chapter 266b - Property Taxation at Bradley International Airport

Section 15-101aa. - Leased facilities at airport subject to property tax. Exceptions. - Any land, building or easement belonging to or held in...

Section 15-101bb. - Assessment of airport property subject to taxation. - Property subject to taxation under this chapter shall be assessed...

Section 15-101cc. - Determination of tax applicable to airport property. Collection by towns in which property is located. - The rate of tax applicable to the assessed value of...

Section 15-101dd. - Airport property subject to tax excluded in determination of state grant in lieu of taxes. - Whenever any lessee is required to pay property taxes under...

Section 15-101ee. - Regulations related to taxation of airport property. - The Commissioner of Transportation may adopt regulations, in accordance with...

Chapter 266c - Bradley International Airport: General Provisions

Section 15-101mm to 15-101oo. - Bradley Board of Directors: Established. Bradley Board of Directors: Duties. Board within the Department of Transportation for administrative purposes. - Sections 15-101mm to 15-101oo, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1,...

Section 15-101pp. - Bradley International Community Advisory Board: Established. - (a) A Bradley International Community Advisory Board is established to...

Section 15-101vv. - Airport Rescue Fire Fighting Unit. Establishment. - The Airport Rescue Fire Fighting Unit of Bradley International Airport...

Section 15-101ww. - Fire chief responsibilities. - Notwithstanding section 7-313e or any other provision of the general...

Section 15-101xx. (Formerly Sec. 15-101q). - Supersonic civil aircraft banned from Bradley International Airport, exception. - Any supersonic civil aircraft that has not been operated at...

Chapter 267 - Uniform Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act

Section 15-102. - Definitions. - Terms used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,...

Section 15-103. - Hearings; appeals. - The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall provide...

Section 15-104. - Report of accident. - (a) The operator of any aircraft involved in an accident...

Section 15-105. - Security and suspension requirements. Exceptions. Waiver. Modification. - (a) As promptly as practicable but not later than thirty...

Section 15-106. - Policy or bond requirements. - (a) A policy or bond is not effective under section...

Section 15-107. - Requirements for restoration or renewal of operating privileges. - Operating privileges suspended as provided in section 15-105 shall not...

Section 15-108. - Self-insurance. - (a) Any person may at any time apply to the...

Section 15-109. - Reciprocity for enforcement. - (a) When a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended pursuant to...

Section 15-110. - Form and amount of security. - (a) The security required under this chapter shall be cash...

Section 15-111. - Custody and release of security. - Security deposited in compliance with the requirements of this chapter...

Section 15-112. - Records and proceedings inadmissible as evidence. - The records of and proceedings before the executive director and...

Section 15-113 and 15-114. - Transfer of registration under suspension. Surrender of registration certificate during suspension. - Sections 15-113 and 15-114 are repealed. (1959, P.A. 488, S....

Section 15-115. - Failure to report accident. False statement in report or instrument. - (a) Any owner or operator who knowingly refuses or fails...

Section 15-116. - Exception of aircraft of government or public air carrier. - This chapter shall not apply to: (a) Any aircraft owned...

Section 15-117. - Effective date. - Section 15-117 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1959, P.A....

Section 15-118. - Other remedies available. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as precluding any...

Section 15-119. - Discharge in bankruptcy. - A discharge in bankruptcy shall not relieve any person from...

Section 15-120. - Uniformity of interpretation. - This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to...

Chapter 267a - Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority Act

Section 15-120g. - Short title: Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority Act. - Sections 15-120g to 15-120o, inclusive, shall be known and may...

Section 15-120h. - Definitions. - As used in sections 15-120g to 15-120o, inclusive, the following...

Section 15-120i. - Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority. Board of directors. - (a) There is created a body politic and corporate to...

Section 15-120j. - Purposes and powers. Airport runway. - (a) The authority shall maintain and improve Tweed-New Haven Airport...

Section 15-120k. - Adoption of written procedures. - (a) The board of directors of the authority shall adopt...

Section 15-120l. - Bonds of the authority. Trust agreements. Liability and indemnification of directors. - (a) The board of directors of the authority is authorized...

Section 15-120m. - Exemption from state and local taxes. - The exercise of the powers granted by sections 15-120g to...

Section 15-120n. - State pledge re bonds or notes. - The state of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree...

Section 15-120o. - Annual reports. Audits. - (a) Within the first ninety days of each fiscal year...

Chapter 267b - Connecticut Airport Authority

Section 15-120aa. - Definitions. - As used in sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo, inclusive: (1) “Authority”...

Section 15-120bb. - Connecticut Airport Authority. Board of directors. Executive director. Advisory committee. - (a) There is hereby established and created a body politic...

Section 15-120cc. - Duties and powers. - (a) The authority shall have the duty, power and authority...

Section 15-120dd. - Written procedures. Nonbudgeted expenditures. Surety bond or equivalent insurance product. - (a) The board of directors of the authority shall adopt...

Section 15-120ee. - Audits. - The board of directors of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall...

Section 15-120ff. - Bonds and notes. - (a) The authority may authorize the issuance of bonds in...

Section 15-120gg. - Refunding bonds. Bond anticipation notes. - (a) Any bonds issued by the authority under sections 15-120aa...

Section 15-120hh. - Notes and bonds to be tax-exempt. Legal securities. - (a) It is hereby determined that the purposes of sections...

Section 15-120ii. - Rates, rents, fees and charges. Annual operating budget. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the...

Section 15-120jj. - State pledge re bonds or notes. - The state of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree...

Section 15-120kk. - Annual reports. Audits. - On or before December fifteenth each year, the authority shall...

Section 15-120ll. - Authority as successor agency. Memoranda of understanding. - (a) To the extent that the authority is authorized by...

Section 15-120mm. - Employees. - (a) The authority shall be a successor employer to the...

Section 15-120nn. - Operation and management of airports. - (a) The authority shall have entire charge, control, operation and...

Section 15-120oo. - Bureau of Aviation. - The commissioner shall establish a Bureau of Aviation to which...

Section 15-120pp. - Airport development zone report. - Section 15-120pp is repealed, effective July 2, 2015. (Oct. Sp....

Section 15-120qq. - Indemnification for title defects or environmental issues re airport properties. - (a) The state shall hold harmless and indemnify the Connecticut...

Section 15-120rr. - Exemption from taxes. - The exercise of the powers granted by sections 15-120aa to...

Section 15-120ss. - Payments representing property tax for property at Bradley International Airport. - (a) For assessment years commencing on and after October 1,...

Chapter 268 - Boating

Section 15-121. - Administrative procedure. - (a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the Commissioner of...

Section 15-122 and 15-123. - Appointment and organization of commission. Director; employees. - Sections 15-122 and 15-123 are repealed. (1961, P.A. 506, S....

Section 15-124. - Investigations. Hearings. - The commissioner may conduct investigations and hold hearings on any...

Section 15-125. - Appeal from action of Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. - Any person aggrieved by an order or decision of the...

Section 15-126. - Determination of validity of regulations. - The validity of any regulation adopted by the commissioner may...

Section 15-127. - Definitions. - As used in this part unless the context otherwise requires:...

Section 15-128. - Lights. - Section 15-128 is repealed. (1961, P.A. 520, S. 8; P.A....

Section 15-129. - Safety and equipment requirements for vessels. Regulation of motorboat noise. - (a) Vessels operated on state and federal waters shall comply...

Section 15-129a. - Required and authorized lights. - (a) Every vessel using state or federal waters shall comply...

Section 15-130. - Modification or suspension of requirements. - The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may modify or...

Section 15-130a. - Powers of officers re vessel in unsafe condition. - If any officer empowered to enforce the provisions of this...

Section 15-131. - Rules for preventing collisions. - The rules prescribed by this section for preventing collisions shall...

Section 15-132. - Procedure in case of collision or accident. - When two or more vessels are involved in a collision,...

Section 15-132a. - Manslaughter in the second degree with a vessel. - (a) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second...

Section 15-133. - Rules for safe operation. Operation of vessel while under the influence of liquor or drugs. Penalties. Records of conviction. - (a) The rules prescribed by this section shall apply on...

Section 15-133a. - Safety controls on the Housatonic River. - The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall prescribe, install...

Section 15-133b. - Boating safety certificate for certain minors. Owners prohibited from permitting operation without certificate, when. - Section 15-133b is repealed. (1969, P.A. 487, S. 1-4; 1971,...

Section 15-133c. - When boating safety certificate required upon violation of safety rules. - (a) On or before January 1, 1991, any person convicted...

Section 15-134. - Water skiing. Jumps and courses for skiers and vessels. - (a) In addition to the requirements of section 15-140e concerning...

Section 15-135. - Position of scuba divers to be marked. Safe operating distance for vessels. - (a) No person shall engage in underwater swimming or diving...

Section 15-136. - Ordinances and regulations. - (a) Any town, by ordinance, may make local regulations respecting...

Section 15-136a. - Compliance with certain engine size requirements. - In complying with the requirements of any statute, regulation or...

Section 15-137. - Enforcement. - Section 15-137 is repealed. (1961, P.A. 520, S. 17; 1963,...

Section 15-138. - Publication of laws, regulations and ordinances. - On or before the first day of April annually the...

Section 15-139. - Penalties. - (a) Any person who violates any provision of section 15-132...

Section 15-140. - Special acts and ordinances superseded. - All special acts and municipal ordinances inconsistent with the provisions...

Section 15-140a. - Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection as attorney for service of process on nonresident. - Any person not a resident of this state who causes...

Section 15-140b. - Marine parades, regattas, races, tournaments or exhibitions. Warning devices. Penalty. - Written permission shall be obtained from the commissioner at least...

Section 15-140c. - Abandonment of vessel. Parties with standing. Abandoned vessel procedures. Online process. Hazardous waste designation. Violation; fine; exception. - (a) No person shall abandon any vessel on the waters...

Section 15-140d. - Obstruction to navigation or public use of waters prohibited. Remedies. - No person shall place or cause to be placed any...

Section 15-140e. - Safe boating certificate. Safe water skiing endorsement. - (a) No resident of the state, person owning real property...

Section 15-140f. - Courses in safe boating operation. Safe water skiing instruction. Regulations. Reciprocity. - (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall formulate...

Section 15-140g. - Safe boating certificate to be carried on board vessel. Penalty. - (a) Any person required to obtain a safe boating certificate...

Section 15-140h. - Operation of vessel by person less than twelve years of age. Operation of vessel engaged in water skiing by person less than sixteen years of age. - (a) No person less than twelve years of age shall...

Section 15-140i. - Suspension of certificate of boating operation. Regulations. - Section 15-140i is repealed. (P.A. 89-388, S. 5; P.A. 91-408,...

Section 15-140j. - Certificate of personal watercraft operation. Operation of personal watercraft with passengers. Operation of jetted articulated vessels. Regulations. - (a) As used in this section, “personal watercraft” is any...

Section 15-140k. - Reckless operation of a vessel in the first degree. - (a) A person commits the offense of reckless operation of...

Section 15-140l. - Reckless operation of a vessel in the first degree while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. - (a) A person commits the offense of reckless operation of...

Section 15-140m. - Reckless operation of a vessel in the second degree. - (a) A person commits the offense of reckless operation of...

Section 15-140n. - Reckless operation of a vessel in the second degree while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. - (a) A person commits the offense of reckless operation of...

Section 15-140o. - Seizure of vessel. - (a) Any peace officer authorized to enforce the provisions of...

Section 15-140p. - Fines deposited in Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. - Any fine imposed for a violation of section 15-132a, subdivision...

Section 15-140q. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Consent for chemical analysis. Suspension of safe boating certificate. Procedures. Hearing on suspension. Penalties for conviction. Elevated blood alcohol content define... - (a) Any person who operates a vessel in this state...

Section 15-140r. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Evidence of alcohol or drugs in blood or urine. - (a) Except as provided in section 15-140s or subsection (d)...

Section 15-140s. - Seizure and admissibility of chemical analysis of blood or urine sample of injured operator. - Evidence respecting the amount of alcohol or drug in the...

Section 15-140t. - Immunity of person taking sample. - A person qualified to withdraw blood or take a urine...

Section 15-140u. - Blood sample of body of deceased person. - As part of the investigation of any boating accident resulting...

Section 15-140v. - Reinstatement of safe boating certificate, right to operate vessel or certificate of personal watercraft operation. Regulations. - Section 15-140v is repealed, effective June 11, 2014. (P.A. 03-244,...

Section 15-141. - Definitions. - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:...

Section 15-142. - Vessel numbering requirements. Certain vessels required to display registration decals. - (a) Every vessel used upon the waters of this state...

Section 15-143. - Exceptions to numbering and registration requirements. - (a) Vessels of the following classes are not required to...

Section 15-144. - Vessel registration number or registration decal. Schedule of fees payable to Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Regulations. Penalty. - (a) Any owner desiring to obtain a vessel registration number...

Section 15-144a. - Provision of information re registrants to tax assessors. - Section 15-144a is repealed. (1971, P.A. 668, S. 5; P.A....

Section 15-145. - Marine dealer's, marine engine manufacturer's and marine surveyor's registration numbers. Regulations. Fees. Availability and renewal of certificates. Use of vessels. Restrictions. - (a) A marine dealer, marine engine manufacturer or marine surveyor...

Section 15-145a. - Marine dealer's registration numbers for boat trailers. - (a) Each marine dealer, as defined in section 15-141, may...

Section 15-145b. - Operation of a vessel registered with a marine dealer registration number by holder of passenger-for-hire license and party or charter fishing vessel registration. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, any person who...

Section 15-146. - Notice of change of address. - Within fifteen days after changing his address, the owner of...

Section 15-147. - Termination of certificate of number upon transfer, destruction or abandonment of vessel. - (a) The owner of a vessel which has been awarded...

Section 15-148. - Duplicate certificate. - If a valid certificate of number or registration is lost,...

Section 15-149. - Accident reports. - Section 15-149 is repealed. (1961, P.A. 506, S. 16; 1967,...

Section 15-149a. - Reporting of accidents. Responsibilities of towboat operators. - (a) Any person operating a vessel upon the waters of...

Section 15-149b. - Reporting of accidents involving death, injury or disappearance. Report of interviews. - (a) Any law enforcement officer, fire department personnel, rescue service...

Section 15-150. - Rental of vessels. Boat livery requirements. - (a) Each boat liveryperson shall keep a record of the...

Section 15-150a. - Any facility mooring or storing vessels required to maintain record of vessels not registered in Connecticut. - Each boat yard, public or private marina or other entity...

Section 15-151. - Records of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Remission and report of fees. - The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall keep a record of...

Section 15-152. - False statement, penalty. - Every statement made in an application, notice or report required...

Section 15-153. - Alteration or defacing of certificate of number or registration or alteration, removal or obliteration of number displayed on vessel. - No person shall alter or deface a certificate of number...

Section 15-154. - Enforcement. Refusal to stop vessel or take vessel to designated area. Rules for avoiding interference with operation of law enforcement vessel or fire rescue vessel. Penalties. - (a) Any harbor master, deputy harbor master, conservation officer, special...

Section 15-154a. - Town marine officers and auxiliaries. - (a) The selectmen of any town may appoint for such...

Section 15-154b. - Violation on waters between towns. - Whenever any person or persons are committing a violation of...

Section 15-154c. - Attachment of property of town marine officer prohibited. - No attachments shall be made against the real or personal...

Section 15-155. - Distribution of revenue received in fees for numbering and registration of vessels. Boating account. - Section 15-155 is repealed, effective May 4, 2011. (1961, P.A....

Section 15-155a and 15-155b. - Annual report of receipts from vessel registration fees and payments therefrom. State distribution of revenue from fees for vessel registration. - Sections 15-155a and 15-155b are repealed, effective October 1, 2009....

Section 15-155c. - Registration fees collected in 1982 exceeding amounts distributed to Boating Fund and towns to be allowed as credits against fees payable in 1983. - Section 15-155c is repealed. (P.A. 81-423, S. 23, 25; P.A....

Section 15-155d and 15-155e. - Annual report re boating account. State distribution of revenue from fees for vessel registration. - Sections 15-155d and 15-155e are repealed, effective May 4, 2011....

Section 15-156. - Penalties. Operation of vessel while safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation refused, suspended or revoked. Jurisdiction. Return of certificate to commissioner. - (a) Any person who violates any provision of this part...

Section 15-157. - Special acts and ordinances superseded. - All special acts and municipal ordinances contrary to or inconsistent...

Section 15-170. - Discharge of sewage from vessels: Definitions. - For the purposes of this section and sections 15-171 to...

Section 15-171. - Discharge within no discharge zone prohibited. - No person shall discharge sewage from any vessel within a...

Section 15-172. - Provision of pump-out facilities. - (a) The commissioner may require any docking facility constructed with...

Section 15-173. - Docking facility in violation of requirement or order deemed public nuisance. Civil and criminal penalties for violations. - (a) Any docking facility in violation of any requirement or...

Section 15-174. - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations,...

Section 15-175. - Penalty for misuse of or failure to equip vessel with marine sanitation device. - (a) Any person owning or operating a vessel which is...

Section 15-176. - Reasonable time for compliance with requirement or order. - Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, if the commissioner...

Section 15-180. - Transporting vessel or trailer without inspecting for and properly removing and disposing of vegetation and aquatic invasive species. Penalty. - (a) No person shall transport a vessel, as defined in...

Chapter 269 - Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act

Section 15-201. - Short title: Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act. - Sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, may be cited as the...

Section 15-202. - Definitions. - As used in sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive: (1) “Barge”...

Section 15-203. - Applicability. - Subject to section 15-227, the provisions of sections 15-201 to...

Section 15-204. - Supplemental principles of law and equity. - Unless displaced by a provision of sections 15-201 to 15-232,...

Section 15-205. - Applicable law governing vessel covered by certificate of title. - (a) The local law of the jurisdiction under whose certificate...

Section 15-206. - Certificate of title required, when. Exceptions. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b), (c) and...

Section 15-207. - Application for certificate of title. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 15-214 and 15-218...

Section 15-208. - Responsibilities of Department of Motor Vehicles re application for, creation of and cancellation of certificate of title. - (a) Unless an application for a certificate of title is...

Section 15-209. - Content of certificate of title. - (a) A certificate of title shall contain: (1) The date...

Section 15-210. - File retention responsibilities of Department of Motor Vehicles. - (a) For each record relating to a certificate of title...

Section 15-211. - Department of Motor Vehicles' responsibilities re creation of written certificate of title. - (a) On creation of a written certificate of title, the...

Section 15-212. - Legal effect of certificate of title. - A certificate of title is prima facie evidence of the...

Section 15-213. - Possession of certificate of title. Effect re possessory rights to a vessel. - Possession of a certificate of title does not in and...

Section 15-214. - Perfection of security interest. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or section...

Section 15-215. - Termination statement; requirements. - (a) A secured party indicated in the files of the...

Section 15-216. - Transfer of ownership. - (a) Upon voluntary transfer of an ownership interest in a...

Section 15-217. - Effect of incorrect or missing information. - Except as otherwise provided in section 42a-9-337, a certificate of...

Section 15-218. - Secured party's transfer statement, defined. Department of Motor Vehicles' duties upon acceptance. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “secured party's transfer...

Section 15-219. - Transfer-by-law statement. Department of Motor Vehicles' responsibilities re acceptance. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “By operation of...

Section 15-220. - Department of Motor Vehicles' responsibilities re application for transfer of ownership or termination of security interest without signed certificate of title. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 15-218 or 15-219,...

Section 15-221. - Replacement certificate of title. - (a) If a written certificate of title is lost, stolen,...

Section 15-222. - Rights of a purchaser of a vessel. - (a) A buyer in ordinary course of business shall have...

Section 15-223. - Effect of perfected or nonperfected security interest. - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the effect...

Section 15-224. - Records re vessel's ownership and certificate of title retained by Department of Motor Vehicles. - (a) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall retain the evidence...

Section 15-225. - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the provisions of sections 15-201 to...

Section 15-226. - Operation of Uniform Certificate of Title for Vessels Act with respect to federal act. - The provisions of sections 15-201 to 15-232, inclusive, modify, limit,...

Section 15-227. - Savings clause. - (a) The rights, duties and interests flowing from a transaction,...

Section 15-228. - Fees. - (a) The department shall be paid the following fees: (1)...

Section 15-229. - Department of Motor Vehicles' provision of forms and investigatory and rule-making authority. Regulations. - (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall prescribe and provide...

Section 15-230. - Hearing. - Any person aggrieved by an action, omission to act or...

Section 15-231. - Appeal. - Any person aggrieved by an action, omission to act or...

Section 15-232. - Penalties. - (a) Any person who, with fraudulent intent: (1) Alters, forges...

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Connecticut General Statutes Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics

Connecticut General Statutes
Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics