SB 850 — AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES REGARDING INSURANCE POLICIES FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES, YOUTH INSTRUCTION PERMITS, OPERATOR LICENSES, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, DIVERSION PROGRAM, STUDENT TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES, HARTFORD WHALER LICENSE PLATES AND OTHER CHANGES TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES.

AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES REGARDING IDENTITYINSURANCE CARDS,POLICIES FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES, YOUTH INSTRUCTION PERMITS, OPERATOR LICENSES, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, DIVERSION PROGRAMPROGRAM, STUDENT TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES AND OTHER CHANGES TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES.

General Assembly   RaisedSubstitute Bill No.

850 January Session, 2017   LCO*_____SB00850TRA___032017____* No.AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES REGARDING INSURANCE POLICIES FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES, YOUTH INSTRUCTION PERMITS, OPERATOR LICENSES, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, DIVERSION PROGRAM, STUDENT TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES AND OTHER CHANGES TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES.

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  (TRA)   AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES REGARDING IDENTITY CARDS, YOUTH INSTRUCTION PERMITS, OPERATOR LICENSES, COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, DIVERSION PROGRAM AND OTHER CHANGES TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES.

Subsection (b) of section 1-1h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(b) An identity card shall expire within a period not exceeding six years from the date of the initial issuance of such card.

Each such card shall indicate its date of expiration.

The fee for the initial issuance of such card shall be twenty-two dollars and fifty cents.

Any person who holds an identity card may be notified by the commissioner before its expiration and may renew such card in such manner as the commissioner shall prescribe.

[upon payment of a fee of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents.] Upon renewal, the commissioner may issue an identity card for a period to be determined by the commissioner, provided such period does not exceed eight years.

The fee for the renewal of an identity card shall be twenty-two dollars and fifty cents, plus a prorated amount of such fee for an identity card that expires within a period of more than six years from the date of issuance or minus a prorated amount of such fee for an identity card that expires within a period of less than six years from the date of issuance.

The commissioner shall not provide notification by mail to the holder of an identity card if the United States Postal Service has determined that mail is undeliverable to such person at the address for such person that is in the records of the department.

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The commissioner may issue a youth instruction permit to an applicant after the applicant has passed a vision screening and test as to knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the road, has paid the fee required by subsection (v) of section 14-49 and has filed a certificate, in such form as the commissioner prescribes, requesting or consenting to the issuance of the youth instruction permit and the motor vehicle operator's license, signed by (A) one or both parents or foster parents of the applicant, as the commissioner requires, (B) the legal guardian of the applicant, (C) the applicant's spouse, if the spouse is eighteen years of age or older, or (D) if the applicant has no qualified spouse and such applicant's parent or foster parent or legal guardian is deceased, incapable, domiciled [without the] inoutside anotherof this state or otherwise unavailable or unable to sign or file the certificate, the applicant's stepparent, grandparent, or uncle or aunt by blood or marriage, provided such person is eighteen years of age or older.

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[(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall prepare for use in all high and other secondary schools a course of study of motor vehicle operation and highway safety.safety.] [(b)] Each local and regional board of education may provide a course of instruction in motor vehicle operation and highway safety on a secondary school level, which course (1) shall consist of not less than thirty clock hours of classroom instruction offered during or after school hours as said board of education, in its discretion, may provide, including instruction of not less than fifteen minutes concerning the responsibilities of an operator of a motor vehicle under subsection (b) of section 14-223 and the penalty for a violation of the provisions of said subsection (b), and (2) may include behind-the-wheel instruction of up to twenty clock hours.

(b)] Each local and regional board of education may provide a course of instruction in motor vehicle operation and highway safety on a secondary school level, which course (1) shall consist of not less than thirty clock hours of classroom instruction offered during or after school hours as said board of education, in its discretion, may provide, including instruction of not less than fifteen minutes concerning the responsibilities of an operator of a motor vehicle under subsection (b) of section 14-223 and the penalty for a violation of the provisions of said subsection (b), and (2) may include behind-the-wheel instruction of up to twenty clock hours.

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UponThe renewalcommissioner ofmay suchauthorize license,a contractor, including, but not limited to, an automobile club or association, licensed in accordance with the commissionerprovisions mayof section 14-67 on or before July 1, 2007, or any [office or department of a] municipality, to issue aduplicate licenselicenses forand aidentity periodcards pursuant to besection determined14-50a, byrenew thelicenses, commissioner,renew providedidentity suchcards periodissued doespursuant notto exceedsection eight1-1h years.and conduct registration transactions at [its office facilities] the office or facilities of such contractors or municipalities.

The fee for the renewal of a license shall be seventy-two dollars, plus a prorated amount of such fee for a license that expires within a period of more than six years from the date of issuance or minus a prorated amount of such fee for a license that expires within a period of less than six years from the date of issuance.

The commissioner may authorize a contractor, including, but not limited to, an automobile club or association, licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-67 on or before July 1, 2007, or any [office or department of a] municipality, to issue duplicate licenses and identity cards pursuant to section 14-50a, renew licenses, renew identity cards issued pursuant to section 1-1h, as amended by this act, and conduct registration transactions at its office facilities.

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(f) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than (1) sixty days if convicted of two serious traffic violations, as defined in section 14-1, or (2) one hundred twenty days if convicted of three serious traffic violations [, committed while operating any motor vehicle] arising from separate incidents occurring within a three-year period (A) while operating a commercial motor vehicle, (B) while operating a noncommercial motor vehiclevehicle, provided such violation resulted in a suspension, for any period of time, of such person's class D license, or (C) from any combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision.

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Subsection (a) of section 14-280 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):

(a) (1) When a school bus is used for any purpose other than the transportation of children to and from schools or school activities, private or public camps or any other activities for which groups of children are transported, the special signals normally used when so engaged shall be left unused or disconnected.