SB 982 — AN ACT REVISING MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES.

(a) No person to whom an operator's license has been refused [,] or [, except as provided in section 14-215a,] whose operator's license or right to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended or revoked, shall operate any motor vehicle during the period of such refusal, suspension or revocation.

No person shall operate or cause to be operated any motor vehicle, the registration of which has been refused, suspended or revoked, or any motor vehicle, the right to operate which has been suspended or revoked.

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(4) any parent or guardian of any person who is LCOblind No.or any person with disabilities, if such person is unable to request or complete an application;

4252 7 of 45 blind or any person with disabilities, if such person is unable to request or complete an application;

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, on and after October 1, 2011, the commissioner shall not accept applicationssSB982 for/ specialFile licenseNo. plates, but shall accept renewal applications for such plates that were issued prior to October 1, 2011.

No489 person6 shallsSB982 beFile issuedNo. a placard in accordance with this section unless such person is the holder of a valid motor vehicle operator's license, or identification card issued in accordance with the provisions of section 1-1h, as amended by this act.

489 applications for special license plates, but shall accept renewal applications for such plates that were issued prior to October 1, 2011.

No person shall be issued a placard in accordance with this section unless such person is the holder of a valid motor vehicle operator's license, or identification card issued in accordance with the provisions of section 1-1h.

The commissioner shall maintain a recordrecordof ofeachplacard each placard issued to any such person.

(A) Certification by a licensed physician, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed in accordance withwiththeprovisionsofchapter the378,or provisionsamember ofofthedriver chapter 378, or a member of the driver training unit for persons with disabilities established pursuant to section 14-11b, that the applicant meets the definitionofapersonwithadisabilitydefinition of a person with a disability which limitsorimpairstheabilitylimits or impairs the ability to walk, as defined in 23 CFR Section 1235.2;

Any person who makes a LCOcertification No.required by this subsection shall sign the application or renewalapplicationunderpenaltyoffalsestatementpursuanttosection 53a-157b.

4252 8 of 45 certification required by this subsection shall sign the application or renewalapplicationunderpenaltyoffalsestatementpursuanttosection 53a-157b.

If aperson who has been requested tosSB982 submit/ additionalFile certificationNo. fails to do so within thirty days of the request, or if such additional certification is deemed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to be unfavorable to the applicant, the commissioner may refuse to issue or, if already issued, suspend or revoke such special license plate or placard.

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489 to submit additional certification fails to do so within thirty days of the request, or if such additional certification is deemed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to be unfavorable to the applicant, the commissioner may refuse to issue or, if already issued, suspend or revoke such special license plate or placard.

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(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section, "funeral procession" means four or more vehicles accompanying a body of a deceased person, provided each of such vehicles has lighted head lamps.

(b) The driver of any vehicle, except any emergency vehicle operated pursuant to section 14-283 of the general statutes, on a highway LCO No.

4252 9 of 45 approaching an intersection shall grant the right-of-way to any vehicle that is part of a funeral procession, provided the first vehicle in the procession complies with any traffic control signal or sign at such intersection.

(c) Failure to grant the right-of-way to a funeral procession shall be an infraction.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of a vehicle in a funeral procession from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons and property.

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Section 14-297 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):

Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless another construction is clearly apparent from the language or context in which the term is used or unless the construction is inconsistent with the manifest intention of the General Assembly:

(1) The following terms shall be construed as they are defined in section 14-1:

"Authorized emergency vehicle", "class 1 electric bicycle", "class 2 electric bicycle", "class 3 electric bicycle", "driver", "electric bicycle", "electric foot scooter", "head lamp", "highway", ["intersection",] "limited access highway", "motor vehicle", "number plate", "operator", "person", "rotary" or "roundabout", "shoulder", "stop", "truck" and "vehicle";

(2) "Crosswalk" means that portion of a highway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at intersections, or any portion of a highway distinctly indicated, by lines or other markings on the surface, as a crossing for pedestrians, except such prolonged or connecting lines from an alley across a street;

(3) "Intersection" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-212;

[(3)] (4) "Official traffic control devices" means all signs, signals, markings and devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter and LCO No.

4252 10 of 45 placed or erected, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic, by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction;

[(4)] (5) "Parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, on a highway, except it shall not include the temporary standing of a vehicle for the purpose of and while engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or loading or unloading merchandise or while in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals;

[(5)] (6) "Traffic" means pedestrians, vehicles and other conveyances while using any highway for the purpose of travel;

[(6)] (7) "Traffic authority" means the board of police commissioners of any city, town or borough, or the city or town manager, the chief of police, the superintendent of police or any legally elected or appointed officialor board,or any official having similar powersandduties, ofany city, town or boroughthat has no board of police commissioners but has a regularly appointed force, or the board of selectmen of any town in which there is no city or borough with a regularly appointed police force, except that, with respect to state highways and bridges, "traffic authority" means the Office of the State Traffic Administration, provided nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit or detract from the jurisdiction or authority of the Office of the State Traffic Administration to adopt regulations establishing a uniform system of traffic control signals, devices, signs and markings as provided in section 14-298, and the requirement that no installation of any traffic control signal light shall be made by any city, town or borough until the installation has been approved by the Office of the State Traffic Administration as provided in section 14-299;

[(7)] (8) "Traffic control sign" means any sign bearing a message with respect to the stopping or to the rate of speed of vehicles;

and [(8)] (9) "Traffic control signal" means any device, whether operated manually, electrically or mechanically, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed.

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Subsection (b) of section 14-25d of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2021):

(b) Any traffic authority, as defined in [subdivision (6) of] section 14- 297, as amended by this act, may impose restrictions or prohibitions concerning the use and operation of any such amphibious vehicle registered as a motor bus, on any highway or bridge under its jurisdiction as such traffic authority determines to be necessary for the protection of the passengers of such amphibious vehicle and highway users.

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Subsection (a) of section 1-1h of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2021):

(a) Any person who does not possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license may apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for an identity card.

The application for an identity card shall be accompanied by the birth certificate of the applicant or a certificate of identification of the applicant issued and authorized for such use by the Department of Correction and a fee of twenty-eight dollars.

Such application shall include:

(1) The applicant's name;

(2) the applicant's address;

(3) whether the address is permanent or temporary;

(4) the applicant's date of birth;

(5) notice to the applicant that false statements on such application are punishable under section 53a-157b;

and (6) such other pertinent information as the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles deems necessary.

The applicant shall sign the application in the presence of an official of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

The commissioner may waive the fee for any applicant (A) [who has voluntarily surrendered such applicant's motor vehicle operator's license, (B)] whose license has been refused by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of section 14-36, as amended by this act, [(C)] (B) who is both a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, and blind, as defined in subsection (a) of section 1-1f, or [(D)] (C) who is a resident of a homeless shelter or other facility for homeless persons.

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4252 12 of 45 commissioner shall issue an identity card to a person when such person voluntarily surrenders such person's motor vehicle operator's license to the commissioner without requiring such person to submit an application or fee.

The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish the procedure and qualifications for the issuance of an identity card to any such homeless applicant.

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(c) (1) Each school bus shall be equipped with special automatic, electrically-operated flashing stop signals, which shall be independent and separate from the braking, stop and tail lights of standard equipment.

Such flashing lightsmay include automatictrafficsignalling devices showing red and amber lights and shall be so located that adequate warning will be afforded to both oncoming and overtaking traffic, except that each school bus manufactured on and after October 1, 1984, and registered for use in this state shall be equipped with an eight-light warning system, showing two red flashing stop signals and two amber flashing warning signals onthe front and rear of thebus, and asSB982 stop/ semaphore.File No.

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489 a stop semaphore.

(2) Both public and private owners of school buses shall maintain a record of such kinds of repairs made to such buses as the commissioner may require and such work record shall be available at all times to the commissioner and the commissioner's designatedassistants.Allsuchmaintenancedesignated recordsshallberetainedforassistants. a period of two years.

EachAll schoolsuch busmaintenance records shall be equippedretained withfor emergency lighting equipment as provided by section 14-97a, with a defrostingperiod device as provided by section 14-97, with a system of mirrorstwo asyears. provided in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Section 571.111, as amended, or with an outside mirror as provided by section 14-99 and LCO No.

4252(3) 13Each school bus shall be equipped with emergency lighting equipment as provided by section 14-97a, with a defrosting device as provided by section 14-97, with a system of 45mirrors as provided in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Section 571.111, as amended, or with an outside mirror as provided by section 14-99 and a system of crossover mirrors designed and mounted so as to give the driver a view of the road from the front bumper forward to a point where direct observation is possible and along the left and right sides of the bus, with a signalling device as providedbyprovided by section 14-101, and with chain nonskid devices for immediate use on at least one outside or inside rear tire on each side or tires designed to prevent skidding on all rear wheels when weather and highway conditions require such use.

Commencing(4)Commencing February 1,1,1974,eachnewschoolbuswithavehicle 1974, each new school bus with a vehicle air brake system shall be so equipped that the brake system is operated from a separate air reservoir tank other than the air reservoir tank used to operate any other compressed air or vacuum operated devices with which the school bus may be equipped.

(5) The seating requirements of section 14-273 shall be observed.

(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-98, school buses may be equipped with tires incorporating a metal nonskid device during the period from October fifteenth to April thirtieth, inclusive.

EachsSB982 school/ busFile thatNo. is model year 2007 or newer shall be equipped with a crossing control arm mounted on the right end of the front bumper.

Each489 school9 bussSB982 thatFile isNo. model year 2022 or newer shall be equipped with a crossing control arm mounted on the right end of the front bumper and capable of extending more than five feet six inches from such bumper.

The489 commissioner(7) shallEach establishschool additionalbus standardsthat andis requirementsmodel foryear such2007 devicesor innewer regulationsshall adoptedbe inequipped accordance with a crossing control arm mounted on the provisionsright end of chapterthe 54.front bumper.

(8) Each school bus that is model year 2022 or newer shall be equipped with an extended stop arm.

For the purposes of this subdivision, "extended stop arm" means a device attached to a stop semaphore that when activated displays a stop sign and extends more than three feet but not more than six feet from the left side of a school bus.

(9) The commissioner shall establish additional standards and requirements for such devices in regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

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(f) The provisions of this part restricting the use and accommodation of motor vehicle traffic on parkways to noncommercial vehicles shall not apply to use of the Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways by (1) taxicabs, as defined in section 13b-95, (2) vanpool vehicles, as defined in section 14-1, [or] (3) service buses and motor vehicles with a combination registration that are owned by or under contract to a nonprofit organization, provided (A) such service buses are not more than one hundred twenty inches high, ninety-six inches wide and two LCOhundred eighty-eight inches long, and (B) such motor vehicles with a combination registration are not more than one hundred eight inches high, eighty inches wide and two hundred twenty-eight inches long, or (4) service buses, service buses for students with special needs, or two- axle, four-wheeled type II, registered school buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less, which are owned by or under contract to a public, private or religious school or public school district and which are engaged in the transportation of school children to and from school or school activities, provided (A) such service buses conform to the regulations establishing the maximum weight, length, sSB982 / File No.

4252489 1410 ofsSB982 45File hundredNo. eighty-eight inches long, and (B) such motor vehicles with a combination registration are not more than one hundred eight inches high, eighty inches wide and two hundred twenty-eight inches long, or (4) service buses, service buses for students with special needs, or two- axle, four-wheeled type II, registered school buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less, which are owned by or under contract to a public, private or religious school or public school district and which are engaged in the transportation of school children to and from school or school activities, provided (A) such service buses conform to the regulations establishing the maximum weight, length, height or width of vehicles permitted to use such parkways;

489 height or width of vehicles permitted to use such parkways;

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Section 14-15d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):

(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may require any person, firm or corporation, who in the opinion of the commissioner is qualified andwhoisengagedinthebusinessoffilingapplicationsfortheissuance of a certificate of registration or a certificate of title for motor vehicles with the Department of Motor Vehicles, to file such applications electronically if the commissioner determines that such person, firm or corporation files, on average, seven or more such applications each LCO No.

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A qualified person, firm or corporation shall, within ten days from the electronic issuance of such registration, submit to the commissioner an application together with all necessary documents required to register the vehicle with the department.

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall permit a new or used car dealer, licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-52, to file applications for the issuance of a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of twenty- six thousand pounds and is used or operated in intrastate commerce electronically with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Such car dealer shall, within ten days from the electronic issuance of such registration, submit to the commissioner an application together with all necessary documents required to register the vehicle with the department.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section.

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If the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines that salvage information required to be reported by an insurance company LCOto the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 49 USC sSB982 / File No.

4252489 1611 ofsSB982 45File toNo. the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 49 USC Sections 30501 to 30505, inclusive, and 28 CFR Sections 25.51 to 25.57, inclusive, is available to the department on a regular basis from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, the commissioner may discontinue the requirement that an insurance company submit a copy of such certificate to the department.

489 Sections 30501 to 30505, inclusive, and 28 CFR Sections 25.51 to 25.57, inclusive, is available to the department on a regular basis from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, the commissioner may discontinue the requirement that an insurance company submit a copy of such certificate to the department.

Such insurer shall stamp the word "SALVAGE" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length on the certificate of title except that if the insurance company determines that such motor vehicle has ten or more major component parts[which]that are damagedbeyondrepairandmust bereplaced,the insurer taking possession of such motor vehicle shall stamp the words "SALVAGE PARTS ONLY" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length on the motor vehicle's certificate of title and shall return LCOsuch No.certificate to such person, firm or corporation.

4252A 17copy of 45 such certificatesSB982 to/ suchFile person,No. firm or corporation.

A489 copy12 ofsSB982 suchFile certificateNo. shall be sent by the person, firm or corporation to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

489 certificate shall be sent by the person, firm or corporation to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(c) Any insurance company that takes possession of a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued in this state, as a result of a full settlement of a claim for damage or theft, but is unable to obtain the title to the vehicle from the insured or any lienholder of record for the vehicle may apply to the department for a certificate of title, SALVAGE title or SALVAGE-PARTS ONLY title, as described in LCOsubsection No.(a) of this section.

4252The 18application offor 45a subsectioncertificate (a) of thistitle section.sSB982 / File No.

The489 application13 forsSB982 aFile certificateNo. of title pursuant to this subsection shall (1) be on a form prescribed by the commissioner, (2) include documents as required by the commissioner in lieu of the documents required under subsection (a) of this section, and (3) include evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the insurance company (A) provided at least two notices by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the insured and any lienholder of record for the vehicle indicating the insurance company's intention to apply for a certificate of title as the owner of the vehicle, and (B) made payment to the insured in full settlement of the claim involving the vehicle.

The489 commissionerpursuant mayto issuethis subsection shall (1) be on a certificateform ofprescribed titleby pursuantthe tocommissioner, this(2) subsectioninclude onlydocuments as required by the commissioner in lieu of the namedocuments required under subsection (a) of this section, and (3) include evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the insurance company thirty(A) daysprovided afterat least two notices by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the dateinsured and any lienholder of record for the paymentvehicle describedindicating inthe subparagraphinsurance company's intention to apply for a certificate of title as the owner of the vehicle, and (B) made payment to the insured or any lienholder of subdivisionrecord (3)in full settlement of thisthe sectionclaim isinvolving made.the vehicle.

The commissioner may issue a certificate of title pursuant to this subsection only in the name of the insurance company not earlier than thirty days after the date of the payment described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this section is made.

The certificate of title issued in LCOaccordance with this section must be presented at thetime of inspection, sSB982 / File No.

4252489 1914 ofsSB982 45File accordanceNo. with this section must be presented at thetime of inspection, unless waived by the commissioner for good cause.

489 unless waived by the commissioner for good cause.

(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1-350b and the requirements of section 1-350d that a signature on a power of attorney executed in this state be witnessed by two witnesses and acknowledged by a notary public, a commissioner of the Superior Court or other individual authorized by law to take LCOacknowledgments, a power of sSB982 / File No.

4252489 2015 ofsSB982 45File acknowledgments,No. a power of attorney used to support an application for or transfer of a certificate of title by an insurance company or its agent shall only require the signature or electronic signature of the insuredwhohasreceivedoristoreceiveatotallosssettlementofaclaim for damage or theft from the insurance company.

489 attorney used to support an application for or transfer of a certificate of title by an insurance company or its agent shall only require the signature or electronic signature of the insured who has received or is to receive a total loss settlement of a claim for damage or theft from the insurance company.

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Section 14-96q of the general statutes is repealed and the LCOsSB982 / File No.

4252489 2116 ofsSB982 45File followingNo. is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):

489 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):

The chief executive officer of each volunteer fire department or company, [or] organized civil preparedness auxiliary fire company or volunteer ambulance LCOsSB982 / File No.

4252489 2217 ofsSB982 45File associationNo. or company shall keep on file, on forms provided by the commissioner, the names and addresses of members who have been authorized to use a flashing blue light or lights as provided in this subsection.

489 association or company shall keep on file, on forms provided by the commissioner, the names and addresses of members who have been authorized to use a flashing blue light or lights as provided in this subsection.

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4252489 2318 ofsSB982 45File [(f)]No. (e) The commissioner may issue a permit for a yellow or amber lightorlights,includingaflashingyelloworamberlightorlights,which may be used on motor vehicles or equipment that are (1) specified in subsection [(e)] (d) of this section, (2) maintenance vehicles, or (3) vehicles transporting or escorting any vehicle or load or combinations thereof, which is or are either oversize or overweight, or both, and being operated or traveling under a permit issued by the Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to section 14-270.

489 [(f)] (e) The commissioner may issue a permit for a yellow or amber lightorlights,includingaflashingyelloworamberlightorlights,which may be used on motor vehicles or equipment that are (1) specified in subsection [(e)] (d) of this section, (2) maintenance vehicles, or (3) vehicles transporting or escorting any vehicle or load or combinations thereof, which is or are either oversize or overweight, or both, and being operated or traveling under a permit issued by the Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to section 14-270.

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4252489 2419 ofsSB982 45File [(h)]No. (g) The commissioner may issue a permit for emergency vehicles, as defined in subsection (a) of section 14-283, to use a blue, red, yellow, or white light or lights, including a flashing light or lights or any combination thereof, except as provided in subsection (j) of this section.

489 [(h)] (g) The commissioner may issue a permit for emergency vehicles, as defined in subsection (a) of section 14-283, to use a blue, red, yellow, or white light or lights, including a flashing light or lights or any combination thereof, except as provided in subsection (j) of this section.

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Such person shall not be eligible for an adult instruction permit if such person has had a motor vehicle operator's LCOsSB982 / File No.

4252489 2520 ofsSB982 45File licenseNo. or privilege suspended or revoked.

489 license or privilege suspended or revoked.

(2) A person holding a validout-of-statemotorvehicleoperator'slicense may operate amotor vehicle for a period of [thirty]thirty sixty days following such person's establishment of residence in Connecticut, if the motor vehicle is of the same class as that for which his or her out-of-state motor vehicle operator's license was issued.

The commissioner may issue a youth instruction permit to an applicant after the applicant has (A) passed a [vision screening and] test as to knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the LCOsSB982 / File No.

4252489 2621 ofsSB982 45File road,No. (B) has paid the fee required by subsection (v) of section 14-49, (C) has passed a vision screening conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles or submitted to the commissioner the results of a vision examination conducted by a licensed medical professional, as defined in section 14-46b, that certifies that the applicant meets the vision standardsestablishedinregulationsadoptedpursuanttosection14-45a, as amended by this act, and (D) 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)] (i) one or both parents or foster parents of the applicant, as the commissioner requires, [(B)] (ii) the legal guardian of the applicant,[(C)](iii)theapplicant'sspouse,ifthespouseiseighteenyears of age or older, or [(D)] (iv) if the applicant has no qualified spouse and such applicant's parent or foster parent or legal guardian is deceased, incapable, domiciled outside of 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.

489 road, (B) has paid the fee required by subsection (v) of section 14-49, (C) has passed a vision screening conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles or submitted to the commissioner the results of a vision examination conducted by a licensed medical professional, as defined in section 14-46b, that certifies that the applicant meets the vision standardsestablishedinregulationsadoptedpursuanttosection14-45a, as amended by this act, and (D) 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)] (i) one or both parents or foster parents of the applicant, as the commissioner requires, [(B)] (ii) the legal guardian of the applicant,[(C)](iii)theapplicant'sspouse,ifthespouseiseighteenyears of age or older, or [(D)] (iv) if the applicant has no qualified spouse and such applicant's parent or foster parent or legal guardian is deceased, incapable, domiciled outside of 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.

(2) The youth instruction permit shall entitle the holder, while such holder has thepermitinhisorher immediatepossession,tooperateamotorvehicle on the public highways, provided such holder is under the instruction of, and accompanied by, a person who holds an instructor's license issued under the provisions of section 14-73 or a person twenty years of age or older who has been licensed to operate, for at least four years LCOsSB982 / File No.

4252489 2722 ofsSB982 45File precedingNo. the instruction, a motor vehicle of the same class as the motor vehicle being operated and who has not had his or her motor vehicle operator's license suspended by the commissioner during the four-year period preceding the instruction.

489 preceding the instruction, a motor vehicle of the same class as the motor vehicle being operated and who has not had his or her motor vehicle operator's license suspended by the commissioner during the four-year period preceding the instruction.

(4) The holder of a youth instruction permit who (A) is an active member of a certified ambulance service, as defined in section 19a-175, (B) has commenced an emergency vehicle operator's course that conforms to the national standard curriculum developed by the United States Department of Transportation, and (C) has had state and national criminal history records checks conducted by the certified ambulance service or by the municipality in which such ambulance service is provided, shall be exempt from the provisions of subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection only when such holder is en[en routeroute] driving to or from the location of the ambulance for purposes of responding to an emergency call.(5)call. The commissioner may revoke any youthinstruction permit used in violation of the limitations imposed by subdivision (2) or (3) of this subsection.

(5) The commissioner may revoke any youth instruction permit used in violation of the limitations imposed by subdivision (2) or (3) of this subsection.

Not less than forty clock hours of behind-the-wheel, on-the-road instruction for applicants to whom a youth instruction permit is issued on or after LCOsSB982 / File No.

4252489 2823 ofsSB982 45File AugustNo. 1, 2008;

489 August 1, 2008;

Subject to such standards and requirements as the commissioner may impose, the commissioner may authorize any drivers' school, licensed in good standing in accordance with the provisions of section 14-69, or secondary school driver education program authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 14-36e, to administer the on-the-road skills test and the comprehensive test as to knowledge of the laws concerning motor vehicles and the rules of the road, required pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, as part of the safe driving practices course required pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, and to certify to the commissioner, under oath, the results of each such test administered.

Such hours of instruction LCOrequired by sSB982 / File No.

4252489 2924 ofsSB982 45File requiredNo. by this subdivision shall be included as part of or in addition to any existing instruction programs.

489 thissubdivisionshallbeincludedaspartoforinadditiontoanyexisting instruction programs.

Any applicant sixteen or seventeen years of age who, while a resident of another state, completed the course required in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, but did not complete the safe driving courserequiredcourse required in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, shall complete the safe driving course.

The commissioner may waive any requirement in this subdivision, except for that in subparagraph(C)subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, in the case of an applicant sixteen or seventeen years of age who holds a valid motor vehicle operator's license issued by any other state, providedthecommissioner is satisfiedthat theapplicant has received training and instruction of a similar nature.

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4252489 3025 ofsSB982 45File (4)No. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the purposes of this subsection concerning the requirements for behind-the- wheel, on-the-road instruction, the content of safe driving instruction at drivers' schools, high schools and other secondary schools, and the administration and certification of required testing.

489 (4) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the purposes of this subsection concerning the requirements for behind-the- wheel, on-the-road instruction, the content of safe driving instruction at drivers' schools, high schools and other secondary schools, and the administration and certification of required testing.

Such knowledge test shall be administered in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Albanian or any language spoken at home by at least one per cent of the state's population, according to LCOsSB982 / File No.

4252489 3126 ofsSB982 45File statisticsNo. prepared by the United States Census Bureau, based on the most recent decennial census.

489 statistics prepared by the United States Census Bureau, based on the most recent decennial census.

(4) If any applicant or operator license holder has any health problem which might affect such person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely, the commissioner may require the applicant or license holder to demonstrate personally or otherwise establish that, notwithstanding such problem, such applicant or license holder is a proper person to operate a motor vehicle, and the commissioner may further require a LCOsSB982 / File No.

4252489 3227 ofsSB982 45File certificateNo. of such applicant's condition, signed by a medical authority designated by the commissioner, which certificate shall in all cases be treated as confidential by the commissioner.

489 certificate of such applicant's condition, signed by a medical authority designated by the commissioner, which certificate shall in all cases be treated as confidential by the commissioner.

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(b) Prior to issuing a motor vehicle operator's license to a person who hasnothas not previously beenissuedabeen issued a license in thisstatethis state or [hashas not operated a motor vehicle within the preceding two years]years, whose Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license expired more than two years prior to the application date, the commissioner may require such person to (1) pass a vision screening conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles to determine if the person meets vision standards specified in the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) submit to the commissioner the results of a vision examination conducted by a licensed medical professional, as defined in section 14-14-46b, 46b, that certifies that such person meets such vision standards.

21.13.

Subsection (a) of section 14-279b of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstitutedis substituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober LCO1, No.2021):

4252sSB982 33/ ofFile 45No. 1, 2021):

(a)489 Whenever28 asSB982 violationFile ofNo. section 14-279 is detected and recorded by a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system, a state or municipal police officer shall review the evidence file which shall include two or more digital photographs, recorded video or other recordedimages.[andasignedaffidavitofapersonwhowitnessedsuch violation live.] If, after such review, such officer determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of section 14-279 has occurred, such officer shall authorize the issuance of a summons for such alleged violation.

489 (a) Whenever a violation of section 14-279 is detected and recorded by a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system, a state or municipal police officer shall review the evidence file which shall include two or more digital photographs, recorded video or other recordedimages.[andasignedaffidavitofapersonwhowitnessedsuch violation live.] If, after such review, such officer determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of section 14-279 has occurred, such officer shall authorize the issuance of a summons for such alleged violation.

22.14.

Section 14-73 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):

(a) No person shall be employed by any such school licensee to give instruction in driving a motor vehicle unless such person is licensed to act as an instructor by the commissioner.

(b) Application for an instructor's license shall be in writing and shall contain such information as the commissioner requires.

Each applicant for a license shall be fingerprinted and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that such applicant (1) is of good moral character considering such person's state and national criminal history recordschecksconductedinaccordance withsection29-17a,andrecord, if any, on the state child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k.

If any applicant for a license or the renewal of a license has a criminal record or is listed on the state child abuse and neglect registry, the commissioner shall make a determination of whether to issue or renew an instructor's license in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in section 14-44 and the regulations LCO No.

4252 34 of 45 adopted pursuant to said section;

(2) has held a license to drive a motor vehicle for the past four consecutive years and has a driving record satisfactory to the commissioner, including no record of a conviction or administrative license suspension for a drug or alcohol-related offense during such four-year period;

(3) has had a recent medical examination by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice within the state and the physician or advanced practice registered nurse certifies that the applicant is physically fit to operate a motor vehicle and instruct in driving;

(4) has received a high school diploma or has an equivalent academic education;

and (5) has completed an instructor training course of forty-five clock hours given by a school or agency approved by the commissioner, except that any such course given by an institution under the jurisdiction of the board of trustees of the Connecticut State University System shall be approved by the commissioner and the State Board of Education.

During the period of licensure, an instructor shall notify the commissioner, within forty-eighthours,ofanarrestorconvictionforamisdemeanororfelony, or an arrest, conviction or administrative license suspension for a drug or alcohol-related offense.

(c) The commissioner may deny the application of any person for an instructor's license if [he] the commissioner determines that the applicant has made a material false statement or concealed a material factinconnectionwith [his]suchperson'sapplicationfortheinstructor's license.

(d) The commissioner shall conduct such written, oral and practical examinations as [he] the commissioner deems necessary to determine whether an applicant has sufficient skill in the operation of motor vehicles to ensure their safe operation, a satisfactory knowledge of the motor vehicle laws and the ability to impart such skill and knowledge to others.

If the applicant successfully completes the examinations and meetsallotherrequirementsofthissection,thecommissionershallissue an instructor's license to such applicant.

The license shall be valid for use only in connection with a drivers' school or schools licensed pursuant to section 14-69.

If the applicant fails the examination, such LCO No.

4252 35 of 45 applicant may apply for reexamination after five days.

The license and the license renewal shall be valid for two years.

(e) During the time that an application for an instructor's license is pending with the commissioner, the applicant may be employed by a drivers' school to give instruction in driving a motor vehicle, provided theschoollicensee employing theapplicant conducts,or hasaconsumer reporting agency regulated under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act conduct, a drivingrecordcheck andastate andnationalcriminalhistory records check, including a search of state and national sexual offender registry databases and determines that the applicant meets the requirements of this section to be an instructor.

An applicant shall cease to give instructionindriving amotor vehiclepursuant to thissubsection when the commissioner grants or denies the pending application for an instructor's license under this section.

[(e)] (f) The licensee shall be reexamined periodically in accordance with standards specified in regulations adopted under section 14-78.

[(f)] (g) The commissioner may establish, by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, standards and procedures for the training and licensing of master instructors who are qualified to train driving instructors.

The provisions of subsection (b) of this section and section 14-74 shall apply to master instructors.

[(g)] (h) The fee for an instructor's license, or for any renewal thereof, shall be one hundred dollars.

The fee for a master instructor's license, or for any renewal thereof, shall be two hundred dollars.

If the commissioner has not received a complete renewal application and fee on or before the expiration date of an applicant's license, such applicant shall be charged, in addition to the renewal fee, a late fee in an amount equal to the fee for such applicant's license.

[(h)] (i) Any person who is not licensed in accordance with this section or who is not approved by a school licensee pursuant to subsection (e) of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor if suchperson:(1)Engagesinthebusinessofproviding, for compensation, LCO No.

4252 36 of 45 instruction in driving a motor vehicle;

or (2) is employed by a drivers' school to give instruction in driving a motor vehicle.

Sec.

23.

Subsection (d) of section 13b-59 of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2021):

(d) "License, permit and fee revenues" means (1) all fees and other charges required by, or levied pursuant to sections 12-487, 13b-80 and 13b-97, subsection (b) of section 14-12, as amended by this act, sections 14-16a, 14-21c, 14-44h and 14-44i, subsection (v) of section 14-49, subsections (b) and (f) of section 14-50, subdivisions (7) to (9), inclusive, of subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-52, 14-58, 14-67l and 14- 69, subsection [(e)] (f) of section 14-73, as amended by this act, sections 14-96q, as amended by this act, and 14-103a, subsection (a) of section 14- 164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192, subsection (d) of section 14-270, sections 14-319 and 14-320 and sections 13b-410a to 13b-410c, inclusive;

(2) all aeronautics, waterways, and other fees and charges required by, or levied pursuant to sections 13a-80 and 13a-80a, subsection (b) of section 13b-42 and subsections (c) and (d) of section 15-13;

and (3) all motor vehicle related fines, penalties or other charges as defined in subsection (g) of this section;

Sec.

24.

Subsection (a) of section 13b-76 of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2021):

(a) Bonds and bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, are hereby determined to beissuedfor validpublicpurposesinexercise ofessential governmental functions.

Such bonds and bond anticipation notes shall be special obligations of the state and shall not be payable from or charged upon any funds other than the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in sections 3- 21a, 3-27a, 3-27f, 12-458 and 12-458d, subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, sections 13a-175p to 13a-175u, inclusive, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, sections 13b-59, as amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to LCO No.

4252 37 of 45 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, and 13b-80, subsection (a) of section 13b-97, subsection (a) of section 14-12, except for subdivision (2) of said subsection (a), sections 14-15, 14-16a and 14-21c, subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection (b) of section 14-35, subsection (a) of section 14-41, section 14-41a, subsection (a) of section 14-44, sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49 and 14-50, subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-52 and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14-67, sections 14-67a, 14-67d, 14-67l and 14-69, subsection [(e)] (f) of section 14-73, as amended by this act, subsection (c) of section 14-96q, as amended by this act, sections 14-103a and 14- 160, subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192, sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, subsection (b) of section 14-382 and sections 15-14 and 16-299, nor shall the state or any political subdivision thereof be subject to any liability thereon, except to the extent of such pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in said sections.

As part of the contract of the state with the owners of said bonds and bond anticipation notes, all amounts necessary for punctual payment of the debt service requirements with respect to such bonds and bond anticipation notes shall be deemed to be appropriated, but only from the sources pledged pursuant to said sections, upon the authorization of issuance of such bonds and bond anticipation notes by the State Bond Commission, or the filing of a certificate of determination by the Treasurer in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same shall accrue, but only from such sources.

The issuance of bonds or bond anticipation notes issued under sections 13b- 74 to 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor, except for taxes included in the pledged revenues, or to make any additional appropriation for their payment.

Such bonds and bond anticipation notes shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the state or of any political subdivision thereof other than the pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in sections 3-21a, 3-27a, LCO No.

4252 38 of 45 3-27f, 12-458 and 12-458d, subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, sections 13a- 175pto13a-175u,inclusive,subsection(f)ofsection13b-42,sections13b- 59, as amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, and 13b-80, subsection (a) of section 13b- 97, subsection (a) of section 14-12, except for subdivision (2) of said subsection(a), sections14-15,14-16aand14-21c,subsection(a)ofsection 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection (b) of section 14-35, subsection (a) of section 14-41, section 14-41a, subsection (a) of section 14-44, sections 14- 47, 14-48b, 14-49 and 14-50, subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14- 52 and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14- 67,sections14-67a,14-67d,14-67land14-69,subsection[(e)](f)ofsection 14-73, as amended by this act, subsection (c) of section 14-96q, as amended by this act, sections 14-103a and 14-160, subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192, sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, subsection (b) of section 14-382 and section 15-14, and the substance of such limitation shall be plainly stated on the face of each such bond and bond anticipation note.

Bonds and bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, shall not be subject to any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of the state, and, when issued, shall not be included in computing the aggregate indebtedness of the state in respect to and to the extent of any such limitation.

Sec.

25.

Subsection (c) of section 13b-77 of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2021):

(c) The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent owners and transferees of bonds and bond anticipation notes issued by the state pursuant to sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, in consideration of the acceptance of the payment for the bonds and bond anticipation notes, until such bonds and bond anticipation notes, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding on behalf of such owners, are fully met and discharged, or unless expressly permitted or otherwise LCO No.

4252 39 of 45 authorizedbythetermsofeachcontractandagreementmadeorentered into by or on behalf of the state with or for the benefit of such owners, that the state will impose, charge, raise, levy, collect and apply the pledged revenues and other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in sections 13b-74 to 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, in such amounts as may be necessary to pay such debt service requirements in each year in which bonds or bond anticipation notes are outstanding and further, that the state (1) will not limit or alter the duties imposed on the Treasurer and other officers of the state by sections 3-21a, 3-27a, 3-27f, 12-458 and 12- 458d, subsection (c) of section 13a-80a, sections 13a-175p to 13a-175u, inclusive, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, sections 13b-59, as amended by this act, 13b-61, 13b-69, 13b-71, 13b-74 to 13b-77, as amended by this act, inclusive, and 13b-80, subsection (a) of section 13b-97, subsection (a) ofsection14-12, exceptfor subdivision(2)ofsaidsubsection(a),sections 14-15, 14-16a and 14-21c, subsection (a) of section 14-25a, section 14-28, subsection(b)of section14-35, subsection (a) ofsection14-41, section14- 41a, subsection (a) of section 14-44, sections 14-47, 14-48b, 14-49 and 14- 50, subsection (a) of section 14-50a, sections 14-52 and 14-58, subsection (c) of section 14-66, subsection (e) of section 14-67, sections 14-67a, 14- 67d, 14-67l and 14-69, subsection [(e)] (f) of section 14-73, as amended by this act, subsection (c) of section 14-96q, as amended by this act, sections 14-103a and 14-160, subsection (a) of section 14-164a, subsection (a) of section 14-192, sections 14-319, 14-320 and 14-381, subsection (b) of section 14-382 and section 15-14 and by the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds with respect to application of pledged revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in said sections;

(2) will not issue any bonds, notesorotherevidencesofindebtedness,otherthanthebondsandbond anticipation notes, having any rights arising out of said sections or securedbyanypledgeoforotherlienorchargeonthepledgedrevenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged for the payment of debt service requirements as provided in said sections;

(3) will not create or cause to be created any lien or charge on such pledged amounts, other thana lienor pledge createdthereonpursuant to saidsections,provided LCO No.

4252 40 of 45 nothing in this subsection shall prevent the state from issuing evidences of indebtedness (A) which are secured by a pledge or lien which is and shall on the face thereof be expressly subordinate and junior in all respectsto every lienandpledge createdby or pursuant to said sections;

or (B)for whichthefull faithandcredit ofthestate ispledged andwhich are not expressly secured by any specific lien or charge on such pledged amounts;

or (C) which are secured by a pledge of or lien on moneys or funds derived on or after such date as every pledge or lien thereon created by or pursuant to said sections shall be discharged and satisfied;

(4) will carry out and perform, or cause to be carried out and performed, each and every promise, covenant, agreement or contract made or entered into by the state or on its behalf with the owners of any bonds or bond anticipation notes;

(5) will not in any way impair the rights, exemptions or remedies of such owners;

and (6) will not limit, modify, rescind, repeal or otherwise alter the rights or obligations of the appropriate officers of the state to impose, maintain, charge or collect the taxes, fees, charges and other receipts constituting the pledged revenues as may be necessary to produce sufficient revenues to fulfill the terms of the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds, including pledged revenue coverage requirements, and provided nothing herein shall preclude the state from exercising its power, through a change in law, to limit, modify, rescind, repeal or otherwise alter the character or amount of such pledged revenues or to substitute like or different sources of taxes, fees, charges or other receipts as pledged revenues if, for the ensuing fiscal year, as evidenced by the proposed or adopted budget of the state with respect to the Special Transportation Fund, the projected revenues meet or exceed the estimated expenses of the Special Transportation Fund including accumulated deficits, if any, debt service requirements and any pledged revenue coverage requirement.

The State Bond Commission is authorized to include this covenant of the state in any agreement with the owner of any such bonds or bond anticipation notes.

Sec.

26.

Such study shall include, but need not be LCOlimited No.to, (1) the number of times in the last five years that the commissioner imposed a civil penalty pursuant to section 14-51a of the generalstatutesorconductedinvestigationsandheldhearingspursuant to section 14-65k of thegeneral statutes with regards to the sale or repair of fire apparatus, (2) the number of times in the last five years that the commissioner requested the Attorney General apply to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining a person or entity selling or repairing fire apparatus from violating sections 14-51 to 14-65j, inclusive, of the general statutes, (3) a summary of all complaints received regarding the sale or repair of fire apparatus, and (4) any recommendations for legislation to ensure any person, firm or corporation selling or repairing fire apparatus is properly licensed by the commissioner.

4252 41 of 45 limited to, (1) the number of times in the last five years that the commissioner imposed a civil penalty pursuant to section 14-51a of the generalstatutesorconductedinvestigationsandheldhearingspursuant to section 14-65k of thegeneral statutes with regards to the sale or repair of fire apparatus, (2) the number of times in the last five years that the commissioner requested the Attorney General apply to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining a person or entity selling or repairing fire apparatus from violating sections 14-51 to 14-65j, inclusive, of the general statutes, (3) a summary of all complaints received regarding the sale or repair of fire apparatus, and (4) any recommendations for legislation to ensure any person, firm or corporation selling or repairing fire apparatus is properly licensed by the commissioner.

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15.

(2) On and after February 7, 2022, the commissioner shall not (A) administer a commercial driver's license skills test to a person who is applying for or upgrading to a class A or class B commercial driver's license, or applying for a "P" or "S" endorsement, until the commissioner LCOhas No.verified with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that such person has undergone the entry level driver training required under 49 CFR Part 380, as amended from time to time, and (B) administer a commercial driver's license knowledge test to any person who is applying for a "H" endorsement until the commissioner has verified with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that such person has undergone the entry level driver training required under 49 CFR Part 380, as amended from time to time.

4252 42 of 45 has verified with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that such person has undergone the entry level driver training required under 49 CFR Part 380, as amended from time to time, and (B) administer a commercial driver's license knowledge test to any person who is applying for a "H" endorsement until the commissioner has verified with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that such person has undergone the entry level driver training required under 49 CFR Part 380, as amended from time to time.

28.16.

(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall enter into an agreement with one or more federally designated organ and tissue procurement organizations to provide to such organizations access to the names, dates of birth and othersSB982 pertinent/ informationFile ofNo. holders of operator's licenses, instruction permits and identity cards issued pursuant to section 1-1h who have registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles an intent to become organ and tissue donors.

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489 other pertinent information of holders of operator's licenses, instruction permits and identity cards issued pursuant to section 1-1h who have registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles an intent to become organ and tissue donors.

29.17.

Section 14-215a14-67m of the general statutes is repealed.repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021):

(Effective(a) OctoberEach 1,motor 2021)vehicle LCOrecycler No.licensee shall maintain a suitable office and keep accurate records of all motor vehicles or major component parts thereof received, dismantled or sold.

4252Such 43records ofmay 45be Thishandwritten, acttypewritten shallor takecomputer-generated. effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Such records, vehicles and parts shall be available for inspection during regular business hours by one or more representatives of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or any organized local police department.

Such inspection shall include examination of the recycler's premises to determine the accuracy of the required records.

Such records shall include the make, year, engine number, if any, and identification number of each vehicle, the name and address of the person from whom each vehicle or part was received and to whom each vehicle or part was sold, if a sale occurred, a copy of the proof provided in subsection (c) of this section in the case of a catalytic converter, and the date of such receipt and sale.

The records shall be maintained for a period of two years after each receipt or sale.

Twice a month, each such licensee shall mail to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles a list of all motor vehicles received, stating the make, year, engine number, if any, and identification number of each such vehicle.

The list, on a form sSB982 / File No.

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489 approved by the commissioner, shall be mailed or delivered to the commissioner on or before the twentieth day of each month, covering the first fifteen days of that month, and on or before the fifth day of each month, covering the sixteenth through the last day of the preceding month.

A recycler shall report the information contained on such lists to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 49 USC Section 30504.

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the department to report any of such information to said title information system.

(b) No motor vehicle recycler licensee may receive a motor vehicle unless the licensee receives the vehicle's certificate of title, if the vehicle is required to have title, or a copy of the vehicle's certificate of title made by an insurance company pursuant to section 14-16c, as amended by this act, at the time of receipt of the vehicle.

Upon receipt of any such certificate or copy, such licensee shall stamp on it the word "JUNKED" in one-inch-high letters not to exceed three inches in length.

Any certificate of title received, other than a title acquired for use in connection with the licensee's business, shall accompany the list sent pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

Any such copy received shall be maintained for as long as the junk is on the licensee's premises.

If the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines that information concerning junked motor vehicles required to be reported by a licensee to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System under 49 USC Sections 30501 to 30505, inclusive, and 28 CFR Sections 25.51 to 25.57, inclusive, is available to the department on a regular basis from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, the commissioner may discontinue the requirement that a licensee submit to the department (1) a list ofvehicles or partsreceived, in accordance withthe provisions of subsection (a) of this section, and (2) certificates of title or copies of such certificates, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.

(c) No motor vehicle recycler licensee may receive a catalytic converter of a motor vehicle unless the licensee, at the time of receipt, obtains from the seller (1) proof of ownership of such motor vehicle, or sSB982 / File No.

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489 (2)proofthatthesellerisanauthorizedagentoftheownerofsuchmotor vehicle.

[(c)] (d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54, concerning the records required by this section.

[(d)] (e) The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, impose a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundreddollarsforeachoffenseonanyperson,firmorcorporationwho violates the provisions of this section.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

4 October 1, 2021 14-37a(a)14-253a(b) Sec.

5 October 1, 2021 51-193u(c)New section Sec.

6 October 1, 2021 14-215(a)14-275(c) Sec.

7 October 1, 2021 14-253a(b)13a-26(f) Sec.

8 October 1, 2021 New14-16c section Sec.

9 October 1, 2021 New14-20b(a) section Sec.

10 October 1, 2021 14-29714-96q Sec.

11 October 1, 2021 14-25d(b)14-36(b) to (e) Sec.

12 October 1, 2021 1-1h(a)14-45a(b) Sec.

13 October 1, 2021 14-275(c)14-279b(a) Sec.

14 Octoberfrom 1,passage 2021New 13a-26(f)section Sec.

15 October 1, 2021 14-15d14-44e(a) Sec.

16 October 1, 2021 14-16c14-42a(a) Sec.

17 October 1, 2021 14-20b(a)14-67m Sec.TRA Joint Favorable Subst.

18sSB982 October/ 1,File 2021No. 14-96q Sec.

19489 October33 1,sSB982 2021File 14-36(b)No. to (e) Sec.

20489 OctoberThe 1,following 2021Fiscal 14-45a(b)Impact Sec.Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

21In Octobergeneral, 1,fiscal 2021impacts 14-279b(a)are Sec.based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

22Whenever Octoberapplicable, 1,agency 2021data 14-73is Sec.consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

23OFA OctoberFiscal 1,Note 2021State 13b-59(d)Impact: Sec.

24Agency OctoberAffected 1,Fund-Effect 2021FY 13b-76(a)22 Sec.$ FY 23 $ Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential Minimal Minimal Revenue Loss State Revenues GF&TF - See Below See Below Potential Revenue Loss Department of Motor Vehicles TF - Potential Minimal Minimal Revenue Gain State Revenues GF&TF - Minimal Minimal Potential Revenue Gain Department of Motor Vehicles TF - Revenue Less than Less than Loss 1,000 1,000 Department of Motor Vehicles TF - Cost Less than Minimal 20,000 Note:

25GF=General OctoberFund; 1, 2021 13b-77(c) Sec.

26GF&TF=General fromFund passage& NewTransportation sectionFund Sec.Municipal Impact:

27None OctoberExplanation 1,Section 20211 14-44e(a)allows Sec.a 16- or 17-year-old to transport their sibling to or from school within the first six-month of licensure and results in a potential revenue loss to the extent that fines will no longer be collected.

28In OctoberFY 1,20, 2021the 14-42a(a)current Sec.statute restricting passengers for 16- and 17-year- old drivers resulted in 135 fines totaling $13,313.

29Section October2 1,requires 2021the RepealerDepartment sectionof StatementMotor ofVehicles Purpose:(DMV) to allow motor home and recreational vehicle owners who use their vehicles as permanent residences to register using a post office box in the town in which they reside.

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4252489 44registration ofform 45as [Proposedneeded. deletions are enclosed in brackets.

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4252Section 454 ofremoves 45the requirement that children with disabilities must be under age 18 for parents or guardians to receive accessible placards.

This section results in a potential minimal revenue gain to DMV to the extent that more temporary placards are requested due to the expanded eligibility.

In FY 20, collections from temporary placards were $38,850.

Under current law, and unchanged by the bill, there is no fee for a permanent placard.

Section 5 creates a new infraction for failing to yield the right-of-way to a bus traveling in the same direction when the bus appropriately signals to reenter the flow of traffic.

To the extent that offenders are fined, this section results in potential minimal revenue.

Section 6 requires school buses, beginning with model year 2022, to be equipped with an extended stop arm and results in a potential minimal revenue gain from fines.

There were no fines issued for violating the school bus equipment statute in either FY 20 or FY 19.

Section 9 lowers, from $25 to $15, the fee for replacing mutilated or illegible veteran plates.

DMV systems do not track the number of mutilated veteran plates that are replaced each year.

However, in FY 20 DMV replaced 11,414 mutilated plates of any kind, which represent approximately 0.4% of total active plates.

Assuming a similar percentage of mutilated plate replacements applies to the 17,770 active veteran plates, this section results in an estimated revenue loss of less than $1,000 annually.

Section 11 requires DMV to offer driver's license testing in Vietnamese and Albanian and results in a one-time cost of less than 1As of April 1, 2021, according to data provided by DMV.

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489 $20,000 in FY 22 to procure translation services for the test.

Periodic minimal costs may be incurred beyond FY 22 in order to translate updates to the test as required.

Section 14 requires DMV to report on compliance with the laws regarding the sale and repair of fire apparatus and does not result in a fiscal impact because this is within the department's current expertise.

Section 15 requires DMV to verify with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that commercial driver's license applicants have undergone federally-required training.

This results in no fiscal impact because the requisite verification will be provided by FMCSA at no cost to DMV.

Section 16 expands the authority for DMV and the Department of Administrative Services to share organ and tissue donor information to include instruction permit holders and has no fiscal impact.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation, the number of violations, or as otherwise described.

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489 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 982 AN ACT REVISING MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES.

SUMMARY This bill makes numerous unrelated changes in motor vehicle laws.

Among other things, the bill:

1.

allows a driver age 16 or 17 to transport his or her sibling to or from school during the first six months after obtaining a license (§ 1);

2.

prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) commissioner from suspending a driver’s license solely for failing to pay fines, fees, or other charges resulting from a motor vehicle infraction (§ 3);

3.

allows service buses and vehicles with combination registrations that are owned or under contract by a nonprofit to be used on the parkways if they meet specific dimension requirements (§ 7);

and 4.

prohibits motor vehicle recyclers from receiving a vehicle’s catalytic converter unless the seller provides proof that he or she owns the vehicle or is an authorized agent of the vehicle’s owner (§ 17).

The bill also makes minor, technical, and conforming changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2021, except the provisions concerning young drivers transporting siblings (§ 1) is effective July 1, 2021, and the fire apparatus study (§ 14) is effective upon passage.

§1 — YOUNG DRIVERS TRANSPORTING SIBLINGS By law, for the first six months after obtaining a license, a driver age sSB982 / File No.

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489 or 17 generally may not have as a passenger anyone other than (1) his or her parents or legal guardian, at least one of whom has a driver’s license, or (2) one passenger who is a (a) licensed driving instructor or (b) person age 20 or older who has held a license for at least four years without it being suspended in that time.

The bill also allows a 16- or 17- year-old driver to transport his or her sibling to or from school during this period.

Under existing law, for the period between six months and one year after a 16- or 17-year-old receives a license, he or she may carry immediate family members as passengers.

§ 2 — MOTOR HOME, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV), FLEET, AND COMMERCIAL TRUCK REGISTRATIONS The bill requires the DMV commissioner to allow motor home and RV owners who use their vehicles as permanent residences to register their vehicles using P.O.

box addresses in the towns where they reside.

Current law generally provides the commissioner discretion in what information and proof of ownership she may require registration applicants to provide.

By law, a “motor home” is a vehicular unit designed to provide living quarters and necessary amenities that are built into an integral part of, or permanently attached to, a truck or van chassis (CGS § 14-1(57)).

An “RV” includes the camper, camp trailer, and motor home classes of vehicles (CGS § 14-1(80)).

Additionally, the bill permits the commissioner to authorize businesses with 100 or more Connecticut-registered vehicles, and meeting qualifications she establishes, to electronically register or transfer registrations for any vehicle they acquire.

Under the bill, these businesses must pay all applicable registration and title fees for each registration.

The bill also requires the commissioner to allow certain licensed car dealers to electronically register vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating over 26,000 pounds that are used or operated in intrastate commerce.

Under the bill, these dealers must pay all applicable registration and title fees for the registrations.

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489 generally are appointed by the commissioner and authorized to issue new registrations for passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, campers, camp trailers, commercial trailers, service buses, school buses, trucks, or other vehicle types sold by the licensed dealer (see BACKGROUND).

§ 3 — DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSIONS Existing law generallyprevents the motor vehicle statutes from being construed as prohibiting the DMV commissioner’s authority to suspend or revoke registrations or licenses (CGS § 14-111(a)).

Notwithstanding that law, the bill prohibits the commissioner from suspending a license solely for failing to pay fines, fees, or other charges resulting from a motor vehicle infraction.

§ 4 — ACCESSIBLE PARKING PLACARDS Current law allows a parent or guardian of a child younger than age with a disability to apply for an accessible parking windshield placard on the child’s behalf and specifies that DMV must issue a placard to each parent or guardian who applies, except that it cannot issue more than two placards on behalf of an eligible child.

The bill eliminates the limitation that the child must be under age 18.

§ 5 — RIGHT-OF-WAY AND BUSES The bill requires vehicle drivers to yield the right-of-way to a bus traveling in the same direction when the bus appropriately signals (i.e., by using a hand and arm, signal lamp, or mechanical signal device) to reenter the flow of traffic.

A violation is an infraction.

§ 6 — SCHOOL BUS EQUIPMENT The bill requires school buses, beginning with model year 2022, to be equipped with an extended stop arm.

Under the bill, an “extended stop arm” is a device attached to a stop semaphore that when activated displays a stop sign and extends between three and six feet from the left side of a school bus.

§ 7 — VEHICLES ON PARKWAYS Existing law generally prohibits buses on parkways (CGS §§ 13a-26 sSB982 / File No.

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Agencies Regs.

§ 14-298-249).

However, school buses and service buses can be used on the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways if they:

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are owned by or under contract to a public, private, or religious school or public school district;

2.

are engaged in the transportation of school children to and from school or school activities;

and 3.

satisfy certain registration, design, dimension, and weight requirements.

Specifically, the school buses must be registered, two-axle, four- wheeledType II vehiclesnot morethaneightfeet two incheshigh,seven feet wide, or 16 feet 11 inches long, with gross vehicle weight ratings of 10,000 pounds or less.

The service buses must generally not be more than eight feet high, seven feet six inches wide, or 24 feet long, with gross vehicle weight ratings of 7,500 pounds or less.

However, the vehicle height for service buses for students with special needs may extend past eight feet but not exceed 10 feet (CGS § 13a-26(f);

Conn.

Agencies Regs.

§§ 14-298-249(f) & (g)).

The bill allows service buses and vehicles with combination registrations that are owned or under contract by a nonprofit to be used on the parkways if they meet specific dimension requirements.

Specifically, the service buses must not be more than 10 feet high, eight feet wide, and 24 feet long, and the vehicles must not be more than nine feet high, six feet eight inches wide, and 19 feet long.

§ 8 — INSURANCE COMPANY POSSESSION OF VEHICLES The bill creates a process for insurance companies that take possession of a vehicle as a result of a damage or theft claim settlement to apply to DMV for certain title documents if they are unable to obtain them from the insured or lienholder.

The companies may specifically apply for regular, SALVAGE, or SALVAGE-PARTS ONLY title certificates.

(By law, if a vehicle has been declared a total loss and sSB982 / File No.

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489 offered for sale by certain insurance entities, the title certificates must be stamped with (1) “SALVAGE” or (2) “SALVAGE-PARTS ONLY” if the company determines the vehicle has at least 10 major component parts that are damaged beyond repair and must be replaced.) Under the bill, applications must be on a DMV commissioner- prescribed form and include documents the commissioner requires.

They must also include evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the company (1) provided at least two notices by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the insured and any lienholder of record for the vehicle indicating the company’s intention to apply for a title certificate as the owner of the vehicle and (2) made payment to the insured or lienholders in full settlement of the claim involving the vehicle.

The bill prohibits the commissioner from issuing these title certificates until at least 30 days after the settlement payment is made.

The bill also makes changes to powers of attorney used to support an insurance company’s application for or transfer of title certificates.

Under existing law, the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act generally, with certain exceptions, applies to all powers of attorney and requires, among other things, a principal’s signature be witnessed by two people and acknowledged before a notary, Connecticut-licensed attorney, or other person authorized to take acknowledgements (CGS §§ 1-350b & 1-350d).

Notwithstanding that law, the bill requires that a power of attorney used to support an insurance company’s application for or transfer of title certificate only needs a signature or electronic signature of the insured who has received or will receive a total loss settlement from the company.

Additionally, the bill authorizes, rather than requires as under current law, the DMV commissioner to adopt regulations about these applications and related law.

§ 9 — REPLACEMENT VETERANS’ PLATES Under existing law, the DMV commissioner generally must charge a fee of $20 to replace vehicle plates (CGS § 14-50a(a)).

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§ 10 — COLORED LIGHTS ON VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE MEMBERS’ VEHICLES Statelawrestrictsthecoloroflightsthatmaybedisplayedonvehicles and generally prohibits using flashing lights on motor vehicles and equipment except under specified circumstances (CGS § 14-96p).

Under current law, steady and flashing green lights may be used on vehicles operated by an active member of a volunteer ambulance association or company who (1) has been issued a permit by his or her association’s or company’s chief executive officer and (2) is on the way to or at the scene of an emergency requiring the member’s services.

The bill instead allows them to use flashing blue lights under the same circumstances and while on the way to or at the scene of a fire.

By law, vehicles operated by active members of a volunteer fire department or company or of an organized civil preparedness auxiliary fire company may already use flashing blue lights.

§§ 11-12 — DRIVER’S LICENSE AND PERMIT TESTING Under current law, before issuing a (1) driver’s license to someone who has not been issued a Connecticut license before or operated a motor vehicle within the last two years or (2) youth instruction permit to a 16- or 17-year old, the DMV commissioner may require that person to pass a vision screening to determine if he or she satisfies the state’s vision standards.

The bill specifies that this screening must be conducted by DMV or, alternatively, the person may submit the results of a vision exam by a licensed medical professional that certifies he or she satisfies the standards.

The bill also imposes this vision testing as a requirementforobtaininganadultinstructionpermit.

Bylawandunder the bill, a “medical professional” is a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or optometrist (CGS § 14- 46b).

Additionally,thebilladdsVietnameseandAlbaniantothelanguages in which DMV must administer knowledge tests for driver’s licenses.

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Census Bureau.

Besides English and Spanish, the DMV currently tests in Arabic, French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian.

Relatedly, the bill requires that DMV give youth instruction permit written tests in Vietnamese or Albanian, in addition to English and Spanish, as is the case under current law.

§ 13 — SCHOOL BUS PASSING VIOLATIONS The bill makes modifications affecting school bus passing violations based on evidence from a school bus violation detection video monitoring system.

Specifically, it (1) extends, from 10 to 30 days, the deadline for law enforcement to issue a ticket after a violation is recorded and (2) removes the requirement for a signed affidavit from the person who witnessed the violation live.

§ 14 — FIRE APPARATUS SALE AND REPAIR The bill requires the DMV commissioner to study compliance with the laws regarding the sale and repair of fire apparatus in Connecticut and submit a report with her findings and recommendations to the TransportationCommittee byFebruary1,2022.Under thebill,the study must include:

1.

the number of times in the last five years the commissioner imposed a civil penalty under CGS § 14-51a for violating related laws or conducted investigations and held hearings under CGS § 14-65k on the sale or repair of fire apparatus, 2.

the number of times in the last five years the commissioner requested the attorney general to apply to the Superior Court for a temporary or permanent restraining order enjoining a person or entity selling or repairing fire apparatus from violating related laws (CGS §§ 14-51 to 14-65j), 3.

a summary of all complaints received regarding the sale or repair of fire apparatus, and sSB982 / File No.

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any recommendations for legislation to ensure fire apparatus sellers and repairers are properly licensed by DMV.

§ 15 — COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE TESTING Under current law, the DMV commissioner must not issue a commercial driver’s license (CDL) unless the person has, among other things, passed a knowledge and skills test that complies with specific minimum federal standards.

Beginning February 7, 2022, the bill requires the commissioner to not administer a (1) CDL skills test to a person who is applying for or upgrading to a class A or class B CDL or applying for a “P” or “S” endorsement or (2) CDL knowledge test to a personwhoisapplyingforan“H”endorsement,untilthecommissioner has verified with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that the person has undergone the entry level driver training required under federal regulations.

The bill provides that these requirements do not apply to anyone exempt under federal regulations.

§ 16 — ORGAN AND TISSUE DONORS INFORMATION By law, the DMV and Department of Administrative Services commissionersmustenterintoanagreementwithatleastoneorganand tissue procurement organization to provide the organization access to information on driver’s license and identity card holders who intend to be donors.

The bill requires the departments to also provide the procurement organization with information on individuals holding instruction permits who wish to be donors.

§ 17 — CATALYTIC CONVERTER SALES The bill prohibits motor vehicle recyclers from receiving a vehicle’s catalytic converter unless the seller provides proof that he or she owns the vehicle or is an authorized agent of the vehicle’s owner.

The bill also requires motor vehicle recyclers to maintain copies of the proof with their records.

By law, their records must be available for inspection by the DMV, State Police, and any organized local police department.

BACKGROUND Related Bill sSB982 / File No.

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489 Section 33 of sSB 261, reported favorably by the Transportation Committee, permitsthe DMVcommissioner to appoint certainqualified and licensed dealers to issue original and renewal registrations for passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, campers, camp trailers, commercial trailers, service buses, school buses, trucks, and other vehicle types, regardless of whether the dealers sold the vehicles to the registrants.

COMMITTEE ACTION Transportation Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 35 Nay 0 (03/24/2021) sSB982 / File No.

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