Connecticut § 14-96e - Stop lamps. Turn signals.
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§ 14-96e. Stop lamps. Turn signals.
Sec. 14-96e. Stop lamps. Turn signals. (a) Each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be equipped with two or more stop lamps meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of section 14-96r, except that passenger motor vehicles manufactured or assembled prior to October 1, 1957, and motorcycles shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp. On a combination of vehicles, only the stop lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified.
(b) Each motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and required signals shall be given by, a turn signal lamp or lamps complying with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section 571.108, as amended.
(c) Failure to equip vehicles with stop lamps or a turn signal lamp or lamps or turn signal devices as required by this section shall be an infraction.
(1967, P.A. 834, S. 6; P.A. 75-577, S. 31, 126; P.A. 84-429, S. 34; P.A. 99-268, S. 3; P.A. 00-169, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 75-577 added Subsec. (c); P.A. 84-429 deleted obsolete date provision, rephrased provisions and made other technical changes; P.A. 99-268 amended Subsec. (b) to replace specific requirements requiring signal lamps or turn signal devices with a provision requiring signal lamps to comply with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section 571.108, as amended; P.A. 00-169 revised effective date of P.A. 99-268 but without affecting this section.
See Sec. 14-96r(b) re color of turn signal lamps.
Cited. 30 CA 263.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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