Connecticut § 15-148 - Duplicate certificate.
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§ 15-148. Duplicate certificate.
Sec. 15-148. Duplicate certificate. If a valid certificate of number or registration is lost, mutilated or destroyed, the owner shall notify the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in writing within fifteen days. The owner may obtain a duplicate certificate upon application to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and upon payment of a fee of twenty dollars.
(1961, P.A. 506, S. 15; P.A. 73-257, S. 15, 27; P.A. 81-423, S. 9, 25; P.A. 07-167, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 73-257 required notification of lost, mutilated or destroyed certificate within 15 days and replaced town clerk with commissioner of motor vehicles and made provisions applicable to valid certificates only; P.A. 81-423 inserted reference to registration; P.A. 07-167 increased fee from $1.00 to $20.
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Section 15-148 ("Duplicate certificate.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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