Connecticut § 14-111b - Suspension of operator's license following conviction for speeding.
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§ 14-111b. Suspension of operator's license following conviction for speeding.
Sec. 14-111b. Suspension of operator's license following conviction for speeding. (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not suspend or revoke an operator's license or right to operate a motor vehicle in this state for a first, second or third violation of section 14-219, unless the court wherein the conviction was rendered recommends such suspension or revocation for a period not to exceed thirty days. The court shall notify said commissioner of such recommendation and said commissioner shall make such suspension or revocation effective.
(b) Whenever any person is convicted of a fourth or subsequent violation of said section 14-219, said commissioner shall suspend or revoke the operator's license or right to operate a motor vehicle in this state for a period not to exceed thirty days for a fourth violation, sixty days for a fifth violation and six months for each subsequent violation.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a second or subsequent violation shall be defined as provided in section 14-1, and a fourth or subsequent violation means four or more arrests within any two-year period for violation of any provision of section 14-219 which result in conviction.
(1971, P.A. 2, S. 1–3; P.A. 79-609, S. 2; P.A. 84-429, S. 62.)
History: P.A. 79-609 amended Subsec. (a) to extend applicability to second and third violations, made Subsec. (b) applicable to fourth, fifth and subsequent violations, rather than to second, third and subsequent violations and defined fourth or subsequent violation in Subsec. (c); P.A. 84-429 made technical changes for statutory consistency.
Secs. 14-111c and 14-111d. Driver License Compact. Definitions applicable to Driver License Compact; comparable convictions to be reported; report of suspension or revocation action to department. Sections 14-111c and 14-111d are repealed, effective January 1, 2003.
(P.A. 92-186, S. 1–3; P.A. 02-70, S. 88.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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