Connecticut § 14-151 - State marshals and constables to enforce law concerning abandoned motor vehicles.
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§ 14-151. State marshals and constables to enforce law concerning abandoned motor vehicles.
Sec. 14-151. State marshals and constables to enforce law concerning abandoned motor vehicles. State marshals and the constables of the several towns shall have the same authority in respect to the provisions of section 14-150 as inspectors of the Department of Motor Vehicles, officers attached to an organized police department or state police officers.
(1949 Rev., S. 2476; P.A. 00-99, S. 49, 154.)
History: (Revisor's note: In 1997 references throughout the general statutes to “Motor Vehicle(s) Commissioner” and “Motor Vehicle(s) Department” were replaced editorially by the Revisors with “Commissioner of Motor Vehicles” or “Department of Motor Vehicles”, as the case may be, for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 00-99 replaced reference to sheriffs and deputy sheriffs with state marshals, effective December 1, 2000.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-151 ("State marshals and constables to enforce law concerning abandoned motor vehicles.") 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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