Connecticut § 14-20a - Number plates for volunteer firefighters.

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§ 14-20a. Number plates for volunteer firefighters.

Sec. 14-20a. Number plates for volunteer firefighters. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, at the request of any chief executive officer of a volunteer fire department or company, shall register any passenger motor vehicle, motor vehicle used for commercial purposes or passenger and commercial motor vehicle owned by a volunteer firefighter in such department or company and shall issue a special certificate of registration and a set of number plates which shall bear the international fire department symbol. The plates shall expire and be renewed as provided in section 14-22. The commissioner shall charge a fee for such plates which shall cover the entire cost of making the same. The plates shall be returned to the commissioner upon termination of the firefighter's membership in the volunteer fire department or company.

(P.A. 87-304, S. 5; P.A. 90-263, S. 58, 74.)

History: P.A. 90-263 substituted motor vehicle used for commercial purposes for commercial motor vehicle.

Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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