Connecticut § 14-291 - Traffic regulations for special occasions.
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§ 14-291. Traffic regulations for special occasions.
Sec. 14-291. Traffic regulations for special occasions. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, their deputies or any inspector or police officer authorized by said commissioners, may make and provide for the enforcement of traffic regulations for such time or times as unusually heavy traffic conditions may be anticipated upon any highway, provided such traffic regulations shall not apply to or be enforced in the streets of any incorporated city regularly employing a police force of more than fifteen men.
(1949 Rev., S. 2514; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 39; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)
History: 1965 act added reference to state police commissioner and changed “any person authorized” to “police officer authorized;” P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-291 ("Traffic regulations for special occasions.") 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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