Connecticut § 14-382 - Change of address. Transfer of ownership.

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§ 14-382. Change of address. Transfer of ownership.

Sec. 14-382. Change of address. Transfer of ownership. (a) Within forty-eight hours after changing his address, the owner of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered by this state shall file with the commissioner notice in writing of such change. The owner's certificate of registration may be altered or the commissioner may issue a new certificate to indicate the new address.

(b) The owner of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered by this state shall notify the commissioner in writing within twenty-four hours of the transfer of all or any part of his interest in, other than the creation of a security interest, or of the destruction or abandonment of, such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle and surrender with such notice his certificate of registration and registration plate. Any such transfer, destruction or abandonment shall terminate such certificate.

(c) Any person who transfers to another ownership of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered in this state, upon surrendering the outstanding certificate of registration and registration plate and upon application to the commissioner, may have another snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered in his name for the remainder of the registration period. The fee for such transfer which shall accompany the application shall be three dollars, and on and after July 1, 1992, three dollars and fifty cents.

(1969, P.A. 752, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 6; P.A. 84-254, S. 55, 62; P.A. 87-329, S. 20.)

History: 1971 act made provisions applicable to owners of all-terrain vehicles; P.A. 84-254 amended Subsec. (b) to clarify that applications are made to the commissioner and to periodically increase the transfer fee from $2 to $4 as of July 1, 1992; P.A. 87-329 maintained the fee at the level existing on and after July 1, 1986, and decreased the fee effective July 1, 1992, to the level formerly existing on and after July 1, 1988.

Secs. 14-383 and 14-384. Registration of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle dealers. Temporary registration plates. Sections 14-383 and 14-384 are repealed, effective July 1, 2005.

(1969, P.A. 752, S. 5, 6; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 7, 8; P.A. 84-254, S. 56, 62; P.A. 87-329, S. 21; P.A. 05-218, S. 45.)

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

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