Connecticut § 14-390f - All-terrain vehicles: Effect of U.S. District Court consent decree.

§ 14-390f. All-terrain vehicles: Effect of U.S. District Court consent decree.

Sec. 14-390f. All-terrain vehicles: Effect of U.S. District Court consent decree. (a) As used in this section:

(1) “All-terrain vehicle” means any three or more wheeled motorized vehicle, generally characterized by large, low-pressure tires, a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering, which is intended for off-road use by an individual rider on various types of nonpaved terrain. “All-terrain vehicle” does not include trail bikes, golf carts, agricultural tractors, farm implements, construction machines and low-speed vehicles;

(2) “All-terrain vehicle dealer” means any person engaged in the business of selling, leasing or renting all-terrain vehicles at retail, at a regular place of business; and

(3) “All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree” means the consent decree approved by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on April 28, 1988, in settlement of Civil Action No. 87-3525, U.S. v. American Honda, et al.

(b) Each all-terrain vehicle offered for sale, lease or rental by an all-terrain vehicle dealer shall bear the safety warning hang tags pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b.(4) (a) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree. Each all-terrain vehicle dealer shall: (1) Deliver a copy of the all-terrain vehicle safety alert to each all-terrain vehicle purchaser pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b. (4)(c) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (2) prominently display the safety poster, pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b.(4) (d) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (3) have the safety video readily available for viewing by prospective and actual all-terrain vehicle purchasers pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b (4)(b) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (4) conform to the guidelines for advertising and promotional materials attached as Appendix K to the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (5) represent affirmatively, including in print and electronic media for advertising or promoting all-terrain vehicles and in point-of-purchase oral communications, that all-terrain vehicles with engine sizes of more than ninety cubic centimeters shall be used only by persons sixteen years of age or older; (6) comply with point-of-purchase communication requirements of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (7) orally inform the prospective or actual all-terrain vehicle purchaser of the free training courses offered by the manufacturers pursuant to Paragraph K of the final All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree and of the financial incentives for taking the course. Oral communications of all-terrain vehicle dealers shall not contain information inconsistent with any safety-related requirements of this section.

(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section shall have committed an infraction.

(P.A. 91-399; P.A. 24-20, S. 36.)

History: P.A. 24-20 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to add reference to low-speed vehicles and make technical changes.

Secs. 14-390g to 14-390l. Reserved for future use.