Connecticut § 29-324 - (Formerly Sec. 29-66). Penalty.
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§ 29-324. (Formerly Sec. 29-66). Penalty.
Sec. 29-324. (Formerly Sec. 29-66). Penalty. Any person who, by himself or his employee or agent, or as the employee or agent of another, operates or permits the operation of a motor vehicle in violation of section 29-322 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both for the first offense, and not less than five hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both for each subsequent offense. If death or injury results from any such violation, the fine shall be not more than ten thousand dollars and the period of imprisonment not more than ten years or both.
(1949 Rev., S. 3689; 1959, P.A. 498; P.A. 79-512, S. 3, 13; P.A. 09-177, S. 11; P.A. 10-54, S. 3, 6.)
History: 1959 act added operation or permission of operation of vehicle in violation of Sec. 29-64; P.A. 79-512 added penalty provisions applicable to subsequent offenses and penalty provisions applicable when death or injury results from violation; Sec. 29-66 transferred to Sec. 29-324 in 1983; P.A. 09-177 deleted provision re violation of regulation promulgated under Sec. 29-320, effective January 1, 2011; P.A. 10-54 made technical changes, effective January 1, 2013, and changed effective date of P.A. 09-177, S. 11, from January 1, 2011, to January 1, 2013, effective May 18, 2010.
Secs. 29-325 to 29-328. (Formerly Secs. 29-67 to 29-70). Fire hazards in dry cleaning; regulations. Local fire marshals to enforce regulations. Appeal. Penalty. Sections 29-325 to 29-328, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1, 2015.
(1949 Rev., S. 3690–3693; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 83; P.A. 73-132, S. 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 258, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 221, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 85-87; P.A. 90-25; P.A. 09-177, S. 25; P.A. 10-54, S. 6; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 12-60, S. 1, 2; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; 13-256, S. 19, 20.)
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