Connecticut § 7-152e - Ordinances re unregistered motor vehicles.
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§ 7-152e. Ordinances re unregistered motor vehicles.
Sec. 7-152e. Ordinances re unregistered motor vehicles. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or special act, municipal charter or ordinance, any municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative body, establish a fine to be imposed against any owner of a motor vehicle that is subject to property tax in the municipality pursuant to subsection (h) of section 12-71b who fails to register such motor vehicle with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, provided (1) such motor vehicle is eligible for registration and required to be registered under the provisions of chapter 246, (2) such fine shall not be more than two hundred fifty dollars, (3) any penalty for the failure to pay such fine by a date prescribed by the municipality shall not be more than twenty-five per cent of such fine, and (4) such fine shall be suspended for a first time violator who presents proof of registration for such motor vehicle subsequent to the violation but prior to the imposition of a fine.
(b) Any police officer or other person authorized by the chief executive officer of the municipality may issue a citation to any person who fails to register such motor vehicle. Any municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall also adopt a citation hearing procedure pursuant to section 7-152c by which procedure such fine shall be imposed.
(P.A. 21-106, S. 32; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 24-1, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 21-106 effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 24-1 amended Subsec. (a) by changing reference to Sec. 12-71b(g) to Sec. 12-71b(h), effective July 1, 2024.
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