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Vehicle Highway Use

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Definitions.

Section
14-212a

Highway and municipal road construction zones, utility work zones, traffic incident management zones and fire station work zones. Fines.

Section
14-212b

School zones. Fines doubled.

Section
14-212c

Fines doubled for failure to yield right-of-way to person riding bicycle, electric bicycle or electric foot scooter.

Section
14-212d

Highway work zone. Highway worker. Endangerment of highway worker. Penalties.

Section
14-212e

Highway Work Zone Safety Advisory Council established. Membership, meetings and duties.

Section
14-212f

Training in highway work zone safety. Development of program curriculum by Highway Work Zone Safety Advisory Council.

Section
14-212g

Work zone safety account.

Operation without carrying operator's license.

Section
14-213a

Operation of private passenger motor vehicle when insurance coverage does not meet minimum no-fault security requirements. Penalty.

Section
14-213b

Operation prohibited when insurance coverage fails to meet minimum requirements. Penalty. Evidence of insurance coverage required to restore suspended license.

Instruction of unlicensed person in motor vehicle operation.

Operation while registration or license is refused, suspended or revoked. Operation in violation of restriction or limitation on operator's license or right to operate motor vehicle that requires use of ignition interlock device. Penalty.

Section
14-215a

Operation while license is suspended pursuant to section 14-140.

Section
14-215b

Operation after expiration of period of suspension and without obtaining reinstatement of license.

Operation by persons under eighteen without insurance.

Operator to give name and address and show or surrender license, registration and insurance identification card when requested.

Negligent homicide.

Section
14-218a

Traveling unreasonably fast. Establishment of speed limits.

Speeding.

Section
14-219a

Parking area defined.

Section
14-219b

Limitation of municipal liability.

Section
14-219c

Use of speed monitoring devices to support a conviction.

Slow speed.

Low-speed vehicles carrying passengers for hire.

Reckless driving.

Section
14-222a

Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle.

Failing to stop when signaled or disobeying direction of officer. Increasing speed in attempt to escape or elude officer.

Section
14-223a

Striking an officer with a motor vehicle. Penalties.

Evasion of responsibility in operation of motor vehicles. Racing. Required removal of motor vehicle from traveled portion of highway. Impoundment or fine.

Evading responsibility in operation of other vehicles.

Section
14-225a

Operation of motor vehicles in parking areas.

Operator to report injury to dog.

Operation while intoxicated.

Section
14-227a

Operation while under the influence of liquor or drug or while having an elevated blood alcohol content.

Section
14-227b

Implied consent to test operator's blood, breath or urine. Testing procedures. License suspension. Hearing.

Section
14-227c

Blood or breath samples required following accidents resulting in death or serious physical injury.

Section
14-227d

Pilot program permitting issuance of warning to and twenty-four-hour revocation of license of certain alleged offenders.

Section
14-227e

Community service for persons convicted of operation while under the influence of liquor or drug.

Section
14-227f

Alcohol and drug addiction treatment program. Waiver. Appeal. Regulations.

Section
14-227g

Operation by person under twenty-one years of age while blood alcohol content exceeds two-hundredths of one per cent. Procedures. Penalties.

Section
14-227h

Impoundment of motor vehicle operated by certain persons arrested for operating while under the influence of liquor or drug.

Section
14-227i

Records of police investigation of defendant re operation of motor vehicle while under influence of, or impaired by, intoxicating liquor or drugs. Copies.

Section
14-227j

Court order prohibiting operation of motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock device.

Section
14-227k

Avoidance of, tampering with or failure to install ignition interlock device.

Section
14-227l

Completion of participation in alcohol and drug addiction treatment program. Reinstatement of operator's license or nonresident operating privilege.

Section
14-227m

Operation of motor vehicle with a child passenger while under the influence of liquor or drug or while having an elevated blood alcohol content. Procedures. Penalties.

Section
14-227n

Operation of a school bus, student transportation vehicle or vehicle specifically designated to carry children by person under the influence of liquor or drug or while having an elevated blood alcohol content. Procedures. Penalties.

Section
14-227o

Ignition interlock device services. Discount re for indigent persons.

Leaving motor vehicle without setting brake.

Using motor vehicle without owner's permission.

Driving in right-hand lane.

Section
14-230a

Restricted use of left-hand lane on divided limited access highways.

Vehicles in opposite directions to pass on right.

Passing.

Passing on right.

Determination of no-passing zones. Overtaking and passing in no-passing zones.

Vehicle not to be driven on left side of highway on curve or upgrade.

Multiple-lane highways.

Driving on divided highways.

Controlled-access highways.

Section
14-238a

(Formerly Sec. 13a-59) - Illegal entry on limited access highway.

One-way streets. Rotaries or roundabouts.

Vehicles to be driven reasonable distance apart.

Section
14-240a

Vehicles to be driven reasonable distance apart. Intent to harass or intimidate.

Turns.

Turns restricted. Signals to be given before turning or stopping. U-turns. Left turns. Right turns when passing person riding bicycle, electric bicycle or electric foot scooter.

Starting or backing vehicle.

Signals.

Intersection. Right-of-way.

Right-of-way at intersection turn.

Section
14-246a

Right-of-way at junction of highways.

Right-of-way at driveway or private road.

Section
14-247a

Right-of-way yielded by one emerging from alley, driveway or building.

Cattle crossings.

Section
14-248a

Cattle crossings.

Section
14-248b

Livestock crossing paths. Right-of-way.

Stopping at grade crossings.

Certain motor vehicles to stop at railroad crossing. Regulations. Penalty.

Section
14-250a

Vehicles prohibited on sidewalks.

Section
14-250b

Obstructing intersection.

Parking vehicles.

Parking so as to obstruct driveway.

Section
14-252a

Removal of ice and snow from motor vehicle required. Penalty.

Parking privileges of handicapped persons.

Section
14-253a

Special license plates and removable windshield placards for persons who are blind and persons with disabilities. Parking spaces. Penalty. Regulations.

Section
14-253b

Municipal police departments to report violations of handicapped parking laws.

Parking privileges of disabled veterans.

Sections
14-255 and 14-256

Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment. Following vehicle to dim lights.

Crowded seats. Riders on outside of vehicle. Aisle seats.

Sections
14-258 and 14-259

Use of metal tires restricted. Use of radio telephones.

Filling tanks.

Sections
14-260a to 14-260m

Reserved for future use.

Section
14-260n

Definitions.

Towing and pushing of vehicles. Double trailers and semitrailers.

Section
14-261a

Regulation of commercial vehicle combinations.

Section
14-261b

Drug and alcohol testing of drivers of certain vehicles, mechanics and forklift operators.

Width and length of vehicles. Exceptions. Permits.

Section
14-262a

Towing or hauling of vehicles in excess of certain limits and federal requirements.

Section
14-262b

Permits for operating or towing mobile homes. Width and length of vehicles. Regulations.

Section
14-262c

Tow dolly.

Section
14-262d

Permits for vehicles transporting mobile homes, modular homes, house trailers or sectional houses.

Length of camp trailers.

Special permits for vehicles of excessive height.

Special permits for trailers.

Operating vehicles of over four tons' capacity on restricted highways.

Operating overweight commercial vehicles. Highway weighing required. Penalty.

Section
14-267a

Weight restrictions for vehicles, trailers or other objects. Highway weighing procedure. Penalties for overweight violations. Fines for failure to comply. Regulations.

Section
14-267b

Weight restrictions for motor buses. Penalties.

Section
14-267c

Vehicles equipped with auxiliary power or idle reduction technology unit. Weight tolerance exemption.

Weight of vehicles and trailers restricted.

Weight of vehicles and trailers engaged in construction work.

Section
14-269a

Weight of refuse vehicles.

Permits for nonconforming vehicles. Regulations. Penalties.

Section
14-270a

Portable truck weight scales.

Section
14-270b

Truck weight enforcement program.

Section
14-270c

Official weighing areas. Staffing requirements.

Section
14-270d

Temporary closing of weigh stations.

Section
14-270e

Program to implement regularly scheduled and enforced hours of operation for weigh stations.

Section
14-270f

Weigh station logs.

Securing of loads.

Section
14-271a

Limits for weakening of vehicle frames. Regulations.

Projecting loads. Carrying of animals.

Section
14-272a

Carrying of children in pick-up trucks or open-bed vehicles. Restrictions.

Section
14-272b

Transport of dogs in pick-up trucks. Restrictions.

Operation of motor vehicles requiring a passenger endorsement or passenger and school endorsement.

Hours of operators of motor vehicles with commercial registration or requiring a passenger endorsement or a passenger and school endorsement.

Equipment and color of school buses. Information displayed on school buses and student transportation vehicles.

Section
14-275a

Use of standard school bus required, when. Use of mass transportation permitted, when. Use of certain motor vehicles prohibited.

Section
14-275b

Transportation of students who have mobility impairments.

Section
14-275c

Regulations re school buses and motor vehicles used to transport students. Operators age seventy or older. Penalties.

Section
14-275d

Program for funding to offset sales tax on purchase of school buses equipped with seat safety belts.

School bus operators to hold a valid passenger and school endorsement. Duties of carrier re registration and withdrawal, suspension or revocation of employee's operator's license or endorsement to operate a school bus or student transportation vehicles. Civil penalties.

Section
14-276a

School bus operators and operators of student transportation vehicles: Regulations; qualifications; training; drug testing.

Section
14-276b

School bus driver training re life-threatening allergic reactions and administration of medication.

Operator's duties on stopping bus. Prohibition on idling of bus.

Hours of operation. Placement of seats. No extra exemption or authority for operators.

Vehicles to stop for school bus. Penalties. Written warning or summons.

Section
14-279a

Operation of school bus monitoring system by board of education or municipality. Vendor agreement. Report.

Section
14-279b

Review of evidence file. Summons. Defenses.

Display of signs and signals by school bus and student transportation vehicle. Portable signs. Penalty.

Penalties.

Section
14-281a

Speed of school buses. Display of head lamps.

Section
14-281b

Summons issued to holder of license endorsement while operating school bus or student transportation vehicles; copy to be sent to employer and local board of education; notification of disposition of case.

Section
14-281c

Report of serious accidents involving school buses or student transportation vehicles.

Section
14-281d

Duties of operators of student transportation vehicles re receipt or discharge of school children.

Vehicle formerly used as school bus to be repainted. Inspection of other vehicles.

Section
14-282a

School bus and student transportation vehicle inspectors.

Rights and duties re emergency vehicles. Obstruction of emergency vehicle.

Section
14-283a

Pursuits by police officers. State-wide policy. Prohibitions. Reports.

Section
14-283b

Motor vehicle operator required to move over when approaching emergency vehicle that is stationary or traveling significantly below speed limit and nonemergency vehicle that is stationary and located on shoulder.

Use of restricted highway by livery service vehicles.

Use of mirrors by vehicles other than motor vehicles.

Use of bicycles, electric bicycles, electric foot scooter, motor-driven cycles and high-mileage vehicles.

Section
14-286a

Rights and duties of person riding bicycle, electric bicycle or electric foot scooter. Regulation of use of bicycle, electric bicycle and electric foot scooter.

Section
14-286b

Operation of bicycles, electric bicycles and electric foot scooters on roadways. Prohibitions re attaching to moving vehicle. Penalty.

Section
14-286c

Left and right turns.

Section
14-286d

Prohibition re children operating bicycles, electric bicycles, nonmotorized scooters, skateboards or electric foot scooters or wearing roller skates or in-line skates without protective headgear. Renting bicycles, electric bicycles or electric foot scooters to children. Commissioner of Consumer Protection to provide information re protective headgear.

Section
14-286e

Police officers, firefighters or emergency service personnel on bicycles.

Section
14-286f

“Share the Road” public awareness campaign.

Carrying person other than operator on bicycle.

Lights, reflectors and brakes on bicycles, electric bicycles and electric foot scooters. Whistle emitting devices prohibited.

Regulation of use of bicycles, electric bicycles and electric foot scooters by municipality.

Section
14-289a

Riding on motorcycle. Carrying of passenger.

Section
14-289b

Operation of motorcycles and autocycles.

Section
14-289c

Riding motorcycle sidesaddle; carrying of passenger on motorcycle not so designed.

Section
14-289d

Vision-protecting devices for operators of motorcycles or motor-driven cycles.

Section
14-289e

Headgear for motorcyclists and passengers.

Section
14-289f

Liability insurance required for motorcycles or autocycles.

Section
14-289g

Protective headgear for motorcycle or motor-driven cycle operators and passengers under eighteen years of age. Penalty.

Section
14-289h

Electric personal assistive mobility devices. Definition. Operation.

Section
14-289i

Vehicles used for landscaping purposes with caged trailers.

Section
14-289j

Restrictions on the use and sale, lease or rental of mini-motorcycles.

Section
14-289k

Rights of electric bicycle riders. Operation of electric bicycles. Prohibition re children riding electric bicycles. Protective headgear for electric bicycle riders and passengers. Exceptions.

Section
14-289l

Duties of electric bicycle manufacturers.

Exemptions from motor vehicle laws.

Traffic regulations for special occasions.

Marking of vehicle operated by student driver.

Vehicles and persons driving or leading animals to display lights.

Section
14-293a

Riding animals on highways.

Section
14-293b

Responsibilities of motor vehicle operators when approaching equestrians.

Security for appearance of accused.

Double or treble damages for personal injury or property damage resulting from certain traffic violations.

Section
14-295a

Assessment for certain violations and payments of fines by mail.

Section
14-295b

Brain injury prevention and services account.

General penalty.

Section
14-296a

House trailer not to be occupied when on highway.

Section
14-296aa

Use of hand-held mobile telephones and mobile electronic devices by motor vehicle operators and school bus drivers prohibited or restricted. Exceptions. Penalties. Amounts remitted to municipality. Record of violation.

Section
14-296b

Following or parking near fire apparatus, driving over hose prohibited.

Section
14-296bb

Access to dedicated roadway for bus rapid transit service.

Section
14-296c

Reserved for future use.

Section
14-296d

Moving violation defined. Motor vehicle operator's retraining program for operators eighteen years of age or over. Fee. Hearing. Possible license suspension. Regulations.

Sections
14-296e to 14-296z

Reserved for future use.