Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-22 and subsection (a) of section 14-49 concerning the period for the registration of a passenger motor vehicle, and for the registration of certain other motor vehicles not used for commercial purposes, the commissioner may issue a registration for any such motor vehicle that is owned by a person, firm or corporation licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-15 and that is the subject of a lease agreement, for a period not to exceed five years, to coincide with the term of such lease agreement. The fee for any such registration shall be adjusted and prorated on the basis of the fee prescribed for a triennial registration. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 02-70, S. 65; P.A. 19-165, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 02-70 effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 19-165 replaced “biennial” with “triennial” and made a conforming change, effective January 1, 2020.