General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5329

 

January Session, 2015

 

LCO No. 273

 

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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITATIONS ON THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 14-36m of the general statutes be amended to (1) require a national criminal background check prior to issuance of a special motor vehicle operator's license, and (2) prohibit any person convicted of a felony from obtaining such license.

Statement of Purpose:

To require a national criminal background check prior to issuance of a drive-only license, and to prohibit any person convicted of a felony from obtaining such license.