Bill Text: CT SB00108 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Registration And Use Of Certain Low-speed Neighborhood Vehicles.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-29 - Moved to Foot of the Calendar, Senate [SB00108 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00108-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
Substitute Bill No. 108 | |
February Session, 2014 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING REGISTRATION AND USE OF CERTAIN LOW-SPEED NEIGHBORHOOD VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-1 of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subdivision (103) as follows (Effective October 1, 2014):
(NEW) (103) "Neighborhood electric vehicle" means a four-wheel, self-propelled, electrically powered motor vehicle designed for conveyance of passengers, that has an attainable speed of not less than twenty miles per hour and not more than twenty-five miles per hour on a paved, level surface and that conforms with standards adopted for low-speed vehicles by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in accordance with 49 CFR 571.500, as amended from time to time.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2014) (a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may, on application in accordance with the provisions of section 14-12 of the general statutes and subject to the financial responsibility provisions of section 14-112 of the general statutes, issue a certificate of registration and marker plates to the owner or lessee of a neighborhood electric vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. The applicant shall pay the fee required under subsection (f) of section 14-49 of the general statutes. Such owner or lessee shall carry such registration and proof of financial responsibility in the vehicle and display marker plates as required by section 14-18 of the general statutes. The commissioner shall issue a certificate of title, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 247 of the general statutes, for each vehicle that has been issued a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin and vehicle identification number.
(b) No individual may operate a neighborhood electric vehicle unless (1) the individual carries a valid motor vehicle operator's license or learner's permit, (2) a certificate of registration and automobile insurance identification card for the vehicle are carried in the motor vehicle and marker plates are displayed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-18 of the general statutes, and (3) such vehicle is equipped in accordance with the requirements of sections 14-80 to 14-106c, inclusive, of the general statutes, except insofar as any requirement of said sections is inapplicable to or inconsistent with the design and equipment standards for low-speed vehicles, as adopted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in accordance with 49 CFR 571.500, as amended from time to time.
(c) A neighborhood electric vehicle may be operated on a highway only if such highway has an established speed limit of not more than thirty-five miles per hour. This section shall not prohibit an individual from operating a neighborhood electric vehicle across an intersection with a highway that has an established speed limit of more than thirty-five miles per hour.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2014 |
14-1(a) |
Sec. 2 |
October 1, 2014 |
New section |
ET |
Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO |
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TRA |
Joint Favorable |