Bill Text: CT SB00505 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Tow Truck Operators To Clean Road Debris Left After An Accident.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-19 - Public Hearing 02/23 [SB00505 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00505-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 505
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 2007
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING TOW TRUCK OPERATORS TO CLEAN ROAD DEBRIS LEFT AFTER AN ACCIDENT.

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

That the general statutes be amended to require all tow truck operators, who remove a motor vehicle from the scene of an accident, to remove and dispose of all glass, metal and other debris that has been cast upon the public highways as a result of such accident. The tow truck operator shall follow the direction of the police or fire officer at the scene and shall not depart the scene until all debris has been removed and the operator has been released by the officer. If the area is not properly cleaned, the police may require the operator to return to the scene of the accident to complete cleaning up.

Statement of Purpose:

To require tow truck operators to clean up all debris left behind after a motor vehicle accident.