Sec.14-111g-1. Definitions

As used in sections 14-111g-1 to 14-111g-14, inclusive, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or his designee;

(2) "Department" means the Department of Motor Vehicles;

(3) "Moving violation" shall have the same meaning stated in section 14-111g of the Connecticut General Statutes, which conviction for such moving violation appears on the driving history of an operator maintained by the department. A conviction of more than one moving violation resulting from the same incident shall be counted as a single moving violation;

(4) "Operator's license" means a valid license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued by the department;

(5) "Operator's privilege" means the nonresident motor vehicle operator's privilege granted to a licensed resident of another state, province or country under the provisions of subsection (a) of section 14-39 of the Connecticut General Statutes or the privilege of an unlicensed Connecticut resident to obtain a motor vehicle operator's license;

(6) "Rescind" means an official action taken by the department that withdraws a pending operator's license or privilege suspension due to the operator's compliance with the department's requirements prior to the effective date of the operator's license or privilege suspension;

(7) "Restoration" or "restore" means an official action taken by the department that reinstates an operator's license or privilege due to compliance with the department's requirements and with subsection (a) of section 14-50b of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(8) "State" means the State of Connecticut;

(9) "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal of a motor vehicle operator's license or operator's privilege until compliance is attained;

(10) "Suspension violation" means a conviction for a motor vehicle violation of section 14-222a, 14-224, subsection (a) of section 14-227a, section 53a-56b, 53a-57 or 53a-60d of the Connecticut General Statutes, which conviction appears on the driving history of an operator maintained by the department. A conviction of more than one suspension violation resulting from the same incident shall be counted as a single suspension violation.

(Adopted effective October 25, 2002; Amended November 1, 2011)