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Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
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Title14 Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline |
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SubTitle14-21f-1_14-21f-6. Fees and Standards for Issuing |
| Sec. 14-21f-1. Definitions |
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As used in Sections 14-21f-1 to 14-21f-6, inclusive: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of motor vehicles, or his designee; (2) "Keep Kids Safe account" means the account established in accordance with Section 2 of Public Act 95-275; (3) "Keep Kids Safe Number Plate" means an official motor vehicle registration marker plate issued by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of Public Act 95-275; (4) "Low number plate" means a number plate issued by the commissioner in accordance with section 14-160 of the general statutes; (5) "Number plate" means an official marker furnished by the commissioner on which is displayed the registration number assigned to a motor vehicle by the commissioner; (6) "Person" means a person as defined in section 14-1(a) (61) of the general statutes eligible to register a motor vehicle; (7) "Registration" means registration of a motor vehicle with the commissioner in accordance with Part III (A) of Chapter 246 of the general statutes, and includes the certificate of registration and the number plate or plates used in connection with said registration; (8) "Vanity plate" means a number plate issued by the commissioner in accordance with section 14-49(s) of the general statutes. |
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| Sec. 14-21f-2. Design of number plates |
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(a) The Keep Kids Safe Number Plate shall be of a design to enhance public awareness of the state's effort to protect the safety of children, which design shall be selected in a manner to be determined by the commissioner. (b) The commissioner may determine the design of the Keep Kids Safe Number Plate by a contest which he coordinates. |
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| Sec. 14-21f-3. Application |
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(a) A person shall apply for a Keep Kids Safe Number Plate by filing an application in writing with the commissioner, and paying the amount as specified in Section 14-21f-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. (b) A person having a low number plate, a vanity plate, or a previously issued passenger number plate may transfer the registration to a Keep Kids Safe Number Plate. For such transfer the person shall pay only the amount provided in accordance with subsection (b) of Section 14-21f-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. |
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| Sec. 14-21f-4. Fees |
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A person who applies for a Keep Kids Safe Number Plate shall pay the following amount which shall be in addition to registration fees required by law, and shall be deposited in the Keep Kids Safe account: (a) Fifty dollars ($50.00) for a number plate with numbers and letters selected by the commissioner, which includes a donation to the Keep Kids Safe account of thirty-five dollars ($35.00); (b) Seventy dollars ($70.00) for a low number plate or a vanity plate, including the transfer of the numbers and letters from a previously issued passenger number plate, which includes a donation to the Keep Kids Safe account of fifty-five dollars ($55.00); (c) The commissioner may conduct an auction or lottery for a limited number of Keep Kids Safe Number Plates, with numbers and letters selected by the commissioner, to benefit the Keep Kids Safe account. Such auction or lottery shall be public, and shall be advertised in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the State. Each such number plate may be bid separately, and shall be awarded to the high bidder, or if there is more than one such bid, by lot to one of the high bidders. A minimum bid of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) shall be made for each plate, of which one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00) shall be a donation to the Keep Kids Safe account. A person whose bid is higher than the minimum bid shall be requested to donate the additional amount above the minimum bid to the Keep Kids Safe account. |
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| Sec. 14-21f-5. Renewal fee |
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The renewal registration fee for a Keep Kids Safe Number Plate shall be the same as provided for the class of motor vehicle and type of number plate in section 14-49 or 14-160 of the Connecticut general statutes. |
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| Sec. 14-21f-6. Replacement |
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A Keep Kids Safe number plate which is lost or stolen, and such loss is reported to the appropriate police authorities and the Department of Motor Vehicles as required by law, shall not be replaced earlier than ten (10) months after such loss is so reported. The commissioner may substitute another plate of his choosing until such plate is replaced. A fee as provided by statute shall be charged for any replacement number plate. |
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