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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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SubTitle14-21j-1_14-21j-6. Standards for Issuing Amistad Commemorative Number Plates |
| Sec. 14-21j-1. Definitions |
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As used in section 14-21j-1 to section 14-21j-6, inclusive: (a) "Amistad commemorative number plate" means a number plate that is issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to enhance public awareness of the 1839 uprising against the crew of the Spanish slave schooner, The Amistad; (b) "Amistad commemorative account" means an account to which fees, other than administrative costs, shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section 14-21j and section 14-21k of the Connecticut General Statutes. (c) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; (d) "Department" means the Department of Motor Vehicles; (e) "Low number plate" means a number plate issued by the commissioner in accordance with section 14-160 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (f) "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; (g) "Person" means a person, as defined in subdivision (61) of subsection (a) of section 14-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes, eligible to register a motor vehicle; (h) "Registration" means registration of a motor vehicle with the commissioner in accordance with Part III (A) of Chapter 246 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and includes the certificate of registration and the number plate(s) used in connection with such registration; (i) "Vanity plate" means a number plate issued by the commissioner in accordance with section 14-49 (s) of the Connecticut General Statutes. |
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(Adopted effective September 1, 1999) |
| Sec. 14-21j-2. Design of number plates |
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(a) The Amistad commemorative number plate shall be of a design to enhance public awareness of the 1839 uprising against the crew of the Spanish slave schooner, The Amistad. (b) The Amistad commemorative number plate shall be of a design determined by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. |
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(Adopted effective September 1, 1999) |
| Sec. 14-21j-3. Application for number plate. Transfer fee |
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(a) A person shall apply for an Amistad commemorative number plate by filing an application in writing with the commissioner, and paying the fee as specified in section 14-21j-5 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Such fee shall be in addition to the fee required by law for registration of a motor vehicle. (b) No fee in addition to the fee specified in section 5 of this regulation shall be charged for the transfer of a motor vehicle registration to or from a registration with an Amistad commemorative number plate. |
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(Adopted effective September 1, 1999) |
| Sec. 14-21j-4. Eligible vehicles |
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In addition to the registration for the passenger class of motor vehicle, as defined in subdivision (59) of subsection (a) of section 14-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Amistad commemorative number plate may be issued in such other registration class or classes of motor vehicles as may be decided by the commissioner of motor vehicles. |
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(Adopted effective September 1, 1999) |
| Sec. 14-21j-5. Fees |
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A person who applies for an Amistad commemorative number plate shall pay the following fees, which shall be deposited in the Amistad commemorative account except for the amount designated for administrative costs as identified hereinafter: (a) Fifty dollars ($50.00) for a number plate with letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, of which fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be deposited in an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles for administrative costs. The fee shall include a donation to the Amistad commemorative account of thirty-five dollars ($35.00); or (b) Seventy dollars ($70.00) plus the required special plate fees for a new low number or vanity plate, fifty-five dollars ($55.00) of which shall be deposited in the Amistad commemorative account. |
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| Sec. 14-21j-6. Replacement |
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An Amistad commemorative number plate which is lost or stolen, and such loss or theft is reported to the appropriate police authorities and the Department of Motor Vehicles as required by law, shall not be replaced earlier than one (1) year after such loss or theft is so reported. The commissioner may substitute another Amistad commemorative number plate of his choosing until such lost or stolen plate is replaced. A replacement plate fee as required by law shall be charged for any such replacement plate. |
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(Adopted effective September 1, 1999) |