SubTitle14-67d-1_14-67d-7. General Distinguishing Numbers  


Sec. 14-67d-1. Application
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Any manufacturer licensed under the provisions of section 14-67a of the General Statutes may make application to the commissioner of motor vehicles for a general distinguishing registration number or numbers.

(Effective January 21, 1986)

Sec. 14-67d-2. Financial responsibility
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Each application for a manufacturer's general distinguishing number shall be accompanied by a certificate of financial responsibility in accord with section 14-112 of the general statutes.

(Effective July 3, 1973)

Sec. 14-67d-3. [Repealed]
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Repealed January 21, 1986.

Sec. 14-67d-4. Display of registration plates
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No manufacturer shall display or allow any general distinguishing registration plates issued to him to be displayed on any motor vehicle other than a motor vehicle owned by such manufacturer or lawfully in his custody.

(Effective July 3, 1973)

Sec. 14-67d-5. Use of motor vehicle displaying general distinguishing numbers
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A licensed manufacturer or "bona fide full-time employee" of such licensed manufacturer may operate a motor vehicle displaying such general distinguishing registration plates in connection with the business of manufacturing or distributing motor vehicles and for his or her personal use. No commercial motor vehicle displaying such general distinguishing registration plates shall be operated on the highway while carrying a load except for demonstration purposes. "Bona fide full-time employee" means a person who is employed by a licensed manufacturer for not less than thirty-five hours per week and appears on the records of such employer as an employee for whom social security, withholding tax and all deductions required by law have been made. If the licensee is a corporation, a motor vehicle displaying such general distinguishing registration plate may be used by any corporate officer actively engaged in the management of the corporation, just as if the officer were an individual licensee.

(Effective January 21, 1986)

Sec. 14-67d-6. Records
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Each manufacturer to whom general distinguishing registration plates have been issued shall maintain a record as to the motor vehicle on which each plate is displayed and the location of all such general distinguishing plates which are not in use. The records required to be maintained under the provisions of this section shall be retained for a period of six months and be available during normal business hours for inspection by the commissioner of motor vehicles, any employee of the department of motor vehicles designated by the commissioner, any inspector of the department of motor vehicles, any officer of the state police department or any officer of any organized police department.

(Effective January 21, 1986)

Sec. 14-67d-7. Supplemental identification
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Each motor vehicle displaying a general distinguishing registration plate shall be operated by a person who has in his or her possession a supplemental identification document issued by the manufacturer licensee indicating such person is validly entrusted with such vehicle. The supplemental identification document shall be prepared in duplicate on a form which is not smaller than 3 3/8 inches by 2 inches. Except as indicated below the type shall be no smaller than 8 point type and contain the following information:

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No supplemental identification document may be issued to expire more than six months from the date of issuance. The duplicate copy of this supplemental identification document shall be retained by the licensee at the licensee’s place of business for a period of six months from the date of its expiration and shall be available for examination by any police officer or inspector designated by the commissioner of motor vehicles.

(Effective January 21, 1986)