Sec. 14-111n. Reports of comparable convictions. Suspension of operator's license.
Sec. 14-111n. Reports of comparable convictions. Suspension of operator's
license. (a) If the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles receives a report from any member
jurisdiction of the conviction in such jurisdiction of any person licensed to operate a
motor vehicle in this state, for acts or conduct of the nature described in subsection (b)
of this section, the commissioner shall suspend the operator's license of such person
for the period of time required for a conviction of the equivalent offense under the
provisions of the general statutes, as listed in subsection (b) of this section, for the same
acts or conduct occurring in this state.
(b) For the purpose of the action required to be taken by the commissioner in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the conviction in another member jurisdiction
for an offense involving the following acts or conduct shall be treated as a conviction
under the following subdivisions:
(1) Manslaughter or assault with a motor vehicle or negligent homicide with a motor
vehicle shall be deemed a conviction of a violation of section 53a-56b, 53a-60d or
14-222a;
(2) Operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or
any combination thereof, shall be deemed a conviction of a violation of subsection (a)
of section 14-227a;
(3) Leaving the scene of an accident or failure to stop and render aid in the event
of an accident or collision resulting in the death or personal injury of another shall be
deemed a conviction of a violation of either subsection (a) or (b) of section 14-224,
depending on the acts or conduct reported and the circumstances as determined by the
commissioner; or
(4) Unsafe, dangerous or reckless operation of a motor vehicle shall be deemed a
conviction of a violation of section 14-222.
(c) If the commissioner is notified by a member jurisdiction that a person who is
the holder of a motor vehicle operator's license issued in this state has been convicted
of a felony, in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used, the commissioner
shall, if such person's acts or conduct would constitute an offense classified as a felony
under section 53a-25, suspend such person's operator's license for such period of time
as may be determined by the commissioner.
(d) If the commissioner is notified by a member jurisdiction that a person who is
the holder of a motor vehicle operator's license has been convicted of driving under the
influence of alcohol or drugs, in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of
this section, the commissioner may consider the conviction as a second or subsequent
violation of section 14-227a if such person has been convicted previously of a violation
of section 14-227a or has been convicted previously of a substantially similar offense
in a member jurisdiction, as shown by such person's driver control record, within the
past ten years, and the commissioner may impose the suspension for the period of time
required for a second or subsequent offense by the provisions of subsection (h) of section
14-227a. It shall not be a defense to a suspension imposed pursuant to this subsection,
or subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, that the blood alcohol concentration
of the person convicted in a member jurisdiction, or the blood alcohol concentration
required for conviction of a per se offense in the member jurisdiction in which the person
was convicted, is less than the blood alcohol concentration required for conviction of
a per se offense in this state.
(P.A. 02-70 S. 40.)
History: P.A. 02-70 effective January 1, 2003.