Sec. 14-21c. Number plates for manufacturers of automotive equipment. Proof of financial responsibility.
Sec. 14-21c. Number plates for manufacturers of automotive equipment.
Proof of financial responsibility. (a) Upon the application of a person engaged in the
manufacturing of automotive equipment, the commissioner may issue interchangeable
special number plates for motor vehicles used by the manufacturer in the experimental
testing of automotive equipment, provided the application shall contain (1) information
on the motor vehicle parts manufactured, (2) a statement on the need for highway testing,
(3) an affidavit stating that the special plates shall be used only in experimental testing,
and (4) any other information the commissioner deems pertinent.
(b) The commissioner shall charge an annual fee of twenty dollars for the issuance
of registration and plates for any such experimental test motor vehicle. On and after
July 1, 1985, the fee shall be thirty dollars, on and after July 1, 1989, forty-five dollars,
on and after July 1, 1991, fifty-six dollars, and on and after July 1, 1993, seventy dollars.
Such registration shall expire on the last day of March each year.
(c) No registration and marker plate shall be issued pursuant to this section unless
the applicant has furnished financial responsibility satisfactory to the commissioner as
defined in section 14-112.
(P.A. 75-386, S. 1, 2; P.A. 83-494; P.A. 84-254, S. 25, 62; 84-429, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 83-494 increased the registration fee for experimental test motor vehicles from $15 to $20 and required
manufacturers to furnish proof of financial responsibility prior to being issued a registration and plates; P.A. 84-254
periodically increased the existing $20 fee to $70 as of July 1, 1993; P.A. 84-429 divided section into Subsecs., rephrased
provisions and made other technical changes.