Sec. 14-21e. Number plates commemorating Long Island Sound. Voluntary lighthouse preservation donation. Fees. Regulations.
Sec. 14-21e. Number plates commemorating Long Island Sound. Voluntary
lighthouse preservation donation. Fees. Regulations. (a) On and after January 1,
1993, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall issue Long Island Sound commemorative number plates of a design to enhance public awareness of the state's effort to restore
and protect Long Island Sound. Said design shall be determined by agreement between
the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. No use shall be made of such plates except as official registration marker plates.
(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall establish, by regulations adopted in
accordance with chapter 54, a fee to be charged for Long Island Sound commemorative
number plates in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed for the registration of a
motor vehicle. The fee shall be for such number plates with letters and numbers selected
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may
establish a higher fee for: (1) Such number plates which contain letters in place of
numbers as authorized by section 14-49, in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for
plates issued under said section; and (2) such number plates which are low number
plates, in accordance with section 14-160, in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for
plates issued under said section. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall establish,
by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, an additional
voluntary lighthouse preservation donation which shall be deposited in the Connecticut
Lighthouse Preservation account established under section 22a-27n. All fees established
and collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Long Island Sound account
established pursuant to section 22a-27k.
(c) No additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of registration for any
motor vehicle bearing Long Island Sound commemorative number plates which contain
letters in place of numbers, or low number plates, in excess of the renewal fee for Long
Island Sound commemorative number plates with letters and numbers selected by the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. No transfer fee shall be charged for transfer of an
existing registration to or from a registration with Long Island Sound commemorative
number plates.
(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in consultation with the Commissioner
of Environmental Protection, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions
of chapter 54, to establish standards and procedures for the issuance, renewal and replacement of Long Island Sound commemorative number plates.
(P.A. 92-133, S. 4, 9; P.A. 97-221, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 97-221 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re voluntary lighthouse preservation donation.