Sec. 14-21j. Amistad commemorative number plates. Fees. Regulations.
Sec. 14-21j. Amistad commemorative number plates. Fees. Regulations. (a)
On and after January 1, 1999, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall issue Amistad
commemorative number plates of a design to enhance public awareness of the 1839
uprising against the crew of the Spanish slave schooner, The Amistad. Said design shall
be determined by 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 adopt regulations, in accordance
with chapter 54, which shall provide for a one-time fee of fifty dollars to be charged for
Amistad commemorative number plates, in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed
for the registration of a motor vehicle. Fifteen dollars of such one-time fee shall be
deposited in an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for
administrative costs of carrying out the provisions of this subsection. Such number plates
shall have 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 14-49; 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 14-160. All fees established
and collected pursuant to this section, except moneys designated for administrative costs
of the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall be deposited in the Amistad commemorative
account established pursuant to section 14-21k.
(c) No additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of registration for any
motor vehicle bearing Amistad commemorative number plates which contain letters
in place of numbers, or low number plates, in excess of the renewal fee for Amistad
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 Amistad commemorative number plates.
(d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance
with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish standards and procedures for the issuance,
renewal and replacement of Amistad commemorative number plates.
(P.A. 98-182, S. 9, 22.)
History: P.A. 98-182 effective July 1, 1998.