Sec. 14-27. Number plates for public service motor vehicles.
Sec. 14-27. Number plates for public service motor vehicles. (a) Each motor
bus shall carry number plates to be furnished by the commissioner, which number plates
shall indicate that such vehicle is licensed for motor bus service.
(b) Each motor bus holding a permit for interstate operation under the provisions
of section 13b-89, except those registered under section 14-365, shall carry number
plates to be furnished by the commissioner, which number plates shall indicate that such
vehicle is licensed for interstate motor bus service.
(c) Each taxicab shall carry number plates to be furnished by the commissioner,
which number plates shall indicate that such vehicle is licensed for taxicab service.
(d) Each motor vehicle in livery service shall carry number plates to be furnished
by the commissioner, which number plates shall indicate that such vehicle is licensed
for livery service.
(e) Each motor vehicle holding a permit for livery service, under sections 13b-101
to 13b-109, inclusive, which service is for transportation between points within this
state and points outside of this state shall carry number plates to be furnished by the
commissioner, which plates shall indicate that such vehicle is licensed for interstate
livery service.
(f) Each school bus shall carry number plates furnished by the commissioner and
the number plates shall indicate that the school bus is licensed to transport students.
Each school bus bearing such number plates shall be used primarily for the transportation
of students. Each school bus used in part in livery service shall carry number plates
indicating such dual usage.
(g) Failure to carry number plates as required by this section shall be an infraction.
(1949 Rev., S. 5708, 5713, 5721, 5727; 1967, P.A. 98; P.A. 75-577, S. 18, 126; P.A. 89-222, S. 4; P.A. 93-341, S. 6,
38; P.A. 97-236, S. 6, 27.)
History: 1967 act amended Subsec. (b) to add exception for buses registered under Sec. 14-365; P.A. 75-577 added
Subsec. (e); P.A. 89-222 inserted new Subsec. (e) re motor vehicle number plates for motor vehicles in livery service
licensed for interstate service and relettered former Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (f); P.A. 93-341 inserted new Subsec. (f) requiring
school buses to carry number plates and requiring school buses used in part in livery service to carry number plates indicating
such dual usage; moving provision formerly in Subsec. (f) to new Subsec. (g), effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 97-236 amended
Subsec. (f) to require school buses bearing such number plates to be used primarily for transportation of students, effective
June 24, 1997.
See chapter 881b re infractions of the law.