Sec. 14-48a. Registration of commercial truck-tractor.
Sec. 14-48a. Registration of commercial truck-tractor. (a) Except as provided
in section 14-24, a commercial truck-tractor shall be registered separately by gross vehicle weight. Such gross vehicle weight shall include the light weight of the truck-tractor
plus the light weight of the heaviest semitrailer used in combination with such truck-tractor together with its payload when in operation on the highway. The fee for the
registration of each such truck-tractor shall be in accordance with section 14-47.
(b) No person shall register a commercial truck-tractor specifying a gross vehicle
weight which exceeds the gross weight established by the manufacturer for such vehicle
unless such vehicle has been modified to carry greater weight by such person for use
in connection with his business and has been inspected by the commissioner for the
greater gross vehicle weight prior to registration. Any person who violates any provision
of this subsection shall be deemed to have committed an infraction. The Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles shall also revoke the motor vehicle registration of such vehicle. After
inspection of such vehicle and upon receipt of the restoration fee as provided in subsection (b) of section 14-50b, the commissioner may issue to such person a new registration
which shall indicate the actual gross weight of such vehicle.
(1967, P.A. 308, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 526, S. 2; P.A. 87-106.)
History: 1971 act added exception re provisions of Sec. 14-24 effective, if legislation similar to this section and Sec.
14-48b is adopted by Mass., N.Y., and R.I., 120 days following adoption by last adopting state; P.A. 87-106 added Subsec.
(b), prohibiting the registration of commercial truck-tractors with incorrect gross vehicle weight.