Sec. 14-50b. Fee for restoration of operator's license or registration.
Sec. 14-50b. Fee for restoration of operator's license or registration. (a) Any
person whose operator's license or right to operate a motor vehicle in this state has
been suspended or revoked by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or who has been
disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle, shall pay a restoration fee of
one hundred twenty-five dollars to said commissioner prior to the issuance to such
person of a new operator's license or the restoration of such operator's license or such
privilege to operate a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle. Such restoration fee
shall be in addition to any other fees provided by law.
(b) Any person whose motor vehicle registration or right of operation of a motor
vehicle in this state has been suspended or revoked by the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles shall pay a restoration fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars to said commissioner prior to the issuance to such person of a new registration or the restoration of
such registration or such right of operation. Such restoration fee shall be in addition to
any other fees provided by law.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, on and after July 1, 2005,
the first two hundred fifty thousand dollars of revenues collected from the payment of
restoration fees under this section shall be appropriated to the Department of Motor
Vehicles for the payment of costs, including, but not limited to, the cost of computer
reprogramming, incurred by the department in establishing procedures for the suspension of operator's licenses or nonresident operating privileges under subdivision (2) of
subsection (e) of section 14-227b.
(P.A. 76-224, S. 1, 2; P.A. 90-263, S. 19, 74; 90-299, S. 2; P.A. 92-177, S. 2, 12; P.A. 98-215, S. 3; P.A. 04-250, S. 3;
P.A. 05-282, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 90-263 amended Subsec. (a) to require payment of restoration fee by any person who has been disqualified
from operating a commercial motor vehicle; P.A. 90-299 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to increase from $10 to $30 the
restoration fee payable to commissioner; P.A. 92-177 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to increase from $30 to $100 the
restoration fee payable to commissioner; P.A. 98-215 amended Subsec. (b) to designate existing language as Subdiv. (1)
and create exception as provided in Subsec. (b)(2), and added new provision as Subsec. (b)(2) re fee for person whose
registration has been cancelled pursuant to Sec. 14-12g; P.A. 04-250 amended Subsec. (a) to increase operator's license
restoration fee from $100 to $125 and added Subsec. (c) to require first $250,000 of restoration fees collected on or after
July 1, 2004, to be appropriated to Department of Motor Vehicles for costs incurred in establishing procedures re operator
license or nonresident operating privilege suspension, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-282 deleted Subsec. (b)(2) re restoration fees, making a conforming change in Subsec. (b), and amended Subsec. (c) by changing "2004" to "2005" and replacing
reference to Subsec. (b) with reference to Sec. 14-227b(e).
Cited. 36 CA 710.