Sec. 14-97. Defrosting devices on school buses and motor vehicles used to transport passengers for hire.
Sec. 14-97. Defrosting devices on school buses and motor vehicles used to
transport passengers for hire. (a) Each school bus, as defined in subsection (a) of
section 14-275, used for the transportation of school children and each motor vehicle
used to transport passengers for hire shall be equipped with a defrosting device, in
good working order and adequate to prevent the accumulation of snow, ice, frost or
condensation on the windshield.
(b) Operation of a motor vehicle or, as owner, permitting the operation of a motor
vehicle, in violation of any provision of this section, shall be an infraction.
(1949 Rev., S. 2444; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 10; P.A. 75-577, S. 53, 126; P.A. 90-263, S. 47, 74.)
History: 1965 act substituted "school bus" for "motor vehicle for hire," deleted provision making defroster requirement
applicable only during winter storms and added reference to frost and condensation in Subsec. (a); P.A. 75-577 replaced
provision for $50 maximum fine in Subsec. (b) with statement that violation is an infraction; P.A. 90-263 amended Subsec.
(a) to substitute "motor vehicle used to transport passengers for hire" for "public service motor vehicle".
See chapter 881b re infractions of the law.