Sec. 14-223a. Striking an officer with a motor vehicle. Penalties.
Sec. 14-223a. Striking an officer with a motor vehicle. Penalties. Any operator
of a motor vehicle who strikes any officer, as defined in section 14-1, or any fire police
officer, appointed in accordance with section 7-313a, with such motor vehicle while
such officer or fire police officer is engaged in traffic control or regulation, provided
such officer is in uniform or prominently displaying the badge of his office and such
fire police officer is in compliance with the provisions of section 7-313a, (1) shall be
fined not less than one hundred fifty dollars or more than two hundred dollars, and (2)
for a subsequent offense, shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars or
imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
(P.A. 04-250, S. 4; P.A. 05-152, S. 1; 05-288, S. 60.)
History: P.A. 05-152 deleted provision re operator deemed to have committed an infraction and made technical changes;
P.A. 05-288 made technical changes, effective July 13, 2005.