Sec. 14-307. Parking restrictions. Regulations.
Sec. 14-307. Parking restrictions. Regulations. (a) The traffic authority of any
city, town or borough shall have power to prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of vehicles
and to erect and maintain signs in each block designating the time or terms of such
prohibition or restriction on any highway or thoroughfare coming under the jurisdiction
of such city, town or borough and such traffic authority may remove from state highways,
except limited access highways, within the territorial limits of such city, town or borough
any vehicles parked in violation of any regulation of the State Traffic Commission
established in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and of any rule, regulation,
order or ordinance of any such city, town or borough relative to or in connection with
parking on such highway. Such removal shall be undertaken in accordance with the
procedures employed by the city, town or borough in the removal of vehicles from any
highway or thoroughfare coming under the jurisdiction of such city, town or borough.
The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 54 to establish procedures for the removal of such vehicles by
such traffic authority and for the storage of such vehicles. The regulations shall, at a
minimum, (1) require that such traffic authority provide written notice by certified mail
to the owner of any vehicle removed, (2) provide any such owner with an opportunity
for a hearing before a hearing officer appointed by the chief executive officer of each
city, town or borough and specify procedures for the holding of such hearing, (3) provide
that the owner or keeper of any garage or other place where any such vehicle is stored
shall have a lien on the vehicle for his storage charges and (4) specify procedures for
the sale at public auction of any vehicle placed in storage which is not claimed within
a specified period of time by the owner thereof.
(b) The State Traffic Commission shall have power to prohibit, limit or restrict the
parking of vehicles on any portion of any state highway or on any bridge on any such
highway and to erect and maintain signs designating the terms of such prohibition or
restriction.
(c) No person shall park any vehicle in any place where parking is prohibited or
park any vehicle for a longer period than that indicated as lawful by any sign erected
and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except: (1) A person
operating an armored car vehicle may, while in the performance of such person's duties,
park for a period not to exceed ten minutes in a place where parking is prohibited,
provided such vehicle does not obstruct or impede the normal and reasonable movement
of traffic, or (2) a vehicle displaying a special license plate or a removable windshield
placard issued pursuant to section 14-253a or by authorities of other states or countries
for the purpose of identifying vehicles permitted to utilize parking spaces reserved for
persons with disabilities which limit or impair their ability to walk or blind persons,
may park in an area where parking is legally permissible, for an unlimited period of
time without penalty, notwithstanding the period of time indicated as lawful by any (A)
parking meter, or (B) sign erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 2525; 1969, P.A. 236; P.A. 91-408, S. 6; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-4, S. 7, 11; June 18 Sp. Sess. 97-11,
S. 63, 65; P.A. 99-268, S. 35; P.A. 00-169, S. 22.)
History: 1969 act gave local traffic authorities power to remove from roads vehicles parked in violation of state traffic
commission regulations under Subsec. (a); P.A. 91-408 amended Subsec. (c) to add exception authorizing operator of an
armored car vehicle to park where parking is prohibited; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-4 amended Subsec. (a) to require
commissioner to adopt regulations re procedures for removal and storage of vehicles and stated minimum requirements
for such regulations, effective June 30, 1997; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 changed effective date of June 18 Sp. Sess.
P.A. 97-4 but without affecting this section; P.A. 99-268 amended Subsec. (c) by designating existing exception re armored
cars as Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (2) re allowing a vehicle displaying a special license plate or removable windshield
placard to park without penalty where legally permissible for an unlimited period of time and by making a technical change
re gender neutrality; P.A. 00-169 revised effective date of P.A. 99-268 but without affecting this section.
As to local parking regulations. 125 C. 506. Traffic authority has power to install parking meters. 130 C. 243.