Sec. 14-379. Definitions.
Sec. 14-379. Definitions. As used in sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive, subsections (3) and (4) of section 12-430 and sections 12-431, 14-33, 14-163 and 53-205,
unless the context otherwise requires: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles; "snowmobile" means any self-propelled vehicle designed for travel
on snow or ice, except vehicles propelled by sail; "snowmobile dealer" means a person
engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling new snowmobiles or selling new
or used snowmobiles, or both, having an established place of business for the sale, trade
and display of such snowmobiles. "All-terrain vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle
designed to travel over unimproved terrain and which has been determined by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to be unsuitable for operation on the public highways which
is not eligible for registration under chapter 246; "all-terrain vehicle dealer" means any
person engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling new all-terrain vehicles,
or both, having an established place of business for the manufacture, sale, trade and
display of such all-terrain vehicles; "operate" means to control the course of or otherwise
use a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 3.)
History: 1971 act redefined "operate" to include all-terrain vehicles and defined "all-terrain vehicle" and "all-terrain
vehicle dealer".
All-terrain vehicle qualifies for uninsured motorist coverage under the policy definition. 45 CS 144.