Sec. 14-381. Requirements for registration. Application. Registration plates.
Sec. 14-381. Requirements for registration. Application. Registration plates.
Any owner required to register a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall apply to the
commissioner and shall file evidence of ownership by affidavit or document. Upon
receipt of an application in proper form and the registration fee, the commissioner shall
assign an identification number and provide the owner with a certificate of registration
and registration plate. The registration plate, which shall be affixed by the owner, shall
be displayed on the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle at a place and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. In addition to such registration plate, each snowmobile
and all-terrain vehicle so registered shall display its registration number on each side
of its front section, midway between the top and bottom of said front section, in letters
or numbers at least three inches in height and made of a reflective material. The certificate
of registration shall be carried on such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle and shall be
available for inspection whenever such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle is being operated. The owner shall pay a fee of twenty dollars for each snowmobile or all-terrain
vehicle so registered. Each such certificate of registration shall expire biennially on the
last day of March.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 5; 857, S. 2; P.A. 73-153; P.A. 75-213, S. 13, 53; P.A. 84-254, S. 54, 62; P.A.
85-525, S. 5, 6; P.A. 87-329, S. 19; P.A. 90-230, S. 83, 101; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4, S. 35.)
History: 1971 acts made provisions applicable to all-terrain vehicles and added specifications for display of registration
number; P.A. 73-153 reduced height required for letters in display provision from five to three inches; P.A. 75-213 increased
registration fee from $3 to $4; P.A. 84-254 periodically increased the fee from $4 to $8 as of July 1, 1992; P.A. 85-525 required biennial, rather than annual, registration of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles and doubled fee schedule
accordingly; P.A. 87-329 maintained the fee at the level existing on and after July 1, 1986, and decreased the fee effective
July 1, 1992, to the level formerly existing on and after July 1, 1988; P.A. 90-230 substituted "required to register" for
"desiring to register"; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4 increased registration fee to $20, effective January 1, 2004.