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Code · Connecticut · Title 14 — Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline · CHAPTER 248* — Vehicle Highway Use

Sec. 14-252a. Removal of ice and snow from motor vehicle required. Penalty.

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(a)The operator of any noncommercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 , shall remove any accumulated ice or snow from such motor vehicle, including the hood, trunk and roof of such motor vehicle, so that any ice or snow accumulated on such vehicle does not pose a threat to persons or property while the vehicle is being operated on any street or highway of this state. Any such operator who fails to remove accumulated ice or snow that poses such a threat shall be fined seventy-five dollars and shall be deemed to have committed an infraction.
(b)If the operator of a noncommercial motor vehicle violates the provisions of subsection
(a)of this section and snow or ice is dislodged from such vehicle and causes personal injury or property damage, such operator shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars but not more than one thousand dollars for each offense.
(c)On and after December 31, 2013, the operator of any commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 , shall remove any accumulated ice or snow from such motor vehicle, including the hood, trunk and roof of such motor vehicle, so that any ice or snow accumulated on such vehicle does not pose a threat to persons or property while the vehicle is being operated on any street or highway of this state. Any such operator who fails to remove accumulated ice or snow that poses such a threat shall be fined seventy-five dollars and shall be deemed to have committed an infraction.
(d)On and after December 31, 2013, if the operator of a commercial motor vehicle violates the provisions of subsection
(c)of this section and snow or ice is dislodged from such vehicle and causes personal injury or property damage, such operator shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars but not more than twelve hundred fifty dollars for each offense.
(e)This section shall not apply to
(1)any operator of a motor vehicle during a period of snow, sleet or freezing rain if such period began and continued during the period of the motor vehicle's operation, or
(2)any operator of a motor vehicle during the time such vehicle is parked.
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