Connecticut General Statutes 14-65a – Exemption of dealers in certain trailers. Authorized transactions of marine dealers
(a) The provisions of sections 14-51 to 14-65, inclusive, shall not apply to dealers in trailers in the following classes: (1) Trailers having a gross weight of three thousand pounds or less, and (2) trailers sold as an accessory to and for the transportation of (A) any snowmobile, (B) any all-terrain vehicle, (C) any boat, or (D) any other powered or self-propelled recreational vehicle not required to be registered under this chapter but which is subject to the provisions of § 14-380.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 14-65a
- Commissioner: includes the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and any assistant to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles who is designated and authorized by, and who is acting for, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles under a designation. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Dealer: includes any person actively engaged in buying, selling or exchanging motor vehicles or trailers who has an established place of business in this state and who may, incidental to such business, repair motor vehicles or trailers, or cause them to be repaired by persons in his or her employ. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Gross weight: means the light weight of a vehicle plus the weight of any load on the vehicle, provided, in the case of a tractor-trailer unit, "gross weight" means the light weight of the tractor plus the light weight of the trailer or semitrailer plus the weight of the load on the vehicle. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Recreational vehicle: includes the camper, camp trailer and motor home classes of vehicles. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Vehicle: includes any device suitable for the conveyance, drawing or other transportation of persons or property, whether operated on wheels, runners, a cushion of air or by any other means. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, for the more efficient performance of said commissioner’s duties, may allow a marine dealer, as defined in § 15-141, registered with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, to: (1) Sell any trailers required to be registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; (2) issue temporary registrations; and (3) submit applications for permanent registrations, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of § 14-12, and sections 14-61 and 14-61a.