Connecticut General Statutes 14-96cc – Regulation of hazardous lighting equipment
The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may make regulations prohibiting the use on any motor vehicle operating on the highways of this state of any lighting equipment which he determines to be hazardous to either the operator of the vehicle equipped with such lighting devices or to the operators of other vehicles encountering a vehicle so equipped. The commissioner may make or cause to be made any tests of any lighting equipment intended for use on motor vehicles which he finds necessary in order to determine whether such lighting equipment is hazardous as provided by this section. The commissioner may, upon application, allow the installation upon one or more motor vehicles of any head lamp or other lighting device for the purpose of testing such head lamp or other lighting device upon such terms and conditions as he deems reasonable.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 14-96cc
- 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
- Head lamp: means a lighting device affixed to the front of a motor vehicle projecting a high intensity beam which lights the road in front of the vehicle so that it can proceed safely during the hours of darkness. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Operator: means any person who operates a motor vehicle or who steers or directs the course of a motor vehicle being towed by another motor vehicle and includes a driver. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- State: means any state of the United States and the District of Columbia unless the context indicates a more specific reference to the state of Connecticut. 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