Connecticut General Statutes 14-173 – Issuance of certificate. Records
(a) The commissioner shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall issue a certificate of title of the vehicle. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the commissioner may accept, in lieu of an outstanding certificate of title, evidence of vehicle ownership acceptable to him. The certificate of title issued may contain the legend “This vehicle may be subject to an undisclosed lien.”
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 14-173
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-165
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Identification number: means the vehicle identification number of a motor vehicle, as defined in §. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-165
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vehicle. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-165
- Vehicle: means a motor vehicle as defined by §. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-165
(b) The commissioner shall maintain at his central office a record of all certificates of title issued by him: (1) Under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle; (2) under the identification number of the vehicle; (3) alphabetically, under the name of the owner; and, in the discretion of the commissioner, by any other method he determines.
(c) Records pertaining to certificates of title over four years old may be destroyed in the discretion of the commissioner.