(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a nonresident of the state, if summoned for allegedly having committed an infraction, shall be required to post a cash bond or a guaranteed bail bond certificate, as provided in § 14-140a, with the local or state police issuing the summons and shall not be permitted to plead or pay by mail as provided in § 51-164n.

(b) If the nonresident is alleged to have committed an infraction involving a motor vehicle or a violation of § 14-219 specified in subsection (e) of said section and is a resident of a state which has reciprocity with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in this state with respect to suspension of operator’s licenses, the nonresident may plead or pay by mail as provided in § 51-164n and shall not be required to post a bond as provided in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The amount of any bond required by this section shall be the amount of the fine, any additional fee established for the infraction alleged to have been committed, any cost established for the infraction or a violation of § 14-219 specified in subsection (e) of said section as provided in subsection (b) of § 54-143 and § 54-143a and any additional amount calculated in accordance with the percentage increases set forth in § 13b-70 and rounded off to the next highest dollar. The total amount of any such forfeited bond shall be deposited in the General Fund as one undifferentiated lump sum amount or deposited in the Special Transportation Fund as one undifferentiated lump sum amount as may be required by statute.