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Vehicle registration exemptions - Connecticut

RegSenseState InfoVehicle registration exemptionsBest ResultsFocus AreaFleet OperationsEnglishConnecticutTransportationRegistration and Permits - Motor Carrier
  • Aircrafts.
  • Motorboats.
  • Road rollers.
  • Baggage trucks used about railroad stations or other mass transit facilities.
  • Electric battery-operated wheel chairs when operated by persons with physical disabilities at speeds not exceeding 15 mph.
  • Golf carts operated on highways solely to cross from one part of the golf course to another.
  • Golf-cart-type vehicles operated on roads or highways on the grounds of state institutions by state employees.
  • Agricultural tractors.
  • Farm implements.
  • Such vehicles as run only on rails or tracks.
  • Self-propelled snowplows, snow blowers and lawn mowers, when used for the purposes for which they were designed and operated at speeds not exceeding four mph, whether or not the operator rides on or walks behind such equipment.
  • Motor-driven cycles, as defined in section 14-286.
  • Special mobile equipment, as defined in section 14-165.
  • Any other vehicle not suitable for operation on a highway.

All “motor vehicles” must be registered, except those listed above, which are specifically excluded from the statutory definition of “motor vehicle.”

The following vehicles are exempt from state vehicle registration requirements.

Any motor vehicle may be towed for repairs or necessary work

The motor vehicle must bear the number plates of a licensed and registered dealer, manufacturer or repairer.

Motor vehicle registered in another state (90-day grace period)

Any motor vehicle validly registered in another state may, for 90 days after establishment by the owner of residence in Connecticut, be operated on any highway without first being registered with the commissioner.

Nonresident-owned motor vehicles (reciprocity)

A motor vehicle owned by a nonresident and registered for the current year in the state or district of which the owner is a resident may be operated upon the highways of Connecticut without registration to the extent, as to period of operation and otherwise, that the state or district of registration grants substantially similar privileges in the case of motor vehicles owned by residents of Connecticut and registered under its laws.

The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles will determine whether privileges granted by such states or districts are substantially the same as those granted by Connecticut and may enter into reciprocal agreements with any other state.

Out-of-state registered vehicle pending proof of ownership (six-month courtesy)

The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may issue a six-month courtesy registration for any motor vehicle for which adequate proof of ownership is pending, including a motor vehicle previously registered in another state that is awaiting the out-of-state title or title lien release required for obtaining a permanent registration in this state.

In no case may such registration be issued without proper sale documents in the name of the person seeking to obtain such registration and without meeting all other requirements for the registration of the motor vehicle.

Vehicle operated by a resident of a foreign country

Any motor vehicle or trailer owned or operated by a resident of a foreign country, which country adheres to the articles of the “International Convention” held in Paris, April 24, 1926, or amendments thereto, relative to the operation of motor vehicles, may be operated on the highways of Connecticut without registration, provided such nonresident operator is the holder of an international operator’s license and provided such motor vehicle is legally registered in the country of his residence and also bears an international registration.

Vehicles or motorcycles sold to minors, or to a person, firm, or corporation engaged in leasing or renting motor vehicles without drivers.

See citations below for more details.

Citations

  • Conn. Gen. Stat. 14-12 Motor vehicle registration
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. 14-1 Definitions
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. 14-34 Reciprocity of registration
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. 14-12o Courtesy registration when proof of ownership pending
  • Conn. Gen. Stat. 14-40 Operation of a motor vehicle owned by resident of a foreign country
  • Regs., Conn. State Agencies 14-63-31 Vehicles not to be registered
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