Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-227b-1

Current through August 9, 2024

Section 14-227b-1 - Definitions

For the purpose of sections 14-227b-1 to 14-227b-29 a, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Chemical analysis," "chemical test," or "test" means an analysis of blood or urine or a direct alcohol test performed in accordance with the provisions of sections 14-227a-1 b to 14-227a-10b, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(2) "Commissioner" has the same meaning as provided in section 14-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(3) "Department" means the department of motor vehicles.

(4) "Ignition interlock device" has the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 14-227j of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(5) "Ignition interlock device maintenance period" means the period of time that an ignition interlock device shall be maintained in a motor vehicle after it has been installed as a condition of reinstatement of an operator's license or privilege.

(6) "Notice of arrest" means the initial receipt of notice by a person that he or she has been arrested, whether by being taken into custody by a police officer and informed of his or her arrest by the officer, or by receipt of a summons, or by receipt of a warrant served by a marshal or other court officer.

(7) "Offense" means operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or both as provided in subsection (a) of section 14-227a of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(8) "Operator's license" means a license, valid and in full force, issued in accordance with section 14-36 or 14-36m of the Connecticut General Statutes authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle.

(9) "Privilege" means the nonresident motor vehicle operating privilege granted to a licensed resident of another state, province or country under section 14-39 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(10) "Report" means a written document or electronic record, including one with electronic signatures, that sets forth the facts surrounding a person's arrest for an offense, in or on a form approved by the commissioner.

(11) "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal of a person's motor vehicle operator's license or privilege to drive in this state for a specific period of time.

(12) "Suspension notice" means a written notice informing a person that his or her Connecticut operator's license or privilege is suspended and that an ignition interlock device shall be installed in each motor vehicle owned or operated by such person as a condition of license or privilege reinstatement.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-227b-1

Effective January 1, 1990; Amended September 3, 1997; Amended July 11, 2006; Amended September 7, 2016