Section 14-137-82 - Suspension of operator's license for history of unsafe operation(a) Pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 14-111 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to suspend or revoke any operator's license issued under the provisions of any statute relating to motor vehicles for any cause that said commissioner deems sufficient. All orders made by the commissioner under Section 14-111(a) shall find their sanction in conduct which if persisted in by the operator of a motor vehicle, would, in general, evoke a reasonable apprehension of danger resulting to the operator himself and to others lawfully upon the public highways.(b) Each holder of a motor vehicle operator's license shall be deemed to have engaged in conduct in the manner of operation of a motor vehicle that is unsafe, and that, if continued, will cause an unreasonable danger to such license holder and to others lawfully upon the public highways if such license holder: (1) Has a driving record on file with the commissioner which contains convictions for three (3) unsafe moving traffic violations as hereinafter defined in subsection (d); and(2) Is convicted of one (1) such additional unsafe moving traffic violation within two (2) years of the date of conviction for the first such unsafe traffic violation.(c) Any such license holder who engages in such conduct shall be subject to a suspension of such holder's operator's license for a period of thirty (30) days.(d) An unsafe moving traffic violation is a conviction of a violation of one of the following Connecticut statutes: (1) Sec. 14-218a. Traveling unreasonably fast.(2) Sec. 14-219. Speeding.(3) Sec. 14-223(a). Disobeying orders of officer.(4) Sec. 14-224(c). Wagering, speed record.(5) Sec. 14-231. Vehicles in opposite directions to pass on right.(6) Sec. 14-232. Passing.(7) Sec. 14-233. Passing on right.(8) Sec. 14-234. Determination of no-passing zones.(9) Sec. 14-235. Vehicle not to be driven on left side of highway on curve or upgrade.(10) Sec. 14-237. Driving on divided highways.(11) Sec. 14-238. Controlled-access highways.(12) Sec. 14-238a. Illegal entry on limited access highway.(13) Sec. 14-239. One-way streets. Rotaries or roundabouts.(14) Sec. 14-240. Failure to drive reasonable distance apart.(15) Sec. 14-240a. Failure to drive reasonable distance apart, intent to harass.(17) Sec. 14-242. Turns restricted.(18) Sec. 14-243. Starting or backing a vehicle.(19) Sec. 14-244. Signals.(20) Sec. 14-245. Intersection. Right-of-way.(21) Sec. 14-246a. Right-of-way at junction of highways.(22) Sec. 14-247. Right-of-way at driveway or private road.(23) Sec. 14-247a. Right-of-way yielded by one emerging from alley, driveway, or building.(24) Sec. 14-249. Stopping at grade crossings.(25) Sec. 14-250. Certain motor vehicles to stop at railroad crossing.(26) Sec. 14-279. Passing stopped school bus.(27) Sec. 14-281a. Operation of school bus at unreasonable speed.(28) Sec. 14-283. Rights of emergency vehicles. Obstruction of.(29) Sec. 14-296aa. Use of hand held mobile telephones and mobile electronic devices.(30) Sec. 14-299. Failure to obey control signals.(31) Sec. 14-300. Crosswalks. Pedestrian-control signals.(32) Sec. 14-301. Failure to obey stop sign.(33) Sec. 14-303. Designation of one-way streets.(e) Prior to the imposition of such suspension the license holder shall be given an opportunity for a hearing on the proposed suspension of such holder's license, but such hearing shall be limited to the identity of such license holder, and whether such license holder has in fact been convicted of four (4) such serious violations within a two (2) year period.(f) For the purpose of this regulation, the terms "conviction" or "convicted" shall be as defined in subdivision (21) of subsection (a) of Section 14-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and shall include payment of a fine to the Centralized Infraction Bureau in accordance with Section 51-164n of the Connecticut General Statutes.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-137-82
Effective July 27, 1993; Amended July 26, 2012