Connecticut General Statutes 14-193 – Powers and duties of commissioner
(a) The commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 14-193
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-165
- Identification number: means the vehicle identification number of a motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-165
- State: means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-165
- Vehicle: means a motor vehicle as defined by section 14-1. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-165
(b) The commissioner may: (1) Make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions of this chapter; (2) adopt and enforce reasonable rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter; (3) assign a new identification number to a vehicle if it has none, or its identification number is destroyed or obliterated, or its motor is changed, and shall either issue a new certificate of title showing the new identification number or make an appropriate endorsement on the original certificate; (4) require each manufacturer or assembler of a vehicle sold in this state to provide such vehicle with a vehicle identification number and, upon the request of the commissioner, to inform him concerning the location or locations of every vehicle identification number on such vehicle. The commissioner may refuse to register a vehicle made by a manufacturer or assembler who fails to comply with this section.