Connecticut General Statutes 14-111n – Reports of comparable convictions. Suspension of operator’s license
(a) If the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles receives a report from any member jurisdiction of the conviction in such jurisdiction of any person licensed to operate a motor vehicle in this state, for acts or conduct of the nature described in subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner shall suspend the operator‘s license of such person for the period of time required for a conviction of the equivalent offense under the provisions of the general statutes, as listed in subsection (b) of this section, for the same acts or conduct occurring in this state.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 14-111n
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Commissioner: includes the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and any assistant to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles who is designated and authorized by, and who is acting for, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles under a designation. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Conviction: means an unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an authorized administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended or probated. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Driver: means any person who drives, operates or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, or who is required to hold a commercial driver's license. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Felony: means any offense, as defined in section 53a-25 and includes any offense designated as a felony under federal law. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Motor vehicle: means any vehicle propelled or drawn by any nonmuscular power, except aircraft, motor boats, 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 fifteen miles per hour, golf carts operated on highways solely for the purpose of crossing 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 snow plows, snow blowers and lawn mowers, when used for the purposes for which they were designed and operated at speeds not exceeding four miles per hour, 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, mini-motorcycles, as defined in section 14-289j, electric bicycles, electric foot scooters and any other vehicle not suitable for operation on a highway. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Operator: means any person who operates a motor vehicle or who steers or directs the course of a motor vehicle being towed by another motor vehicle and includes a driver. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, limited liability company, association, copartnership, company, firm, business trust or other aggregation of individuals but does not include the state or any political subdivision thereof, unless the context clearly states or requires. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- State: means any state of the United States and the District of Columbia unless the context indicates a more specific reference to the state of Connecticut. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Stop: means complete cessation of movement. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
- Vehicle: includes any device suitable for the conveyance, drawing or other transportation of persons or property, whether operated on wheels, runners, a cushion of air or by any other means. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-1
(b) For the purpose of the action required to be taken by the commissioner in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the conviction in another member jurisdiction for an offense involving the following acts or conduct shall be treated as a conviction under the following subdivisions:
(1) Manslaughter or assault with a motor vehicle or negligent homicide with a motor vehicle shall be deemed a conviction of a violation of section 53a-56b, 53a-60d or 14-222a;
(2) Operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or any combination thereof, shall be deemed a conviction of a violation of subsection (a) of section 14-227a;
(3) Leaving the scene of an accident or failure to stop and render aid in the event of an accident or collision resulting in the death or personal injury of another shall be deemed a conviction of a violation of either subsection (a) or (b) of section 14-224, depending on the acts or conduct reported and the circumstances as determined by the commissioner; or
(4) Unsafe, dangerous or reckless operation of a motor vehicle shall be deemed a conviction of a violation of section 14-222.
(c) If the commissioner is notified by a member jurisdiction that a person who is the holder of a motor vehicle operator’s license issued in this state has been convicted of a felony, in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used, the commissioner shall, if such person’s acts or conduct would constitute an offense classified as a felony under section 53a-25, suspend such person’s operator’s license for such period of time as may be determined by the commissioner.
(d) If the commissioner is notified by a member jurisdiction that a person who is the holder of a motor vehicle operator’s license has been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner may consider the conviction as a second or subsequent violation of section 14-227a if such person has been convicted previously of a violation of section 14-227a or has been convicted previously of a substantially similar offense in a member jurisdiction, as shown by such person’s driver control record, within the past ten years, and the commissioner may impose the suspension and require the person to install and maintain an ignition interlock device on each motor vehicle owned or operated by such person for the period of time required for a second or subsequent offense by the provisions of subsections (g) and (h) of section 14-227a. It shall not be a defense to a suspension imposed pursuant to this subsection, or subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, that the blood alcohol concentration of the person convicted in a member jurisdiction, or the blood alcohol concentration required for conviction of a per se offense in the member jurisdiction in which the person was convicted, is less than the blood alcohol concentration required for conviction of a per se offense in this state.