Connecticut General Statutes 14-314e – Training requirements for traffic authority
(a) The Connecticut Training and Technical Assistance Center at The University of Connecticut shall conduct training sessions for traffic authorities, at least three times a year, concerning the powers and responsibilities of traffic authorities, the installation of official traffic control devices and an overview of the applicable provisions of the general statutes and any regulations adopted by the Office of the State Traffic Administration.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 14-314e
- Official traffic control devices: means all signs, signals, markings and devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter and placed or erected, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic, by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-297
- Traffic: means pedestrians, vehicles and other conveyances while using any highway for the purpose of travel. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-297
- Traffic authority: means the board of police commissioners of any city, town or borough, or the city or town manager, the chief of police, the superintendent of police or any legally elected or appointed official or board, or any official having similar powers and duties, of any city, town or borough that has no board of police commissioners but has a regularly appointed force, or the board of selectmen of any town in which there is no city or borough with a regularly appointed police force, except that, with respect to state highways and bridges, "traffic authority" means the Office of the State Traffic Administration, provided nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit or detract from the jurisdiction or authority of the Office of the State Traffic Administration to adopt regulations establishing a uniform system of traffic control signals, devices, signs and markings as provided in section 14-298, and the requirement that no installation of any traffic control signal light shall be made by any city, town or borough until the installation has been approved by the Office of the State Traffic Administration as provided in section 14-299. See Connecticut General Statutes 14-297
(b) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each traffic authority, or such authority’s appointed representative, shall complete one training offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The Connecticut Training and Technical Assistance Center shall maintain records indicating when a traffic authority, or such authority’s representative, completed such training.