(a) The commissioner shall issue fully reflectorized safety number plates for new registrations and renewal registrations issued on and after January 1, 2000, for passenger, combination and commercial registrations and other registrations as the commissioner deems feasible within funds and personnel available. Each plate shall bear the words “Constitution State” and “Connecticut”. The commissioner shall issue two fully reflectorized safety number plates in accordance with a schedule established by the commissioner in such quantities as the commissioner deems feasible within the funds and personnel available. No safety fee shall be charged for the issuance of the replacement number plates for such renewals.

(b) No additional charge shall be made for the issuance of such new or replacement fully reflectorized plates, except for the safety fee provided for in subsection (w) of section 14-49.

(c) The owner or lessee of each registered motor vehicle who is issued two fully reflectorized safety number plates by the commissioner shall display such plates on such motor vehicle as provided in section 14-18. A violation of this subsection shall be an infraction.

(P.A. 73-454, S. 1, 3, 4; P.A. 75-294, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-88; P.A. 80-466, S. 7, 25; P.A. 83-489, S. 2, 17; P.A. 84-429, S. 10; P.A. 86-383, S. 5, 6; 86-388, S. 24, 31; P.A. 87-362, S. 1; P.A. 90-106, S. 2, 3; P.A. 93-341, S. 32, 38; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1, S. 25, 51; P.A. 01-24, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 75-294 revised statement re reflectorized plates in Subsec. (a); P.A. 77-88 deleted reference to January 1, 1974, as beginning date for issuance of reflectorized plates in Subsec. (a), replaced former Subsec. (b) with new provisions re replacement plates and required that all new plates be reflectorized and removed from Subsec. (c) requirement that all nonreflectorized plates be replaced by January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-466 amended Subsec. (b) to reflect change to single license plate; P.A. 83-489 amended Subsec. (c) to change reference to safety fee of $1 to $2, reflecting increase in safety fee in Sec. 14-49(w); P.A. 84-429 rephrased provisions, relettered Subsecs. and made other technical changes; P.A. 86-383 amended Subsec. (a) (as amended by substitute senate bill 428 of the 1986 regular session, i.e. P.A. 86-388) to delete provisions of that Subsec., as amended, re reflectorized and nonreflectorized portions of license plates; P.A. 86-388 required the commissioner to issue two reflectorized number plates for new registrations issued on and after July 1, 1987 and for renewals occurring on and after July 1, 1991, specified that plate display reflectorized white borders and letters or numerals with nonreflectorized blue background and words “Constitution State” and “Connecticut”, and required plates to be displayed in a conspicuous place; P.A. 87-362 amended Subsec. (a) to prohibit the assessment of the safety fee for issuance of replacement plates for renewals occurring on and after July 1, 1991; P.A. 90-106 amended Subsec. (a) to require commissioner to issue two number plates for registrations issued during the five-year period ending June 30, 1995, in quantities as he deems feasible within funds and personnel available; P.A. 93-341 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting the cutoff date of June 30, 1995, for the issuance of two reflectorized safety number plates by the commissioner and by deleting provision re display of plates at the front and the rear of vehicles, effective July 1, 1993; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1 amended Subsec. (a) to require the issuance of fully reflectorized number plates for certain new and renewal registrations issued on and after January 1, 2000, and to make technical changes, and amended Subsec. (b) to prohibit any additional charge for the issuance of fully reflectorized number plates, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 01-24 added Subsec. (c) re requirement to display two fully reflectorized safety number plates issued by the commissioner.