(a) Upon the application of a person engaged in the manufacturing of motor vehicles or automotive equipment, the commissioner may issue interchangeable special number plates for motor vehicles used by the manufacturer in the experimental testing of such motor vehicles or automotive equipment, provided the application shall contain (1) information on the motor vehicle or motor vehicle parts manufactured, (2) a statement on the need for highway testing, (3) an affidavit stating that the special plates shall be used only in experimental testing, and (4) any other information the commissioner deems pertinent.

(b) The commissioner shall charge an annual fee of seventy dollars for the issuance of registration and plates for any such experimental test motor vehicle. Such registration shall expire one year following the date of issuance and shall not be renewed.

(c) No registration and marker plate shall be issued pursuant to this section unless the applicant has furnished financial responsibility satisfactory to the commissioner as defined in section 14-112.

(P.A. 75-386, S. 1, 2; P.A. 83-494; P.A. 84-254, S. 25, 62; 84-429, S. 11; P.A. 11-213, S. 8; P.A. 12-81, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 83-494 increased the registration fee for experimental test motor vehicles from $15 to $20 and required manufacturers to furnish proof of financial responsibility prior to being issued a registration and plates; P.A. 84-254 periodically increased the existing $20 fee to $70 as of July 1, 1993; P.A. 84-429 divided section into Subsecs., rephrased provisions and made other technical changes; P.A. 11-213 amended Subsec. (a) to include manufacture and testing of motor vehicles, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-81 amended Subsec. (b) to delete obsolete fee increase provisions, replace expiration date of “the last day of March each year” with “one year following the date of issuance” and prohibit the renewal of a registration.