Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline
63 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Repairers Licensing and Operation
Section 14-63-15 - Use of dealers' and repairers' plates

Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 14-63-15

Current through September 9, 2024

(a) Business use. Dealer plates may be used for the demonstrating, testing and delivering of new, used and repaired motor vehicles, for service cars, wreckers and any use connected with a licensee's business. Motor vehicles so registered shall not be rented, operated for hire or, if commercial vehicles, operated under any circumstances with a load.

(b) Personal use. Repealed, February 22, 1985.

(c) Legal Loan. Dealers' plates, or a motor vehicle bearing dealers' plates, may be loaned for a period not to exceed thirty days in any year for the following purposes:

(1) For the trial of motor vehicles;

(2) for use while a customer's motor vehicle, properly registered, is being repaired;

(3) for use while a registration is being obtained. Repairers' plates, or a motor vehicle bearing repairers' plates, may be loaned for a period not to exceed thirty days in any year for use while a customer's motor vehicle, properly registered, is being repaired.

(d) Each motor vehicle displaying a general distinguishing number plate pursuant to Section 14-59 or Section 14-60 of the General Statutes shall be operated by a person who has in his or her possession a supplemental identification document issued by a new dealer, used dealer, repairer or limited repairer licensee indicating such person is validly entrusted with such vehicle. If a vehicle displaying a general distinguishing number plate issued to a licensee is being operated by a customer of such licensee in accord with the provisions of Section 14-58 of the General Statutes a copy of the loan agreement required pursuant to Section 14-60 shall serve as the supplemental identification document. If the motor vehicle is being operated by the licensee or an employee the supplemental identification document shall be prepared in duplicate on a form which is not smaller than 3 3/8 inches by 2 inches. Except as indicated below the type shall be no smaller than 8 point type and contain the following information:

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No supplemental identification document may be issued to expire more than six months from the date of issuance. The duplicate copy of this supplemental identification document shall be retained by the licensee at the licensee's place of business for a period of six months from the date of its expiration and shall be available for examination by any police officer or inspector designated by the commissioner of motor vehicles.

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