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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Any person who counterfeits any number plate or marker, or makes any substitute or temporary marker, except as provided in section 14-18, or who counterfeits or in any manner alters any motor vehicle registration or operator's license, and any person who gives, loans or sells any such counterfeited or altered number plate, marker, motor vehicle registration or operator's license, shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.
(b) Any person who loans or sells any number plate or marker or certificate of registration issued by the commissioner, for use on any car, except as provided in sections 14-59 and 14-60, shall have committed an infraction.
(c) No person shall use any motor vehicle registration or operator's license other than the one issued to such person by the commissioner, except as provided in section 14-18; and no person shall use a motor vehicle registration on any motor vehicle other than that for which such registration has been issued. Any person who violates any provision of this subsection shall have committed an infraction.
(d) Any person who loans any operator's license issued by the commissioner, for use by another person, shall have committed an infraction.
(e) Any person who sells any operator's license issued by the commissioner, for use by another person, shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 14. Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline § 14-147. Improper use of number plate or marker, registration or license. Penalty - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-14-motor-vehicles-use-of-the-highway-by-vehicles-gasoline/ct-gen-st-sect-14-147/
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