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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The Chief Court Administrator shall establish and maintain a schedule of fines to be paid for the violation of the sections of the general statutes deemed to be infractions. The Chief Court Administrator shall establish and maintain a separate sliding scale of fines for speeding infractions committed under section 14-219 with a minimum fine of fifty dollars and the fine increasing in proportion to the severity of the violation. The fines may be modified as the Chief Court Administrator deems advisable.
(b) The Chief Court Administrator shall establish and maintain a schedule of fines to be paid for those violations of section 14-219 specified in subsection (e) of said section, with such fines increasing in proportion to the severity of the violation and for violations under subsection (b) of section 51-164n. The fines may be modified as the Chief Court Administrator deems advisable.
(c)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, no fine established in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section may be less than thirty-five dollars or more than ninety dollars.
(2) No fine established in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section for a violation of any provision of title 14 deemed an infraction may be less than fifty dollars or more than ninety dollars, except that fines established for parking tag violations may be less than fifty dollars.
(d) No fine established in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section may be in an amount in excess of the maximum amount specified by statute for such violation.
(e) Any infraction for which a fine has not been established pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall carry a fine of thirty-five dollars or, if the infraction is for a violation of any provision of title 14, fifty dollars, until such time as the Chief Court Administrator may establish a different fine for such infraction.
(f) Any violation for which a fine has not been established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall carry a fine of one hundred dollars or the maximum fine specified by statute for such violation, whichever is less.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 51. Courts § 51-164m. Judges to establish schedule of fines - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-51-courts/ct-gen-st-sect-51-164m/
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