Sec. 10a-139. (Formerly Sec. 10-144). Traffic regulations on grounds of The University of Connecticut and The University of Connecticut Health Center. Disposition of fines. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 10a-139. (Formerly Sec. 10-144). Traffic regulations on grounds of The University of Connecticut and The University of Connecticut Health Center. Disposition of fines. (a) The trustees of The University of Connecticut, subject to the approval of the State Traffic Commission, may prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of vehicles, may determine speed limits, may restrict roads or portions thereof to one-way traffic and may designate the location of crosswalks on any portion of any road or highway upon the grounds controlled by The University of Connecticut, and may erect and maintain signs designating such prohibitions or restrictions. Any person who fails to comply with any such prohibition or restriction shall be fined. Violation of any provision of this subsection shall be an infraction.

      (b) All fines imposed upon students attending the university, less an amount not to exceed the cost of enforcing traffic and parking regulations, shall be deposited to the scholarship account of the university operating fund or an account of said fund for the purpose of library services or acquisitions, except that all fines imposed upon students attending The University of Connecticut Health Center, at Farmington, shall be deposited in a scholarship account within The University of Connecticut Health Center Operating Fund established pursuant to section 10a-105, or an account of said fund for the purpose of library services or acquisitions.

      (c) All other fines imposed at The University of Connecticut Health Center, at Farmington, shall be deposited in The University of Connecticut Health Center Operating Fund for use by said health center.

      (d) All parking fines imposed upon persons other than students attending the university collected by the university pursuant to this section prior to July 1, 2001, shall be remitted to the town of Mansfield and a share of such fines as determined under an agreement between the university and the town shall be returned to the university. On and after July 1, 2001, all parking fines imposed pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the University of Connecticut Operating Fund.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3298; 1957, P.A. 387, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 589; P.A. 79-350, S. 1; P.A. 82-223, S. 3; P.A. 83-577, S. 9; P.A. 86-333, S. 30, 32; P.A. 91-256, S. 31, 69; P.A. 98-252, S. 46, 80.)

      History: 1969 act increased fine in Subsec. (a) from $10 to $25, deleted from Subsec. (b) specific fine for parking violations by students and provision that disciplinary action be in lieu of proceeding in Subsec. (a), leaving only provision that student fines be deposited in scholarship account, and added Subsecs. (c) to (e) re remission of fines to towns; P.A. 79-350 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to provide exception for fines imposed at Farmington Health Center; P.A. 82-223 amended Subsec. (a) by providing that violation of the Subsec. constituted an infraction, amended Subsec. (c) by deleting the provision that all other fines belong to the town in which the violation occurred, deleted Subsec. (d) as obsolete and redesignated Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (d) and clarified that parking fines imposed upon nonstudents are remitted to Mansfield; Sec. 10-144 transferred to Sec. 10a-139 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; P.A. 83-577 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the fine from not more than $25 to $35; P.A. 86-333 specified that fine shall not be "not more than" $35 in Subsec. (a); P.A. 91-256 deleted provision that fines not exceed $35, specified fines be deposited in the operating funds, deleting references to auxiliary services fund and language on library services and acquisitions and made technical changes; (Revisor's note: In 1993 the words "the health center of the university," were changed editorially by the Revisors in Subsecs. (b) and (c) to "The University of Connecticut Health Center," for consistency with other statutory references); P.A. 98-252 amended Subsec. (d) to allow the university to receive a share of the fines collected prior to July 1, 2001 and to require that fines collected after said date be deposited in the university operating fund rather than remitted to the town of Mansfield, effective July 1, 1998.

      Annotation to former section 10-144:

      Cited. 30 CS 524.