Sec. 12-95. Exemption only on submission of evidence. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 12-95. Exemption only on submission of evidence. No individual shall receive any exemption to which he is entitled by any one of subdivisions (19), (20), (22), (23), (25), (26) and (28) of section 12-81 or section 12-82 until he has proved his right to such exemption in accordance with the provisions of sections 12-93 and 12-94, together with such further proof as is necessary under the provisions of any of said sections. Exemptions so proved by residents shall take effect on the next succeeding assessment day, provided individuals entitled to an exemption under the provisions of subdivision (20) of section 12-81 may prove such right at any time before the expiration of the time limited by law for the board of assessment appeals of the town wherein the exemption is claimed to complete its duties and such exemption shall take effect on the assessment day next preceding the date of the proof thereof. For purposes of any tax payable in accordance with the provisions of section 12-71b, any such exemption referred to in this section shall take effect on the first day of January next following the date on which the right to such exemption has been proved.

      (1949 Rev., S. 1771; June, 1955, S. 1065d; 1963, P.A. 424, S. 3; P.A. 73-505; P.A. 78-348, S. 4, 6; P.A. 95-283, S. 43, 68.)

      History: 1963 act added provision for proof of right by persons entitled to exemptions under Sec. 12-81(20); P.A. 73-505 substituted "12-93" for "12-83"; P.A. 78-348 specified date on which exemptions take effect, applicable to any motor vehicle on any town's assessment list as of October 1, 1977, and any motor vehicle registered or in use in this state thereafter; P.A. 95-283 replaced board of tax review with board of assessment appeals, effective July 6, 1995.

      Cited. 135 C. 231.

      That part of plaintiff's imported merchandise stored in original packages for resale is exempt from property tax of Connecticut. 28 CS 134. Plaintiff who imported lumber and stored it at New Haven terminal until sales of less than cargo shipment units were effected to customers in Connecticut and Massachusetts is not entitled to a claimed exemption under subsection (b). Id., 140.