Sec. 19a-181. (Formerly Sec. 19-73cc). Registration of ambulance or rescue vehicles. Suspension or revocation of registration certificates. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 19a-181. (Formerly Sec. 19-73cc). Registration of ambulance or rescue vehicles. Suspension or revocation of registration certificates. (a) Each ambulance or rescue vehicle used by an ambulance or rescue service shall be registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to chapter 246. Said Department of Motor Vehicles shall not issue a certificate of registration for any such ambulance or rescue vehicle unless the applicant for such certificate of registration presents to said department a safety certificate from the Commissioner of Public Health certifying that said ambulance or rescue vehicle has been inspected and has met the minimum standards prescribed by the commissioner. Each vehicle so registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles shall be inspected once every two years thereafter by the Commissioner of Public Health on or before the anniversary date of the issuance of the certificate of registration. Each inspector, upon determining that such ambulance or rescue vehicle meets the standards of safety and equipment prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health, shall affix a safety certificate to such vehicle in such manner and form as the commissioner designates, and such sticker shall be so placed as to be readily visible to any person in the rear compartment of such vehicle.

      (b) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall suspend or revoke the certificate of registration of any vehicle inspected under the provisions of this section upon certification from the Commissioner of Public Health that such ambulance or rescue vehicle has failed to meet the minimum standards prescribed by said commissioner.

      (P.A. 74-305, S. 10, 19; P.A. 75-112, S. 8, 18; P.A. 98-195, S. 9.)

      History: P.A. 75-112 replaced references to standards of office of emergency services and commission on hospitals and health care with references to standards of commissioner; Sec. 19-73cc transferred to Sec. 19a-181 in 1983; (Revisor's note: In 1995 the word "Medical" was added editorially by the Revisors to correct reference to "Office of Emergency Services" and in 1997 references throughout the general statutes to "Motor Vehicle(s) Commissioner" and "Motor Vehicle(s) Department" were replaced editorially by the Revisors with "Commissioner of Motor Vehicles" or "Department of Motor Vehicles", as the case may be, for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 98-195 transferred authority over ambulance services from the Office of Emergency Medical Services to the Commissioner of Public Health.