Sec. 29-341. (Formerly Sec. 29-82). Penalty. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 29-341. (Formerly Sec. 29-82). Penalty. Any person who, by himself or herself or by such person's employee or agent, or as the employee or agent of another, violates or fails to comply with any regulation promulgated under section 29-337, or who operates or permits the operation of a motor vehicle in violation of section 29-339, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for the first offense, and be fined not less than one thousand dollars or more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, for each subsequent offense. If death or injury results from any such violation, the fine shall be not more than ten thousand dollars and the period of imprisonment not more than ten years, or both.

      (1957, P.A. 353, S. 6; 1959, P.A. 340; P.A. 79-512, S. 11, 13; P.A. 86-386; P.A. 95-93, S. 1; P.A. 07-217, S. 141.)

      History: 1959 act extended penalty to operation or permitting operation of a vehicle in violation of Sec. 29-80; P.A. 79-512 added specific penalties for subsequent offenses and for violations which result in injury or death; Sec. 29-82 transferred to Sec. 29-341 in 1983; P.A. 86-386 increased the maximum fine from $500 to $1,000 and eliminated the term of imprisonment for the first offense, and increased the minimum fine from $500 to $1,000 and the maximum fine from $1,000 to $2,000 and decreased the maximum term of imprisonment from one year to six months for a subsequent offense; P.A. 95-93 reduced the maximum fine for the first offense from $1,000 to $500; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes, effective July 12, 2007.