§ 14-21z — Save Our Lakes commemorative number plates. Fees.

(a) On and after July 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall issue Save Our Lakes commemorative number plates of a design to enhance public awareness of the state's effort to preserve and protect the state's lakes, rivers and ponds from aquatic invasive species and cyanobacteria blooms. Said design shall be determined by agreement between the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. No use shall be made of such plates except as official registration marker plates. (b) (1) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall charge a fee of sixty dollars for a Save Our Lakes commemorative number plate, with letters and numbers selected by the commissioner, in addition to the regular fee or fees prescribed for the registration of a motor vehicle. The commissioner shall deposit fifteen dollars of such fee into an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing such commemorative number plates, and forty-five dollars of such fee into the Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account established under section 14-21aa . (2) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall charge a fee of eighty dollars for a Save Our Lakes commemorative number plate that (A) contains any combination of letters or numbers as requested by the registrant as authorized by section 14-49 , or (B) is a low number plate in accordance with section 14-160 , in addition to the fee or fees prescribed for number plates issued under said sections. The commissioner shall deposit fifteen dollars of such fee into an account controlled by the Department of Motor Vehicles to be used for the cost of producing, issuing, renewing and replacing such commemorative number plates, and sixty-five dollars of such fee into the Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account. (c) Except as provided by subsection (d) of this section, no additional renewal fee shall be charged for renewal of registration for any motor vehicle bearing Save Our Lakes commemorative number plates which contain letters in place of numbers, or low number plates, in excess of the renewal fee for Save Our Lakes commemorative number plates with letters and numbers selected by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. No transfer fee shall be charged for transfer of an existing registration to or from a registration with Save Our Lakes commemorative number plates. (d) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may request an additional voluntary donation of fifteen dollars at the time of registration renewal for any motor vehicle bearing a Save Our Lakes commemorative number plate. Five dollars of the donation may be dedicated to the administrative costs of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Ten dollars of such donation shall be deposited in the Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation account established under section 14-21aa .

Legislative History

(P.A. 18-101, S. 1; P.A. 21-106, S. 5.) History: P.A. 21-106 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “January 1, 2020” with “July 1, 2021” and add “, rivers”, amended Subsec. (b) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amend same to add provisions re $60 fee and depositing such fees, delete provisions re adoption of regulations authorization for commissioner to establish higher fee and make technical changes, and add Subdiv. (2) re $80 fee and depositing such fees, and amended Subsec. (d) to add “, Rivers” and delete provision re adoption of regulations, effective July 1, 2021.