§ 14-227h — Impoundment of motor vehicle operated by certain persons arrested for operating while under the influence of liquor or drug.

Any police officer who arrests a person for a violation of section 14-227a or 14-227m or subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n during the period such person's operator's license or right to operate a motor vehicle in this state is under suspension or revocation shall cause the motor vehicle such person was operating at the time of the offense to be impounded for a period of forty-eight hours after such arrest. The owner of such motor vehicle may reclaim such motor vehicle after the expiration of such forty-eight-hour period upon payment of all towing and storage costs.

Legislative History

(P.A. 97-291, S. 2; P.A. 16-126, S. 19.) History: P.A. 16-126 replaced reference to Sec. 14-227a(a) with reference to Sec. 14-227a and added references to Secs. 14-227m and 14-227n(a)(1) and (2).