§ 16-19ggg — Public electric vehicle charging stations. Parking restrictions.

(a) The owner or operator of a public electric vehicle charging station, as defined in section 16-19f, that requires payment of a fee shall provide multiple payment options that allow access by the public. (b) The owner or operator of a public electric vehicle charging station shall disclose the location and characteristics of each such public electric vehicle charging station, including, but not limited to, the address, voltage and timing restrictions, to the federal database operated by the United States Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center. (c) No person shall park in a space equipped with a public electric vehicle charging station, unless such person is operating a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle, as defined in section 16-19eee . Violation of this subsection shall be an infraction. (d) The owner or operator of a public electric vehicle charging station may impose restrictions on the amount of time that an electric vehicle may be charged at the charging station. (e) (1) Owners or operators of public electric vehicle charging stations that require payment of a fee shall not require persons desiring to use such public electric vehicle charging station to pay a subscription fee or otherwise obtain a membership in any club, association or organization as a condition of using such public electric vehicle charging station. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, owners or operators of public electric vehicle charging stations that require payment of a fee may have different price schedules that are conditioned on a subscription or membership in a club, association or organization.

Legislative History

(P.A. 16-135, S. 7; P.A. 19-161, S. 9.) History: P.A. 16-135 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 19-161 amended Subsec. (c) to add provision re violation of subsection to be an infraction.