Mail-In Violations and Infractions Schedule Penalties to Be Accepted by the Centralized Infractions Bureau Effective December 1, 2020 (Unless Otherwise Noted)
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CHART A STATE OF CONNECTICUT SUPERIOR COURT www.jud.ct.gov Mail-In Violations and Infractions Schedule Penalties to be Accepted by the Centralized Infractions Bureau Effective December 1, 2020 (Unless otherwise noted) NOTE CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9B: This chart reflects the status of the enforcement provisions of Executive Order 9B, regarding face coverings and public gatherings, as of the date of publication. Subsequent to publication, some of these provisions may have changed or expired due to the fluid nature of the public health emergency and the civil preparedness emergency declared by Governor Ned Lamont in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States and Connecticut. The reader is cautioned to refer to https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/Governors-Actions/Executive-Orders/Governor- Lamonts-Executive-Orders for the current status of Executive Orders contained herein. © 2020, Judicial Branch, State of Connecticut Table of Contents PREFACE ........................................................................................................ 1 FOREST AND PARK....................................................................................25 MOTOR VEHICLES - Numerical Order ........................................................ 3 WATER RESOURCES, FLOOD AND EROSION CONTROL ...................26 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY/OPERATION STANDARDS....................... 15 FISHERIES AND GAME..............................................................................26 OVERWEIGHT TRUCKS ............................................................................ 15 PUBLIC SAFETY AND STATE POLICE ....................................................28 MUNICIPALITIES........................................................................................ 16 INTOXICATING LIQUORS.........................................................................29 ZONING AND PLANNING......................................................................... 16 LABOR ..........................................................................................................29 ELECTIONS.................................................................................................. 16 BUSINESS, SELLING, TRADING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES ....29 EDUCATION AND CULTURE.................................................................... 16 PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURES.................................................29 TAXATION ................................................................................................... 17 HUMAN RIGHTS .........................................................................................29 HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES....................................................................... 17 FAMILY LAW ...............................................................................................30 SNOWMOBILES AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES................................. 17 LAND AND LAND TITLES.........................................................................30 PEDESTRIANS............................................................................................. 18 MORTGAGES AND LIENS .........................................................................30 BOATING...................................................................................................... 18 CRIMES.........................................................................................................30 NAVIGATION AND AERONAUTICS ........................................................ 20 MISCELLANEOUS ......................................................................................31 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES................................................................ 20 MOTOR VEHICLES - Alphabetical Order...................................................32 PLANNING AND ENERGY POLICY......................................................... 20 TRAVELING UNREASONABLY FAST...................................... Appendix A PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE SERVICES ............................... 20 TRAVELING UNREASONABLY FAST...................................Appendix A-1 SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES AND RESOURCES.......................... 20 SPEEDING INFRACTIONS......................................................... Appendix B PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ..................................................... 21 SPPEDING INFRACTIONS ......................................................Appendix B-1 EXAMINING BOARDS AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES ................... 21 MAIL-IN SPEEDING VIOLATIONS..............................Appendices C and D LICENSES..................................................................................................... 22 OVERWEIGHT VIOLATIONS......................................................Appendix E CONSUMER PROTECTION ....................................................................... 22 HEAVY TRUCK VIOLATIONS....................................................Appendix F AGRICULTURE/DOMESTIC ANIMALS................................................... 23 VIOLATION OF ROUTE RESTRICTION................................... Appendix G DOGS............................................................................................................. 24 MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES ...................................... Appendices H, I, and J ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ........................................................... 24 TOWN CODES.............................................................................. Appendix K i Preface An infraction is a breach of a state law, regulation or local ordinance designated by the violations and infractions specified in C.G.S. § 13b-59(g). This additional amount is Legislature, for which an appearance in court is usually not required and payment of the known as the S.T.F. surcharge. amount due by mail or in person is authorized pursuant to C.G.S. § 51-164n. An infraction (5) C.G.S. § 14-212a requires payment of an additional fee equivalent to 100% of the is neither a crime nor an offense as defined in the penal code. The maximum fine for con- fine established or imposed for certain infractions and motor vehicle violations committed viction of an infraction is $90. There is no right to a trial by jury in matters involving while work is ongoing within a designated highway or municipal road construction zone infractions. or within a designated utility work zone or while activities are ongoing in a traffic incident Unless expressly identified as an infraction, an offense for which the only sentence management zone or while a uniformed firefighter is directing traffic within a fire station authorized is a fine, is a violation. C.G.S. § 51-164n lists certain violations for which an work zone. individual shall either pay the fine and additional charges or plead not guilty. There is no (6) C.G.S. § 14-212c requires payment of an additional fee equivalent to 100% of the right to a trial by jury in any matter involving violations payable pursuant to C.G.S. § 51- fine established or imposed for certain infractions committed when a driver of a vehicle 164n where the maximum penalty is a fine of $500 or less. fails to grant or yield the right-of-way to a bicyclist or person riding an electric foot The judges of the Superior Court, as authorized by C.G.S. § 51-164m, have established a scooter. schedule of fines for infractions and for certain motor vehicle, boating and miscellaneous (7) C.G.S. § 14-212b requires payment of an additional fee equivalent to 100% of the violations. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, as authorized by fine established or imposed for violation of C.G.S. § 14-218a or C.G.S. § 14-219 when C.G.S. § 23-4, has established a schedule of fines for infractions which deal with breaches such violation is committed within a designated school zone. of regulations for the preservation and protection of parks and forests. These fines are (8) C.G.S. § 14-295a requires the payment of an additional $5 assessment for convictions incorporated in the “Total Amount Due” figures which are printed on the following pages. of C.G.S. § 14-219 and for those who plead nolo contendere to a violation of C.G.S. § 14- The schedule for motor vehicle infractions and violations is set up both alphabetically and 219 and pay the fine by mail. numerically. If a fine for any infraction has not been established, pursuant to C.G.S. § 51- (9) C.G.S. § 22a-250(b) requires that a surcharge in an amount equal to 50% of the fine 164m, the fine for that infraction shall be $35 or, if the infraction is for a violation of any for littering against any person convicted of littering on public land. provision of title 14, $50, until such time as the judges of the Superior Court establish a (10) C.G.S. § 51-56a(d) requires that an additional fee of $20 be paid by each person different fine for such infraction. If a fine for any violation has not been established, pur- who pays in any sum as a fine for any violations for C.G.S. §§ 14-218a, 14-219, 14-222, suant to C.G.S. § 51-164m, the fine for that violation shall be $100 or the maximum fine 14-223, 14-227a, 14-227m, 14-227n, 14-230 to 14-240 inclusive,14-241 to 14-249 inclu- specified by statute for such violation, whichever is less. sive, 14-279 for a first offense; 14-289b, 14-299 and 14-301 to 14-303 inclusive or any Each “Total Amount Due” figure appearing in this schedule is the sum of the fine and, regulation or ordinance adopted under said sections. where applicable,