New Laws Making It Legal For Connecticut To Seize Dirt Bikes

Malloy Signs Dirt Bike Seizure Bill June 2016 

HARTFORD – Effective Oct. 1, cities inwards Connecticut having a population of 20,000 or to a greater extent than together with ordinances on the functioning of dirt bikes together with ATVs volition move able to seize them from illegal operators together with sell them.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed into constabulary on June ix a neb passed yesteryear the General Assembly that allows these cities together with towns – of which at that spot are to a greater extent than than fifty – to forcefulness owners to forfeit their rides. The machines may together with therefore “be sold at world auction yesteryear the municipality,” amongst the proceeds going into the full general fund of the municipality.

The neb passed 101-46 inwards the House together with 33-2 inwards the Senate. The neb equally amended together with passed may move institute at https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/ACT/pa/2016PA-00208-R00SB-00463-PA.htm

Any municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to department 7-148, equally amended yesteryear this act, to regulate the functioning together with role on world property, including hours of use, of dirt bikes or mini-motorcycles may prescribe a penalization for violation of such ordinance (1) inwards an sum non to guide house i one m dollars for a gain down violation, inwards an sum non to guide house i one m v hundred dollars for a minute violation together with inwards an sum non to guide house ii one m dollars for a 3rd or subsequent violation, together with (2) inwards the illustration of a municipality amongst a population of 20 one m or more, to render for the seizure together with forfeiture to the municipality of such dirt wheel or mini-motorcycle for violation of such ordinance, plain of report to whatsoever bona fide lien, lease or safety involvement inwards the dirt wheel or mini-motorcycle, including, merely non express to, a lien nether department 14-66c.

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