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2009 Connecticut Code
Title 14 Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway By Vehicles. Gasoline
Chapter 246 Motor Vehicles
Sec. 14-163a. Driving on ice.
Sec. 14-163a. Driving on ice. Any person who drives any motor vehicle on the
frozen surface of any public body of water shall have committed an infraction. The
presence of any motor vehicle on any such frozen surface shall be prima facie evidence
of a violation of this section. This section shall not apply to motor vehicles owned and
being used by or being operated pursuant to a contract with governmental agencies or
owned and being used by an educational institution.(1959, P.A. 491; P.A. 76-381, S. 8; P.A. 78-9.)
History: P.A. 76-381 replaced provision for fine and imprisonment with statement that violator is deemed to have committed an infraction; P.A. 78-9 excluded from provisions vehicles operated pursuant to contracts with governmental agencies.
See Sec. 14-379 for definitions of "snowmobile" and "all-terrain vehicle".
See chapter 881b re infractions of the law.
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