Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-23a: Establishment of rotational system for summoning wrecker services. Exemptions. Regulations.

(a) The Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall establish, within its patrol jurisdiction, a rotational system for summoning wrecker services, as defined in section 14-1, for the purpose of towing or transporting motor vehicles which are disabled, inoperative or wrecked in the event the owners or operators of such vehicles are incapacitated, unavailable or leave the procurement of wrecker service to the officer at the scene of an accident or the location of a disabled vehicle. Any such wrecker service may participate in such system, provided (1) such wrecker service fulfills certain qualifications, including certification by the Towing and Recovery Association of America or a certification program approved by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and the wrecker service's equipment meets safety and mechanical standards established by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, and (2) the wrecker service's business is located so as to provide prompt and efficient service.

(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall grant variations or exemptions from, or approve equivalent or alternate compliance with, the provisions of this section where strict compliance with such provisions would entail practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship or is otherwise adjudged unwarranted, provided any such variation, exemption, approved equivalent or alternate compliance shall, in the opinion of said commissioner, secure the public safety.

(c) If the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle is present at the scene of an accident or the location of the disabled vehicle and is able to respond, the state police officer shall inquire whether such owner or operator wishes to choose a wrecker service for the purposes of towing or transporting the disabled vehicle. If such owner or operator wishes to do so and such chosen wrecker service is on the rotational system maintained pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the police officer shall notify the chosen wrecker service. If such chosen wrecker service cannot be contacted or is unable or unwilling to respond within the time frames established pursuant to regulations adopted in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, the police officer shall summon the next available wrecker service on the rotational system.

(d) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning the operation of such rotational system and the removal from the system of wrecker services which fail to comply with the requirements specified in such regulations or any provision of the general statutes or a regulation concerning the operation of a wrecker service or motor vehicle repair or storage facility or the operation of a motor vehicle.