{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-111r","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-111r","heading":"Highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety awareness program.","body":"(a) For the purposes of this section:\n(1) “Highway work zone” and “highway worker” have the same meanings as provided in section 14-212d;\n(2) “Emergency vehicle” has the same meaning as provided in section 14-283;\n(3) “Drivers' school” has the same meaning as provided in section 14-68; and\n(4) “Moving violation” and “suspension violation” have the same meanings as provided in section 14-111g.\n(b) On and after January 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall require the attendance and successful completion of a highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety awareness program by (1) any applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license or instruction permit issued under section 14-36, and (2) any motor vehicle operator who has been convicted of a violation of section 14-283b or 14-212d.\n(c) The highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety awareness program shall, at a minimum, (1) review principles of safe motor vehicle operation, (2) highlight the dangers of highway work zones, (3) emphasize risks associated with unsafe driving in a highway work zone, (4) include testimonials from highway workers and the families of highway workers, (5) emphasize the dangers posed by vehicles that are located on the shoulder of a highway, (6) review proper interactions with emergency vehicles, and (7) conclude with a test in a written or electronic format.\n(d) Such program shall be offered by the Department of Motor Vehicles, or by any other organization certified by the commissioner to conduct such program in person in a congregate setting, through distance learning or through a combination of both in-person and distance learning, provided such distance learning has interactive components such as mandatory interactions, participation or testing. Any drivers' school that meets the licensure requirement of part IV of this chapter shall be eligible to seek certification to offer the highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety awareness program. The commissioner shall determine the number of program providers necessary to serve the needs of the public.\n(e) (1) Each organization or drivers' school seeking certification or recertification to conduct such program shall submit an application to the department in such form as the commissioner shall require and an application fee of three hundred fifty dollars. Each such applicant shall:\n(A) Be registered to do business in this state and continuously maintain good standing with the office of the Secretary of the State;\n(B) File and continuously maintain a surety bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars. Such bond shall be conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of any state or federal law or regulation concerning the conduct of a highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety awareness program and provided as indemnity for any loss or expense sustained by either the state or any person by reason of any acts or omissions of the program provider. Such bond shall be executed in the name of the state of Connecticut for the benefit of any aggrieved party, but the penalty of the bond shall not be invoked except upon order of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles after a hearing held before the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54;\n(C) Have a permanent place of business in this state where all records pertaining to such program shall be maintained and accessible to the commissioner during normal business hours;\n(D) Submit for approval by the commissioner a detailed curriculum and lesson plan, including any changes to such curriculum and lesson plan, which shall be used in each program; and\n(E) Electronically transmit information concerning enrollment and program completion to the commissioner at such times and in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe.\n(2) Prior to the certification of an applicant, the commissioner shall investigate the applicant's character, driving history and criminal history. If the applicant is a business entity, such investigation shall include the principals and officers of such entity. The applicant shall submit to the commissioner any information pertaining to current or past criminal or civil actions. The certification of a program provider by the commissioner shall not be transferable and shall be valid for a two-year period. Recertification of a provider shall be at the discretion of the commissioner and in such form and manner determined by the commissioner.\n(f) Any person who is required to attend a highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety awareness program because such person has been convicted of a violation of section 14-283b or 14-212d shall have such requirement and the completion date of such requirement posted on such person's driving history record maintained by the commissioner. The date of program completion shall remain on such person's driving history record until such person has attained thirty-six consecutive months without any additional moving violations, suspension violations or violations of section 14-283b being posted to such person's driving history record. Until the completion of such thirty-six consecutive months, the commissioner shall suspend such person's operator's license or operating privilege for: (1) Thirty days upon a first conviction for any specified moving violation, suspension violation or violation of section 14-283b; (2) sixty days upon a second conviction for any specified moving violation, suspension violation or violation of section 14-283b; and (3) ninety days for a third or subsequent conviction of a specified moving violation, suspension violation or violation of section 14-283b.\n(g) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.","path":["TITLE 14. MOTOR VEHICLES. USE OF THE HIGHWAY BY VEHICLES. GASOLINE","CHAPTER 246. MOTOR VEHICLES","PART VI. JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_246.htm#sec_14-111r","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:22Z","sha256":"7ff31672c7aee750d50bbfe7b2230051ce292b9ca3fe408f63825877057233f8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-66g","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-145e"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}