{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-37b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-37b","heading":"Applicant without license from any state, United States territory or certain foreign countries. Requirements. Regulations.","body":"Any applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license who has not previously held a Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license and who does not hold a valid motor vehicle operator's license issued by any other state, by any territory or possession of the United States, or by any foreign country with which the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles has an agreement for reciprocal recognition of driver training requirements, shall be subject to the requirements of subdivision (3) of subsection (e) of section 14-36 and shall be required to present to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles a certificate of the successful completion of (1) a course of not less than eight hours relative to safe driving practices, including a minimum of four hours on the nature and the medical, biological and physiological effects of alcohol and drugs and their impact on the operator of a motor vehicle, the dangers associated with the operation of a motor vehicle after the consumption of alcohol or drugs by the operator, the problems of alcohol and drug abuse and the penalties for alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle violations, and (2) on and after January 1, 2026, the highway work zone and roadside vehicle safety awareness program described in section 14-111r. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing standards for commercial drivers' schools that are licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-69 to offer and conduct the course of instruction required by this section.","path":["TITLE 14. MOTOR VEHICLES. USE OF THE HIGHWAY BY VEHICLES. GASOLINE","CHAPTER 246. MOTOR VEHICLES","(B). OPERATORS' LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_246.htm#sec_14-37b","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":"abd81b31ef743b0d64df06643b406b94e85b8f3c4cbf7dad2043e841b91f7ce8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-37a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}