{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-380","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-380","heading":"Operation prohibited without valid registration. Exceptions.","body":"On or after October 1, 1971, no person shall operate and no owner shall permit the operation of any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle unless the owner holds a valid, effective registration awarded by this state or by another state or by the United States, provided such state or district of registration grants substantially similar privileges for snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles owned by residents of this state and registered under its laws, and unless the identification number set forth in such registration is displayed on such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle as prescribed in section 14-381, provided every resident of this state shall obtain such registration from this state under the provisions of section 14-381, before such operation shall be lawful. The provisions of this section shall not apply (1) to the operation of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle on premises owned or leased by the owner of such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle or (2) to the operation of a snowmobile in any organized contest as long as such snowmobile is operated in the contest area, provided the owner of such snowmobile holds a valid, effective registration awarded by this state or by another state or the United States.","path":["TITLE 14. MOTOR VEHICLES. USE OF THE HIGHWAY BY VEHICLES. GASOLINE","CHAPTER 255*. SNOWMOBILES, ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, DIRT BIKES AND MINI-MOTORCYCLES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_255.htm#sec_14-380","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:01Z","sha256":"fb0279ca7f7cb49e9a3316c3529b5457cc0129933f627a888947043045bbed1e","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-379","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-381"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}