Section 14-166 - Exempted vehicles(a) The acquisition of a certificate of title shall not be required and the issuance of a certificate of title by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not be required for the following: (1) A vehicle owned by the United States, unless it is registered in this state; (2) a vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration; or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing; (3) a vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state and not required by law to be registered in this state; (4) a vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state; (5) a vehicle moved solely by animal power; (6) an implement of husbandry; (7) special mobile equipment; (8) a self-propelled wheel chair or invalid tricycle; (9) any trailer having a gross weight not in excess of three thousand pounds; (10) any vehicle for which a temporary registration has been issued pursuant to section 14-12 for the purpose of permitting a nonresident owner who purchases a vehicle in Connecticut to transport such vehicle to such owner's home state; (11) a motor vehicle owned by the state or any town, city or borough within the state; (12) a motor vehicle registered temporarily for inspection purposes pursuant to section 14-12.(b) The acquisition of a certificate of title for any motor vehicle older than twenty model years old shall not be required. The commissioner shall issue a certificate of title for a motor vehicle older than twenty model years old at the request of the owner and charge such owner any fees required by section 14-192.(c) Part III of this chapter does not apply to: (1) A vehicle moved solely by animal power; (2) an implement of husbandry; (3) special mobile equipment; (4) a self-propelled wheel chair or invalid tricycle; (5) any trailer having a gross weight not in excess of three thousand pounds.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-166
(1957, P.A. 607, S. 2; 1963, P.A. 379; 1967, P.A. 86; 1971, P.A. 511; P.A. 73-102; 73-125; P.A. 75-258, S. 1, 2; P.A. 80-444, S. 1, 6; P.A. 98-182, S. 6, 22; P.A. 14-130, S. 24; P.A. 16-55, S. 15.)
Amended by P.A. 16-0055, S. 15 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2016.Amended by P.A. 14-0130, S. 24 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2014.