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      Sec. 14-307. Parking restrictions. Regulations. (a) The traffic authority of any city, town or borough shall have power to prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of vehicles and to erect and maintain signs in each block designating the time or terms of such prohibition or restriction on any highway or thoroughfare coming under the jurisdiction of such city, town or borough and such traffic authority may remove from state highways, except limited access highways, within the territorial limits of such city, town or borough any vehicles parked in violation of any regulation of the State Traffic Commission established in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and of any rule, regulation, order or ordinance of any such city, town or borough relative to or in connection with parking on such highway. Such removal shall be undertaken in accordance with the procedures employed by the city, town or borough in the removal of vehicles from any highway or thoroughfare coming under the jurisdiction of such city, town or borough. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish procedures for the removal of such vehicles by such traffic authority and for the storage of such vehicles. The regulations shall, at a minimum, (1) require that such traffic authority provide written notice by certified mail to the owner of any vehicle removed, (2) provide any such owner with an opportunity for a hearing before a hearing officer appointed by the chief executive officer of each city, town or borough and specify procedures for the holding of such hearing, (3) provide that the owner or keeper of any garage or other place where any such vehicle is stored shall have a lien on the vehicle for his storage charges and (4) specify procedures for the sale at public auction of any vehicle placed in storage which is not claimed within a specified period of time by the owner thereof.

      (b) The State Traffic Commission shall have power to prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of vehicles on any portion of any state highway or on any bridge on any such highway and to erect and maintain signs designating the terms of such prohibition or restriction.

      (c) No person shall park any vehicle in any place where parking is prohibited or park any vehicle for a longer period than that indicated as lawful by any sign erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except: (1) A person operating an armored car vehicle may, while in the performance of such person's duties, park for a period not to exceed ten minutes in a place where parking is prohibited, provided such vehicle does not obstruct or impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, or (2) a vehicle displaying a special license plate or a removable windshield placard issued pursuant to section 14-253a or by authorities of other states or countries for the purpose of identifying vehicles permitted to utilize parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities which limit or impair their ability to walk or blind persons, may park in an area where parking is legally permissible, for an unlimited period of time without penalty, notwithstanding the period of time indicated as lawful by any (A) parking meter, or (B) sign erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

      (1949 Rev., S. 2525; 1969, P.A. 236; P.A. 91-408, S. 6; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-4, S. 7, 11; June 18 Sp. Sess. 97-11, S. 63, 65; P.A. 99-268, S. 35; P.A. 00-169, S. 22.)

      History: 1969 act gave local traffic authorities power to remove from roads vehicles parked in violation of state traffic commission regulations under Subsec. (a); P.A. 91-408 amended Subsec. (c) to add exception authorizing operator of an armored car vehicle to park where parking is prohibited; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-4 amended Subsec. (a) to require commissioner to adopt regulations re procedures for removal and storage of vehicles and stated minimum requirements for such regulations, effective June 30, 1997; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-11 changed effective date of June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-4 but without affecting this section; P.A. 99-268 amended Subsec. (c) by designating existing exception re armored cars as Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (2) re allowing a vehicle displaying a special license plate or removable windshield placard to park without penalty where legally permissible for an unlimited period of time and by making a technical change re gender neutrality; P.A. 00-169 revised effective date of P.A. 99-268 but without affecting this section.

      As to local parking regulations. 125 C. 506. Traffic authority has power to install parking meters. 130 C. 243.