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      Sec. 14-36i. Seizure and forty-eight-hour suspension of operator's license of person who is sixteen or seventeen years of age for certain violations. (a) If a police officer issues an infractions complaint to any person for a violation of the provisions of section 14-36g, the motor vehicle operator's license of such person shall be suspended for a period of forty-eight hours commencing on the date and time such complaint is issued, and such officer, acting on behalf of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, shall immediately seize and take possession of such person's motor vehicle operator's license and may cause such vehicle to be removed. In order to regain possession of such person's operator's license, after such forty-eight-hour period, such person and, unless such person is emancipated in accordance with the provisions of section 46b-150b, such person's parent or legal guardian shall appear in person at the police department, state police barracks or other location designated by the police officer, and sign a written acknowledgement of the return of such license. No restoration fee shall be required to be paid to the commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-50b, but the police officer shall make a written report of the violation and the suspension action, in such form and containing such information as the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall file or transmit such report to the commissioner in such time and manner as the commissioner shall prescribe.

      (b) If any person operating a motor vehicle, subject to the provisions of section 14-36g, is stopped by a police officer and arrested or issued a summons by such officer for (A) violating subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 14-219, (B) operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or any drug or both in violation of section 14-227a or 14-227g, (C) engaging in racing a motor vehicle on a public highway in violation of subsection (c) of section 14-224, or (D) operating a motor vehicle recklessly in violation of section 14-222, the motor vehicle operator's license of such person shall be suspended for a period of forty-eight hours commencing on the date and time such person is arrested or such summons is issued, and such officer, acting on behalf of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, shall immediately seize and take possession of such person's motor vehicle operator's license and cause such motor vehicle to be removed. In order to regain possession of such person's operator's license after such forty-eight-hour period, such person and, unless such person is emancipated in accordance with the provisions of section 46b-150b, such person's parent or legal guardian shall appear in person at the police department, state police barracks or other location designated by the police officer, and sign a written acknowledgement of the return of such license. No restoration fee shall be required to be paid to the commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-50b, but the police officer shall make a written report of the violation and the suspension action, in such form and containing such information as the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall file or transmit such report to the commissioner in such time and manner as the commissioner shall prescribe.

      (P.A. 08-32, S. 8; 08-150, S. 48.)

      History: P.A. 08-32 effective August 1, 2008; P.A. 08-150 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to make provision requiring appearance of person's parent or legal guardian at police department, state police barracks or other designated location inapplicable to person who is emancipated in accordance with Sec. 46b-150b, effective August 1, 2008.