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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-4a (2026)

Conduct of hearings and rendering of decisions

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In any case where a hearing is required or authorized under the provisions of any statute dealing with the Department of Motor Vehicles such hearing may be conducted by and the decision rendered therein by the commissioner or by any person or persons designated by him.

(1971, P.A. 755, S. 4.)

History: (Revisor's note: In 1997 references throughout the general statutes to “Motor Vehicle(s) Commissioner” and “Motor Vehicle(s) Department” were replaced editorially by the Revisors with “Commissioner of Motor Vehicles” or “Department of Motor Vehicles”, as the case may be, for consistency with customary statutory usage).

Cited. 168 C. 587.

Cited. 39 CS 285; 40 CS 505; 42 CS 602.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1975–1998 · leading case: Bancroft v. Comm'r of Motor Vehs., 710 A.2d 807 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998).
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Bancroft v. Comm'r of Motor Vehs., 710 A.2d 807 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 5× “See General Statutes § 14-4a. 14 As a public officer, the hearing officer is presumed to have acted legally and properly until the contrary appears.”
City of Groton v. Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities, 362 A.2d 1359 (Conn. 1975). · cites it 2× “…employ." General Statutes § 31-122 (b), (c), (f). (Emphasis added.) [1] See, e.g., General Statutes (Rev. to 1975) §§ 14-4a, 14-64, 14-67c, 14-110 to 14-111b, and 14-114 of the General Statutes, regarding the motor vehicles commissioner; §§ 15-124, 19-513a, 19-514 and 22a-5,…”
Tarascio v. Muzio, 515 A.2d 1082 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1986). “The commissioner’s action was based upon findings and conclusions of a motor vehicle department adjudicator after a hearing held in October, 1984, pursuant to § 14-4a of the General Statutes. The suspension resulted from the alleged refusal of Tarascio to consent to any chemical…”
Marshall v. Delponte, 634 A.2d 918 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1991). · cites it 2× “…*603 would be suspended. The authority for the hearing and the rules for conducting the hearing are detailed in General Statutes §§ 14-4a and 14-227b, and in §§ 14-132-36 through 14-137-39, and §§ 14-227b-l through 14-227b-29 of the Regulations of Connecticut State…”
Connole v. Muzio, 478 A.2d 274 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1984). “Before the court is the plaintiff’s appeal of the decision of a hearing officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of § 14-4a of the General Statutes. The officer, following a hearing and by decision dated September 17, 1982, has upheld an order of the defendant commissioner…”
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