Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-96e (2026)

Stop lamps. Turn signals

✓ current as of May 2026

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(a) Each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be equipped with two or more stop lamps meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of section 14-96r, except that passenger motor vehicles manufactured or assembled prior to October 1, 1957, and motorcycles shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp. On a combination of vehicles, only the stop lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified.

(b) Each motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and required signals shall be given by, a turn signal lamp or lamps complying with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section 571.108, as amended.

(c) Failure to equip vehicles with stop lamps or a turn signal lamp or lamps or turn signal devices as required by this section shall be an infraction.

(1967, P.A. 834, S. 6; P.A. 75-577, S. 31, 126; P.A. 84-429, S. 34; P.A. 99-268, S. 3; P.A. 00-169, S. 22.)

History: P.A. 75-577 added Subsec. (c); P.A. 84-429 deleted obsolete date provision, rephrased provisions and made other technical changes; P.A. 99-268 amended Subsec. (b) to replace specific requirements requiring signal lamps or turn signal devices with a provision requiring signal lamps to comply with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section 571.108, as amended; P.A. 00-169 revised effective date of P.A. 99-268 but without affecting this section.

See Sec. 14-96r(b) re color of turn signal lamps.

Cited. 30 CA 263.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1993–2009 · leading case: Pinheiro v. Bd. of Educ., 620 A.2d 159 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993).

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Pinheiro v. Bd. of Educ., 620 A.2d 159 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 4× “Notwithstanding its use, the tractor involved in this case is not suitable for operation on the highways of the state of Connecticut and can not be registered for such purpose for the following reasons: (1) It does not satisfy the minimum speed requirements set by department of…”

Strick v. Cicchirillo, 683 S.E.2d 575 (W. Va. 2009). “, Conn. Gen.Stat. § 14-96e (2006) (requiring vehicles to have at least two tail lamps after Oct.”

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