(a) Each motor vehicle shall be equipped with a windshield of a type prescribed by section
14-100 and a windshield cleaner or wiper in effective working order located directly in front of the operator while in use on the highway. The windshield shall be reasonably free of defects and accumulations, inside and out, of snow, ice, condensation and dirt. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a motorcycle or a vehicle designed by the manufacturer for nonhighway operation without a windshield.
(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle required to be equipped with such a windshield if the windshield is in a condition to interfere with an unobstructed view of the highway.
(c) No article, device, sticker or ornament shall be attached or affixed to or hung on or in any motor vehicle in such a manner or location as to interfere with the operator's unobstructed view of the highway or to distract the attention of the operator.
(d) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
(P.A. 84-429, S. 36; P.A. 99-268, S. 4; P.A. 00-169, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 99-268 amended Subsec. (a) to delete exemption for certain farm vehicles; P.A. 00-169 revised effective date of P.A. 99-268 but without affecting this section.
See Sec. 14-99g re use of tinted or reflectorized windows and obstruction of view.
See Sec. 14-100 re safety glass requirement.
Cited. 30 CA 263.
Subsec. (c):
To constitute a violation of Subsec., there must be more than a hypothetical possibility that driver's vision would be obstructed or that driver would be distracted, and police officer did not articulate any reasonable belief that Subsec. was being violated. 297 C. 829.
The hanging of an object from a rearview mirror is not a per se infraction under Subsec., and Subsec. requires proof of interference with an operator's unobstructed view or the operator's distraction. 111 CA 482.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
7
cases, 1993–2013 · leading case:
State v. Cyrus, 1 A.3d 59 (Conn. 2010).
State v. Cyrus, 1 A.3d 59 (Conn. 2010).
· cites it 119× “" Mattioli responded that he had noticed that "the vehicle was in violation of [§ 14-99f], which is [obstruction of] view," thereafter stating several times that, prior to the stop, he had observed a chain and a cross [3] hanging from the defendant's rearview mirror.”
State v. Cyrus, 959 A.2d 1054 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008).
· cites it 15× “” The state appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing the charges against the defendant because, in the court’s view, the state did not establish that he had violated the statute.”
Hvt, Inc. v. Law, 16 A.3d 686 (Conn. 2011).
· cites it 4× “and insurance card in vehicle at all times); General Statutes § 14-18 (failure to properly display number plates and registration stickers); General Statutes § 14-80(b) and (d) (failure to comply with muffler standards); General Statutes § 14-80b (operating vehicle with…”
Pinheiro v. Bd. of Educ., 620 A.2d 159 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993).
· cites it 2× “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 motor vehicle regulations; (2) it is not equipped with turn signal lights…”
Hilton v. State, 901 So. 2d 155 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).
“Code § 26710 (West 2000); Conn. Gen.Stat. § 14-99f(6) (2000); Iowa Code § 321.”
State v. Cyrus, 966 A.2d 238 (Conn. 2009).
· cites it 2× “482 (AC 28889), is granted, limited to the following issue: “Did the Appellate Court correctly determine that the state police did not have a reasonable and articulable *920 suspicion to stop the defendant for driving with obstructed vision under General Statutes § 14-99f (c)?”…”
State v. Cayo, 66 A.3d 887 (Conn. App. Ct. 2013).
· cites it 2× “The defendant, Andre Cayo, appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court entering a nolle prosequi (nolle) brought by the state’s attorney on the infraction of operating a motor vehicle with an obstructed windshield in violation of General Statutes § 14-99f (c) (infraction),…”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-99f(6) — 1 case
Hilton v. State, 901 So. 2d 155 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).
“Code § 26710 (West 2000); Conn. Gen.Stat. § 14-99f(6) (2000); Iowa Code § 321.”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-99f(c) — 1 case
State v. Cyrus, 1 A.3d 59 (Conn. 2010).
“" Mattioli responded that he had noticed that "the vehicle was in violation of [§ 14-99f], which is [obstruction of] view," thereafter stating several times that, prior to the stop, he had observed a chain and a cross [3] hanging from the defendant's rearview mirror.”
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