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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-24 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 17-428). Regulation of motor vehicles and roadways by superintendents of institutions

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The superintendent of any institution in the Department of Children and Families, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Children and Families and the Office of the State Traffic Administration, may: (1) Prohibit, limit, restrict or regulate the parking of vehicles; (2) determine speed limits; (3) install stop signs; (4) restrict roads or portions thereof to one-way traffic; (5) designate the location of crosswalks on any portion of any road or highway upon the grounds of the respective institutions; and (6) erect and maintain signs designating such prohibitions or restrictions. Security officers or institutional patrolmen appointed to act as state policemen on state institution grounds under the provisions of section 29-18, may arrest or issue summons for violation of such regulations, restrictions or prohibitions. Any person who fails to comply with any such prohibition or restriction shall be fined not more than five dollars, and the court or traffic or parking authority having jurisdiction of traffic or parking violations in the town in which the institution is located shall have jurisdiction of violations of this section.

(P.A. 75-524, S. 17, 30; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 11-256, S. 4; P.A. 12-132, S. 43.)

History: Sec. 17-428 transferred to Sec. 17a-24 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 11-256 added provision re installation of stop signs, inserted numeric Subdiv. designators and made technical changes; P.A. 12-132 replaced “State Traffic Commission” with “Office of the State Traffic Administration”, effective July 1, 2012.

Cited. 221 C. 447.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1992–2015 · leading case: State v. Howard, 604 A.2d 1294 (Conn. 1992).
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State v. Howard, 604 A.2d 1294 (Conn. 1992). · cites it 2× “The degree of specificity of a prior description is, rather, a factor for the trier of fact to consider in determining how much weight to assign to such an identification. Such psychiatric records are privileged pursuant to General Statutes § 52-146e.”
State v. Menditto, 110 A.3d 410 (Conn. 2015). · cites it 2× “cleared land abutting a highway; General Statutes § 13a-139; failure of a commercial vehicle to carry proper emergency lights; General Statutes § 14- 97a; operating a motor vehicle in a manner so as to frighten a horse ridden on a public highway; General Statutes § 14-293b;…”
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