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| Wednesday, April 30, 2008 |
| New Laws For 16 and 17-Year-Old Drivers |
| | Effective August 1, 2008, Connecticut will have new laws for young drivers and their parents. |
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| Thursday, April 17, 2008 |
| Governor Rell to Sign Teen Driver Safety Measures Into Law |
| | On the eve of "TALK to Teen Drivers Night,” a call by Governor M. Jodi Rell for a statewide conversation between parents and their teens about safe driving, Governor Rell applauded the bi-partisan legislative approval of a bill she spearheaded that toughens restrictions and penalties, rolls back the evening curfew for teen drivers and provides for more on-the-road training of teen drivers.
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| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |
| New TALK to Teen Drivers Brochure |
| | Check out the new TALK to Teens brochure that highlights the new laws, various safety issues and statistics concerning teen drivers and crash rates. |
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| Sunday, April 13, 2008 |
| Governor Rell Creates Center for Teen Safe Driving at DMV |
| | Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced the creation of a Center for Teen Safe Driving within the state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to oversee statewide efforts to promote and improve safety awareness among young drivers and their parents. The new center will focus on promoting the Governor’s proposed new laws, explaining teen driver and parental safety issues, coordinating concentrated enforcement campaigns for the new laws, compiling statistics on teen drivers’ violations and recommending policy changes as needed to continuously enhance approaches to teen safe driving.
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| Friday, April 11, 2008 |
| Statement of Governor M. Jodi Rell on House Passage of Teen Driver Safety Measures |
| | Governor M. Jodi Rell today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation significantly strengthening the state’s laws dealing with teenage drivers:
“Today’s action marks a major turning point in the effort to protect our young drivers, their passengers and other drivers. I ask the Senate to add their swift approval so that we can begin the task of educating parents and teenagers about the new laws that will take effect August 1. |
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 |
| "TALK to Teen Drivers Night" on April 17 |
| | Governor Rell urges statewide conversation called "TALK to Teen Drivers Night" on April 17th to Teach Accountability, Laws and Knowledge (TALK) about Safety
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| Monday, March 24, 2008 |
| Download the Parent-Teen Driving Contract |
| | The Department of Motor Vehicles, in conjunction with the Connecticut Teen Safe Driving Partnership, encourages the use of the "Parent-Teen Driving Contract." Parents should read the contract, discuss it with the teenage driver in their family, come to an agreement, and use it to help promote safe driving practices. |
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
| Individuals Registering A Vehicle at DMV Must be Present at the Branch Office |
| | Any individual requesting a new registration at the DMV is required to be present at the branch office to process his or her transaction. If the vehicle is going to be registered in two names, the primary registrant must be present. Please note, there are two exceptions to this requirement. |
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
| DMV to Impose Stricter Standards After Finding 400 Abuses of License Information |
| | The Department of Motor Vehicles announced today that it is imposing stricter standards for reviewing documents from immigrants claiming they are in Connecticut for school-related issues. It follows the department uncovering more than 400 abuses of that claim. |
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
| DMV Changes Vehicle Registration Policy |
| | The Department of Motor Vehicles is immediately suspending the practice that allowed an individual to register a motor vehicle in someone else’s name. Anyone wanting a first-time registration for a vehicle must personally appear at a DMV office at the time of registration. The change does not affect registrations presented by licensed car dealers.
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| Tuesday, December 18, 2007 |
| DMV Customer Service Vehicle Vandalized |
| | A Department of Motor Vehicles mobile customer service vehicle was vandalized recently resulting in damage to the vehicle and the theft of computer equipment. The 1999 custom-designed Winnebago was at Interstate Ford Truck Sales in Hartford for repairs at the time of the incident.
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