Section 29-23a-4 - Placement on rotational lists(a) A wrecker operator seeking placement on any rotational list shall apply to the troop commander of the state police troop whose jurisdiction includes the municipality where the wrecker operator's business is located.(b) A wrecker operator may hold only as many places on a rotational list as it has locations licensed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles under authority of sections 14-51 to 14-65j, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, and Sections 14-63-1 to 14-63-49, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.(c) The state police troop commander or his or her designee shall confirm that each wrecker operator is able to provide prompt and efficient service and meets all requirements of sections 14-12(h), 14-51 to 14-65j, inclusive, and 14-66 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and Sections 14-63-1 to 14-63-49, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, which pertain to vehicle safety and mechanical standards, dealer/repairer licensing and wrecker licensing.(d) A wrecker operator shall agree to and comply with the following operational requirements as a condition of placement on a rotational list for a specific municipality: (1) The wrecker operator shall rent or own a location licensed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles within the specific municipality for which placement on a rotational list is sought, and the miniumum number of wreckers required by sections 29-23a-1 and 29-23a-2 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be registered to and stored at such location;(2) Unless use of a wrecker registered at a location in another municipality is approved by the state police troop commander of the municipality where a call for service originated or his or her designee, or there is no rotational list for the municipality from which a call for service originated, the wrecker operator shall respond to a call for service with a wrecker registered to and stored at a location in the municipality where the call for service originated and not with a wrecker registered to or stored at a location in another municipality; and(3) The wrecker operator shall store vehicles from such municipality at a storage location approved by the state police troop commander of such municipality or his or her designee, unless the approved location is at full capacity. If the approved location is at full capacity, the wrecker operator may store vehicles in another location licensed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, provided that there is no additional charge to the vehicle owner.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 29-23a-4
Adopted effective April 30, 1999; Amended March 31, 2009