Current through December 4, 2024
Section 14-99g-7 - Medical exemptions(a) Any person required for medical reasons to be shielded from direct rays of the sun, or any person operating a motor vehicle owned or leased by such person, or in which such person is a usual passenger, shall be exempt from compliance with the provisions of Section 14-99g-2 relating to light transmittance characteristics, and with the provisions of Section 14-99g-5 relating to compliance stickers for sunscreening products applied to motor vehicle glazing.(b) Application by a person for a medical exemption shall be made in writing to the commissioner, and supported by the written recommendation of a physician or optometrist, licensed to practice in this state, after examination of such person. The application shall be signed by the applicant under penalty of false statement. Upon review of the application and approval of the medical exemption by the commissioner, a form validated by the commissioner verifying such exemption shall be provided to the applicant. The validated form shall be carried in any vehicle exempted under the provisions of this section.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, no window for which minimum light transmittance standards have been established, as provided in Section 14-99g-2, shall be so dark as to impair driving safety. A light transmittance of less than twenty percent (20%) shall be deemed to impair driving safety. The provisions of this subsection may be waived for good cause shown.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-99g-7