Stratford, CT

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, playing a radio, phonograph or musical instrument at a volume that annoys or disturbs people in any dwelling or the vicinity is unlawful under…

Stratford Code § 142-3 defines nighttime hours as 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Sunday evening through Saturday morning, and 10:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekend nights, with 9:00 p.m. as the…

Stratford Code § 142-6(B)(4) makes it unlawful in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut to keep any animal or bird that, by frequent or long-continued noise, disturbs the comfort or…

Stratford Code § 142-6(B)(7) bars erecting, excavating, demolishing, altering or repairing a building, and excavating streets and highways, outside 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, aircraft sit outside the decibel limits in Chapter 142. Section 142-5 excludes sound from mobile sources such as aircraft and exempts airport…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, every motor vehicle is held to the state decibel standards adopted through Section 14-80a, sound-amplifying devices on or within vehicles must…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut, sets numeric noise limits in Section 142-5 by emitter zone and receptor zone, running from 45 dBa to 70 dBa. Where background noise already exceeds…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut, names no leaf blower rule. Its Noise Control Ordinance exempts domestic power equipment, including lawn and garden tools, from the noise limits only…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, § 182-6.H of the Solid Waste chapter prohibits burning acceptable solid waste or other waste unless the Director of Public Works approves it. The…

The Stratford Code names fireworks in two places. Section 152-13 bars carrying or discharging fireworks or a firecracker in any Town recreational area unless a valid permit has been…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, anyone who starts building a single-family dwelling has to install at least one smoke detector before the Building Inspector issues a certificate…

Connecticut General Statutes 23-49a forbids kindling any open-air fire within one hundred feet of woodland, brushland, or adjacent dried grass when the State Forest Fire Warden…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no one can feed wildlife on a continuous basis in any public park or on other Town-owned or Town-operated property, and feeding any animal at…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no person shall at any time molest or disturb birds, birds' eggs, birds' nests or any other wildlife in the Town's recreational areas, and…

A dog in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut cannot roam at large on another person's land, a public street or sidewalk, or Town property unless the owner or keeper controls it by leash…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut requires a Mayor-issued permit to possess a lion, wolf, bear, bobcat or any other listed cat, canine or bear species, and the Mayor issues it only at…

Stratford, Connecticut defines a vicious or dangerous animal by conduct rather than by a named breed: unprovoked attacks or bites two or more times, repeated menacing, or a dog bred…

The Stratford Zoning Regulations define a commercial kennel as a place maintained for boarding or grooming dogs or cats, so a grooming business falls under that term in the Town of…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, the Zoning Regulations treat an animal hospital and a veterinary clinic as one use, and Section 6.8.4 sets parking at 1 space per 200 square feet…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Section 4.4.4.E of the Zoning Regulations requires annual registration of every beekeeping operation with the State Entomologist and caps…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Section 4.4.4.C of the Zoning Regulations lets a lot of at least 5,000 square feet keep chickens or pigeons at not more than 12 birds for each…

Connecticut criminalizes animal cruelty including hoarding under state law, with statewide felony provisions for severe neglect and authority for state animal control officers to seize…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no person can cut, trim, prune, remove, injure or interfere with a tree, shrub or woody vegetation on Town-owned property without a permit from…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, the antiblight ordinance lists grass that has gone to seed or grown to a height of more than eight inches as a grounds-maintenance failure on…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no one can let grass, weeds, brush, shrubbery or a hedge on land next to a sidewalk or street obstruct its use or block clear vision along it…

Connecticut requires large commercial food waste generators producing 26+ tons annually to separate organics for recycling at certified composting facilities under CGS § 22a-226e. The…

Connecticut grants the Department of Public Health and Public Utilities Regulatory Authority statewide power to impose water use restrictions during drought emergencies. The Governor…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, abandoning a motor vehicle on a street, Town property or someone else's private property for longer than 24 hours carries a $150 fine under…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, parking where signs or pavement and curb markings prohibit it is unlawful (Stratford Code § 203-6). Group I violations, including double parking…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, alternate-side-of-the-street parking takes effect automatically during any period of snow or ice, with no notice posted first. Parking is allowed…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no one can leave a motor vehicle, RV, camper, trailer or boat standing on a Town common, right-of-way, highway or sidewalk for longer than 72…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, a residential lot outside a garage can hold no more than one recreational vehicle or mobile home and only one boat greater than 24 feet in…

Section 6.8.10 of the Stratford Zoning Regulations sets how many loading berths a building in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut must provide, scaled to floor area and use, from…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no one can build a driveway approach across the public right-of-way without a permit from the Town Engineer. Stratford Code § 186-45 caps a…

The Stratford Zoning Regulations allow a maximum of one commercial vehicle on a residential property in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut. A vehicle between 10,000 and 15,000 lbs GVW…

A Connecticut private commercial lot may tow an unauthorized vehicle only if it has posted conspicuous signage saying vehicles may be removed or booted and telling you where the…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut requires no permit for short-term rentals under its Zoning Regulations. Section 4.4.9(E) states that short-term rentals, such as VRBO, Airbnb or…

Connecticut imposes a 15% room occupancy tax on short-term rentals of 30 days or fewer, collected statewide by the Department of Revenue Services. The tax applies uniformly regardless…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Section 4.4.11(C)(1)(d) of the Zoning Regulations bars customers visiting a computer-based business run from a multifamily district or residence…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut permits home offices and certain home occupations in one-family residence districts only. Section 4.4.11(C) of the Zoning Regulations caps the…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut permits family daycare homes and group daycare homes in all residential districts under Section 4.4.11(D) of the Zoning Regulations, as long as the…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, the residential-district business sign row in Section 6.11.6 of the Zoning Regulations allows one sign of 2 square feet maximum, behind the front…

A Connecticut cottage food operation is licensed annually by the Department of Consumer Protection, not by the town, for an annual fee the commissioner sets at no more than one hundred…

Connecticut has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 19a-36i(a) requires a permit from the local director of health for any food establishment…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, a detached accessory building such as a shed cannot rise above 12 feet to the midpoint of the roof and must sit at least three feet from every…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Section 4.4.2.E.9 of the Zoning Regulations bars any dwelling with an accessory residential apartment from having short- or long-term rooms for…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Section 4.4.2 of the Zoning Regulations allows one accessory residential apartment per single-family residence, capped at 1,000 square feet and…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Section 4.4.2 requires the principal owner, meaning an owner of at least a 50% interest, to live in either the main house or the accessory…

Connecticut law treats a tiny home on a residential lot as an "accessory apartment" under CGS 8-1a(b)(1): a separate dwelling unit on the same lot as a larger principal home, with its…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, a fence cannot exceed four feet in height for the first 25 feet from the street line and cannot exceed six feet above finished grade in rear and…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, the yard requirements do not prohibit a retaining wall, but no fence or wall can exceed six feet above finished grade in rear and side yards. On…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, barbed wire, razor wire and similar fencing are specifically prohibited in all districts unless erected with a bona fide farm or approved by the…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, every fence must be built with its finished side facing the adjacent property or the street. Lot lines next to an RS or RM District must be…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, a zoning permit must be obtained before a fence is installed. The fee is an amount prescribed by the Zoning Commission, and the permit exists to…

A swimming pool in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut needs both a zoning permit and a building permit under Section 6.1.9(6) of the Stratford Zoning Regulations. The pool goes in the…

Stratford does not write its own pool barrier specification. Section 6.1.9(3) of the Stratford Zoning Regulations says fencing or other safety barriers or devices around a pool in the…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Stratford Code § 161-3 bars any owner of real property from causing or allowing blighted premises to be created or to continue. Chapter 161…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, whoever owns or possesses premises beside a public sidewalk must remove snow, ice or sleet within 24 hours of the accumulation (Stratford Code §…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, blight complaints go to the Blight Enforcement Officer, who under Stratford Code § 161-4(A) must receive complaints about properties alleged to…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut, declares six conditions public nuisances, including stagnant water within 1,000 feet of a residential district, fly-breeding manure piles…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Stratford Code Chapter 165 requires the owner or occupant of every residence, residential unit, business, industry and institution to provide for…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Stratford Code § 165-9 requires all recyclables to be separated from nonrecyclables, placed in containers approved by the Director of Public…

Household trash collection in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut cannot begin before 7:00 a.m. Under § 182-5(C) of the Town Code, the Director of Public Works sets the collection…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, tree trimmings and brush must be tied in bundles of not over four feet in length, capable of being handled by one man, and the Town collects no…

Stratford, Connecticut defines bulky solid waste in § 182-2 as land clearing debris and demolition and construction waste, and keeps it, with special handling waste, outside the…

Stratford, Connecticut sets the container rules for household trash pickup in § 182-5(A): watertight, tightly covered receptacles, a standard unit of twenty- and thirty-gallon…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, trash containers must be at the curbline, as near as practicable, before 7:00 a.m. on collection days. Residential areas of the Town can set them…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, placing solid waste anywhere except in proper containers or otherwise prepared for collection is prohibited by § 182-6, and dumping into any…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, a construction dumpster can sit at a one, two or three family home only when the project starts within 10 days or finished within the last 10…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut has no separate loud-party or host-liability ordinance. A party is reached through the general noise prohibition in Chapter 142 of the Stratford…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, § 47-4 prohibits consuming or merely possessing an open container of alcohol on any public way without a permit issued by the Mayor. A violation…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut, bans asking, begging or soliciting alms in an aggressive manner in any place open to the general public, and bans asking in a false or misleading…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, riding a skateboard on the sidewalk in a business area or a designated public area is an offense under Chapter 178 of the Town Code. The fine is…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, loud and excessive noise from loading or unloading any vehicle is unlawful under Stratford Code § 142-6(B)(8), and no vehicle over 10,000 pounds…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, any commercial establishment that wants live music or entertainment, inside or outside, must first get a live music and entertainment permit from…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Section 6.6 of the Zoning Regulations requires generators and propane tanks to sit at least three feet from side and rear property lines, keeps…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, every adult-oriented establishment needs a Town license from the Chief of Police under Chapter 42, with a $1,000 application fee and inspections…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no one can lend money on pledged personal property without a pawnbroker license from the Mayor. The license costs $50, renews at $25 per year…

Anyone who runs a tattoo or body-piercing studio in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut needs an establishment license from the Stratford Health Department before opening. The license…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut issues not more than 10 tow truck permits per year under Chapter 196, filled by lottery, with a $2,000 annual fee, a local storage yard and a…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Zoning Regulations Section 6.1.6(6) permits motor vehicle repair on a residential lot only when a resident of a dwelling on that lot does the…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, running a massage establishment requires a permit from the Chief of Police, issued only after the Director of Health approves. The application…

Connecticut requires retailers to obtain a tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery system dealer license under CGS Title 21a Chapter 420a.

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no mobile-source engine may run for more than three consecutive minutes while the vehicle is not in motion, under § 44-10.C(3) of the Air…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no construction or development can begin in an area of special flood hazard without a development permit from the Building Inspector. The areas…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, new and substantially improved residential buildings in a flood hazard area must have the lowest floor, including the basement, elevated to at…

The Stratford Zoning Regulations require a stormwater management plan with any development application in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, when the disturbed area is cumulatively…

Section 6.5 of the Stratford Zoning Regulations requires a soil erosion and sediment control plan with any development application in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut when the…

The Connecticut Coastal Management Act (Sec. 22a-90 et seq.) requires consistency review of all development within the coastal boundary. DEEP and municipalities enforce uniform…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no one can peddle, vend, sell, offer for sale or auction goods on the streets, sidewalks or public places without a license from the Chief of…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, vending from a motor vehicle, trailer, cart or other mobile facility on public streets, public property, school property or Town property is…

Connecticut requires food trucks to obtain itinerant vendor or class-rated food service licenses through local health districts under uniform state Public Health Code food safety…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, any person or organization that intends to use public property for any purpose must notify the Chief of Police at least 48 hours before the time…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, an event on public property that charges an entrance fee, or whose sole purpose is selling items, needs a permit from the Mayor. The application…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, outdoor dining is permitted as an accessory use to a licensed food establishment under Section 4.4.16(D) of the Zoning Regulations. Seating must…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, carnivals, shows, fairs, pop-ups and similar special events need approval from the Planning and Zoning Administrator under Section 4.4.21 of the…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, a housing complaint to the Board of Health must include the complainant's name and address. The Director of Health inspects dwellings, issues a…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, the rental inspection process the Town Code spells out is for rooming houses. The Director of Health inspects, gives written notice of defects…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, the occupant of a single-unit dwelling is responsible for exterminating rodents, but the owner is responsible when infestation comes from a…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, every Class III and IV food service establishment must employ a qualified food operator (QFO) under the Connecticut Public Health Code. No Class…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, the Zoning Commission sets minimum front, side and rear yards in a table in Section 3.2.1 of the Stratford Zoning Regulations. Front yards run…

The Stratford Zoning Regulations cap building coverage and impervious coverage in the Single-Family Residence Districts of the Town of Stratford, Connecticut. Building coverage tops…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, every Town park, beach, pond, forest, playground, ballfield and dock, plus adjacent parking, is open to the public from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, anyone over 16 who solicits orders from door to door, on a street or by telephone must first register with the Police Department and have…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, a project that uses the Transit-Oriented Overlay District around the Stratford Train Station must show the Zoning Commission that its design…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut has no stand-alone green building code in the text read. Its green building rule is the Sustainability guideline for the Transit-Oriented Overlay…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut prices building permits under Stratford Code § 62-1: $25 for the first $1,000 of estimated cost and $12 for each additional $1,000 or fraction…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, the Building Inspector cannot issue a certificate of occupancy until the Office of Planning and Zoning has issued a certificate of zoning…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut, requires every building used for human habitation to be kept free of cracked, chipped, flaked or peeling paint. When a child under six shows an…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, developers using the Transit-Oriented Overlay District must plant street trees along all public rights-of-way at intervals of no more than 35…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no one can construct a driveway approach, curb, sidewalk or combined curb and gutter in a street without first getting a permit from the Town…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, the person who owns or is in possession of the premises on or beside a sidewalk must promptly repair any defective or unsafe sidewalk under…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, roadside memorials on a public sidewalk must leave at least three feet of clear width (Stratford Code § 186-70), and a vehicle, RV, camper…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, no one shall light, kindle or use any fire in a recreational area except in areas designated by the Town or in receptacles installed by the Town…

Under Stratford Code § 203-31, bicyclists in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut ride no more than two abreast in a lane, keep as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable…

Stratford Code Chapter 203, Article VI, adopted 7-8-2024 as Ord. No. 24-03, authorizes automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones, pedestrian safety zones and other…

Connecticut runs golf carts and low-speed vehicles on opposite defaults. A golf cart may only go on a public street where the traffic authority of that city, town or borough has…

Stratford, Connecticut calls them tag sales. Under Section 4.4.21(D) of the Stratford Zoning Regulations, a household can hold up to three tag sales or estate sales per year, each a…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, a sign for a political organization cannot exceed eight square feet, must stand on privately owned land, and cannot sit in any public…

The Stratford Zoning Regulations define a window sign as any sign affixed to a window or displayed within three feet of the interior of the window. In the LB, LBB, CNC, CF and WF…

Section 6.7.3(3) of the Stratford Zoning Regulations exempts traditional, temporary seasonal or holiday lighting (November through January) from the Town of Stratford, Connecticut…

Section 6.11.11(10) of the Stratford Zoning Regulations allows electronic message signs in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut only under tight conditions: 7,500 nits maximum, nighttime…

Section 6.11.3(9) of the Stratford Zoning Regulations prohibits commercial signs in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut whose faces are or are primarily intended to be visible from the…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, nobody can occupy a dwelling unit, or let it to another, unless it meets the minimums in Chapter 120, Article III of the Town Code. Section…

Connecticut evictions begin with a notice to quit possession under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-23, giving the tenant at least three days to leave. If the tenant stays, the landlord files…

Connecticut General Statutes § 47a-23c grants statewide just-cause eviction protection to elderly tenants 62 or older, tenants with disabilities, and certain mobile manufactured home…

Under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-16, a landlord must give the tenant reasonable written or oral notice of intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times, except in an emergency…

Connecticut law gives tenants a grace period before rent is late: nine days for monthly tenancies and four days for weekly tenancies under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-15a. Under Sec…

Connecticut has no separate statutory notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy other than the summary-process notice to quit, which is at least three days under Conn. Gen…

Connecticut has no statewide rent cap and no classic rent control. Instead, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-148b lets municipalities create fair rent commissions that review tenant complaints and…

Connecticut has no statewide rent control and no statute setting a specific advance-notice period for rent increases. A month-to-month increase is effectively a new tenancy term, so…

Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-6, a landlord must give tenants the name and address of the person authorized to manage the property and accept service. Section 47a-6a lets a municipality…

Connecticut caps a residential security deposit at two months' rent under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21, or one month if the tenant is 62 or older. The landlord must return the deposit…

Connecticut allows title by adverse possession only after open, visible, exclusive and uninterrupted possession for 15 years under Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 52-575; prescriptive easements…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut, designates the Academy Hill Historic District and individual historic properties, starting with the Nicoll-Benjamin House at 1850 Elm Street. Nobody…

The Town of Stratford, Connecticut allows cannabis dispensaries, retailers and hybrid retailers only in the LBB, CA, CF, CNC, MA and MB districts, and only with a special permit from…

Stratford, Connecticut prints one fixed cannabis buffer: no cannabis establishment on a site less than 1,500 feet from another cannabis establishment. For schools and parks, Section…

Under Section 6.7.5 of the Stratford Zoning Regulations, a mounted outdoor fixture in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, must emit light exclusively downward, security and display…

Section 6.7.5(A)(1) of the Stratford Zoning Regulations bars outdoor lighting in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut from producing glare or discomfort on public streets or neighboring…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Section 4.4.4 of the Zoning Regulations sets the standards for farming, forestry, nursery gardening, and commercial kennels. It bars commercial…

CGS Section 19a-341 shields agricultural operations from nuisance suits when conducted in accordance with generally accepted agricultural practices.

Section 6.1.7 of the Stratford Zoning Regulations allows a building mounted solar system on a roof face or side and rear facade in the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, but only within…

Connecticut protects rooftop solar in common interest communities through Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261b(g), but the protection is deliberately narrow. It applies only where the community…

Connecticut requires a state pistol permit to carry concealed handguns, issued by local authorities under CGS 29-28 with statewide validity.

Since October 1, 2023, Connecticut prohibits the open carry or intentional public display of firearms. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-35(a)(2), even a valid pistol permit holder must…

Connecticut requires a state-issued permit to carry a pistol or revolver in a motor vehicle, with strict storage rules for those without a permit under CGS 29-35 and 29-38.

Connecticut fixes almost the entire residential design criteria table statewide: seismic category B, weathering Severe, a 7°F winter design temperature, required ice barrier…

Connecticut sets a single frost line depth of 42 inches for the whole state, written into the state building code rather than left to each town to decide.

Connecticut lists a ground snow load for each of its 169 towns in Appendix AY of the state building code, ranging from 30 psf across most of the state to 40 psf in the northwest hills.

Connecticut's charitable gaming law splits by game type: bingo needs an affirmative town vote before any organization can apply for a permit, while bazaars and raffles have been legal…

Connecticut treats gambling as a crime by default, but C.G.S. § 53-278b(a) exempts natural persons from prosecution for any game, wager, or transaction incidental to a bona fide social…

Connecticut only allows sports wagering through state-licensed operators: the Connecticut Lottery Corporation and the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes, each running one online…

Connecticut requires association board meetings to be open to unit owners, with at least five days' notice and a chance for owners to comment. Closed executive sessions are limited to…

Connecticut's CIOA limits what an association may ban. Under § 47-261b, an association may not prohibit the state flag or political/association signs, must keep U.S.-flag rules…

Since October 1, 2022, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-261g has made any declaration or bylaw that prohibits or unreasonably restricts an electric vehicle charging station in a unit parking…

Connecticut law lets an association levy reasonable fines for rule violations and charge interest or late fees on overdue assessments, but only after giving the unit owner notice and…

A Connecticut association cannot file a foreclosure action on its assessment lien until the owner is at least two months of common expense assessments behind, the association has…

Connecticut does not give unit owners a right to lease. The Common Interest Ownership Act lets a declaration restrict or forbid leasing outright, and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-224(a)(12)…

Connecticut runs sobriety checkpoints without ever having legislated for them. A text search of the General Statutes and the 2026 Supplement on the Legislative Commissioners’ Office…

Connecticut is one of a small group of states that put the right to film police into a statute with a remedy attached. CGS § 52-571j makes the employer of a peace officer who…

Connecticut has no general stop-and-identify statute. A full-text search of the General Statutes returns no offence of refusing to give a name to a police officer on the street. The…

Connecticut does not merely tell drivers they may refuse a search. CGS § 54-33o, enacted as section 21 of the Police Accountability Act (July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1), forbids a law…

Public Act 19-117 banned single-use plastic checkout bags statewide effective July 2021 after a transitional ten-cent fee period under CGS Title 22a.

Since July 1, 2024, Connecticut prohibits restaurants and caterers from providing single-use expanded polystyrene (foam) food and beverage containers. Enforcement is by state and local…

Connecticut prohibits sale of tobacco, vapor, and electronic nicotine products to anyone under 21 statewide under Public Act 19-13 and CGS 53-344.

Connecticut counts and measures. CGS § 14-96o allows not more than two spot lamps, two fog lamps, two auxiliary passing lamps and two auxiliary driving lamps, and gives each of the…

No Connecticut statute names a dash camera or sets a permitted mounting zone for one. A dash camera is judged under CGS § 14-99f(c), which bars attaching or hanging any article…

Connecticut expressly forbids riding a motorcycle between lanes of traffic and forbids overtaking a car within the lane the motorcycle already occupies, both in Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec…

Since October 1, 2025 a Connecticut number plate must be "substantially unobscured" rather than "entirely unobscured," and the statute now defines that by whether a reasonable person…

Connecticut does not simply leave radar detectors unregulated. CGS § 14-137(a) gives the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles broad power to limit the use of any device or accessory on a…

Connecticut allows studded tires and tire chains only between November 15 and April 30, inclusive. The permission is written as an exception to Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 14-98, which…

Connecticut sets one light transmission figure and applies it to every side window: not less than thirty-five per cent plus or minus three per cent, under CGS § 14-99g(c)(1) for the…