| Street takeovers, resulting from the illegal use of all-terrain and other types of vehicles, are becoming a much more dangerous issue in Connecticut, demanding that we take action against it. We did just that in the legislature last week, passing HB 5413 which seeks to provide more tools to municipalities for them to more effectively combat these street takeovers.
Some of the provisions include:
- Allowing cities and towns to destroy ATVs, dirt bikes, and motorcycles seized and forfeited for violating a municipal ordinance
- Authorizing municipalities to adopt ordinances that penalize street takeovers and impose fines as well as the seizure of vehicles
- Changing and tightening penalties for violating state law on street takeovers, including permanent driver's license revocation for a third violation of the statute
This is an issue that both us in the Democratic caucus and the Republican caucus took seriously, and in a very encouraging bipartisan fashion, passed the bill with a 148-0 vote. No one voted against it, showing just how many residents are affected by this increasing danger.
The bill will now move to the Senate Floor, where it only has a couple more steps before it can be signed into law. |
