From Connecticut Statutes:

C.G.S.A. § 14-62b. Sale of used motor vehicle parts

(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Motor vehicle part” means a major component part, as defined in subdivision (2) of
subsection (a) of section 14-149a.
(2) “Used motor vehicle part” means any of the parts listed in subparagraphs (A) to (Q),
inclusive, of subdivision (1) of this section which has been taken from and previously utilized in
any motor vehicle or light truck having a gross vehicle weight of less than ten thousand pounds.
(b) No new car dealer, used car dealer, repairer or limited repairer, as defined in section 14-51,
licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 14-52, may purchase or in any manner
obtain possession of any motor vehicle for the purpose of dismantling such motor vehicle and
selling its parts, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, for use in any other motor vehicle,
except that any such dealer or repairer may sell used motor vehicle parts if the parts are
installed in a motor vehicle by such dealer or repairer for the purpose of repair or maintenance
of such motor vehicle.
(c) Any dealer or repairer who violates subsection (b) of this section, after notice and hearing in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54,1 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more
than two thousand dollars.
(d) No provision of this section shall apply to the sale or purchase of used motor vehicle parts
for use in antique, rare or special interest motor vehicles or modified antique motor vehicles,
as defined in section 14-1.
(e) Any person, firm or corporation engaging in the business of purchasing or obtaining a motor
vehicle for the purpose of dismantling such motor vehicle and selling its parts without first
obtaining a motor vehicle recycler's license issued pursuant to the provisions of section 14-67l
shall be deemed to have committed a class C misdemeanor.

C.G.S.A. § 14-96c. Tail lamps. Illumination of rear registration plate

(a) After October 1, 1967, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer, and any
other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles, shall be equipped
with at least two tail lamps mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in subsection
(a) of section 14-96a, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of one thousand feet
to the rear, except that passenger cars manufactured or assembled prior to October 1, 1957,
and motorcycles shall have at least one such tail lamp. On a combination of vehicles, only the
tail lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. On
vehicles equipped with more than one tail lamp, the lamps shall be mounted on the same level
and as widely spaced laterally as practicable.
(b) Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a mounted height of not more than
seventy-two inches nor less than fifteen inches.
(c) The rear registration plate shall be so illumined with a white light as to render it clearly
legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. Any tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any
separate lamp or lamps for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be
lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted, except that any vehicle
equipped by the manufacturer with daytime running lamps which meet federal requirements
may have such daytime running lamps illuminated without illumination of the tail lamps or rear
registration plate.
(d) Failure to have tail lamps or failure to illuminate the rear registration plate as required in
this section shall be an infraction.

§ 14-96e. Stop lamps. Turn signals
(a) Each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer shall be equipped with two or more
stop lamps meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of section 14-96r, except that
passenger motor vehicles manufactured or assembled prior to October 1, 1957, and
motorcycles shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp. On a combination of vehicles, only
the stop lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified.
(b) Each motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and required signals shall be
given by, a turn signal lamp or lamps complying with the requirements of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Title 49, Section 571.108, as amended.
(c) Failure to equip vehicles with stop lamps or a turn signal lamp or lamps or turn signal devices
as required by this section shall be an infraction.

§ 14-25d. Registration of DUKW or similar amphibious vehicle. Restrictions or prohibitions
imposed by traffic authority
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
may register a DUKW amphibious vehicle, manufactured by General Motors Corporation
during the years 1942 to 1945, inclusive, or similar amphibious vehicle as an antique, rare or
special interest motor vehicle, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-20, unless such
amphibious vehicle has been modified by the addition of seats to transport passengers for hire,
in which case the commissioner may issue to the owner of such amphibious vehicle registration
for a motor bus, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 14-49. No such
registration shall be issued until such amphibious vehicle has passed a safety inspection
conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(b) Any traffic authority, as defined in subdivision (6) of section 14-297, may impose restrictions
or prohibitions concerning the use and operation of any such amphibious vehicle registered as
a motor bus, on any highway or bridge under its jurisdiction as such traffic authority determines
to be necessary for the protection of the passengers of such amphibious vehicle and highway
users.