Sec. 14-5c. Department closed or unable to perform transactions due to emergency or other reason. Extension of expiration date or period of validity of credentials issued by commissioner.
               	 		
      Sec. 14-5c. Department closed or unable to perform transactions due to emergency or other reason. Extension of expiration date or period of validity of credentials issued by commissioner. In the case of any emergency situation described by the 
provisions of section 3-6a or 28-1 or any other reason for which the Department of 
Motor Vehicles is closed or is unable to perform transactions with the public in an 
effective or secure manner, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, with the approval of 
the Governor, may extend the expiration date or the period of validity of any registration, 
license, permit, certificate or other form or credential issued by said commissioner in 
accordance with any provision of the general statutes. In any such case in which the 
commissioner exercises the authority granted by this section, the commissioner shall 
take such actions, as said commissioner deems necessary or appropriate, to inform the 
public and all law enforcement agencies of the extension of such expiration date or 
period of validity.
      (P.A. 08-150, S. 18.)