Connecticut   

Governing Agency: 

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles

Agency Website: 

www.ct.gov/dmv/site/default.asp  or www.ctemissions.com

Primary Contact:

Greg Kelly

Emissions Division Manager

Department of Motor Vehicles

Emissions Division

Room 305A

60 State Street

Wethersfield, CT  06161

Phone:  860-263-5250

Fax: 860-263-5571

greg.kelly@ct.gov

Secondary Contact:

Dave Erdman,

Technical

Department of Motor Vehicles

Emissions Division

Room 305A

60 State Street

Wethersfield, CT  06161

Phone: 203-271-5413

Fax: 203-271-5420

dave.erdman@ct.gov

CURRENT PROGRAM 

Date Started: 

January 1998

EPA Designation: 

Enhanced

Program Type: 

Decentralized test and repair

Program Areas: 

Statewide

Enforcement Method: 

Registration denial

Model Years: 

Up to 25 years old

Vehicle Types: 

24 years old and newer

Exempt Vehicles: 

First 4 model years, motorcycles, farm, 10,001+ GVWR, any not designed for highway use (snowmobiles, construction, etc.), Electric, Hybrid if exempted by EPA

Test Type: 

OBD for 1996+; ASM 2525 for 1995 and older; Loaded Mode Diesel and Modified Snap Acceleration Diesel

Non-OBD Testable: 

PCTSI

Cut Points: 

101/0.57/786

OBD: 

Pass/Fail as of January 2005

Max Not Ready Flags: 

1996-2000: 2; 2001+: 1

Visual Checks 

Catalyst, fuel inlet, gas cap

Evaporative System Test: 

Gas cap

Safety Test: 

No

Test Frequency: 

Biennial

Annual Test Volume 

Approximately 975,000

Decentralized Bays: 

275

Test Fee: 

$20.00 [$12.50 to Test Center - $7.50 to Testing Contractor (Applus Technologies)]

Re-test Procedures: 

Free retest within 60 days (as of 7/1/09) , after that $20. A properly completed Repair Data Form must be presented to Test Center before a retest can be performed.

Contracted Services: 

AGBAR: management contract

Comments: 

De-centralized program began October of 2003.