(a) Any person who is liable for property tax in any assessment year in respect to a motor vehicle which in such assessment year is (1) sold by such person with ownership thereof transferred to the purchaser, (2) totally damaged, (3) stolen from such person and not recovered or (4) removed from this state and registered in another state by such person who concurrently ceases to be a resident of this state, shall be entitled to a property tax credit in the town in which such person is liable for property tax in respect to such motor vehicle to be applied against any property tax for which such person is liable in such town in the assessment year in which such motor vehicle is sold, damaged, stolen or removed and registered as provided in this section, or in the assessment year next following. Such property tax credit shall be a pro rata portion of the tax payable in respect to such motor vehicle for the assessment year in which it is so sold, damaged, stolen or removed and registered to be determined by a ratio, the numerator of which shall be the number of full months from the date such motor vehicle is so sold, damaged, stolen or removed and registered, to the first day of October next succeeding and the denominator of which shall be twelve, provided (1) such credit shall not be allowed in such assessment year next following if property tax paid in respect to such motor vehicle, for the assessment year in which such motor vehicle is so sold, damaged, stolen or removed and registered, is allowed in reduction of property tax due in respect to another motor vehicle replacing such motor vehicle as provided under subsection (b) of section 12-71b or (2) in the event such credit is allowed in the assessment year in which such motor vehicle is so sold, damaged, stolen or removed and registered, the property tax paid in respect to such motor vehicle for such assessment year shall not be allowed in reduction of property tax due in respect to another motor vehicle replacing such motor vehicle as provided under subsection (b) of section 12-71b.

(b) Any person claiming a property tax credit with respect to a motor vehicle in accordance with subsection (a) of this section for any assessment year shall, not later than the thirty-first day of December immediately following the end of the assessment year which next follows the assessment year in which such motor vehicle is so sold, damaged, stolen or removed and registered, file with the assessor in the town in which such person is entitled to such property tax credit, documentation satisfactory to the assessor concerning the sale, total damage, theft or removal and registration of such motor vehicle. Failure to file such claim and documentation as prescribed herein shall constitute a waiver of the right to such property tax credit.

(P.A. 80-430, S. 2, 3; P.A. 82-459, S. 1, 2; P.A. 83-444, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-482, S. 1, 2.)

History: P.A. 80-430 effective May 28, 1980, and applicable in any town to the assessment year commencing October 1, 1980, and each assessment year thereafter; P.A. 82-459 changed provisions concerning application of the property tax credit allowed when a motor vehicle is sold, totally damaged or stolen, which credit is related to the pro rata portion of the assessment year following the date such motor vehicle is sold, totally damaged or stolen, such changes providing that the credit may be applied against taxes due in the assessment year in which such motor vehicle is sold, totally damaged or stolen; previously such credit could only be applied against property taxes due in the assessment year next following, effective June 8, 1982, and applicable to any property tax credit allowable in assessment years commencing October 1, 1982, and thereafter; P.A. 83-444 allowed the pro rata tax credit, additionally, for the assessment year in which such motor vehicle is removed from this state and registered in another by the owner who concurrently ceases to reside in this state, effective June 27, 1983, and applicable in any town for the assessment year commencing October 1, 1983, and each assessment year thereafter; P.A. 84-482 added Subsec. (b) re requirement concerning documentation of sale, damage, theft or removal and registration of motor vehicle and established time limit for filing thereof.