CT DMVs to Issue Thousands of Emissions Test Late Fees

If you have recently bought a new car, you may still have one more payment to make on your old one.

The Department of Motor Vehicles will be issuing emissions test late fees on vehicles dating back as far as August 2015, according to their website.

The agency had recently stopped issuing late fees due to installation of a new computer system. For customer convenience, they also kept the temporary stop until completing a review of vehicle and late-fee data.

Now, however, they must comply with state law and issue the $20 late fees to drivers, regardless of whether they still own the vehicle or not.

The DMV has provided a list of reasons the fee could be due, including:

• The vehicle owner did not have an emissions test on the vehicle.
• The vehicle owner had the test more than 30 days past the due date.
• The vehicle failed an emissions test and did not have the vehicle retested within 60
• days.

“We know that this billing could be an unexpected inconvenience,” the agency said in a release. “We appreciate your understanding of our legal obligation to collect the late fee now that the system is ready to accept payments. “

Fees can be disputed by phone or in person at a DMV office. The fees, however, will not interfere with registration renewals.

Check the DMV website to find out if you owe a late fee. You can also pay late fees directly on the website if so, as well as by mail or in person.