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City of Meriden, CT
New Haven County
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[Adopted 2-17-1987]
A. 
Any ambulance-type motor vehicle which is used exclusively for the purpose of transporting any medically incapacitated individual, except any such vehicle used to transport any such individual for payment, is exempt from personal property taxation.
B. 
For the purposes of this section, the term "ambulance-type vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is specially designed or constructed, and equipped, and is intended to be used for and is maintained or operated for the transportation of wounded, injured, sick, invalid or incapacitated human beings, or expectant mothers.
C. 
Application for such exemption shall be made annually upon such forms as may be prescribed by the City Assessor and shall contain:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant and the owners of the ambulance-type vehicle.
(2) 
A description of each such vehicle, including the make, model, year of manufacture, and motor chassis number; current state license number; the length of time the ambulance-type vehicle has been in use; and the color scheme, insignia, name, monogram or other distinguishing characteristics to be used to designate the applicant's vehicle.
(3) 
The location and description of the place or places from which it is intended to operate.
(4) 
Such other information as the City Assessor shall deem necessary to comply with this section.
D. 
Such application for exemption shall be made not later than November 1 following the assessment date with respect to which such exemption is claimed. For vehicles purchased after October 1 and before August 1 of the assessment year for which such exemption is requested said application shall be made within 30 days of said purchase.
E. 
This section shall be applicable to the assessment year which commenced October 1, 1986, and succeeding assessment years thereafter.
F. 
Applications for exemptions relative to the assessment year which commenced on October 1, 1986, shall be made not later than 30 days following the effective date of this section or, for vehicles purchased after said effective date but before August 1, 1987, not later than 30 days after such purchase.