Pursuant to Section 12-81c of the Connecticut General Statutes,
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,
shall be exempt from the local personal property tax.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AMBULANCE-TYPE MOTOR VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle specially equipped or modified in a significant
way for the purpose of transporting medically incapacitated individuals,
including but not limited to the inclusion of lifts, the equipping
with stretchers, beds or other special seating, and significant modification
to accommodate medical or emergency equipment such as oxygen.
USED EXCLUSIVELY
That the vehicle is used and devoted primarily and inherently
for the purpose of transporting medically incapacitated individuals
and does not mean vehicles used partly for transporting medically
incapacitated individuals and partly for other purposes.
Applications for such exemption shall be filed annually with
the Town Assessor's office, in such manner and including such
information as required by the Town Assessor, no later than November
1 following the assessment date with respect to which such exemption
is claimed or for vehicles purchased on or after October 2 and on
or before July 31 of the assessment year for which such exemption
is requested, not later than 30 days after such purchase. This section
shall be applicable with respect to the assessment year which commenced
October 1, 1985. Applications for exemptions relative to the assessment
year which commenced on said October 1, 2002, shall be made not later
than 30 days following the effective date of this section or, for
vehicles purchased after said effective date, but on or before July
31, 2003, not later than 30 days after such purchase.