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Town of Woodbury, CT
Litchfield County
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[Adopted 11-17-2008, effective 12-22-2008 (Ch. 10, § 10-8, of the Town Code)]
Exemption of personal property taxes on vehicles equipped for transporting disabled persons may be allowed, in whole or in part, pursuant to the authority of C.G.S. § 12-81c(3).
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED BY A PERSON WITH DISABILITIES OR OWNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF SUCH PERSON
Any vehicle equipped for purposes of adapting its use to the disability of such person, including special hand, foot, or hand and foot controls, wheelchair lifts or other adaptation required to assist such disabled person.
PERSON WITH DISABILITIES
An individual who has a physical impairment or impairments which substantially limit major life activities, including seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, breathing, performing manual tasks, learning, caring for oneself and working.
A. 
Any two motor vehicles which are owned and/or used by a person with disabilities, which motor vehicles are equipped for purposes of adapting its use to the disability of that person, are eligible for exemption from the personal property tax of the Town of Woodbury, provided that an application is filed with the Woodbury Assessor not later than November 1 following the assessment date with respect to which such exemption is claimed. For vehicles purchased on or after October 2 and on or before July 31 of the assessment year for which such exemption is requested, application shall be made to the Assessor not later than 30 days after the date of said purchase. Applications shall be filed in such manner and including such information as requested by the Assessor.
B. 
The exemption will continue for each Grand List year said vehicle is owned.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection C, regarding applications for the 2008 exemption, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 5-21-2018.
A. 
The Assessor shall require medical documentation verifying that the modifications to the vehicle are directly related to the medical incapacity or physical disability of the individual seeking such exemption.
B. 
Any such exemption shall expire when the applicable vehicle is sold.