Licence and Registration Fees Waived for One Period After Discharge
A veteran applying within TWO YEARS of leaving service pays no motor vehicle operator's licence fee and no registration fee, for one licensing period. There is no disability test and no wartime test — the only condition is the two-year window, and it does not reopen.
Verified August 27, 2026
What this benefit is
A veteran applying within TWO YEARS of leaving service pays no motor vehicle operator's licence fee and no registration fee, for one licensing period. There is no disability test and no wartime test — the only condition is the two-year window, and it does not reopen.
What it's worth: No operator's licence fee and no registration fee, for one licensing period
- The window is TWO YEARS from leaving service. It does not reopen and there is no extension.
- It covers one licensing period, not indefinitely.
- There is no disability test and no wartime test.
- Both the operator's licence fee and the registration fee are exempt.
- Fee amounts are set by the department and change, so no figure is published.
Who is entitled to it
- You served in the U.S. armed forces.
- You are within two years of leaving service.
- You are in Connecticut.
Not sure whether that describes you?
Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.
How to claim it
- 1Claim it at the counter, citing CGS 14-50(c) — it is a fee exemption rather than a separate application.
- 2Take the DD-214 showing your separation date. The two-year window is the whole test.
- 3Do it early. It covers one licensing period, so claiming it late in the window wastes part of it.
- 4Ask about the exam waivers at the same visit — those run on the same two-year clock.
- Form
- Claimed at the DMV
- File with
- Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles
- Documents you will need
- dd214
- No renewal
- Once granted it does not need renewing.
Sources
- authority · published policyConnecticut OLR 2022-R-0155 (CGS 14-50(c), PA 21-79)
- operating · published policyConnecticut Department of Motor Vehicles
This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.