Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

State Traffic Commission

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority | Agency History |
Published histories/articles | State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page

Statutory Authority :

CGS sec. 14-298.

Agency History :

1935, July 1, established, per 1935 Cum. Suppl. sec. 73c, administratively under Highway Dept.

1977, Per P.A. 77-614, the Traffic Commission was transferred to the Dept. of Transportation

Published Histories/Articles :

Biennial Report of the State Traffic Commission, 1940-1942. [CSL Call Number Conn Doc T676 re]

Agency Documents and Records in the State Library Collections :
Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :

Connecticut. State Traffic Commission.

Annual Reports are located in :

[CSL Call Number ConnDoc T676 re]
Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor. [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d] and 2002 -, the online version]

State Archives Record Group :
Not available

List of Heads :

Names	Years of Service
State Highway Commissioner
William J. Cox	1940-1942
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Michael A. Connor	1940
John T. McCarthy	1941-1942
Commissioner of State Police
Edward J. Hickey	1940-1942
Chairman
Edward J. Hickey	1943-1947
G. Albert Hill [or Hall ?]	1948-1954
Newman S. Ives	1959-1969
Leo J. Mulcahy	1970
Robert C. Leuba	1971-1972
Cleveland B. Fruessenich	1973
Stanley J. Pac	1975-1976
James F. Shugrue	1977-1978
Arthur B. Powers	1979-1981
Donald J. Long	1982
J. William Burns	1983-1990
Emil H. Frankel	1991-1994
J. William Burns	1995-1996
Executive Director
Richard J. Howard	1997
Joseph Santaniello	1998-2003
Robbin Cabelus	2004-Present

Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 8/2008.