Title 20, Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Sec. 20-450. Definitions. As used in sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Association” means (A) an association, as defined in section 47-202, and an association of unit owners, as defined in section 47-68a and in section 47-68 of the …

Sec. 20-451. Registration of community association managers and manager trainees required. Permitted activities. Supervision. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall (1) hold himself or herself out to be a community association manager or a community ass…

Sec. 20-452. Application for certificate of registration. Fees. (a) Any person seeking a certificate of registration as a community association manager or as a community association manager trainee shall apply to the department in writing, on a form provided by the department. Su…

Sec. 20-453. Issuance, suspension and revocation of certificate. Educational and examination requirements. Regulations. (a) Upon receipt of a completed application and the appropriate fees, the department, upon authorization of the commission, shall: (1) Issue and deliver to the …

Sec. 20-454. Hearing on denial of certificate. Subsequent application. (a) Upon refusal to issue or renew a certificate, the department shall notify the applicant of the denial and of his or her right to request a hearing not later than ten days after the date of receipt of the n…

Sec. 20-455. Enforcement powers of commission or department. Hearing. Cease and desist orders. Fine. Restraining orders. (a) The commission or department may hold hearings on any matter under the provisions of sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive. The commission or department may…

Sec. 20-456. Grounds for revocation, suspension or refusal to issue or renew certificate of registration. Conditions. Civil penalty. (a) The department or commission may revoke, suspend or refuse to issue or renew any certificate of registration as a community association manager…

Sec. 20-457. Required and prohibited acts re certificate of registration. Penalties for violations. Expiration and renewal of certificate. (a) Each community association manager shall (1) exhibit his or her certificate of registration upon request by any interested party, (2) sta…

Sec. 20-458. Required provisions of contract. Sale or assignment of contract. Indemnification or hold harmless clause prohibited. (a) No contract between a person contracting to provide association management services and an association which provides for the management of the as…

Sec. 20-459. Provision of services other than association management services. (a) A community association manager may not provide services other than association management services for compensation to an association for which the community association manager also provides asso…

Sec. 20-460. Commercially available insurance policy required. Policy requirements. Payment of cost of policy. (a) No community association manager, nor any community association manager trainee or support or administrative staff employed or engaged by such community association …

Sec. 20-461. Regulations. The department, with the advice and assistance of the commission, shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive. (P.A. 90-306, S. 13, 15; P.A. 91-341, S. 12, 19.) History: P.A. 9…

Sec. 20-462. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by an order or decision of the commission under sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive, may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. (P.A. 90-306, S. 14, 15; P.A. 91-341, S. 13, 19.) History: P.A. 90-306, S. 14 …

Sec. 20-474. Definitions. As used in sections 20-474 to 20-482, inclusive, and subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88: (1) “Abatement” means any set of measures designed to eliminate lead hazards in accordance with standards established pursuant to sections 20-474 to 20-482, i…

Sec. 20-475. Lead abatement contractors or lead consultant contractors. Licenses; fee; renewal. (a) On and after the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-478, no entity shall hold itself out as a lead abatement contractor or lead consultant contractor, or …

Sec. 20-476. Lead training providers, lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors, lead planner-project designers, lead abatement supervisors and lead abatement workers. Certificates; fee; renewal. On and after October 1, 2017, no person shall hold himself or herself out as a …

Sec. 20-477. Training courses. Regulations. (a) All training courses and refresher training courses offered by lead training providers for persons seeking instruction as a lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor, lead planner-project designer, lead abatement supervisor or le…

Sec. 20-478. Regulations. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to administer the provisions of sections 20-475 and 20-476. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Standards for licensure of le…

Sec. 20-479. Limited exemption for code enforcement officials. The provisions of section 20-476 shall not apply to a code enforcement official acting within the scope of his or her duties, provided, within one year of July 1, 1994, no code enforcement official shall perform the d…

Sec. 20-480. Exemption for certain state and federal employees performing duties under occupational safety and health laws. The provisions of sections 20-475 to 20-477, inclusive, shall not apply to an employee of the Labor Department performing his or her duties in accordance wi…

Sec. 20-481. Denial of application. Disciplinary action. The department may deny an application of an individual or take any action set forth in section 19a-17 against a person or entity issued a license or certificate pursuant to sections 20-474 to 20-482, inclusive, and subsect…

Sec. 20-482. Penalty. Any person or entity who knowingly violates any provision of sections 20-474 to 20-481, inclusive, and subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88 or any regulation adopted thereunder, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars per violation per day an…

Sec. 20-484. Registration required. Section 20-484 is repealed. (P.A. 94-68, S. 5; P.A. 96-259, S. 18.)

Sec. 20-490. Definitions. As used in sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Board” means the Home Inspection Licensing Board. (2) “Client” means a person who engages or seeks to engage the services of a home inspector for the purpose of…

Sec. 20-490a. Home Inspection Licensing Board. (a) There shall be, within the Department of Consumer Protection, a Home Inspection Licensing Board. (b) The board shall consist of eight members, to be appointed by the Governor not later than six months after July 1, 2000. The Gove…

Sec. 20-491. Regulations: Home inspectors and home inspector interns. (a) The commissioner, with the advice and assistance of the board, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to: (1) Establish such qualifications for the licensing of home inspe…

Sec. 20-491a. Examinations. The board, with the consent of the commissioner, shall prescribe the form and content of examinations to determine the qualifications of persons who apply for licenses to engage in home inspection. The department shall administer such examinations or m…

Sec. 20-492. License required. Exemptions. (a) No person shall engage in home inspection without a license issued under section 20-492a or subsection (b) of section 20-492b, except that (1) nothing in sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive, shall be construed to apply to an archit…

Sec. 20-492a. Issuance of license. Holder to exhibit license, when. License not transferable. Licensee's disclosure requirements. Expiration. Renewal. Register of home inspectors. (a) The department shall issue to each applicant who achieves a passing score on the examination adm…

Sec. 20-492b. Qualifications for license. Exemptions. (a) To be eligible for a home inspector license, an applicant shall: (1) Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent; (2) Have earned a home inspector intern permit and performed not less than one hundred home in…

Sec. 20-492c. Licensure of out-of-state licensees. Fee. Upon payment to the department of a fee in the amount of one hundred dollars and the submission of a written application provided by the department, the department shall issue a home inspector license to any person who holds…

Sec. 20-492d. List of licensed home inspectors. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection or his or her duly authorized agent shall publish and maintain a list of all home inspectors licensed pursuant to this chapter on the Department of Consumer Protection's Internet web site. Suc…

Sec. 20-493. Application for home inspector intern permit. Fee. (a) Any person seeking a permit as a home inspector intern shall apply to the board, in writing, on forms that the department shall provide stating: (1) Such person's name and residence address; (2) the name of a lic…

Sec. 20-493a. Issuance of intern permit. Holder to exhibit, when. Permit not transferable. Expiration. Renewal. Register of home inspector interns. (a) The department shall issue to each applicant who meets the eligibility requirements set forth in section 20-493b and the regulat…

Sec. 20-493b. Home inspector interns: Qualifications for permit; training program; supervision by licensed home inspector. (a) To be eligible for a home inspector intern permit, an applicant shall: (1) Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent; (2) Have enrolled i…

Sec. 20-494. Disciplinary action. Discontinuance, suspension or rescission of disciplinary action. (a) The board may, by majority vote of the entire board and upon a finding of any cause specified in subsection (c) of section 21a-9: (1) Revoke, suspend or refuse to issue a home i…

Sec. 20-494a. Fines. Civil penalties. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive, any person who (1) conducts home inspection without having first obtained the license or permit required by said sections, (2) employs or supplies for employment a per…

Sec. 20-495. Hearings. The board may hold hearings on any matter under the provisions of sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive. Such hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with section 20-491. (P.A. 99-254, S. 15, …

Sec. 20-495a. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by an order or decision of the board may appeal from such order or decision in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. (P.A. 99-254, S. 16, 18.) History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000.

Sec. 20-500. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 20-501 to 20-529f, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Appraisal” means the practice of developing, in conformance with the USPAP, an opinion of the value of real property. (2) “Appraisal Foundation…

Sec. 20-501. Certification or provisional license requirement. No person shall act as a real estate appraiser or provisional appraiser or engage in the real estate appraisal business without the appropriate certification or provisional license issued by the commission, unless exe…

Sec. 20-502. Real Estate Appraisal Commission. (a) There is created in the Department of Consumer Protection the Connecticut Real Estate Appraisal Commission. (b) The commission shall consist of eight persons, electors of the state, appointed by the Governor. Five of the members …

Sec. 20-503. Duties of the Real Estate Appraisal Commission. (a) Within thirty days after the appointment of the members of the commission, the commission shall meet in the city of Hartford for the purpose of organizing by selecting such officers other than a chairman as the comm…

Sec. 20-504. Regulations. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with advice and assistance from the commission, may adopt such reasonable regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, i…

Sec. 20-505. Bond for the chairperson. The chairperson of the commission shall be bonded under the provisions of section 4-20, in such sum as the State Insurance and Risk Management Board may prescribe, with the condition that the chairperson faithfully perform the duties of the …

Sec. 20-506. Deposit of fees. The commission shall deposit all moneys received by it from fees in accordance with the provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive, with the State Treasurer, and, unless otherwise provided by said sections, they shall become part of the Gener…