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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400c - Lead Abatement Consultants, Contractors and Workers › Section 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 lead abatement contractors and lead consultant contractors; (2) passing scores for certification examinations of lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors and lead abatement supervisors; and (3) standards for certification of lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors, lead planner-project designers, lead abatement supervisors and lead abatement workers.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 6, 12; P.A. 07-217, S. 89; P.A. 17-66, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes, effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 17-66 replaced “licensure examination of lead abatement contractors and lead consultant contractors” with “certification examinations of lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors and lead abatement supervisors” in Subdiv. (2), and replaced “lead consultants” with “lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors, lead planner-project designers” in Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400c - Lead Abatement Consultants, Contractors and Workers › Section 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 duties of a lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor or lead planner-project designer unless he or she has successfully completed an appropriate approved training course and an annual refresher training as specified in section 20-477 or complies with the standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-478.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 7, 12; P.A. 17-66, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 17-66 replaced reference to lead consultant with references to lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor and lead planner-project designer, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400c - Lead Abatement Consultants, Contractors and Workers › Section 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 with chapter 571 nor to a federal employee of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration performing his or her duties, in accordance with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 8, 12; P.A. 17-66, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 17-66 made technical changes, effective July 1, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400c - Lead Abatement Consultants, Contractors and Workers › Section 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 subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88 for reasons including, but not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony, provided any action taken is based upon (1) the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the license or certificate holder's ability to safely or competently perform the work under such license or certificate, (2) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the license or certificate holder, and (3) the time elapsed since the conviction or release; fraud or deceit in the practice of his profession; negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in the obtaining, reinstatement or renewal of a license; or violation of any provision of sections 20-474 to 20-482, inclusive, and subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88 or any regulation adopted thereunder. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to said section 19a-17. Notice of any contemplated action under said section 19a-17, the cause of action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 94-220, S. 9, 12; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 22-88, S. 27.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, P.A. 90-98 and P.A. 93-142 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in public and special acts of the 1994 regular and special sessions effective September 1, 1996); P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 22-88 added provision re application denial and added provisos re felony conviction.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400c - Lead Abatement Consultants, Contractors and Workers › Section 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 and be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to section 19a-17.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 10, 12; P.A. 14-231, S. 43; P.A. 15-242, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 14-231 replaced maximum fine of $1,000 per violation with fine of $5,000 per violation per day and added provision re disciplinary action pursuant to Sec. 19a-17; P.A. 15-242 made a technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400d - Home Building Contractors (Repealed) › Section 20-484. - Registration required.

Section 20-484 is repealed.
(P.A. 94-68, S. 5; P.A. 96-259, S. 18.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 obtaining an inspection of and a written report upon the condition of a residential building.
(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
(4) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Protection.
(5) “Engage in home inspection” means to provide or offer to provide a home inspection for compensation or other valuable consideration or to hold oneself out to the public as qualified to provide such a service.
(6) “Home inspection” means an examination and written evaluation of two or more of the following components of a residential building: Heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical systems, structural components, foundation, roof, masonry, structure, exterior and interior components and any other related residential housing components, as set forth in regulations adopted by the commissioner, in accordance with chapter 54, after consultation with the board, but does not include an examination or written evaluation of a mobile manufactured home, which examination or evaluation is conducted or prepared for the purpose of complying with subsection (e) of section 21-79.
(7) “Home inspector” means a person licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 20-492a or subsection (b) of section 20-492b and the regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-491.
(8) “Home inspector intern” means a person who is in training to become a home inspector under the supervision of a home inspector licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 20-492a or subsection (b) of section 20-492b and any regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-491.
(9) “Residential building” means a structure that is intended to be or is in fact used as a residence consisting of from one to four family dwelling units, but does not include commercial use space or units and common areas.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 1, 18; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 inspectors as the commissioner finds necessary for the public interest; (2) establish an application process for persons seeking a license as a home inspector; (3) establish continuing education requirements and standards of professional and ethical conduct for home inspectors; (4) publish a code of ethics for home inspectors; (5) establish such reasonable rules and regulations as the commissioner may deem necessary or desirable to carry out and enforce the provisions of sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive; and (6) establish a minimum and uniform standard for a home inspection. The minimum and uniform standard for a home inspection shall include a requirement that a home inspector report on the presence of smoke detection and warning equipment and specify where such equipment is located, the total number of such equipment, whether the home inspector is able to test such equipment, and whether the home inspector is able to verify that such equipment was less than ten years old.
(b) The commissioner, with the advice and assistance of the board, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to: (1) Establish the requirements for obtaining a permit as a home inspector intern; (2) establish application procedures for persons seeking a permit as a home inspector intern; (3) prescribe rules and standards concerning the supervision of home inspector interns by licensed home inspectors; and (4) adopt such reasonable regulations as the commissioner may deem necessary or desirable to carry out and enforce the provisions of sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive. Such regulations shall require, as a condition of receiving a permit as a home inspector intern, that the applicant enroll in and complete a board-approved training program which may include a home study course.
(c) The commissioner shall establish rules concerning hearings on any matter under the provisions of sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 3, 18; P.A. 21-165, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 21-165 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (6) re minimum and uniform standard for home inspection and adding provisions re smoke detection and warning equipment, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 may contract with a testing service to provide and conduct such examinations at least three times each year.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 4, 18.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 architect licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 390 or a professional engineer licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 391, and (2) nothing in sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive, shall be construed to prevent any of the following persons from acting within the scope of their profession:
(A) Any person employed by this state, any department or agency of this state or any political subdivision of this state, when acting within the scope of such employment;
(B) Any person employed by the United States or any of its departments or agencies;
(C) Any school, public or private, offering as part of a vocational education program courses and training in any aspect of home inspection;
(D) Any person holding a current professional or occupational license or registration issued pursuant to the general statutes, provided such person engages only in that work for which such person is licensed, including, but not limited to, an electrical contractor or plumber licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 393, a real estate appraiser certified or licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 400g or an insurance adjuster;
(E) Any person holding a current home inspector intern permit who conducts home inspections in accordance with subsection (c) of section 20-493b for the purpose of qualifying for licensure as a home inspector; and
(F) Any person who has taken and successfully completed a board-approved training program, earned a home inspector intern permit and performs home inspections in accordance with subsection (c) of section 20-493b.
(b) Any person seeking a license as a home inspector shall apply to the board, in writing, on forms that the department shall provide stating: (1) Such person's name, residence address and business address; (2) a brief description of such person's qualifications, including the length and nature of such person's experience; and (3) such other information as the department may require by regulations adopted in accordance with section 20-491.
(c) Each application for a home inspector license shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 5, 18; P.A. 01-116, S. 2, 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 31, 131.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-116 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting references to Sec. 21a-6, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to make Subparas. (E) and (F) applicable to persons who conduct home inspections in accordance with Sec. 20-493b(c) rather than under the direct supervision and in the presence of a licensed home inspector, effective July 1, 2001.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 administered by the department pursuant to section 20-491a and who meets the requirements for licensure set forth in subsection (a) of section 20-492b and in regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-491 a home inspector license indicating that the holder is entitled to engage in home inspection, and the holder of such license shall carry it upon such holder's person while engaging in such work. The licensee shall show such license to any client on request. No license shall be transferred to or used by any person other than the person to whom the license was issued.
(b) Prior to performing a home inspection, each licensee shall inform the client, in writing, that the licensee's work is subject to regulation by the department and that inquiries and complaints concerning the licensee's work may be directed to the department.
(c) All licenses issued under the provisions of this section shall expire biennially and may be renewed upon application and payment to the department of a renewal fee in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars.
(d) The department shall maintain a register containing the names of all persons to whom such licenses are issued which shall be open to public inspection.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 6, 18; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 267.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (c) to increase fee from $200 to $250.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 inspections in accordance with subsection (c) of section 20-493b;
(3) Have passed an oral, written or electronic competency examination administered by the department; and
(4) Paid a fee of two hundred dollars.
(b) During the first three hundred sixty-five days following July 1, 2001, the board shall issue to an individual, upon application, a home inspector license, provided the applicant meets the requirements of subdivisions (1), (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of this section and provided further, the individual:
(1) Became engaged in the practice of home inspections for compensation prior to July 1, 2000; and
(2) Has performed not less than eighty home inspections for compensation prior to July 1, 2001.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 7, 8, 18; P.A. 01-116, S. 1, 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 30, 131.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-116 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by eliminating requirements that applicants engage as an intern for not less than one year and perform not less than 200 inspections or complete an approved training program, and amended Subsec. (b) by extending grandfather clause from July 1, 2000, to July 1, 2001, by adding reference to Subsec. (a)(3), by eliminating requirement that inspectors engage in practice for not less than two years and by reducing number of home inspections from 160 to 80, effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to provide that 100 home inspections must be performed in accordance with Sec. 20-493b(c), rather than under the direct supervision and in the presence of a license home inspector, effective July 1, 2001.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 a valid license issued by another state with standards substantially equivalent to or exceeding the standards of this state, as determined by the department.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 9, 18.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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. Such list shall be updated by the commissioner, or his or her agent, on an annual basis.
(P.A. 19-183, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 licensed home inspector who has agreed to supervise the applicant; and (3) such other information as the department may require by regulations adopted in accordance with section 20-491.
(b) Each application for a home inspector permit shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty dollars. All such fees shall be paid to the department.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 10, 18.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-491 a home inspector intern permit indicating that the holder is entitled to engage in home inspection under the supervision of a licensed home inspector, and the holder of such permit shall carry it upon such holder's person while engaging in such work. Such permit shall state that it must be shown to any properly interested person on request. No permit shall be transferred to or used by any person other than the person to whom the permit was issued.
(b) All permits issued under the provisions of this section shall expire biennially and may be renewed upon application and payment to the department of an application fee in the amount of two hundred dollars.
(c) The department shall keep a register containing the names of all persons to whom such permits are issued which shall be open to public inspection.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 11, 18; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 268.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (b) to increase fee from $100 to $200.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 in and completed a board-approved training program that meets the requirements of regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-491;
(3) Have an identified supervisor who (A) is licensed as a home inspector under section 20-492a or subsection (b) of section 20-492b, (B) is in good standing with the state as a home inspector, and (C) has agreed to perform supervisory functions as described in subsection (c) of this section; and
(4) Have paid a fee in the amount of one hundred dollars.
(b) Upon completion of a board-approved training program that meets the requirements of the regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-491, the home inspector intern may take the home inspector licensure examination administered under section 20-491a. If such intern does not pass such licensure examination, such intern may take up to two additional examinations during the one-year period commencing on the date of the applicant's first examination application. If the applicant does not pass a third examination the applicant may not be examined again until one year after the date of such third examination.
(c) A home inspector intern shall perform functions of a home inspector only under the supervision of a licensed home inspector and in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 20-491. Such supervision shall be direct supervision for a minimum of the first ten inspections, and then may be indirect for the remaining training period. For the purpose of this section, “direct supervision” means the supervisor shall be present at the site of a home inspection where the home inspector intern is assigned one hundred per cent of the time and such supervisor shall countersign all documents prepared and completed by the home inspector intern.
(d) The licensed home inspector supervising the home inspector intern shall be responsible for all inspections done by the home inspector intern under the licensed home inspector's charge.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 12, 18.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 inspector license or home inspector intern permit;
(2) Issue a letter of reprimand to a home inspector and send a copy of such letter to a complainant or to a state or local official;
(3) Place a home inspector on probationary status and require the home inspector to report regularly to the board on the matter that is the basis for probation;
(4) Limit the home inspector's practice to areas prescribed by the board; or
(5) Order a home inspector to continue or renew the home inspector's education until the home inspector has attained a satisfactory level of competence in any area that is the basis for probation.
(b) By majority vote of the entire board and upon a finding that a person applying for or renewing a home inspector license or home inspector intern permit is subject to the registration requirements of chapter 969, the board may refuse to issue or renew the home inspector license or home inspector intern permit.
(c) The board may discontinue, suspend or rescind any action taken under subsection (a) or (b) of this section. Any such action taken by the board under subsection (a) or (b) of this section that is adverse to a party shall be a proposed final decision and submitted to the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 21a-7.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 13, 18; P.A. 01-155, S. 4; P.A. 16-185, S. 40.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-155 added new Subsec. (b) re refusal of license or permit for any person subject to registration under chapter 969, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c) and made conforming changes therein; P.A. 16-185 amended Subsec. (c) to add provision re action by board that is adverse to party to be proposed final decision and submitted to commissioner, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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 person who does not have a license or permit to conduct home inspection, (3) falsely pretends to qualify to conduct home inspection, (4) engages in or practices any of the work for which a license or permit is required by said sections after the expiration of such license or permit, or (5) violates any other provision of said sections, unless the penalty is otherwise specifically prescribed, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars for each such violation.
(b) The board may, after notice and hearing and with the consent of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, impose a civil penalty on any person who (1) engages in or practices the work for which a license or permit is required by sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive, without having first obtained such a license or permit, (2) employs or supplies for employment a person who does not have such a license or permit, (3) falsely pretends to qualify to engage in or practice such work, (4) engages in or practices any of the work for which a license or permit is required by said sections after the expiration of such person's license or permit, or (5) violates any of the provisions of said sections or the regulations adopted pursuant to said sections. Such penalty shall not exceed five thousand dollars for each violation, except that any individual employed as a home inspector intern but improperly registered shall not be penalized for a first offense.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 14, 18; P.A. 16-185, S. 41.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 16-185 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re consent of Commissioner of Consumer Protection in provision re board's authority to impose civil penalty, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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, 18.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400f - Home Inspectors › Section 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400g - Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies › Section 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 exempted by the provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 26, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 00-192, S. 55, 102; P.A. 01-100, S. 1; P.A. 14-52, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 00-192 amended Subsec. (a) to replace reference to “tenured license” with reference to “limited license”, and replaced former Subsec. (b) which had authorized partnerships, associations or corporation to be granted certification or license to engage in real estate appraisal business with new Subsec. (b) re limited appraiser licenses, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 01-100 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re notwithstanding any provision of chapter and make technical change, and added Subsec. (c) re expiration, issuance and renewal of licenses for licensed appraisers; P.A. 14-52 deleted Subsec. (a) designator and references to license and limited license, and deleted former Subsecs. (b) and (c) re appraisal performed in connection with federally related transaction and re license and renewal expiration, effective July 1, 2014.
Section is a licensing statute and does not preclude witness from testifying as to his opinion of the diminution in value of plaintiff's property where trial court found that witness's education, training and experience qualified him to testify as an expert and defendant pointed to no evidence showing that witness was engaged in the business of real estate appraising. 49 CA 781.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400g - Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies › Section 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 shall be certified appraisers. Three of the members shall be public members. Not more than a bare majority of the commission shall be members of the same political party and there shall be at least one member from each congressional district.
(c) The members of the commission shall serve until the expiration of the term for which they were appointed and until their successors have qualified. Members shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Governor may remove any commissioner for cause upon notice and an opportunity to be heard. Upon the death, resignation or removal of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor to serve for the unexpired portion of the vacated term and until such successor's successor is appointed and qualifies. Each member shall, before entering upon such member's duties, take and file with the commission, an oath faithfully to perform the duties of such member's office.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 27, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 68; P.A. 00-192, S. 56, 102; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 98-10 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 00-192 made technical changes for the purposes of gender neutrality, effective May 26, 2000; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
See Sec. 4-9a for definition of “public member”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400g - Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies › Section 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, inclusive. Such regulations shall, at a minimum, address appraiser qualifications, continuing education, discipline, appraiser certification, provisional licensing and applications for and renewals of such certifications and licenses, and shall require any appraiser to comply with generally accepted standards of professional appraisal practice as described in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice issued by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation pursuant to Title XI of FIRREA. The regulations shall further require any appraiser who wishes to enter in or upon any premises not the subject of appraisal for purposes of estimating the value of comparable real estate to (1) obtain the permission of the owner or occupant of the premises, and (2) identify himself or herself as an appraiser.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 29, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 69; P.A. 00-192, S. 58, 102; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 14-52, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 98-10 made a technical change; P.A. 00-192 replaced reference to “tenured licensing” with reference to “limited licensing”, added provisions requiring limited appraiser to state, in any written statement, the limited appraiser's inability to perform federally related transactions and made technical changes, effective May 26, 2000; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 14-52 changed “real estate appraiser” to “appraiser”, deleted reference to limited licensing, added “provisional” re licensing, deleted former Subdiv. (2) re limited appraiser statement as to not performing appraisal in connection with federally related transaction, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400g - Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies › Section 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 office and account for all funds received pursuant to the office.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 30, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 70; P.A. 99-51, S. 8, 9; 99-145, S. 21, 23; P.A. 00-192, S. 59, 102.)
History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 99-51 substituted “State Insurance and Risk Management Board” for “State Insurance Purchasing Board”, substituted “chairperson” for “chairman” and substituted “the office” for “his office” and “such office”, effective May 27, 1999; P.A. 99-145 substituted “State Insurance and Risk Management Board” for “State Insurance Purchasing Board”, effective June 8, 1999; P.A. 00-192 contained section but made no change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400g - Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies › Section 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 General Fund.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 31, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42.)
History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400g - Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies › Section 20-507. - Certified appraiser or licensed provisional appraiser not considered an employee under section 31-275.

A certified appraiser or licensed provisional appraiser shall not be considered an employee under the provisions of section 31-275 if substantially all of the remuneration for the services performed by such appraiser, whether paid in cash or otherwise, is directly related to sales or other output rather than to the number of hours worked, and such services are performed by the appraiser pursuant to a written contract that contains the following provisions: (1) The appraiser, for purposes of workers' compensation, is engaged as an independent contractor associated with the person for whom services are performed; (2) the appraiser shall not receive any remuneration related to the number of hours worked, and shall not be treated as an employee with respect to such services for purposes of workers' compensation; (3) the appraiser shall be permitted to work any hours the appraiser chooses; (4) the appraiser shall be permitted to work out of the appraiser's own home or the office of the person for whom services are performed; (5) the appraiser shall be free to engage in outside employment; (6) the person for whom the services are performed may provide office facilities and supplies for the use of the appraiser, but the appraiser shall otherwise pay the appraiser's own expenses, including, but not limited to, automobile, travel and entertainment expenses; and (7) the contract may be terminated by either party at any time upon notice given to the other.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 32, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 00-192, S. 60, 102; P.A. 14-52, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 00-192 replaced reference to “tenured appraiser” with reference to “limited appraiser” and made technical changes for the purposes of gender neutrality, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 14-52 replaced “, licensed, limited or” with “appraiser or licensed”, effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400g - Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies › Section 20-508. - Application for appraiser certification or provisional license.

Any person possessing the qualifications prescribed in sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive, and in any regulations adopted in accordance with said sections, who desires to engage in the real estate appraisal business shall make application to the commission, in writing, as provided in section 20-509, for the specific appraiser certification or provisional license desired.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 33, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 71; P.A. 00-192, S. 61, 102; P.A. 14-52, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 00-192 replaced reference to “tenured license” with reference to “limited license”, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 14-52 deleted “, license, limited license” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400g - Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies › Section 20-510. - Competency of applicant. Examination.

In order to determine the competency of any applicant for a real estate appraiser's certification or provisional license, the commission shall, and, in the case of an applicant for a provisional license, may, subject such applicant to personal written examination as to the applicant's competency to act as a real estate appraiser. Such examination shall be prepared by the Appraisal Qualification Board of the Appraisal Foundation, the Department of Consumer Protection or by a national testing service designated by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, shall be administered to applicants by the Department of Consumer Protection or by such testing service at such times and places as the commissioner may deem necessary and shall be consistent with guidelines established by the Appraisal Qualification Board of the Appraisal Foundation. The commission may waive the written examination requirement in the case of an applicant who, in the opinion of the commission, has taken an equivalent written examination in another state and has received a score deemed satisfactory by the commission.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 35, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 73; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 14-52, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 14-52 added “provisional” re license and added reference to examination prepared by Appraisal Qualification Board of the Appraisal Foundation, effective July 1, 2014.