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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 399a - New Home Construction Contractors › Section 20-417k. - (This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Contracts between consumer and new home construction contractors. Requirements. Regulations. Recovery of payment for work performed.

(a)(1) As used in this section, “contract” has the same meaning as provided in section 20-417a. A contract shall not be valid or enforceable against a consumer unless it: (A) Is in writing, (B) is signed by the new home construction contractor and the consumer, (C) contains the entire agreement between the new home construction contractor and the consumer, (D) contains the date of the transaction, (E) contains the name and address of the new home construction contractor and the contractor's registration number, (F) contains a starting date and completion date, (G) is entered into by a registered new home construction contractor, and (H) includes a provision disclosing each corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity, which is or has been a new home construction contractor pursuant to the provisions of chapter 399a, in which the owner or owners of the new home construction contractor are or have been a shareholder, member, partner or owner during the previous five years.
(2) Each change in the terms and conditions of a contract shall be in writing and shall be signed by the new home construction contractor and the consumer, except that the commissioner may, by regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, dispense with the necessity for complying with the provisions of this subdivision.
(b) The new home construction contractor shall provide and deliver to the consumer, without charge, a completed copy of the new home construction contract at the time such contract is executed.
(c) The commissioner may, by regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, require the inclusion of additional contractual provisions for contracts.
(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude a new home construction contractor who has complied with subparagraphs (A), (B), (F) and (G) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section from the recovery of payment for work performed based on the reasonable value of services which were requested by the consumer, provided the court determines that it would be inequitable to deny such recovery.
(P.A. 21-197, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 21-197 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-422. - Certificate of registration; when issued; refused; revoked; suspended. Bond requirement.

Upon receipt of a completed application and fee, the commissioner shall: (1) Issue and deliver to the applicant a certificate to engage in the business for which the application was made; or (2) refuse to issue the certificate. The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew any certificate issued under this chapter or may place a registrant on probation or issue a letter of reprimand or may require the posting of a bond meeting the specifications of section 20-426a as a condition for the issuance, renewal or reinstatement of a certificate of registration for any of the reasons stated in section 20-426. No application for the reinstatement of a certificate which has been revoked shall be accepted by the commissioner within one year after the date of such revocation.
(P.A. 79-606, S. 5, 14; P.A. 82-315, S. 1; P.A. 88-269, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 82-315 authorized conditional imposition of a bond; P.A. 88-269 included issuance in Subdiv. (2), authorized commissioner to place registrants on probation or to issue written reprimands and provided that no application for reinstatement can be made within one year of revocation.
Cited. 19 CA 1.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-423. - Hearing on denial of certificate. Subsequent application.

(a) Upon refusal to issue or renew a certificate, the commissioner shall notify the applicant of the denial and of the applicant's right to request a hearing within ten days from the date of receipt of the notice of denial.
(b) If the applicant requests a hearing within such ten days, the commissioner shall give notice of the grounds for the commissioner's refusal and shall conduct a hearing concerning such refusal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 concerning contested cases.
(c) If the commissioner's denial of a certificate is sustained after such hearing, an applicant may make new application not less than one year after the date on which such denial was sustained.
(P.A. 79-606, S. 6, 14; P.A. 88-269, S. 6; P.A. 98-3, S. 65.)
History: P.A. 88-269 added Subsec. (c) concerning a one-year waiting period for reapplication after denial; P.A. 98-3 made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-424. - Investigations. Powers of commissioner. Injunctions.

(a) The commissioner may conduct investigations and hold hearings on any matter under the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, compel testimony and order the production of books, records and documents. If any person refuses to appear, to testify or to produce any book, record, paper or document when so ordered, upon application of the commissioner, a judge of the Superior Court may make such order as may be appropriate to aid in the enforcement of this section.
(b) The Attorney General, at the request of the commissioner, is authorized to apply in the name of the state of Connecticut to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining any person from violating any provision of this chapter.
(P.A. 79-606, S. 7, 14; P.A. 98-3, S. 66.)
History: P.A. 98-3 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-426. - Revocation, suspension or refusal to issue or renew registration; grounds.

(a) The commissioner may revoke, suspend or refuse to issue or renew any certificate of registration as a home improvement contractor or salesperson or place a registrant on probation or issue a letter of reprimand for: (1) Conduct of a character likely to mislead, deceive or defraud the public or the commissioner; (2) engaging in any untruthful or misleading advertising; (3) failing to reimburse the guaranty fund established pursuant to section 20-432 for any moneys paid to an owner pursuant to subsection (o) of section 20-432; (4) unfair or deceptive business practices; or (5) violation of any of the provisions of the general statutes relating to home improvements or any regulation adopted pursuant to any of such provisions. The commissioner may refuse to issue or renew any certificate of registration as a home improvement contractor or salesperson of any person subject to the registration requirements of chapter 969.
(b) The commissioner shall not revoke or suspend any certificate of registration or require the posting of a bond except upon notice and hearing in accordance with chapter 54.
(P.A. 79-606, S. 9, 14; P.A. 82-315, S. 2; P.A. 88-269, S. 7; 88-364, S. 107, 123; P.A. 94-68, S. 1; P.A. 98-3, S. 67; P.A. 01-155, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 82-315 amended Subsec. (b) to make provisions applicable to bond posting requirement; P.A. 88-269 amended Subsec. (a) to include refusal to issue or renew, to provide for probation and letters of reprimand and to add Subdiv. (3) regarding failure to reimburse the guaranty fund; P.A. 88-364 corrected an incorrect section number reference in public act 88-269; P.A. 94-68 added Subsec. (a)(4) authorizing disciplinary action against those engaging in unfair or deceptive business practices; P.A. 98-3 made technical changes in Subsec. (a) (Revisor's note: A reference in Subsec. (a) to “certificate or registration” was replaced editorially by the Revisors with “certificate of registration” to correct a clerical error originating in P.A. 88-269); P.A. 01-155 amended Subsec. (a) by making technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality and by adding provision re refusal to issue or renew certificate of any person subject to registration under chapter 969.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-426a. - Posting of bond by contractor.

(a) A bond required under section 20-422 shall run to the state of Connecticut for the use of the state and of any persons who may have a cause of action because of the failure of the contractor to comply with the provisions of this chapter and any regulation or order adopted or issued under this chapter and to account for all funds deposited with him. Such bond shall not be construed to require any surety to complete a home improvement contract entered into by the principal on the bond.
(b) Any person who may be damaged by the failure of a contractor to account for all funds deposited with the contractor may proceed on such bond against the obligor or surety thereon, or both, to recover damages.
(c) Such bond shall be in such form as the commissioner may require and shall be in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars. The commissioner may require the contractor to provide from time to time proof that the bond is in full force and effect.
(d) Any surety issuing a bond in compliance with this section, section 20-422, subsection (b) of section 20-426 and subsection (b) of section 20-427 shall notify the commissioner within thirty days after the expiration or termination of such bond that such bond has expired or terminated and has not been renewed or reissued.
(e) The bond required by this section may be released by the commissioner twelve months after the contractor ceases to be registered, if there are no claims pending against the bond.
(P.A. 82-315, S. 4; P.A. 02-82, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 02-82 amended Subsec. (c) by changing bond amount from $10,000 to $15,000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-427a. - Failure to register. Failure to pay Home Improvement Guaranty Fund fee. Commercial motor vehicle registration nonrenewal. Appeal.

If any contractor, as defined in section 20-419, is determined by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to be in violation of the provisions of section 20-420 or 20-432, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall notify the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of such delinquency in accordance with listings and schedules of dates established by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and on forms prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, specifying the name and address of such contractor. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not issue registration for any commercial motor vehicle owned by such contractor for the next registration period and no such registration shall be issued until said commissioner receives notice from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection that such contractor is in compliance with sections 20-420 and 20-432. Any person aggrieved by any action of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles under this section may appeal therefrom in the manner provided in section 14-134.
(P.A. 03-260, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(h); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 03-260 effective July 1, 2005; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-428. - Exemptions.

This chapter shall not apply to any of the following persons or organizations: (1) The government of the state, municipalities of the state or any department or agency of the state or such municipalities; (2) the government of the United States or any of its departments or agencies; (3) any school, public or private, offering as part of a vocational education program courses and training in any aspect of home improvements; and (4) any person holding a current professional or occupational license issued pursuant to the general statutes, and any person registered pursuant to sections 25-126 to 25-137, inclusive, provided such person engages only in that work for which such person is licensed or registered.
(P.A. 79-606, S. 11, 14; P.A. 90-233, S. 1; P.A. 91-99; P.A. 02-82, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 90-233 extended exemption to those holding licenses under chapter 390, 391 or 393; P.A. 91-99 exempted persons holding a current professional or occupational license from provisions of chapter, deleting reference to licenses issued under chapter 390, 391 or 393; P.A. 02-82 exempted well drilling contractors registered pursuant to Secs. 25-126 to 25-137, inclusive, provided work engaged in is only that work for which contractor is registered, and made technical change for purpose of gender neutrality.
Cited. 224 C. 231; 240 C. 654.
Cited. 33 CA 294; 42 CA 124. Licensed professional exemption applied to professional engineer who drew up plans for home addition and supervised construction. 123 CA 10.
Subdiv. (4):
Cited. 40 CA 351. Licensed public adjusters are exempt from act pursuant to Subdiv. 58 CA 8. Licensed professional exemption applies to plumber's activities to restore site to its original condition which were ancillary to plumbing work for which he was licensed. 115 CA 457.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-429a. - Certain solicitation practices prohibited.

No contractor or salesman shall solicit or otherwise endeavor to procure home improvement work or a home improvement contract from an owner by notifying the owner that a contractor will commence home improvement work unless the owner instructs the contractor not to commence such work by a date determined by the contractor.
(P.A. 86-94, S. 2; P.A. 88-269, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 88-269 made technical changes, deleting specific references to Sec. 20-419.
Cited. 224 C. 231.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-430. - Commissioner to adopt regulations.

The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(P.A. 79-606, S. 13, 14.)
Cited. 24 C. 231.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-431. (Formerly Sec. 20-425). - Appeals.

Any person aggrieved by an order or decision of the commissioner under this chapter may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183.
(P.A. 79-606, S. 8, 14; P.A. 86-403, S. 96, 132.)
History: P.A. 86-403 made technical changes; Sec. 20-425 transferred to Sec. 20-431 in 1987.
Cited. 24 C. 231.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 - Home Improvement Contractors › Section 20-433. - Training program for contractors repairing and replacing certain concrete foundations.

The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, in consultation with the Labor Commissioner and within available appropriations, establish a training program for contractors engaged in the repair and replacement of concrete foundations that have deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 348.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective October 31, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400 › l › - Shorthand Reporters › Section 20-650 to 20-656. - Definitions. State Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters. License required for use of title and practice of shorthand reporting; exception. Application for licensure; fees. Examination; licenses; renewal; continuing education; regulations; reinstatement. Exemptions. Suspension or revocation of license; reinstatement; display of license number; civil penalty.

Sections 20-650 to 20-656, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1, 2018.
(P.A. 97-166, S. 1–7; P.A. 99-194, S. 2, 3; P.A. 02-82, S. 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 08-81, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 274; P.A. 13-196, S. 19; P.A. 16-185, S.44–46; P.A. 17-75, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400a - Asbestos Contractors and Asbestos Consultants › Section 20-435. - Asbestos contractors. Licenses. Fee. Renewal.

On and after one year following the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-440, no person shall provide services as an asbestos contractor in this state without a license issued by the commissioner. Applications for such license shall be made to the department on forms provided by it, shall be accompanied by a fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars and shall contain such information regarding the applicant's qualifications as the department may require in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-440, including, but not limited to, demonstrating that all employees have passed a training course approved by the department and have been issued a certificate by the department. The department shall approve the technical, equipment and personnel resources of each applicant. No person shall be issued a license to act as an asbestos contractor unless he obtains such approval. The commissioner may issue a license under this section to any person who is licensed in another state under a law which provides standards which are equal to or higher than those of Connecticut and is not subject to any unresolved complaints or pending disciplinary actions. Licenses issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 upon payment of a fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars.
(P.A. 87-537, S. 3, 13; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 28, 55; P.A. 95-196, S. 6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 260.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12 increased fee for license renewal from $250 to $500; P.A. 95-196 required that employees have been issued a certificate by the department; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees from $500 to $625.
See Sec. 19a-332 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 52-577a for statute of limitations on claims based on exposure to asbestos.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400a - Asbestos Contractors and Asbestos Consultants › Section 20-437. - Asbestos abatement workers. Certificate. Fee. Renewal.

On and after one year following the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-440, no person shall be employed as an asbestos abatement worker unless such worker has completed a training program on asbestos hazards and abatement procedures approved by the department and has been issued a certificate by the department. Applications for such certificate shall be made to the department on forms provided by the department and shall contain such information regarding the applicant's qualifications as may be required in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-440, and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars. The department may issue a certificate under this section to any person who is licensed or certified in another state under a law which provides standards which are equal to or higher than those of this state, provided such person is not subject to any unresolved complaints or pending disciplinary actions. Certificates issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 upon payment of a fee of fifty dollars.
(P.A. 87-537, S. 5, 13; P.A. 95-196, S. 8; P.A. 03-87, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 262.)
History: P.A. 95-196 required a certificate issued by the department; P.A. 03-87 made a technical change, required applications for certificate to be on forms provided by the department and accompanied by $25 fee, authorized department to issue certificates to persons licensed or certified in another state, and made certificates renewable annually upon payment of $25 fee; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees from $25 to $50.
See Sec. 19a-332 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 52-577a for statute of limitations on claims based on exposure to asbestos.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400a - Asbestos Contractors and Asbestos Consultants › Section 20-438. - Asbestos abatement site supervisor. Certificate. Fee. Renewal.

On and after one year following the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-440, no person shall be employed as an asbestos abatement site supervisor unless such worker has completed a training program on the supervision of asbestos abatement approved by the department and has been issued a certificate by the department. Applications for such certificate shall be made to the department on forms provided by the department and shall contain such information regarding the applicant's qualifications as may be required in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-440, and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars. The department may issue a certificate under this section to any person who is licensed or certified in another state under a law which provides standards which are equal to or higher than those of the state of Connecticut, provided such person is not subject to any unresolved complaints or pending disciplinary actions. Certificates issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 upon payment of a fee of one hundred dollars.
(P.A. 87-537, S. 6, 13; P.A. 95-196, S. 9; P.A. 03-87, S. 2; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-8, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 95-196 required a certificate issued by the department; P.A. 03-87 made a technical change, required applications for certificate to be on forms provided by the department and accompanied by $50 fee, authorized department to issue certificates to persons licensed or certified in another state and made certificates renewable annually upon payment of $50 fee; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-8 increased fees from $50 to $100, effective October 5, 2009, and applicable to the renewal of a license that expires on or after October 1, 2009.
See Sec. 19a-332 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 52-577a for statute of limitations on claims based on exposure to asbestos.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400a - Asbestos Contractors and Asbestos Consultants › Section 20-439. - Asbestos training providers. Certification by department. Training programs. Approval. Fees. Periodic reviews.

For purposes of this section, “asbestos training provider” means a person or entity that offers a training program for asbestos abatement or asbestos consultation and certifies asbestos abatement workers, asbestos abatement site supervisors and asbestos consultants. On and after October 1, 2017, each asbestos training provider shall be certified by the department. The department shall issue an initial certification of a provider upon the provider's completion of an application and payment of a fee of fifty dollars. The certification issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e) of section 19a-88 upon payment of a fee of fifty dollars. The department shall approve a training program upon determination that such program complies with such requirements as may be established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-440. Each application or reapplication for approval of a training program shall be accompanied by a fee of five hundred dollars. Each application for approval or reapproval of a refresher training program as required by section 20-441 shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred fifty dollars. Each asbestos training provider shall furnish the department with a list of the persons who have successfully completed the course within thirty days of such completion. The department shall conduct periodic reviews of approved training courses and may revoke approval at any time it determines that the course fails to meet the requirements established in such regulations.
(P.A. 87-537, S. 7, 13; P.A. 95-196, S. 10; P.A. 03-87, S. 3; P.A. 17-66, S. 9; 17-146, S. 34.)
History: P.A. 95-196 changed references to employment and licensure to certification; P.A. 03-87 required applications or reapplications for training program approval to be accompanied by $500 fee and applications for refresher training program approval or reapproval to be accompanied by $250 fee; P.A. 17-66 deleted provision re approval of training programs on or after effective date of regulations, added definition of “asbestos training provider” and provisions re certification of asbestos training providers, added provision re adoption of regulations and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 17-146 deleted provision re adoption of regulations by commissioner, effective July 1, 2017.
See Sec. 19a-332 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 52-577a for statute of limitations on claims based on exposure to asbestos.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400a - Asbestos Contractors and Asbestos Consultants › Section 20-440. - Regulations.

(a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to administer the provisions of subsection (c) of section 19a-14, sections 19a-332 and 20-435 to 20-441, inclusive. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Passing scores for licensure examination of asbestos consultants; (2) standards for the licensing of asbestos contractors; (3) standards for approval of training programs of asbestos abatement and asbestos consultation services under section 20-439, including standards for successful completion of such programs; (4) standards and procedures for suspension and revocation of certification of asbestos consultants, asbestos abatement workers and asbestos abatement supervisors; and (5) standards and procedures for suspension and withdrawal of approval of training programs.
(b) The regulations required under subsection (a) of this section shall be revised, as necessary, to ensure that such regulations meet or exceed the requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's model accreditation plan in accordance with federal regulations, as from time to time amended.
(P.A. 87-537, S. 8, 13; P.A. 95-196, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 95-196 added Subdivs. (4) and (5) re suspension and revocation of certification and suspension and withdrawal of approval of training programs and added Subsec. (b) re revision of regulations to meet federal requirements.
See Sec. 19a-332 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 52-577a for statute of limitations on claims based on exposure to asbestos.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400a - Asbestos Contractors and Asbestos Consultants › Section 20-441. - Regulations. Retraining.

The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to provide for the periodic retraining of asbestos abatement site supervisors, asbestos abatement workers and asbestos consultants, and for the specification of closely related environmental science degrees.
(P.A. 87-537, S. 9, 13; P.A. 95-196, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 95-196 added reference to asbestos consultants.
See Sec. 19a-332 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 52-577a for statute of limitations on claims based on exposure to asbestos.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400a - Asbestos Contractors and Asbestos Consultants › Section 20-442. - Labor Department employees. Exemption.

Employees of the Connecticut Labor Department performing their duties in accordance with chapter 571 and federal employees of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration performing their duties in accordance with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act are exempt from the requirements of sections 19a-332d, 19a-332e and 20-435 to 20-441, inclusive.
(P.A. 87-537, S. 11, 13; P.A. 95-196, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 95-196 added Sec. 19a-332e to the list of exemptions (Revisor's note: A reference to “Department of Labor” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Labor Department” for consistency with customary statutory usage).
See Sec. 19a-332 for applicable definitions.
See Sec. 52-577a for statute of limitations on claims based on exposure to asbestos.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400b - Community Association Managers › Section 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. Such application shall include the applicant's name, residence address, business address, business telephone number, a question as to whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony in any state or jurisdiction and such other information as the department may require. Except for a community association manager trainee, any person seeking an initial certificate of registration shall submit to a request by the commissioner for a state and national criminal history records check, conducted in accordance with the provisions of section 29-17a. No registration as a community association manager shall be issued unless the commissioner has received the results of such records check.
(b) Each application for a certificate of registration as a community association manager shall be accompanied by an application fee of sixty dollars and a registration fee of one hundred dollars. The department shall refund the registration fee if it refuses to issue a certificate of registration. The department shall not charge either an application or a registration fee for a certificate of registration as a community association manager trainee.
(P.A. 90-306, S. 4, 15; P.A. 91-341, S. 3, 19; P.A. 12-113, S. 1; P.A. 19-177, S. 21; P.A. 21-37, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 90-306, S. 4 effective May 1, 1991; P.A. 91-341 replaced “commission” with “department”, established a registration fee of $100 and required the department to refund the registration fee if it refuses to issue a certificate; P.A. 12-113 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re application to contain question as to whether applicant has been convicted of a felony in any state or jurisdiction and by adding provisions re state and national criminal history records check; P.A. 19-177 amended Subsec. (a) by adding references to community association manager and community association manager trainee, deleting reference to October 1, 2012, adding exception re community association manager trainee and making a technical change, and amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re charging fee for certificate of registration as community association manager trainee; P.A. 21-37 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Sec. 29-17a re required criminal history records checks, effective June 4, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400b - Community Association Managers › Section 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 notice of denial.
(b) If the applicant requests a hearing within such ten days, the department shall give notice of the grounds for its refusal to issue or renew the certificate and shall conduct a hearing concerning such refusal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 concerning contested cases.
(c) If the department or commission's refusal of a certificate is sustained after such hearing, an applicant may make a new application not less than one year after the date on which such refusal was sustained.
(P.A. 90-306, S. 6, 15; P.A. 91-341, S. 5, 19; P.A. 98-10, S. 65; P.A. 19-177, S. 23.)
History: P.A. 90-306, S. 6 effective July 1, 1991; P.A. 91-341 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “commission” with “department”; P.A. 98-10 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 19-177 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “commission” with “department”, amended Subsec. (c) to add reference to department and replace “denial” with “refusal” and made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400b - Community Association Managers › Section 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 issue subpoenas, administer oaths, compel testimony and order the production of books, records and documents. If any person refuses to appear, to testify or to produce any book, record, paper or document when so ordered, upon application of the commission or department, a judge of the Superior Court may make such order as may be appropriate to aid in the enforcement of this section. Upon a finding of the commission or department, following a hearing, that an individual has held themselves out as a community association manager without the proper registration, the commission or department may issue a cease and desist order and fine the respondent not more than five hundred dollars.
(b) The Attorney General, at the request of the commission or department, is authorized to apply in the name of the state of Connecticut to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining any person from violating any provision of sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive.
(P.A. 90-306, S. 7, 15; P.A. 91-341, S. 6, 19; P.A. 19-177, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 90-306, S. 7 effective July 1, 1991; P.A. 91-341 deleted authority of commission to conduct investigations and provided that the department has the same enforcement powers as the commission; P.A. 19-177 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to department, add provision re cease and desist order and fine and made a technical change, effective July 9, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400b - Community Association Managers › Section 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 or community association manager trainee, place conditions upon such registrations or issue a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars per violation for: (1) Making any material misrepresentation; (2) making any false promise of a character likely to influence, persuade or induce; (3) failing, within a reasonable time, to account for or remit any moneys coming into his possession which belong to others; (4) conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction of this or any other state of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or other like offense or offenses, provided suspension or revocation under this subdivision shall be subject to the provisions of section 46a-80; (5) commingling funds of others in an escrow or trustee account; (6) commingling funds of different associations; (7) any act or conduct which constitutes dishonest, fraudulent or improper dealings; (8) a knowing and material violation of any provision of chapter 825 or 828; or (9) a violation of any provision of sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive, including, but not limited to, failure to comply with the educational requirements prescribed in section 20-453, or any regulation adopted under section 20-461.
(b) The department or commission shall not revoke or suspend any certificate of registration except upon notice and hearing in accordance with chapter 54.
(P.A. 90-306, S. 8, 15; P.A. 91-341, S. 7, 19; P.A. 98-10, S. 66; P.A. 12-113, S. 3; P.A. 13-289, S. 1; P.A. 19-177, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 91-341 made no changes; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes in Subsec. (a); P.A. 12-113 amended Subsec. (a)(8) to add failure to comply with educational requirements prescribed in Sec. 20-453 as grounds for revocation, suspension or refusal to issue or renew a certificate of registration; P.A. 13-289 amended Subsec. (a) to add new Subdiv. (8) re knowing and material violation of any provision of Ch. 825 or 828 and redesignate existing Subdiv. (8) as Subdiv. (9); P.A. 19-177 amended Subsec. (a) by adding references to department and community association manager trainee, replacing “place a registrant on probation or issue a letter of reprimand” with “place conditions upon such registrations or issue a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars per violation”, and amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to department.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400b - Community Association Managers › Section 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 association shall be valid or enforceable unless the contract is in writing and provides that the person contracting to provide association management services or, in the case of a business entity, a principal, officer or director of such entity:
(1) Shall be registered as provided in sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive, and shall obtain insurance as provided in section 20-460; and
(2) Shall not issue a check on behalf of the association or transfer moneys exceeding a specified amount determined by the association without the written approval of an officer designated by the association; and
(3) Shall not enter into any contract binding the association exceeding a specified amount determined by the association, except in the case of an emergency, without the written approval of an officer designated by the association.
(b) No contract to provide association management services shall:
(1) Be sold or assigned to another person without the approval of a majority of the executive board of the association; or
(2) Include any clause, covenant or agreement that indemnifies or holds harmless the person contracting to provide association management services from or against any liability for loss or damage resulting from such person's negligence or wilful misconduct.
(P.A. 90-306, S. 10, 15; P.A. 91-341, S. 9, 19; P.A. 11-195, S. 3; P.A. 19-177, S. 26.)
History: P.A. 91-341 amended Subdiv. (1) of Subsec. (a)(1) by adding provision requiring the person to “be registered as provided in sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive” and amended Subsec. (a)(3) by prohibiting the person from entering into a contract binding the association “exceeding a specified amount determined by the association, except in the case of an emergency”; P.A. 11-195 amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provision re contract sale or assignment as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) prohibiting hold harmless clause, covenant or agreement in contract; P.A. 19-177 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “provides that the person contracting to provide association management services or, in the case of a business entity, a principal, officer or director of such entity”, deleting “provides that the person contracting to provide management services” in Subdivs. (1), (2) and (3), further amending Subdiv. (1) by replacing “a bond” with “insurance” and making technical changes, and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “management services” with “association management services”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400b - Community Association Managers › Section 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 association management services unless: (1) Such other services are provided pursuant to a written agreement between the person providing the other services and the association; (2) the agreement discloses the relationship between the community association manager and such other person; and (3) the agreement sets out the compensation for such services or one or more rates or formulas for which the compensation can be determined based on the services actually rendered under the agreement.
(b) A community association manager may not enter into or offer to enter into any association management agreement which requires an association to obtain services other than association management services from the community association manager.
(c) Any discounts, rebates, commissions or other consideration received by a community association manager on account of any goods or services furnished to an association or a unit owner or owners shall, except where prohibited by applicable law, ordinance or regulation, be credited to the association or a unit owner or owners, as appropriate, and not retained by the community association manager.
(P.A. 90-306, S. 11, 15; P.A. 91-341, S. 10, 19.)
History: P.A. 91-341 deleted references to “an affiliate of a community association manager” and amended Subsec. (c) to add references to “a unit owner or owners”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400b - Community Association Managers › Section 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. 91-341 transferred regulatory power from commission to department, retaining commission in an advisory capacity.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards › Chapter 400b - Community Association Managers › Section 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 effective July 1, 1991; P.A. 91-341 made no changes.
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 20-476. - 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 lead training provider, lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor, lead planner-project designer, lead abatement supervisor or a lead abatement worker as defined in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-478, in this state without a certificate issued by the Commissioner of Public Health. Applications for such certificate shall be made to the department on forms provided by it and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars, and shall contain such information regarding the applicant's qualifications as the department may require in regulations adopted pursuant to said section 20-478. No person shall be issued a certificate to act as a lead training provider, lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor, lead planner-project designer, lead abatement supervisor or lead abatement worker unless such person obtains such approval. The commissioner may issue a certificate under this section to any person who is licensed or certified in another state under a law which provides standards which are equal to or higher than those of Connecticut and is not subject to any unresolved complaints or pending disciplinary actions. Certificates issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 upon payment of a fee of fifty dollars.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 4, 12; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 02-89, S. 52; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 265; P.A. 17-66, S. 2; 17-146, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 02-89 made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality and deleted as obsolete Subsec. (b) re issuance of a temporary certificate to any person who, as of July 1, 1994, is performing work as a lead consultant, lead abatement supervisor or lead abatement worker; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees from $25 to $50; P.A. 17-66 replaced “the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-478” with “October 1, 2017”, replaced “lead consultant” with “lead training provider, lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor, lead planner-project designer”, added provision re adoption of regulations and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 17-146 deleted provision re adoption of regulations, effective July 1, 2017.