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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 329m - Disposition, Advertising, Sale or Exchange in this State of Real Estate Located in Another State or Jurisdiction › Section 20-329m-8 - Revocation form

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The written
			 form of revocation permitted under subsection (c) of section 20-329h of the
			 general statutes of any contract or agreement relating to any subdivision or
			 lot, parcel, unit or interest in any subdivision shall:
(1) show the names and addresses of the
			 parties to the contract or agreement being revoked,
(2) identify the subdivision or lot, parcel,
			 unit or interest in the subdivision which is the subject of the contract or
			 agreement, and
(3) state the date
			 and exact time the sales prospectus was received by the purchaser.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 329m - Disposition, Advertising, Sale or Exchange in this State of Real Estate Located in Another State or Jurisdiction › Section 20-329m-9 - Hearing on license refusal

Current through July 10, 2024
Any broker who is refused a license by the commission or
				Department to offer for disposition or to dispose of in this state any
				subdivision or lot, parcel or unit of interest in any subdivision may request a
				hearing before the commission or Department and the commission or Department
				shall grant such request and shall hold the requested
				hearing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 329m - Disposition, Advertising, Sale or Exchange in this State of Real Estate Located in Another State or Jurisdiction › Section 20-329m-10 - Deposits to be held in escrow

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any broker
			 accepting moneys paid or advanced by the purchaser or lessee or prospective
			 purchaser or prospective lessee in respect to the sale or lease of any
			 subdivision shall comply with the following provisions:
(1)deposit any such moneys in an escrow
			 account, approved by he Department, in a bank doing business in the state of
			 Connecticut,
(2)maintain such
			 moneys in the broker's escrow account until:
(A) a proper and valid release is obtained
			 therefor, or
(B) either party has
			 defaulted under the contract or agreement and the commission or the court has
			 made a determination as to the disposition of such money, or
(C) the seller or lessor orders the return of
			 such money to such purchaser or lessee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-3a - Licensing of accessibility contractors and journeymen

Current through July 10, 2024
Accessibility equipment refers to the inclined stairway
				chairlifts, vertical wheelchair lifts, inclined lifts and any other lift that
				is referred to in Section
				29-200
				of the Connecticut General Statutes that is designed to transport persons with
				physical disabilities, whether or not wheelchair users. Accessibility equipment
				includes, but is not limited to, both vertical and inclined lifts designed in
				compliance with the current ASME A18.1, using hydraulic, mechanical or
				cable-hauled mechanisms installed in any commercial, industrial, public and/or
				residential facility. The exemption provided in Section
				20-340(5)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes is not applicable to such
				equipment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-7a - Licensed categories not defined. Persons licensed in other trades

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any license category not defined in
			 sections
			 20-332-2,
			 20-332-3,
			 20-332-4,
			 20-332-5
			 or
			 20-332-6a
			 and previously issued by the board shall be renewable but no longer available
			 to new applicants. A licensee who held a license that is no longer available to
			 new applicants and who has let said license lapse, may, at the discretion of
			 the appropriate board, be allowed to take an examination to reobtain said
			 license.
(b) Any person who
			 currently holds a Connecticut license in the electrical; elevator; fire
			 protection sprinkler system; heating, cooling and piping; or plumbing and
			 piping trades may perform work that is incidentally, directly and immediately
			 appropriate to the performance of his or her trade where such work commences at
			 an outlet receptacle or connection previously installed by a person holding the
			 proper license. Any such work must be performed in compliance with all
			 applicable code provisions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-8 - Application for examination

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Applicants for
			 examination shall obtain a formal application from the department, fill it in
			 completely complying with its requests, and submit it to the board, together
			 with a check or United States postal money order for the appropriate fee made
			 payable to the Treasurer, State of Connecticut.
(b) Applicants for a journeyman's license
			 shall furnish documentary evidence of (1) having been employed for the required
			 number of years as an apprentice under the direct personal supervision of a
			 licensed craftsman in the work for which an application has been filed, or (2)
			 having had experience which could be deemed by the board to be equivalent
			 thereto.
(c) Credit may be given in
			 an amount not exceeding one-half of the total time spent in all day vocational
			 or trade schools approved or licensed by the department of education, division
			 of vocational education, but not exceeding two years, provided that work was of
			 a type for which a license is requested and was performed under the supervision
			 of an instructor licensed or certified for such instruction. Credit shall not
			 be given for work experience in addition to credit granted for school
			 experience while working at the trade and attending school at the same
			 time.
(d) Each applicant shall
			 furnish a certified copy of his birth certificate, affidavit, or such other
			 evidence of having attained the age of eighteen as the board may
			 require.
(e) Any application
			 received shall be promptly reviewed for acceptance or rejection by the board.
			 After approval of an application, the department shall notify the applicant in
			 writing of the time, date and place of the next scheduled
			 examination.
(f) After rejection of
			 an application the department shall promptly notify the applicant in writing,
			 stating the reason for such rejection and return all materials in relation to
			 said application.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-9a - Schools

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Credit shall be based on a 40 hour work
			 week and will not exceed 2000 hours a calendar year.
(b) Credit may be given for time spent in
			 "all day" or evening vocational or trade school approved or licensed by the
			 Department of Education, Division of Vocational Educational but not exceeding 2
			 years, provided that work was of a type for which a license is requested and
			 was performed under the supervision of an instructor licensed or certified for
			 such instruction. Credit shall be given for evening school in the amount of
			 total hours attended.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-11a - Failure to qualify

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any applicant
			 who fails to attain a grade of 70% shall not be permitted to be re-examined
			 until he has submitted the registration form which will accompany his notice of
			 failure. Said form shall not require a photograph or a notarized signature and
			 must be received and accepted at least 10 days prior to the next exam
			 date.
(b) No detailed information
			 of the exam shall be given to any person other than the applicant. An applicant
			 may be given a review when he fails at least two examinations and the score on
			 the last examination is between 65% and 69%, inclusive. In reviewing the
			 examination the applicant shall not be entitled to see his or her actual
			 examination.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-12a - Examinations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Examinations shall be held at least four
			 times a year for each board. Each applicant will be notified by mail as to the
			 time and place where the examination is to be held. No one may be admitted to
			 any examination without presenting a notice of examination card which will be
			 evidence that the board has reviewed and accepted the individual's
			 application.
(b) All examinations
			 will be in English. The examination shall be of such written, oral and
			 practical units as the board may determine are necessary to determine the
			 applicant's competency in the trade area for which he has applied for a
			 license. Examinations may be changed at the board's discretion.
(c) Any applicant who refers to notes or
			 books except by permission of proctor, misbehaves during the examination or
			 fails to comply with the proctor's instructions covering the examination, will
			 be dismissed from that examination.
(d) Any applicant who has failed to attain
			 minimum requirements for the issuance of a license shall be notified by mail.
			 Such an applicant may request a rescoring of his answer sheet. This process
			 insures that no stray pencil marks, multiple responses or other conditions
			 interfered with computer scoring. Requests for handscoring or rescoring must be
			 made in writing and must be received within 10 days after the test score has
			 been received.
(e) The applicant
			 will be responsible for any and all fees charged by any testing service used by
			 the board to cover the costs involved in retrieving the answer sheet, rescoring
			 and responding to the applicant's request. If the testing service allows for a
			 direct response, the applicant may respond directly to the testing service and
			 not to the department.
(f) Any
			 applicant failing to meet minimum requirements for the issuance of a license
			 shall forfeit his examination fee and shall be rescheduled for the next
			 examination only when the department is in receipt of another registration form
			 and examination fee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-13 - Renewal of license

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No copy or
			 duplicate of any license shall be valid unless authorized by the
			 department.
(b) Licenses will be
			 renewed only when the department has received an official application properly
			 signed and accompanied by the appropriate fee.
(c) Failure of a licensee to receive a notice
			 of expiration and renewal application shall not exempt the licensee from the
			 provisions of Son 20-334 of the General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-14a - Special trades

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person engaging in a specific area of an occupation covered
				by chapter 393 of the General Statutes that is not covered by any license
				issued under these regulations may request the issuance of a license by
				submitting any and all evidence which will establish reasonable cause for the
				issuance of a license to the appropriate board. The issuance of said license is
				discretionary on the part of the board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-15a - Employment of apprentices

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Nothing in
			 Chapter 393 of the General Statutes shall be construed to prohibit the
			 employment of apprentices.
(b) An
			 apprentice may perform the work for which he is being trained only in the
			 presence and under the direct supervision of a licensed contractor or
			 journeyman in his trade, and shall comply with all the regulations pertaining
			 thereto.
(c) No apprentice shall at
			 any time engage in any of the work for which a license is required without
			 direct supervision. Direct supervision shall mean under the guidance of a
			 licensed contractor or journeyman and within the sight and/or hearing of said
			 licensed person.
(d) Any person who
			 encourages or permits an apprentice or helper to so engage in the work or
			 occupation for which a license is required without direct supervision shall
			 also be subject to appropriate disciplinary action. The contractor who obtains
			 the permit for the work for which a license is required shall be deemed to have
			 encouraged or permitted the apprentice or helper to work without direct
			 supervision for the purpose of disciplinary action by the appropriate
			 board.
(e)
Ratios
Nothing in Chapter 393 of the General Statutes shall be
				construed to prohibit the employment of apprentices by a licensed contractor in
				the electrical, plumbing, heating, piping and cooling, sprinkler fitter or
				sheet metal work trades according to the following schedule:
TRADE
Electrical, Plumbing, Heating, Piping and Cooling, Sprinkler
				Fitter and Sheet Metal Work
Apprentices
Licensees (Journeymen or
						  Contractors)
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
6
5
9
6
12
7
15
8
18
9
21
10
24
Ratio continues at 3 Journeypersons to 1 Apprentice.
(f)
How to register as an
			 apprentice.
(1) No apprentice shall
			 perform the work of any occupation covered by Chapter 393 of the General
			 Statutes unless he has first obtained a card of registration from the
			 Connecticut Department of Labor.
(2) Prior to employing an apprentice, the
			 contractor shall communicate immediately with the Connecticut Department of
			 Labor to request registration of said apprentice.
(3) When registration is requested for an
			 area of the trade which is not available through the Connecticut Department of
			 Labor, said contractor shall make his request to the appropriate board prior to
			 the employment of the apprentice.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-17 - Failure to offer services after submitting letter of intent. Surrender of contractor's license. Reinstatement

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person who
			 meets the qualifications established by law and who submits to the board a
			 letter of intent to offer his services or the services of his employees to the
			 general public, but who does not in fact offer his services or the services of
			 his employees to the general public within sixty days from the date the letter
			 is received by the board shall be subject to whatever action is deemed
			 necessary by the board.
(b) Any
			 holder of a contractor's license shall surrender the license when he ceases to
			 offer his services to the general public. If a licensee fails to surrender his
			 contractor's license within thirty days of ceasing to offer services to the
			 general public, said license may be revoked by the board.
(c) Notice of action by the board under the
			 provisions of this section may be given addressed to the last-known address of
			 the licensee by regular mail.
(d) A
			 journeyman's or limited journeyman's license may be issued forthwith, at the
			 discretion of the board, to any person whose contractor's license has been
			 revoked under subsection (a) or (b) above, or whose contractor's license is
			 voluntarily surrendered under subsection (b) above, provided he shall have held
			 the contractor's license pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) above, for a period
			 of not less than thirty days.
(e) A
			 person holding a valid and current journeyman's or limited journeyman's license
			 issued under subsection (d) may apply for reinstatement of his contractor's
			 license upon showing evidence of his intention to offer services to the general
			 public. Such reinstatement shall be at the discretion of the board, but any
			 person denied a contractor's license shall upon request be given a hearing
			 before the board denying his application.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-18a - Grounds for suspension or revocation of a license

Current through July 10, 2024
A board may reprimand a licensee, place a licensee on probation
				or suspend or revoke a license after a hearing before the board when the
				findings show one or more of the following acts or practices.
(a) failure to notify the Department of
			 Consumer Protection of any change of the licensee's name or address within
			 thirty (30) days of such change;
(b) obtaining or conspiring to obtain with
			 others a license by inducing the issuance thereof in consideration of the
			 payment of money or delivery of any other thing of value or by and through a
			 misrepresentation of facts to a board within the Department of Consumer
			 Protection;
(c) violating any
			 applicable ordinance or resolution of any city or town regulating the work
			 being done by a licensee or apprentice in accordance with Chapter 393 of the
			 General Statutes;
(d) violating any
			 provision of Chapter 393 of the General Statutes or any regulations promulgated
			 thereunder;
(e) violating any
			 provision of Chapter 541 of the General Statutes or any regulation or code
			 promulgated thereunder;
(f)
			 performing incompetent work;
(g)
			 engaging in unethical conduct;
(h)
			 making false, misleading or deceptive representations regarding his
			 work;
(i) performing negligent
			 work;
(j) conviction of a felony;
			 or
(k) performing work beyond the
			 scope of his license.
Unless precluded by statute, actual knowledge, intent or
				wilfullness, need not be shown to prove that a violation occurred. However, the
				Board must consider actual knowledge, intent and wilfullness in determining the
				type of disciplinary action to take against a licensee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-19a - Reinstatement of license-rehearing of petition for reinstatement

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Board may in its discretion reinstate
			 a license not less than ninety days after such license has been revoked.
			 Reinstatement by the Board may be ordered only after a hearing before the Board
			 on the petition of the person whose license has been revoked.
(b) If the petition for reinstatement is
			 granted by the Board the Department shall promptly issue a license to the
			 petitioner upon payment of the required license fees.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-20a - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) License fees shall not be prorated
			 regardless of the date of issuance of the license.
(b) The fee for replacement of a missing
			 license is $5.00.
(c) A person
			 applying for the replacement of a license card allegedly lost, stolen or
			 destroyed shall submit to the Department a notarized statement containing all
			 pertinent information pursuant to the loss of license and shall pay the
			 appropriate fee. All reissued licenses will be clearly stamped
			 "duplicate."
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-21a - Reciprocity

Current through July 10, 2024
By authority of Connecticut General Statutes, Sections
				4-8,
				20-333a,
				21a-6
				and
				21a-8,
				the Occupational Licensing Boards as listed by Section
				20-331 of the
				Connecticut General Statutes may enter into agreements with other states to
				provide for reciprocal licenses without examination subject to the terms and
				conditions stated below:
(a)
(1) The applicant must meet the requirements
			 of Connecticut General Statutes, Section
			 20-333;
(2) The applicant shall submit an application
			 form and required fee;
(3) The
			 applicant shall submit a certified statement from the licensing authority from
			 the state in which the applicant is currently licensed, attesting to the date,
			 method and type of examination by which said license was issued and the fact
			 that the applicant's license is not currently under suspension, revocation,
			 probation or other penalty;
(4) The
			 applicant must be applying for an equivalent or lesser type license;
			 and
(5) The applicant shall comply
			 with all other applicable statutes and regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 334d - Continuing Education Requirements for the Electrical and Plumbing Trades › Section 20-334d-1 - Continuing education for electricians and plumbers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
As used in this section:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
			 Consumer Protection or his or her designee;
(2) "Instructor" means:
(A) any person who holds a current,
			 appropriate trade license issued by the Department of Consumer Protection, has
			 at least five years of practical experience in the appropriate trade, and has
			 been approved by the commissioner, with the advice of the appropriate Board;
			 or
(B) a professional or a teacher
			 in a specified area of trade-related law or the appropriate trade, approved by
			 the commissioner, with the advice of the appropriate Board; and
(3) "Provider" means any public or
			 private school, trade union or trade association that provides courses that
			 meet the criteria as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 340d - Swimming Pool Builders and Contractors › Section 20-340d-1 - Application; documentation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person
			 seeking a license as a swimming pool builder shall apply to the Commissioner of
			 Consumer Protection on an application form provided by the commissioner. Such
			 application form shall be verified under oath and shall include:
(1) The applicant's name;
(2) The applicant's trade name;
(3) The applicant's business address;
			 and
(4) Such other information as
			 the commissioner may require in determining the qualifications of an
			 applicant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 340d - Swimming Pool Builders and Contractors › Section 20-340d-2 - Contracting standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Each contract with a consumer for work as a swimming pool
				builder, as defined in section
				20-340d(a)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, shall be entered into by the holder of a
				swimming pool builder license issued pursuant to chapter 393 of the Connecticut
				General Statutes. Such license holder shall also hold a home improvement
				contractor registration issued pursuant to Chapter 400 of the Connecticut
				General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 340d - Swimming Pool Builders and Contractors › Section 20-340d-3 - Continuing education

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Continuing
			 education for the swimming pool builder license shall consist of not less than
			 three (3) hours of technical instruction and one (1) hour of business and law
			 instruction, to be completed every year, or as determined by the Commissioner
			 of Consumer Protection, as a requirement of license renewal.
(b) Providers of continuing education
			 instruction shall obtain curriculum approval from the Department of Consumer
			 Protection prior to offering each continuing education course for
			 credit.
(c) The Commissioner of
			 Consumer Protection may grant a request for a hardship exemption from the
			 continuing education requirements provided in subsection (a) of this section
			 for reason of health, military service, or other individual hardship if the
			 licensee otherwise meets all license renewal requirements. Any decision made by
			 the commissioner on a request for a hardship exemption from such continuing
			 education requirements shall be final.
(d) In order for a request for a hardship
			 exemption to be considered by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, such
			 request shall be submitted in writing to the commissioner not less than ninety
			 (90) days prior to the date of license renewal and shall include an explanation
			 and verification of the hardship.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 340d - Swimming Pool Builders and Contractors › Section 20-340d-4 - Course approval

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Prior to
			 offering or advertising a swimming pool builder course for continuing education
			 credit, a school, institution, or organization shall submit to the Department
			 of Consumer Protection an application for course approval in a form and manner
			 prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Information submitted
			 for consideration as part of such application shall include a summary
			 description of the course, a detailed course outline including the content
			 areas of instruction, the course duration, the name of the institution
			 intending to offer the course and a template certificate of
			 completion.
(b) The Commissioner of
			 Consumer Protection shall review and approve or reject each application
			 submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The commissioner may
			 reject an application in the event that:
(1)
			 The application is incomplete;
(2)
			 The course lacks relevancy to the educational topics required of a swimming
			 pool builder licensee;
(3) The
			 course material lacks sufficient educational content; or
(4) A previous course offered by the
			 applicant was subject to a revocation of course approval.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 340d - Swimming Pool Builders and Contractors › Section 20-340d-5 - Notification of course offering; course locations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each
			 provider conducting an approved course shall, prior to the scheduled date of
			 each course, submit to the Department of Consumer Protection, in a form and
			 manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, a schedule of
			 dates, hours and locations for each course to be offered. No courses shall
			 commence or be advertised as approved without prior written approval of the
			 commissioner. A provider shall not change or alter any approved course without
			 prior written notice to, and approval of, the commissioner. The commissioner
			 may withdraw course approval for failure to comply with the provisions of this
			 section.
(b) Each continuing
			 education course, other than those offered through an online technology
			 platform, shall be conducted in a classroom-style facility and an environment
			 which is adequate to implement the offering. No correspondence courses shall be
			 permitted.
(c) Each provider
			 conducting an approved course through an online technology platform shall,
			 prior to the scheduled date of each course, send an invitation to an email
			 address to be specified by the Department of Consumer Protection and provide
			 electronic course access to the department such that a department
			 representative may attend such course in real time. The department's invitation
			 to, or participation in, a course conducted through an online technology
			 platform shall not be counted toward the total number of students that are
			 permitted to be enrolled in the course pursuant to section 20-340d-4(d) of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 340d - Swimming Pool Builders and Contractors › Section 20-340d-6 - Denial or revocation of course approval

Current through July 10, 2024
Upon the refusal of the department to approve a particular
				course, or upon revocation of a course approval previously issued, the
				Department of Consumer Protection shall give notice of the grounds for such
				refusal or revocation and notify the applicant of such applicant's right to
				appeal to the Superior Court. Revocation shall be effective upon delivery of
				notice unless otherwise provided in such revocation notice.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 340d - Swimming Pool Builders and Contractors › Section 20-340d-7 - Records

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All schools, institutions or
			 organizations conducting approved courses shall maintain complete records of
			 student attendance and evidence of completion for a period of at least four (4)
			 years after the completion of each course. Such records shall be available for
			 inspection by the Department of Consumer Protection. Upon satisfactory
			 completion of any approved course, a certificate evidencing completion shall be
			 furnished by the school, institution, or organization to the student.
(b) The burden of proof of completion of each
			 course shall be upon the licensee. Documentation of such courses shall be
			 submitted in such manner and at such times as prescribed by the Department of
			 Consumer Protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 340e - Swimming Pool Assembler's License › Section 20-340e-1 - Application

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person seeking a swimming pool
			 assembler's license shall apply to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection on
			 an application form prescribed by the commissioner.
(b) Each application for licensure shall be
			 accompanied by:
(1) Submission of evidence
			 satisfactory to the commissioner that the applicant holds a valid home
			 improvement contractor registration pursuant to the provisions of chapter 400
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or that the applicant works for an
			 employer that holds a valid home improvement contractor registration pursuant
			 to said chapter;
(2) Except as
			 provided in section
			 20-340e of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes, evidence of a passing grade on a licensure
			 exam approved by the commissioner; and
(3) The property addresses for at least two
			 above-ground swimming pools assembled in the past five years which were either:
(A) assembled by the applicant; or
(B) where the applicant worked under the
			 supervision of a swimming pool assembler licensed pursuant to section
			 20-340e of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes or a swimming pool builder licensed pursuant
			 to section
			 20-340d
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 341gg - Registration of Major Contractors › Section 20-341gg-1 - Definitions as used in sections 20-341gg-1 to 20-341gg-7 of the regulations of connecticut state agencies

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Commissioner"
			 means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
(b) "Structural frame" means supporting
			 members essential to the integrity of a structure, including, but not limited
			 to, foundations, beams, columns, floor slabs, sheeting, shoring and
			 underpinning.
(c) "Person" means an
			 individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or joint
			 venture.
(d) "Story" means that
			 portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and the
			 upper surface of the floor or roof next above.
(e) "Management staff" means officers,
			 directors or persons exercising control over, the overall or day to day
			 operation of the business, particular construction projects or particular areas
			 within the business such as estimating, accounting, accounts payable and
			 payroll.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 341gg - Registration of Major Contractors › Section 20-341gg-2 - Registration required

Current through July 10, 2024
In order to safeguard life, health and property, no person
				shall engage in or offer to practice as a major contractor in the state, unless
				such person has secured a registration as provided in Section
				20-341gg-3
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 341gg - Registration of Major Contractors › Section 20-341gg-3 - Application

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person seeking a registration as a major contractor shall
				apply to the commissioner on an application form provided by the
				commissioner.
(a) Such application
			 form shall be verified under oath and shall include:
(1) Name;
(2) Trade Name;
(3) Business Address;
(4) The categories of work that the
			 applicant's organization normally performs with its own forces;
(5) The names of the applicant's management
			 staff responsible for both overall and day to day operation of the applicant's
			 business;
(6) A statement whether
			 the applicant's organization, or any organization with which the applicant's
			 management staff has been affiliated or employed has ever failed to complete
			 any work awarded to it during the period of such affiliation or
			 employment;
(7) A statement whether
			 there are any judgments, claims, arbitration proceedings or suits pending or
			 outstanding against the applicant's organization or, any organization with
			 which the applicant's management staff has been affiliated or employed, or any
			 member of the applicant's management staff individually, during the period of
			 such affiliation or employment;
(8)
			 A statement whether the applicant's organization, or any organization with
			 which the applicant's management staff has been affiliated or employed, during
			 the period of such affliation or employment, or any member of the applicant's
			 management staff individually, filed any law suits or requested arbitration
			 with regard to construction contracts within the last five years;
(9) Construction projects in
			 progress;
(10) Construction
			 projects completed in the past five years; and
(11) Other information as the commissioner
			 may require to determine qualifications of applicant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 341gg - Registration of Major Contractors › Section 20-341gg-4 - Expiration and renewals

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The fee due at
			 the time a lapsed registration is renewed shall be the renewal fee for each
			 lapsed renewal period plus the renewal fee due during the year in which the
			 application for reinstatement is made. The renewal fee for any fraction of a
			 year shall be the full renewal fee. The registration shall be considered lapsed
			 if not renewed within thirty days following the normal expiration
			 date.
(b) Registrations not renewed
			 within three years from the date of expiration can only be reinstated by filing
			 a new application subject to the requirements for initial
			 registration.
(c) Failure to
			 receive a renewal application shall not exempt a major contractor from the
			 obligation to renew.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 341gg - Registration of Major Contractors › Section 20-341gg-5 - Denial of registration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of
			 a completed application and fee, the commissioner shall:
(1) Issue and deliver to the applicant a
			 registration to engage in the business for which the application was made; or
(2) refuse to issue the
			 registration.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 341gg - Registration of Major Contractors › Section 20-341gg-6 - Powers and duties of the commissioner

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In addition to
			 any other action permitted under the general statutes, the commissioner may
			 upon a finding of any cause specified in Section
			 20-341gg-7 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: revoke or suspend a registration,
			 issue a letter of reprimand to a registrant and send a copy of such letter to a
			 complainant or to a state or local official; place a registrant on probationary
			 status and require the registrant to report regularly to the commissioner on
			 the matter which is the basis for probation, limit his practice to areas
			 prescribed by the commissioner or, to continue or renew his education until he
			 has attained a satisfactory level of competence in any area which is the basis
			 for probation. The commissioner may discontinue, suspend or rescind any action
			 taken under this subsection.
(b)
			 The commissioner shall not take any action described in subsection (a) of this
			 section except upon notice and hearing in accordance with chapter 54 of the
			 general statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 341gg - Registration of Major Contractors › Section 20-341gg-7 - Prohibited acts

Current through July 10, 2024
The commissioner may act in accordance with the provisions of
				subsection (a) of Section
				20-341gg-6
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, in the case of a registrant
				who:
(1) knowingly engages in fraud
			 or material deception in order to obtain a registration, or doing so in order
			 to aid another in obtaining a registration;
(2) engages in conduct of a character likely
			 to mislead, deceive or defraud the public or commissioner;
(3) has been convicted of a felony;
(4) illegally uses or transfers a
			 registration issued by the commissioner;
(5) performs grossly incompetent or negligent
			 work;
(6) knowingly makes false,
			 misleading or deceptive representations to the public regarding work to be
			 performed;
(7) fails to remedy or
			 abate violations of all applicable Occupational Safety and Health Codes, Fire
			 Codes and Building Codes;
(8)
			 employs an unregistered major contractor; or
(9) violates any provision of the general
			 statutes or any regulation established thereunder relating to his profession or
			 occupation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-1 - Definition

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections
				20-344-2 to
				20-344-20,
				inclusive, "television receiving equipment maintenance and general servicing
				and repair" means responsible service which may include consulting,
				maintenance, general service and repair of any make of television receiving
				systems and their associated components as used by the public, including but
				not limited to second-hand television sets, monitors and closed circuit
				systems.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-3 - License application

Current through July 10, 2024
Applications for licenses signed by the applicants shall be
				made on forms furnished by the board and shall be accompanied by the prescribed
				fee for examination and for the issuance of a license. Each application shall
				be completely filled out. The fee for the license shall not be returned if the
				applicant fails his examination.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-4 - Examinations

Current through July 10, 2024
Applicants for licenses under chapter 394 of the general
				statutes shall be examined at a time and place fixed by the board. Such
				examination shall be held not less than three times each year. Applications
				shall be filed with the board at least ten days before the date set for
				examination. Examinations shall be confined to the knowledge, practical
				experience and skill necessary and essential to the proper performance of the
				service for which the applicant seeks a license, and shall include a practical
				demonstration of the applicant's skill in connection
				therewith.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-6 - Licensee accountable for employees

Current through July 10, 2024
In disciplinary proceedings, it shall be no defense that an
				employee or agent of the licensee acted contrary to order or that the licensee
				did not participate in the violating action or actions. A licensee will be held
				strictly accountable for the conduct of his employees and
				agents.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-7 - Motion for reconsideration of action on license

Current through July 10, 2024
No motion or petition for reconsideration of a denial,
				revocation or suspension of a license for any reason shall be considered unless
				it is filed in writing with the board not later than ten days from the date of
				the order of such denial, revocation or suspension, and unless it sets forth
				therein in full detail such facts and evidence not previously presented as are
				pertinent to the issue in question.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-8 - Grounds for license revocation or suspension

Current through July 10, 2024
The board may revoke or suspend any license upon proof (1) that
				the licensee is not competent or qualified, or (2) for refusal of the licensee
				or his employee or agent to cooperate with the board or its employees in any
				matter concerning the conduct of the licensee or his agent or
				employee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-9 - Notice of change of ownership; change of address. Surrender of license and reinstatement

Current through July 10, 2024
Each service dealer shall notify the board in writing of a
				change of ownership or discontinuance of business for any reason. A service
				dealer may voluntarily surrender his license and may be reinstated at a later
				date within the license year upon approval of the board. Any person licensed by
				the board shall notify the board in writing within thirty days of any change of
				address.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-10 - Notice of suspension at licensee's premises

Current through July 10, 2024
Whenever a license is suspended by the board, there shall be
				placed on the licensee's premises, in such place or places as the board or its
				agent determines, one or more placards furnished by the board. These placards
				shall state the length of the suspension and the reasons therefor and shall be
				maintained in place by the person whose license has been suspended until the
				period of suspension has terminated. No work shall be permitted during the
				suspension period.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-11 - Employment restrictions

Current through July 10, 2024
No person who has been found by the board to be unsuitable
				shall be employed or engaged either for hire or otherwise in the servicing of
				recieving equipment. No licensee shall hire or engage an unlicensed technician
				for a period of more than five days prior to the filing with the board of an
				application for an apprentice permit or a technician's license. Any violation
				of this section shall subject the licensee to revocation or suspension of his
				license by the board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-13 - Out-of-state businesses

Current through July 10, 2024
Each person whose place of business is in another state and who
				services customers in the state of Connecticut and any employee of any such
				person shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 394 of the general
				statutes and these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-14 - Change of license category

Current through July 10, 2024
When a license has been issued to an applicant in the category
				he has applied for, he cannot exchange it for another category but shall apply
				on a new application form with the prescribed fee for the new category. Any
				holder of an unrestricted certified electronics technician license may, at the
				time for renewal of his license, change categories for the prescribed fee for
				the category of his choice without examination, and any holder of a restricted
				antenna installation and repair license, at the time for renewal of his
				license. may change from a technician license to dealer license or dealer to
				technician license for the prescribed fee without an
				examination.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-15 - Application for unrestricted license by restricted licensee

Current through July 10, 2024
A restricted certified electronics technician may apply for an
				unrestricted certified electronics technician license upon payment of the
				prescribed fee and shall be given an examination consisting of the color
				television multiple questions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-16 - Corporate license

Current through July 10, 2024
Any corporation registered in the state that has more than one
				store in this state shall require a license for each store. Any corporation
				that has one store in this state needs only one license.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 344 - Licensing and Regulations of the T.V. Service Business › Section 20-344-18 - Information to customers of deliverer and loan charges

Current through July 10, 2024
Before any set is removed from a customer's home to the shop
				for service, the customer shall be fully informed by the technician if there is
				a charge for pick-up and delivery service. If the dealer loans a set to the
				customer during the repair of the customer's set, the dealer shall fully inform
				the customer whether or not there is a charge for this
				service.