§ 20-421 — Application for certificate of registration as home improvement contractor or salesman. Fees.

(a) Any person seeking a certificate of registration shall apply to the commissioner online, on a form provided by the commissioner. The application shall include (1) the applicant's name, residence address, business address, business telephone number and electronic mail address, (2) a statement by the applicant disclosing whether the applicant has been found guilty or convicted as a result of an act which (A) constitutes a felony under the laws of this state or federal law, or (B) was committed in another jurisdiction but, if committed in this state, would constitute a felony under the laws of this state, (3) proof that the applicant has obtained general liability insurance coverage in an amount not less than twenty thousand dollars, demonstrated by providing the policy number and business name of the insurance provider, and (4) such other information as the commissioner may require. (b) Each application for a certificate of registration as a home improvement contractor shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred twenty dollars, except that no such application fee shall be required in any year during which such person has paid the registration fee required under section 20-417b or in any year in which such person's registration as a new home construction contractor is valid. (c) Each application for a certificate of registration as a salesman shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred twenty dollars. (d) The application fee for a certificate of registration as a home improvement contractor acting solely as the contractor of record for a business entity, shall be waived, provided the contractor of record shall use such registration for the sole purpose of directing, supervising or performing home improvements for such business entity.

Legislative History

(P.A. 79-606, S. 4, 14; P.A. 88-269, S. 4; P.A. 89-251, S. 148, 203; P.A. 96-117, S. 1; P.A. 98-3, S. 64; P.A. 99-246, S. 10; P.A. 06-73, S. 13; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 259; P.A. 21-197, S. 6; P.A. 23-99, S. 13.) History: P.A. 88-269 amended Subsec. (a) to include a business telephone number; P.A. 89-251 increased the fees for both home improvement contractors and salesmen from $30 to $60; P.A. 96-117 added Subsec. (d) re waiver of the application fee for a certificate of registration for the contractor of record; P.A. 98-3 made technical changes in Subsec. (a); P.A. 99-246 amended Subsec. (b) to specify conditions under which no application fee is required; P.A. 06-73 amended Subsec. (b) to replace reference to Sec. 20-417c with Sec. 20-417b, effective May 30, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to increase application fees from $60 to $120; P.A. 21-197 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “in writing” with “online” and add requirement for proof of general liability insurance coverage of not less than $20,000, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-99 amended Subsec. (a) by dividing existing provisions into Subdivs. (1), (3) and (4), adding “and electronic mail address” in Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) requiring disclosure of guilt or conviction, and amended Subsec. (d) by substituting references to business entity for references to corporation, effective June 29, 2023.