Sec. 20-341y. Display of certificate of registration. Prohibited acts. Unfair trade practice. Duration of certificate. Renewal fees.
Sec. 20-341y. Display of certificate of registration. Prohibited acts. Unfair
trade practice. Duration of certificate. Renewal fees. (a) Each mechanical contractor
shall exhibit on all job sites the original or a copy of its certificate of registration.
(b) No mechanical contractor shall: (1) Present or attempt to present, as its own,
the certificate of another, (2) knowingly give false evidence of a material nature to the
commissioner for the purpose of procuring a certificate, (3) use or attempt to use a
certificate which has expired or which has been suspended or revoked, (4) offer to
perform or perform any heating, piping and cooling work or any plumbing and piping
work without having first obtained a certificate of registration under sections 20-341s
to 20-341bb, inclusive, or (5) represent in any manner that its registration constitutes
an endorsement of the quality of its workmanship or of its competency by the commissioner. A violation of any of the provisions of sections 20-341s to 20-341bb, inclusive,
shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section
42-110b.
(c) Certificates issued to mechanical contractors shall be valid for one year and shall
not be transferable or assignable.
(d) The fee for renewal of a certificate shall be fifty-five dollars.
(P.A. 87-579, S. 7, 11; P.A. 89-251, S. 135, 203; P.A. 94-36, S. 20, 42.)
History: P.A. 87-579 effective July 1, 1988; P.A. 89-251 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the renewal fee from $50 to
$55; P.A. 94-36 deleted Subsec. (e) which had allowed the collection of a certificate renewal late fee, effective January
1, 1995.
See Sec. 21a-4(c) re fines for late certificate renewals.
Cited. 231 C. 707.