Sec. 20-515. Persons certified, licensed or provisionally licensed in another state. Requirements for Connecticut certification, license or provisional license. Consent to suits and actions. Fees. Reg
Sec. 20-515. Persons certified, licensed or provisionally licensed in another
state. Requirements for Connecticut certification, license or provisional license.
Consent to suits and actions. Fees. Regulations. (a) A person who is licensed in another
state as a real estate appraiser may become a real estate appraiser in this state by conforming to all of the provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive. The commission
shall recognize a current, valid certification, license or provisional license, as the case
may be, issued to a currently practicing, competent real estate appraiser by another
state as satisfactorily qualifying such appraiser for a certification, license or provisional
license, as the case may be, as a real estate appraiser under said sections, provided: (1)
The laws of the state in which such appraiser is licensed allow certifications, licenses
or provisional licenses, as the case may be, to be issued to a resident of this state, without
examination, who is certified, licensed or provisionally licensed, as the case may be,
under said sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive, and (2) the certification, licensing and
provisional licensing requirements of the state in which such appraiser is licensed are
substantially similar to or higher than those of this state, including establishment of
competency by written examination in the case of licensed and certified appraisers, and
such appraiser has no disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint pending against
such appraiser. If the applicant is licensed in a state that does not have such requirements,
such applicant shall be certified, licensed or provisionally licensed by a state in accordance with Section 1116 of Title XI of FIRREA.
(b) Every applicant who is licensed in another state shall file an irrevocable consent
that suits and actions may be commenced against such applicant in the proper court in
any judicial district of the state in which a cause of action may arise or in which the
plaintiff may reside, by the service of any process or pleading, authorized by the laws
of this state, on the chairperson of the commission, such consent stipulating and agreeing
that such service of such process or pleading shall be taken and held in all courts to be
as valid and binding as if service had been made upon such applicant in this state. If
any process or pleadings mentioned in this chapter are served upon the chairperson of
the commission, it shall be by duplicate copies, one of which shall be filed in the office
of the commission, and the other immediately forwarded by registered or certified mail,
to the applicant against whom such process or pleadings are directed, at the last-known
address of such applicant as shown by the records of the commission. No default in any
such proceedings or action shall be taken unless it appears by affidavit of the chairperson
of the commission that a copy of the process or pleading was mailed to the defendant
as required in this subsection, and no judgment by default shall be taken in any such
action or proceeding within twenty days after the date of mailing of such process or
pleading to the out-of-state defendant.
(c) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of
the commission, pursuant to Section 1122(a) of Title XI of FIRREA, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate
certification, licensing and provisional licensing of persons who are licensed in other
states as appraisers. Such certification, licensing and provisional licensing shall be recognized on a temporary basis in this state. The fee for a temporary certification, license
or provisional license shall be one hundred dollars. The temporary certification, license
or provisional license shall be effective for one hundred eighty days from issuance and
may be extended for one additional period not to exceed one hundred eighty days for
no additional fee.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 40, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 77; P.A. 00-192, S. 66, 102; P.A. 01-100, S. 2; June 30
Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but
without affecting this section; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 00-192 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical
changes for the purposes of gender neutrality, and amended Subsec. (c) to reduce fee for temporary certification or license
from $150 to $100, increase effective period of temporary certification or license from 90 to 180 days, add provision that
temporary certification or license may be extended for up to 180 days for no additional fee and delete provision that
temporary certification or license is effective for only one appraisal assignment, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 01-100
replaced references to nonresidents with references to persons licensed in another state throughout, reorganized Subsec.
(a), substituted "shall adopt regulations" for "shall adopt such reasonable regulations" in Subsec. (c) and made technical
changes, including changes for the purpose of gender neutrality; 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.
See notes to Sec. 20-317.