Sec. 20-517. Renewals. Continuing education requirements. Regulations. Certification.
Sec. 20-517. Renewals. Continuing education requirements. Regulations.
Certification. (a) There is hereby established an annual renewal certification, license,
limited license and provisional license to be issued by the Department of Consumer
Protection.
(b) The commission shall authorize the Department of Consumer Protection to issue
a renewal certification, license, limited license or provisional license, as the case may
be, to any applicant who possesses the qualifications specified and otherwise has complied with the provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive, and any regulation
adopted in conformity with said sections.
(c) Persons certified, licensed, limited licensed or provisionally licensed in accordance with the provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive, shall fulfill a continuing
education requirement. Applicants for an annual renewal certification, license, limited
license or provisional license shall, in addition to the other requirements imposed by
the provisions of said sections, biennially within any even-numbered year submit proof
of compliance with the continuing education requirements of this subsection, if any, to
the commission, accompanied by an eight-dollar processing fee.
(d) The continuing education requirements for certified, licensed, limited licensed,
or provisionally licensed appraisers shall be satisfied by successful completion of the
required number of hours of classroom study, during the two-year period preceding
such renewal of certification, license, limited license or provisional license as provided
by the commission or standards of the Appraiser Qualification Board of the Appraisal
Foundation, as the case may be.
(e) If the commission refuses to grant a renewal certification, license, limited license
or provisional license, the certificate holder, licensee, limited licensee or provisional
licensee, upon written notice received as provided for in this chapter, may avail himself
or herself of any of the remedies provided by sections 20-511 and 20-520.
(f) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the commission, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning
the approval of schools, institutions or organizations offering courses in current real
estate or real estate appraisal practices and licensing laws and the content of such courses.
Such regulations may include, but not be limited to: (1) Specifications for meeting
equivalent continuing educational experience or study; (2) exceptions from continuing
education requirements for reasons of health or instances of individual hardship.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 42, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 78; P.A. 00-192, S. 68, 102; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 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 a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 00-192 replaced references to
"tenured license" with references to "limited license" in Subsecs. (a) to (e) and made a technical change in Subsec. (e) for
the purpose of gender neutrality, effective May 26, 2000; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection with Commissioner and Department 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.