CGS § 20-317. Persons licensed in another state as a real estate licensee. Requirements for Connecticut license.

History: 1967 act updated statute to provide for service of process on chairman or executive director of commission rather than on commissioner or his deputy; 1971 act deleted reference to filing of bond by nonresident applicant “in the same amount as is required of a resident of this state”; P.A. 77-614 deleted references to executive director of commission as proxy party for nonresident applicants in suits and actions filed against them; P.A. 78-280 replaced “county” with “judicial district”; P.A. 82-422 limited licensure by reciprocity to licensees currently practicing in a state having licensure requirements substantially similar to or higher than those of this state, who have no complaints or disciplinary proceedings pending against them and who pass the Connecticut portion of the real estate examination; P.A. 87-137 provided that, for licensure by reciprocity of individuals licensed in another state with requirements substantially similar to or higher than those of this state, the applicant need not pass the Connecticut portion of the real estate examination; P.A. 88-329 made licensure requirements for nonresident brokers and salesmen applicable to nonresident real estate appraisers and residential appraisers, effective July 1, 1989; P.A. 90-332 amended section to include references to the real estate appraisal commission and provisions re certification for general certified and residential certified appraisers; P.A. 91-229 divided section into Subsecs., deleted all references to general certified and residential certified appraisers, in Subsec. (a) added a provision re certification and qualifications for nonresidents applying for licensure or certification in this state and added new Subsec. (c) re temporary licensing or certification for a period of 20 days for a $150 fee; P.A. 93-354 deleted Subsec. (c) re licensing and certification of nonresident real estate appraisers and deleted all references to real estate appraisal commission and real estate appraisers elsewhere in the section, 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. 96-200 substituted “salesperson” for “salesman” in Subsec. (a); P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 01-100 deleted references to nonresidents and replaced with references to persons licensed in another state and made technical changes, including changes for the purpose of gender neutrality; P.A. 16-185 amended Subsec. (a) to add “or Commissioner of Consumer Protection”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 21-37 amended Subsec. (b) by changing “commission” to “department” re records, effective June 4, 2021; P.A. 23-84 substantially amended Subsec. (a) by substituting references to real estate business, real estate licensee and real estate professional for references to real estate broker and real estate salesperson, eliminating provision re other states licensing residents of this state without examination and made technical and conforming changes and substantially amended Subsec. (b) by substituting provisions re application for licensure as set forth in Sec. 21a-11b for provisions re irrevocable consent to commencement of suit and action in this state, effective April 1, 2024.