Connecticut § 20-420a - Procedures for registration. Records.

§ 20-420a. Procedures for registration. Records.

Sec. 20-420a. Procedures for registration. Records. (a) No business entity shall perform or offer to perform home improvements in this state unless such business entity has been issued a certificate of registration by the commissioner. No such business entity shall be relieved of responsibility for the conduct and acts of its agents, employees or officers by reason of its compliance with the provisions of this section, nor shall any individual contractor be relieved of responsibility for home improvements performed by reason of such individual contractor's employment or relationship with such business entity.

(b) A business entity desiring a certificate of registration shall apply to the commissioner, online, on a form provided by the commissioner. The application shall (1) state the name and address of such business entity, the city or town and the street and number where such business entity is to maintain its principal place of business in this state and the names and addresses of its individual owners, (2) contain a list of one or more individuals who shall direct, supervise or perform home improvements for such business entity, (3) require each individual owner of such business entity to disclose whether such individual owner 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, and (4) such other information as the commissioner may require.

(c) Any certificate issued by the commissioner pursuant to this section may be revoked, suspended, or have conditions placed upon the holder of the certificate by the commissioner after notice and a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 concerning contested cases, if it is shown that the holder of such certificate has not conformed to the requirements of this chapter, that the certificate was obtained through fraud or misrepresentation or that any individual owner of such home improvement contractor, if such registrant is a business entity, has been convicted of a crime that would preclude such registrant from holding such registration in accordance with section 46a-80. The commissioner may refuse to issue or renew a certificate if any facts exist which would entitle the commissioner to suspend or revoke an existing certificate.

(d) Each such business entity shall file with the commissioner, upon application or renewal thereof, a designation of an individual or individuals registered to perform home improvements in this state who shall direct or supervise the performance of home improvements by such business entity in this state.

(e) Each such business entity shall confirm, upon application or renewal thereof, that such applicant business entity is in good standing with the Secretary of the State. Such corporation shall notify the commissioner of any change in such standing not later than thirty days after such change becomes effective.

(f) Each such business entity shall maintain a list of all of such business entity's employees and contractors, and all employment documents associated with such employees and contractors, in an auditable format for at least four taxable years. Such business entity shall, upon request by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative, (1) immediately make such list and documents available to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative for the purpose of inspecting and copying such list and documents, and (2) produce copies of such list and documents to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative not later than two business days after the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative requests such copies. Such business entity shall make such list, documents and copies available to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative in an electronic format unless it is not commercially practical for such business entity to make such list, documents and copies available to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative in an electronic format.

(P.A. 88-269, S. 3; P.A. 98-3, S. 63; P.A. 21-197, S. 5; P.A. 23-99, S. 12.)

History: P.A. 98-3 made technical changes; P.A. 21-197 amended Subsec. (b) to change “in writing” to “online”, designate existing provision re application as Subdivs. (1) and (2) and make technical changes and amended Subsec. (c) to authorize placement of conditions on certificate holder, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-99 amended Subsecs. (a), (b), (d) and (e) by substituting references to business entity for references to corporation or qualifying corporation, amended Subsec. (b) by substituting “its individual owners” for “officers” in Subdiv. (1), substituting “list of” for “statement that” in Subdiv. (2), adding Subdiv. (3) requiring disclosure re guilt or conviction and designating existing provisions re other information required by Commissioner of Consumer Protection as Subdiv. (4), amended Subsec. (c) by substituting provisions re individual owner for provisions re contractor of record, amended Subsec. (d) by eliminating provision re corporation notify Commissioner of Consumer Protection within 30 days, amended Subsec. (e) by substituting “confirm” for “file with the commissioner”, added Subsec. (f) re recordkeeping and disclosure, and made technical and conforming changes throughout, effective June 29, 2023.