Sec. 20-330. Definitions. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Contractor" means any person regularly offering to the general public services
of such person or such person's employees in the field of electrical work, plumbing and
piping work, solar work, heating, piping, cooling and sheet metal work, fire protection
sprinkler systems work, elevator installation, repair and maintenance work, irrigation
work, automotive glass work or flat glass work, as defined in this section;
(2) "Electrical work" means the installation, erection, maintenance, alteration or
repair of any wire, cable, conduit, busway, raceway, support, insulator, conductor, appliance, apparatus, fixture or equipment that generates, transforms, transmits or uses electrical energy for light, heat, power or other purposes, but does not include low voltage
wiring, not exceeding twenty-four volts, used within a lawn sprinkler system;
(3) "Plumbing and piping work" means the installation, repair, replacement, alteration or maintenance of gas, water and associated fixtures, laboratory equipment, sanitary equipment, other than subsurface sewage disposal systems, fire prevention apparatus, all water systems for human usage, sewage treatment facilities and all associated
fittings within a building and includes lateral storm and sanitary lines from buildings
to the mains, process piping, swimming pools and pumping equipment, and includes
making connections to back flow prevention devices, and includes low voltage wiring,
not exceeding twenty-four volts, used within a lawn sprinkler system, but does not
include (A) solar work, except for the repair of those portions of a solar hot water heating
system that include the basic domestic hot water tank and the tie-in to the potable water
system, (B) the installation, repair, replacement, alteration or maintenance of fire prevention apparatus within a structure, except for standpipes that are not connected to
sprinkler systems, and (C) medical gas and vacuum systems work. For the purposes of
this subdivision, "process piping" means piping or tubing that conveys liquid or gas
that is used directly in the production of a chemical or a product for human consumption;
(4) "Solar thermal work" means the installation, erection, repair, replacement, alteration, or maintenance of active, passive and hybrid solar systems that directly convert
ambient energy into heat or convey, store or distribute such ambient energy;
(5) "Heating, piping and cooling work" means (A) the installation, repair, replacement, maintenance or alteration of any apparatus for piping, appliances, devices or accessories for heating systems, including sheet metal work, (B) the installation, repair,
replacement, maintenance or alteration of air conditioning and refrigeration systems,
boilers, including apparatus and piping for the generation or conveyance of steam and
associated pumping equipment and process piping, and (C) on-site operation, by manipulating, adjusting or controlling, with sufficient technical knowledge, as determined by
the commissioner, (i) heating systems with a steam or water boiler maximum operating
pressure of fifteen pounds per square inch gauge or greater, or (ii) air conditioning
or refrigeration systems with an aggregate of more than fifty horsepower or kilowatt
equivalency of fifty horsepower or of two hundred pounds of refrigerant. Heating, piping
and cooling work does not include solar work or medical gas and vacuum systems work
or the passive monitoring of heating, air conditioning or refrigeration systems. For the
purposes of this subdivision, "process piping" means piping or tubing that conveys
liquid or gas that is used directly in the production of a chemical or a product for human
consumption;
(6) "Apprentice" means any person registered with the Labor Department for the
purpose of learning a skilled trade;
(7) "Elevator installation, repair and maintenance work" means the installation,
erection, maintenance and repair of all types of elevators, dumb waiters, escalators, and
moving walks and all mechanical equipment, fittings, associated piping and wiring from
a source of supply brought to the equipment room by an unlimited electrical contractor
for all types of machines used to hoist or convey persons or materials, but does not
include temporary hoisting machines used for hoisting materials in connection with any
construction job or project;
(8) "Elevator maintenance" means the lubrication, inspection and replacement of
controls, hoistway and car parts;
(9) "Fire protection sprinkler systems work" means the layout, on-site fabrication,
installation, alteration, maintenance or repair of any automatic or manual sprinkler system designed for the protection of the interior or exterior of a building or structure from
fire, or any piping or tubing and appurtenances and equipment pertaining to such system
including overhead and underground water mains, fire hydrants and hydrant mains,
standpipes and hose connections to sprinkler systems, sprinkler tank heaters excluding
electrical wiring, air lines and thermal systems used in connection with sprinkler and
alarm systems connected thereto, foam extinguishing systems or special hazard systems
including water spray, foam, carbon dioxide or dry chemical systems, halon and other
liquid or gas fire suppression systems, but does not include (A) any engineering design
work connected with the layout of fire protection sprinkler systems, or (B) any work
performed by employees of or contractors hired by a public water system, as defined
in subsection (a) of section 25-33d;
(10) "State Fire Marshal" means the State Fire Marshal or any member of the Division of State Police to whom the Commissioner of Public Safety has delegated powers
under section 29-291;
(11) "Journeyman sprinkler fitter" means a specialized pipe fitter craftsman, experienced and skilled in the installation, alteration, maintenance and repair of fire protection
sprinkler systems;
(12) "Irrigation work" means making the connections to back flow prevention devices, and low voltage wiring, not exceeding twenty-four volts, used within a lawn
sprinkler system;
(13) "Sheet metal work" means the installation, erection, replacement, repair or
alteration of duct work systems, both ferrous and nonferrous;
(14) "Journeyman sheet metal worker" means an experienced craftsman skilled in
the installation, erection, replacement, repair or alteration of duct work systems, both
ferrous and nonferrous;
(15) "Automotive glass work" means installing, maintaining or repairing fixed glass
in motor vehicles;
(16) "Flat glass work" means installing, maintaining or repairing glass in residential
or commercial structures;
(17) "Medical gas and vacuum systems work" means the work and practice, materials, instrumentation and fixtures used in the construction, installation, alteration, extension, removal, repair, maintenance or renovation of gas and vacuum systems and equipment used solely to transport gases for medical purposes and to remove liquids, air-gases or solids from such systems;
(18) "Solar electricity work" means the installation, erection, repair, replacement,
alteration, or maintenance of photovoltaic or wind generation equipment used to distribute or store ambient energy for heat, light, power or other purposes to a point immediately
inside any structure or adjacent to an end use;
(19) "Active solar system" means a system that uses an external source of energy
to power a motor-driven fan or pump to force the circulation of a fluid through solar
heat collectors and which removes the sun's heat from the collectors and transports such
heat to a location where it may be used or stored;
(20) "Passive solar system" means a system that is capable of collecting or storing
the sun's energy as heat without the use of a motor-driven fan or pump;
(21) "Hybrid solar system" means a system that contains components of both an
active solar system and a passive solar system; and
(22) "Gas hearth product work" means the installation, service or repair of a propane
or natural gas fired fireplace, fireplace insert, stove or log set and associated venting
and piping that simulates a flame of a solid fuel fire. "Gas hearth product work" does
not include (A) fuel piping work, (B) the servicing of fuel piping, or (C) work associated
with pressure regulating devices, except for appliances gas valves.
(February, 1965, P.A. 493, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 789, S. 1; P.A. 74-341, S. 15, 16; P.A. 82-312, S. 3, 4; 82-439, S. 1, 7; 82-472, S. 89, 183; P.A. 83-426, S. 1; P.A. 87-588, S. 2, 8; P.A. 90-194, S. 1; P.A. 98-3, S. 23; P.A. 99-170, S. 1; 99-253, S.
1; P.A. 00-128, S. 1, 3; P.A. 02-27, S. 1; 02-92, S. 1; P.A. 03-83, S. 1, 2; P.A. 05-88, S. 1; 05-211, S. 1; P.A. 06-157, S.
2; P.A. 07-183, S. 1.)
History: 1967 act redesignated plumbing work as plumbing and piping work and redefined same, redesignated steamfitting work as heating, piping and cooling work and redefined same, included as contractors persons doing elevator installation
and maintenance as well as repair work and expanded former definition for elevator repair-work, added definitions for
elevator maintenance and apprentice, rearranged statute to delete definitions for electrician, plumber, steamfitter and
elevator repairman and deleted definition for journeyman; P.A. 74-341 redefined "plumbing and piping work" to specifically exclude subsurface sewage disposal systems; P.A. 82-312 included in definition of "plumbing and piping work"
repair of portions of solar hot water heating system which include domestic hot water tank and tie-in to potable water
system, effective October 1, 1983; P.A. 82-439 added definition for "solar work" and, on and after April 1, 1984, excluded
solar work from definitions of "plumbing and piping work" and "heating, piping and cooling work", effective October 1,
1983; P.A. 82-472 subdivided the section; P.A. 83-426 changed from April 1, 1984, to July 1, 1984, date from which "solar
work" excluded from definitions of "plumbing and piping work" and "heating, piping and cooling work"; P.A. 87-588
redefined "contractor" to include persons engaged in the field of fire protection sprinkler systems, redefined "plumbing
and piping work" to exclude work on fire prevention apparatus within a structure, except for standpipes which are not
connected to sprinkler systems, redefined "apprentice" and added Subdivs. (9), (10) and (11) defining "fire protection
sprinkler systems work", "state fire marshal" and "journeymen sprinkler fitter", respectively, effective July 1, 1988; P.A.
90-194 defined "irrigation work" and redefined "contractor", "electrical work" and "plumbing and piping work" to include
or exclude irrigation, as the case may be; (Revisor's note: In 1997 the reference in Subdiv. (10) to "state police department"
was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Division of State Police"); P.A. 98-3 made technical changes; P.A. 99-170
made technical and gender neutral changes, redefined "contractor" to include automotive glass and flat glass workers, and
added new Subdivs. defining "automotive glass work" and "flat glass work"; P.A. 99-253 made gender neutral and technical
changes, redefined "contractor" to include sheet metal workers, and added new Subdivs. defining "sheet metal work" and
"journeyman sheet metal worker"; P.A. 00-128 redefined "heating, piping and cooling work" in Subdiv. (5) to include
sheet metal work and to make technical changes, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 02-27 redefined "fire protection sprinkler
systems work" in Subdiv. (9) to include "maintenance" of any sprinkler system and related equipment; P.A. 02-92 redefined
"plumbing and piping work" and "heating, piping and cooling work" in Subdivs. (3) and (5), respectively, to exclude
medical gas and vacuum systems work and added Subdiv. (17) defining "medical gas and vacuum systems work", effective
July 1, 2003 (Revisor's note: In Subdiv. (5) the new reference to "... or medical gas and vacuum systems;" was changed
editorially by the Revisors to "... or medical gas and vacuum systems work;" for consistency); P.A. 03-83 added "process
piping" to the definition of "plumbing and piping work" in Subdiv. (3) and the definition of "heating, piping and cooling
work" in Subdiv. (5) and defined the term in both Subdivs.; P.A. 05-88 amended Subdivs. (3) and (5) to include piping or
tubing that conveys liquid or gas that is used directly in the production of a chemical in the definition of "process piping";
P.A. 05-211 deleted definition of "solar work" and defined "solar thermal work", "solar electricity work", "active solar
system", "passive solar system" and "hybrid solar system"; P.A. 06-157 defined "gas hearth product work"; P.A. 07-183
redefined "heating, piping and cooling work" in Subdiv. (5) to include on-site operation of heating systems with steam or
water boiler maximum operating pressure of 15 pounds per square inch gauge or greater, or air conditioning or refrigeration
systems with aggregate of more than 50 horsepower or kilowatt equivalency of 50 horsepower or of 200 pounds of refrigerant
and to exclude the passive monitoring of heating, air conditioning or refrigeration systems, effective July 1, 2007.
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Sec. 20-332. Powers and duties of boards. (a) Each examining board established
under section 20-331 shall have a seal and its members may administer oaths in the
performance of their duties. Each board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a
complete roster of all persons licensed or registered by it and entitled to practice the
occupation within the board's jurisdiction in this state. Each board shall biennially furnish a copy of such roster to each town clerk and shall notify such clerk of any deletions
from such roster within five days of such deletion.
(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of
the appropriate board, (1) may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, for the
pursuit, practice and standards of the occupations within the jurisdiction of the boards
for the preservation of the public safety, (2) except as provided in this chapter, shall
adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish the amount and type of
experience and training required to qualify an applicant for an examination for any
license, and (3) shall determine the specific area of a trade for which limited licenses
shall be issued and the areas for which no license shall be required.
(c) If, after a hearing in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, it appears that the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted under this chapter have been violated, in addition to the penalties in this
chapter, the appropriate examining board, or the commissioner or the commissioner's
authorized agent, shall report such violation to the office of the state's attorney for the
judicial district in which such violation occurred.
(February, 1965, P.A. 493, S. 3; 1967, P.A. 789, S. 3; P.A. 74-183, S. 241, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 209, 681; P.A. 77-614,
S. 185, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 98-3, S. 25; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 07-188, S. 1.)
History: 1967 act required rosters be furnished town clerks and specified they include persons registered by boards,
provided that boards have power to make regulations for practice and standards of occupations, added requirements re
contents of regulations, extended date for promulgation of first regulations, and added provision re employment of administrative personnel and investigators; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas and "circuit" with
"county or judicial district", effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior
court and substituted "office of the state's attorney" for "prosecuting attorney", effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-614 deleted
provision requiring annual report to governor, transferred power to make regulations from boards to consumer protection
commissioner, retaining boards in advisory role, deleted provisions concerning boards' powers to investigate violations
and hold hearings, requiring instead that hearings be in accordance with consumer protection commissioner's regulations
and deleted provision re employment of administrative personnel and investigators, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties; P.A. 98-3 divided section into Subsecs. and made technical changes; 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; P.A. 07-188 amended Subsec. (c) by adding
reference to commissioner or commissioner's authorized agent re reporting violation and by making technical changes.
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Sec. 20-334d. Continuing professional education requirements for electricians and plumbers. Regulations. Exemptions. (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Accredited continuing professional education" means any education of an electrician or plumber that is designed to maintain professional competence in the pursuit,
practice and standards of electrical work or plumbing and piping work and that is approved by the commissioner and is provided by an organization, institution or agency
that is approved by the commissioner;
(2) "Certificate of continuing education" means a document issued to an electrician
or plumber by an organization, institution or agency approved by the commissioner
that offers accredited continuing professional education, which (A) certifies that an
electrician or plumber has satisfactorily completed a specified number of continuing
education hours, and (B) bears the name of such organization, institution or agency, the
title of the program, the dates during which the program was conducted, the number of
continuing education hours satisfactorily completed and the signature of the director of
such organization, institution or agency or the signature of the director's authorized
agent;
(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
(b) The commissioner, with the advice and assistance of the Electrical Work Board
established pursuant to subsection (b) of section 20-331, shall adopt regulations, in
accordance with chapter 54, to (1) establish requirements for accredited continuing
professional education for electricians licensed pursuant to sections 20-330 to 20-341,
inclusive; (2) establish qualifying criteria for accredited continuing professional education programs and establish qualifying criteria for acceptable certificates of continuing
education; and (3) provide for the waiver of required accredited continuing professional
education for electricians for good cause.
(c) The commissioner, with the advice and assistance of the Plumbing and Piping
Work Board established pursuant to subsection (d) of section 20-331, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to (1) establish requirements for accredited continuing professional education for plumbers licensed pursuant to sections 20-330 to 20-341, inclusive, which regulations shall require not more than a total of seven hours of
accredited continuing professional education every two years, except in the event of
significant changes to the building code, as approved by the International Code Council,
that relate to plumbing, the commissioner, at such commissioner's discretion, may require more than a total of seven hours of accredited continuing professional education
every two years; (2) establish qualifying criteria for accredited continuing professional
education programs and establish qualifying criteria for acceptable certificates of continuing education; and (3) provide for the waiver of required accredited continuing professional education for plumbers for good cause.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, any person who
has been issued a P-6, P-7, W-8 or W-9 license pursuant to section 20-334a and the
regulations of Connecticut state agencies shall not be required to meet the continuing
education requirements established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
(P.A. 02-142, S. 1; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 48; P.A. 06-49, S. 1; P.A. 07-110, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 02-142 effective June 14, 2002; 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 added Subsec. (d) re exemption for plumbers who serve an apprenticeship
that includes at least 700 hours of related classroom instruction, effective June 30, 2005; P.A. 06-49 added provision in
Subsec. (c)(1) requiring commissioner to adopt regulations requiring not more than 7 hours of continuing professional
education every two years for plumbers, deleted former Subsec. (d) re exemption for plumbers who had completed at least
700-hour apprenticeship and added new Subsec. (d) re exemption for P-6, P-7, W-8 or W-9 license holders, effective May
8, 2006; P.A. 07-110 made a technical change in Subsec. (c)(1).
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Sec. 20-340. Exemptions from licensing requirements. The provisions of this
chapter shall not apply to: (1) Persons employed by any federal, state or municipal
agency; (2) employees of any public service company regulated by the Department of
Public Utility Control or of any corporate affiliate of any such company when the work
performed by such affiliate is on behalf of a public service company, but in either case
only if the work performed is in connection with the rendition of public utility service,
including the installation or maintenance of wire for community antenna television
service, or is in connection with the installation or maintenance of wire or telephone
sets for single-line telephone service located inside the premises of a consumer; (3)
employees of any municipal corporation specially chartered by this state; (4) employees
of any contractor while such contractor is performing electrical-line or emergency work
for any public service company; (5) persons engaged in the installation, maintenance,
repair and service of electrical or other appliances of a size customarily used for domestic
use where such installation commences at an outlet receptacle or connection previously
installed by persons licensed to do the same and maintenance, repair and service is
confined to the appliance itself and its internal operation; (6) employees of industrial
firms whose main duties concern the maintenance of the electrical work, plumbing
and piping work, solar thermal work, heating, piping, cooling work, sheet metal work,
elevator installation, repair and maintenance work, automotive glass work or flat glass
work of such firm on its own premises or on premises leased by it for its own use; (7)
employees of industrial firms when such employees' main duties concern the fabrication
of glass products or electrical, plumbing and piping, fire protection sprinkler systems,
solar, heating, piping, cooling, chemical piping, sheet metal or elevator installation,
repair and maintenance equipment used in the production of goods sold by industrial
firms, except for products, electrical, plumbing and piping systems and repair and maintenance equipment used directly in the production of a product for human consumption;
(8) persons performing work necessary to the manufacture or repair of any apparatus,
appliances, fixtures, equipment or devices produced by it for sale or lease; (9) employees
of stage and theatrical companies performing the operation, installation and maintenance
of electrical equipment if such installation commences at an outlet receptacle or connection previously installed by persons licensed to make such installation; (10) employees
of carnivals, circuses or similar transient amusement shows who install electrical work,
provided such installation shall be subject to the approval of the State Fire Marshal
prior to use as otherwise provided by law and shall comply with applicable municipal
ordinances and regulations; (11) persons engaged in the installation, maintenance, repair
and service of glass or electrical, plumbing, fire protection sprinkler systems, solar,
heating, piping, cooling and sheet metal equipment in and about single-family residences
owned and occupied or to be occupied by such persons; provided any such installation,
maintenance and repair shall be subject to inspection and approval by the building official of the municipality in which such residence is located and shall conform to the
requirements of the State Building Code; (12) persons who install, maintain or repair
glass in a motor vehicle owned or leased by such persons; (13) persons or entities holding
themselves out to be retail sellers of glass products, but not such persons or entities
that also engage in automotive glass work or flat glass work; (14) persons who install
preglazed or preassembled windows or doors in residential or commercial buildings;
(15) persons registered under chapter 400 who install safety-backed mirror products or
repair or replace flat glass in sizes not greater than thirty square feet in residential buildings; (16) sheet metal work performed in residential buildings consisting of six units or
less by new home construction contractors registered pursuant to chapter 399a, by home
improvement contractors registered pursuant to chapter 400 or by persons licensed pursuant to this chapter, when such work is limited to exhaust systems installed for hoods
and fans in kitchens and baths, clothes dryer exhaust systems, radon vent systems, fireplaces, fireplace flues, masonry chimneys or prefabricated metal chimneys rated by
the Underwriter's Laboratory or installation of stand-alone appliances including wood,
pellet or other stand-alone stoves that are installed in residential buildings by such contractors or persons; and (17) employees of or any contractor employed by and under the
direction of a properly licensed solar contractor, performing work limited to the hoisting,
placement and anchoring of solar collectors, photovoltaic panels, towers or turbines.
(February, 1965, P.A. 493, S. 9; 1967, P.A. 199, S. 1; 789, S. 12; 1972, P.A. 7; P.A. 75-464; 75-486, S. 1, 52, 69; P.A.
77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 176, 348; P.A. 82-439, S. 5, 7; P.A. 83-426, S. 5; P.A. 87-588, S. 6, 8; P.A. 88-178,
S. 1, 3; P.A. 96-21, S. 1, 3; P.A. 98-3, S. 34; P.A. 99-170, S. 5; 99-253, S. 6; P.A. 03-59, S. 1; 03-83, S. 3; 03-261, S. 2;
P.A. 05-88, S. 2; 05-211, S. 4; P.A. 07-242, S. 48.)
History: 1967 acts updated statute to conform with Sec. 20-330, substituted title public service company for public
utilities, added as exemption corporate affiliates of public service companies and added exemptions for employees of
municipal corporations, employees of contractors performing work subject to government inspection, persons performing
electrical work in connection with domestic use, persons manufacturing or repairing mechanisms produced for sale or
lease, employees of stage and theatrical companies doing electrical work and employees of carnivals, circuses, etc. doing
electrical work; 1972 act provided exemption for persons doing electrical work in single-family residences; P.A. 75-464
amended Subdiv. (4) to specify "electrical-line or emergency" work and to delete reference to work "subject to inspection
by any federal, state or municipal agency or corporation other than a municipal building department"; P.A. 75-486 replaced
public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority
with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482
made division of public utility control an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business
regulation; P.A. 82-439 applied exemptions under Subdivs. (6), (7) and (11) to solar work, effective April 1, 1984; P.A.
83-426 changed effective date of P.A. 82-439 with respect to this section from April 1, 1984, to July 1, 1984; P.A. 87-588
amended Subdivs. (7) and (11) by extending the provisions of said Subdivs. to fire protection sprinkler systems, effective
July 1, 1988; P.A. 88-178 amended Subdiv. (2) to expand the exemption to include the installation and maintenance of
single-line telephone equipment; P.A. 96-21 added reference to installation or maintenance of wire for community antenna
television service in Subdiv. (2), effective April 29, 1996; P.A. 98-3 made technical changes; P.A. 99-170 amended Subdiv.
(6) to exempt employees of industrial firms primarily involved in maintaining automotive glass work or flat glass work,
amended Subdiv. (7) to exempt the fabrication of glass products, amended Subdiv. (11) to exempt persons engaged in
installing, maintaining, repairing and servicing glass equipment in and about single-family residences and added new
Subdivs. (12) to (15) to exempt automotive glass workers who perform such work on vehicles owned or leased by such
persons, retail sellers of glass products, installers of preglazed or preassembled windows or doors for residential or commercial buildings and registered home improvement contractors who install safety-backed mirror products or repair or replace
flat glass of less than 30 square feet in size in residential buildings; P.A. 99-253 amended Subdivs. (6), (7) and (11) to
replace references to heating, piping and cooling with references to heating, piping, cooling and sheet metal; P.A. 03-59
added Subdiv. (16) re exemptions for sheet metal work performed in residential buildings of six units or less by new
home construction contractors, home improvement contractors and new home construction contractors, subject to certain
limitations; P.A. 03-83 amended Subdiv. (7) to specify that fabrication of products, electrical, plumbing and piping systems
and repair and maintenance equipment used directly in the production of a product for human consumption are not exempt
from the provisions of Ch. 393; P.A. 03-261 amended Subdiv. (7) to specify that provisions thereof apply to employees
of industrial firms when such employees' main duties are concerned with specified activities; P.A. 05-88 amended Subdiv.
(7) to include chemical piping; P.A. 05-211 amended Subdiv. (6) to change "solar work" to "solar thermal work"; P.A.
07-242 added Subdiv. (17) re solar contractors, effective June 4, 2007.
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Sec. 20-341. Penalties for violations. (a) Any person who wilfully engages in or
practices the work or occupation for which a license is required by this chapter without
having first obtained an apprentice permit or a certificate and license for such work, or
who wilfully employs or supplies for employment a person who does not have a certificate and license for such work, or who wilfully and falsely pretends to qualify to engage
in or practice such work or occupation, or who wilfully engages in or practices any of
the work or occupations for which a license is required by this chapter after the expiration
of such person's license, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor, provided no criminal
charges shall be instituted against such person pursuant to this subsection unless the
work activity in question is reviewed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, or
the commissioner's authorized agent, and the commissioner or such agent specifically
determines, in writing, that such work activity requires a license and is not the subject
of a bona fide dispute between persons engaged in any trade or craft, whether licensed
or unlicensed. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 53a-29 and
subsection (d) of section 54-56e, if the court determines that such person cannot fully
repay any victims of such person within the period of probation established in subsection
(d) of section 53a-29 or subsection (d) of section 54-56e, the court may impose probation
for a period of not more than five years. The penalty provided in this subsection shall
be in addition to any other penalties and remedies available under this chapter or chapter 416.
(b) The appropriate examining board or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection
may, after notice and hearing, impose a civil penalty on any person who engages in or
practices the work or occupation for which a license or apprentice registration certificate
is required by this chapter, chapter 394 or chapter 482 without having first obtained
such a license or certificate, or who wilfully employs or supplies for employment a
person who does not have such a license or certificate or who wilfully and falsely pretends to qualify to engage in or practice such work or occupation, or who engages in or
practices any of the work or occupations for which a license or certificate is required
by this chapter, chapter 394 or chapter 482 after the expiration of the license or certificate
or who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, chapter 394 or chapter 482 or the
regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Such penalty shall be in an amount not more than
one thousand dollars for a first violation of this subsection, not more than one thousand
five hundred dollars for a second violation of this subsection and not more than three
thousand dollars for each violation of this subsection occurring less than three years
after a second or subsequent violation of this subsection, except that any individual
employed as an apprentice but improperly registered shall not be penalized for a first
offense.
(c) If an examining board or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection imposes a
civil penalty under the provisions of subsection (b) of this section as a result of a violation
initially reported by a municipal official, the commissioner shall, not less than sixty
days after collecting such civil penalty, remit one-half of the amount collected to such
municipality.
(d) A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed an unfair
or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.
(e) This section shall not apply to any person who (1) holds a license issued under
this chapter, chapter 394 or chapter 482 and performs work that is incidentally, directly
and immediately appropriate to the performance of such person's trade where such
work commences at an outlet, receptacle or connection previously installed by a person
holding the proper license, or (2) engages in work that does not require a license under
this chapter, chapter 394 or chapter 482.
(February, 1965, P.A. 493, S. 10; 1967, P.A. 789, S. 13; P.A. 80-420, S. 3; P.A. 83-487, S. 16; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-22, S. 2, 4; P.A. 86-146; P.A. 89-309; P.A. 91-407, S. 24, 42; P.A. 97-263, S. 6; P.A. 99-73, S. 3; P.A. 07-188, S. 2; 07-206, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 122.)
History: 1967 act deleted provision for forfeiture of right to be licensed by licensee failing to comply with regulations,
substituted "certificate" for "certificate of registration" and updated statute to refer to holders of licenses as well as certificates; P.A. 80-420 distinguished between penalties for person working without license or employing unlicensed person
and for person pretending to be qualified for work or performing work after his license has expired, imposing civil penalty
for the former and retaining previous penalty provision for the latter; P.A. 83-487 amended section to include reference
to apprentice permit; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-22 deleted civil penalty of $500 for first offense and $1,000 for subsequent
offenses previously applicable to those who work without proper permit or certificate and license and to those who wilfully
employ unlicensed workers; P.A. 86-146 added Subsec. (b) authorizing examining boards to impose civil penalties; P.A.
89-309 added persons who supply persons for employment and increased the penalty from $35 to $250 for a first violation,
from $50 to $500 for a second violation and from $100 to $1,000 for subsequent violations; P.A. 91-407 amended Subsec.
(b) by applying provisions to those "who violate any of the provisions of chapter or the relevant regulations pursuant
thereto" and increased penalties from $250 to not more than $500 for a first violation, from $500 to not more than $750
for a second violation and from $1,000 to not more than $1,500 for each violation occurring less than three years after
second or subsequent violation, and exempted improperly registered apprentice from penalty; P.A. 97-263 doubled the
fines in Subsecs. (a) and (b) and added Subsec. (c) requiring the examining board to remit one-half the fine to reporting
municipality; P.A. 99-73 amended Subsec. (b) to include references to "chapter 394 or chapter 482", and made a technical
change; P.A. 07-188 amended Subsec. (a) by inserting references to "wilfully" engaging in work or occupation for which
license is required, deleting provision re fine for violation of any other provision of chapter unless penalty is otherwise
prescribed, replacing provision re fine of not more than $200 for each violation with provisions re class B misdemeanor
after work activity review and determination by commissioner or authorized agent, adding provisions re period of probation
and re penalty in addition to other available remedies and making technical changes, added references to Commissioner
of Consumer Protection and made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c), and added Subsecs. (d) re unfair or deceptive
trade practice and (e) re exceptions to application of section; P.A. 07-206 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change,
replace $200 fine with class B misdemeanor and add provision allowing court to impose probationary period of not more
than 5 years if court determines violator cannot fully repay victim within specified probationary period; June Sp. Sess.
P.A. 07-4 repealed P.A. 07-206, S. 1, effective June 29, 2007.
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