2009 Connecticut Code
Title 20 Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 400g Real Estate Appraisers
Sec. 20-504. Regulations.

      Sec. 20-504. Regulations. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with advice and assistance from the commission, may adopt such reasonable regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive. Such regulations shall, at a minimum, address real estate appraiser qualifications, continuing education, discipline, real estate appraiser certification, licensing, limited licensing and provisional licensing applications and renewals and shall require any real estate appraiser to comply with generally accepted standards of professional appraisal practice as described in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice issued by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation pursuant to Title XI of FIRREA. The regulations shall further require (1) any real estate appraiser who wishes to enter in or upon any premises not the subject of appraisal for purposes of estimating the value of comparable real estate to (A) obtain the permission of the owner or occupier of the premises, and (B) identify himself or herself as an appraiser, and (2) that a limited appraiser shall in any written statement, including contracts, stationary and business cards, state that such limited appraiser shall not perform an appraisal in connection with a federally related transaction, as defined in FIRREA.

      (P.A. 93-354, S. 29, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 69; P.A. 00-192, S. 58, 102; 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 a technical change; P.A. 00-192 replaced reference to "tenured licensing" with reference to "limited licensing", added provisions requiring limited appraiser to state, in any written statement, the limited appraiser's inability to perform federally related transactions and made technical changes, effective May 26, 2000; 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of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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. 20-328.