2013 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 392 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
Section 20-329v - Permit to sell real property security required. Application.

(a) No real property security shall be sold to the public without either the issuer or the real property securities dealer first obtaining a permit from the commission.

(b) Each application for a permit to sell any real property securities shall be made in writing, on such forms and in such manner and accompanied by such evidence in support of such application as is prescribed by the commission. The commission may require such information with regard to the applicant as the commission deems desirable, with due regard to the paramount interests of the public as to the honesty, truthfulness, integrity and competency of the applicant. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the commission, may, by regulation adopted in accordance with chapter 54, establish reasonable filing fees, which shall not be less than forty dollars. Such fees shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(1971, P.A. 603, S. 9; P.A. 77-614, S. 239, 610; P.A. 89-251, S. 130, 203; P.A. 98-10, S. 59; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 77-614 transferred power to regulate filing fees from real estate commission to commissioner of consumer protection, retaining commission in advisory role, deleted reference to use of fees to defray cost of processing applications and issuing permits and required deposit of moneys collected in general fund in Subsec. (b), effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 89-251 amended Subsec. (b) to establish a minimum filing fee of not less than $40; P.A. 98-10 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of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.