2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 394 - Television and Radio Service Dealers and Electronics Technicians
Section 20-355 - Exhibition of licenses. Prohibited acts. License nontransferable. Expiration date.

(a) Each person engaged in servicing receiving equipment shall exhibit his license upon the request of any interested party.

(b) No person shall: (1) Present or attempt to present, as his own, the license of another; (2) knowingly give false evidence of a material nature to the board, or any member of the board, for the purpose of procuring a license; (3) represent himself falsely as or impersonate a licensed service dealer, licensed electronics technician, apprentice electronics technician, licensed antenna technician or licensed radio electronics technician; (4) use or attempt to use a license or permit which has expired or which has been suspended or revoked; or (5) use or attempt to use a license or permit which is restricted in excess of the restriction imposed on such license or permit. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year or be both fined and imprisoned.

(c) Licenses issued to service dealers, electronics technicians, apprentice technicians, antenna technicians and radio electronics technicians under this chapter shall not be transferable.

(d) All licenses issued under this chapter shall expire annually. If a licensee has failed to renew his license within two years after its expiration, his application for renewal shall be considered as a new application under section 20-350.

(February, 1965, P.A. 456, S. 15; 1969, P.A. 667, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 528, S. 7; P.A. 81-361, S. 32, 39; P.A. 82-419, S. 33, 47; P.A. 94-36, S. 19, 42; P.A. 98-3, S. 50; P.A. 13-196, S. 18.)

History: 1969 act amended Subsec. (d) to change expiration date from one year from date of issuance to October first following issuance and added provisions governing licensees’ failure to renew licenses in timely fashion; 1971 act made provisions applicable to certified antenna technicians and certified radio electronics technicians; P.A. 81-361 rephrased Subsec. (d) but made no substantive changes; P.A. 82-419 changed certification to licensure; P.A. 94-36 amended Subsec. (d) to eliminate the “October first” license expiration date and license renewal late fees, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 98-3 made technical changes; P.A. 13-196 amended Subsec. (d) to change period re failure to renew license after expiration from 1 year to 2 years, effective June 21, 2013.

See Sec. 21a-4(c) re fines for late license renewals.

See Sec. 21a-10(b) re staggered schedule for license renewals.