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General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 393 — Electricians, Plumbers, Solar, Heating, Piping and Cooling Contractors and Journeymen, Elevator and Fire Protection Sprinkler Craftsmen, Irrigation Contractors and Journeymen, Gas Hearth Installer Contractors and Journeymen and Residential Stair Lift Technicians
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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 in…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-331
Examining boards
(a) There shall be in the Department of Consumer Protection separate examining boards for each of the following occupations: (1) Electrical work; (2) plumbing and piping work; (3) heating, piping, cooling and sheet metal work; (4) elevator installation, repair and maintenance work; (5) fire protection sprinkler systems…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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 boar…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-332a
Heating, Cooling, Piping and Sheet Metal Work Board: Regulations
The Heating, Cooling, Piping and Sheet Metal Work Board shall recommend regulations consistent with the provisions of sections 20-332 and 21a-7 to establish limited contractor and journeyman licenses for light commercial sheet metal work and residential sheet metal work, which shall be adopted by the Commissioner of Co…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-332b
Hiring ratios re apprentices, journeypersons and contractors. Electrical, plumbing, heating, piping and cooling, sprinkler fitter and sheet metal work. Relief. Regulations
(a) The following allowable hiring ratios shall apply to apprentices, journeypersons and contractors for the following trades: TRADE Electrical, Plumbing, Heating, Piping and Cooling, Sprinkler Fitter and Sheet Metal Work Apprentices | Licensees (Journeypersons or Contractors) 1 | 1 2 | 2 3 | 3 4 | 6 5 | 9 6 | 12 7 | 1…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-332e
Hiring ratio relief. Applications, criteria, procedure and decisions
(a)(1) Not later than February 1, 2026, each examining board established under section 20-331 shall establish a set of criteria for the purpose of determining whether good cause exists for such board to approve the ratio relief applications referred to such board pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-332c
Apprentice, journeymen and contractor working group established. Membership. Report
(a) There is established a working group to discuss hiring ratios for apprentices, journeymen and contractors and study the hiring ratio relief process. The working group shall meet at least three times annually and shall study and make recommendations related to apprentices, journeymen and contractors. (b) The working…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-332d
Limited license holder enrolled in unlimited license apprenticeship program considered journeyman or contractor for purposes of hiring ratio
While the holder of a limited license issued pursuant to chapter 393 is enrolled in an unlimited license apprenticeship program, such limited license holder shall continue to be considered a journeyman or contractor for limited work performance in such area for purposes of section 20-332b and any regulation of Connecti…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-333
Requirements for licensure. Examinations. Denial or issuance pursuant to consent order. Fees
(a) To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant shall have attained such applicant's eighteenth birthday and shall furnish such evidence of competency as the appropriate board or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall require. A recommendation for review issued pursuant to section 31-22u shall be suffic…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-333a
Reciprocity
The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, upon the payment of the appropriate fee, as provided in section 20-335, grant a license or a card of registration provided for in this chapter, without an examination, to any currently practicing, competent person who holds a similar license or card of registration granted b…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-334
License or registration required. Suspension, revocation or fine
(a) No person shall engage in, practice or offer to perform the work of any occupation subject to this chapter in this state, including offering to perform such work in any print, electronic, television or radio advertising or listing, unless such person has first obtained a license as provided in section 20-333, or po…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-334a
Types of licenses
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following licenses may be issued by the Department of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the boards, under the provisions of section 20-333: (1) (A) An unlimited contractor's license may be issued to a person who has served as a journeyman in the…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-334b
Solar thermal work education and training required to be included in apprenticeship programs for plumbing and piping work and heating, piping and cooling work
Any apprenticeship program established for the purpose of providing education and training for persons seeking licensure for plumbing and piping work or for heating, piping and cooling work shall provide all such persons entering the program with education and training in solar thermal work.
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-334c
Fire protection sprinkler systems work training required to be included in apprenticeship programs for journeyman sprinkler fitter's work
Any apprenticeship program established for the purpose of providing education and training for persons seeking licensure for journeyman sprinkler fitter's work shall provide all such persons entering the program with education and training in fire protection sprinkler systems work.
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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 (A) designed to maintain professional competence in the practice, pursuit and standards of electrical work or plumbing and piping work, (B) approved by the commissioner, and (C) provi…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-334e
Eligibility of holders of L-5 or L-6 licenses to take licensure examination for C-5 or C-6 license
Any person who has been issued an L-5 or L-6 license pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 20-334a shall be eligible to take the licensure examination for a C-5 or C-6 license issued pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 20-334a, provided such person submits a complete license appl…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-334f
Gas hearth installer licenses. Regulations. Exemptions
Not later than July 1, 2007, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the appropriate boards established pursuant to section 20-331, shall adopt regulations consistent with sections 20-332 and 21a-7 to establish limited contractor and journeyman gas hearth installer licenses and requis…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-334g
Certificate for solar thermal work
The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after consultation with either the Heating, Piping, Cooling and Sheet Metal Work Board or the Plumbing and Piping Work Board, as appropriate, shall issue a solar thermal work certificate authorizing the performance of solar thermal work, as defined in section 20-330, to any pers…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-335
License fee. Continuing professional education requirements. Expiration and renewal
Any person who has successfully completed an examination for such person's initial license under this chapter shall pay to the Department of Consumer Protection a fee of one hundred fifty dollars for a contractor's license or a fee of one hundred twenty dollars for any other such license. Any such initial license fee s…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-336
Appeals
Any person aggrieved by any action of any board may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183.
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-337
Ownership of businesses
Nothing in this chapter shall require that the ownership or control of a business engaged in providing the work or services licensed under the provisions of this chapter be vested in a person licensed under this chapter, but all the work and services set forth in section 20-330 shall be performed by persons licensed fo…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-338
License as contractor and journeyman. Valid throughout state
The Department of Consumer Protection shall issue a separate license to persons qualified to engage in work as contractors and as journeymen. Any person licensed under this chapter shall be permitted to perform the work or occupation covered by such license in any town or municipality of this state without further exam…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-338a
Work required to be performed by licensed persons
Any contractor who applies for a building permit from a local building official for any work required to be performed by a person licensed under the provisions of this chapter, shall cause such work to be performed by a person licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-338b
Building permit applications. Who may sign. Electronic applications
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any licensed contractor who seeks to obtain a permit from a building official may sign the building permit application personally or delegate the signing of the building permit application to an employee, subcontractor or other agent of the licensed contractor,…
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-338c
Work not to commence until permit obtained
No person licensed pursuant to sections 20-330 to 20-341, inclusive, shall commence work within the scope of sections 20-330 to 20-341, inclusive, unless each applicable permit with respect to the specific work being performed by such licensee has been obtained as required pursuant to local ordinances and the general s…
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