Sec. 20-328. Regulations.

The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with advice and assistance from the commission, may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, relating to the form and manner of filing applications for licenses under this chapter and the manner in which licensed real estate brokers and licensed real estate salespersons shall conduct the real estate business.

(1953, S. 2357d; 1963, P.A. 101; P.A. 77-614, S. 232, 610; P.A. 88-329, S. 13, 15; P.A. 90-332, S. 29, 32; P.A. 91-229, S. 15, 19; P.A. 93-354, S. 23, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 40; P.A. 03-71, S. 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

History: 1963 act provided for making of regulations re manner of conducting real estate business; P.A. 77-614 amended section to transfer responsibility for regulations concerning filing of license applications and manner of conducting real estate business from commission to consumer protection commissioner, retaining commission in an advisory role and to delete regulations re issuance, suspension and revocation of licenses and re hearings from purview of section and to delete power to enforce regulations, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 88-329 authorized the commissioner of consumer protection to adopt regulations relating to license applications for real estate appraisers and residential appraisers, and required the commissioner to adopt regulations to establish uniform standards of appraisal practice, effective July 1, 1989; P.A. 90-332 amended section to include references to the real estate commission and the real estate appraisal commission and to add provisions re certification for general certified and residential certified appraisers; P.A. 91-229 deleted all references to general certified and residential certified appraisers and added a provision requiring that regulations relating to appraisal content standards shall be as provided by federal regulations; P.A. 93-354 deleted provisions re commissioner's regulatory authority over real estate appraisers, 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 technical changes; P.A. 03-71 deleted “such reasonable” and “as the commissioner deems necessary” re adoption of regulations; 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of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.

Notation

Cited. 177 C. 515.

Real estate broker may maintain action for commission even though there was no written listing agreement as required by regulation. 26 CS 193.