Sec. 20-329b. Excepted activities. Filing fees. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 20-329b. Excepted activities. Filing fees. (a) Unless the method of disposition is adopted for the purpose of the evasion of the provisions of sections 20-329a to 20-329m, inclusive, or the provisions of the federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, said sections shall not apply to: (1) The making of any offer or disposition of any subdivision or lot, parcel, unit or interest in any subdivision (A) by a purchaser of any subdivision lot, parcel or unit for the purchaser's own account in a single or isolated transaction, (B) to any person who is engaged in the business of the construction of residential, commercial or industrial buildings, other than any lot, parcel, unit or interest in any subdivision, for disposition, (C) pursuant to the order of any court in this state, or (D) by any government or government agency; (2) any offer or disposition of any evidence of indebtedness secured by way of any mortgage or deed of trust of real estate; (3) securities or units of interest issued by an investment trust regulated under the laws of this state; (4) cemetery lots; or (5) the leasing of apartments, offices or stores, or the leasing of similar space within any apartment building, commercial building or industrial building.

      (b) The commission may from time to time, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to chapter 54, with the advice and assistance of the commission, exempt any subdivision from any of the provisions of sections 20-329a to 20-329m, inclusive, if the commission finds that the enforcement of said sections, with respect to such subdivision or lots, parcels, units or interests in such subdivision, is not necessary in the public interest and for the protection of purchasers by reason of the small amount involved or the limited character of the offering, or because such property has been registered and approved pursuant to the laws of any other state.

      (c) Any subdivision which has been registered under the federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act shall be exempt from the provisions of section 20-329d, except for the narrative description of the promotional plan for the disposition of the subdivided lands and copies of all advertising material which has been prepared for public distribution by any means of communications, required under subdivision (2) of said section, upon the filing with the commission of a copy of an effective statement of record filed with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development together with a filing fee of three hundred dollars for each subdivision covered by such effective statement of record. The fee for filing a consolidation or an additional number of lots not included in the initial filing shall be three hundred dollars.

      (1969, P.A. 697, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 488, S. 2; 1972, P.A. 174, S. 1; P.A. 73-564, S. 1; P.A. 75-243, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 233, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 31, 136; P.A. 89-251, S. 128, 203; P.A. 98-10, S. 43; P.A. 99-21, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

      History: 1971 act stated applicability of Secs. 20-329a to 20-329m with regard to subdivisions in Subdiv. (3) and added Subdiv. (9) excluding from applicability leasing of apartments, offices, stores, etc. in Subsec. (a), made exemption in Subsec. (c) applicable with respect to Sec. 20-329d rather than to Secs. 20-329a to 20-329g and 20-329j to 20-329m, specified that $100 filing fee applicable to each subdivision and deleted Subsec. (d) re further exemptions for subdivisions registered under Federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act; 1972 act deleted exemption provided in Subsec. (a)(2) for cases where lots, parcels or units are five or more acres in size, renumbering remaining subdivisions; P.A. 73-564 added provision in Subsec. (c) establishing $100 fee for filing a consolidation or additional lots not included in original filing; P.A. 75-243 qualified exemption in Subsec. (c) by adding exception re narrative description of promotional plan and copies of advertising materials; P.A. 77-614 amended Subsec. (b) to reflect transfer of regulation power from commission to business regulation commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 replaced commissioner of business regulation with commissioner of consumer protection in Subsec. (b); P.A. 89-251 amended Subsec. (c) to increase the filing fees from $100 to $300; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 00-21 substituted "the purchaser's" for "his" in Subsec. (a) and substituted "for" for "in respect of" in Subsec. (c); 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.