Sec. 20-491. Regulations: Home inspectors and home inspector interns. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 20-491. Regulations: Home inspectors and home inspector interns. (a) The commissioner, with the advice and assistance of the board, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to: (1) Establish such qualifications for the licensing of home inspectors as the commissioner finds necessary for the public interest; (2) establish an application process for persons seeking a license as a home inspector; (3) establish continuing education requirements and standards of professional and ethical conduct for home inspectors; (4) publish a code of ethics for home inspectors; and (5) establish such reasonable rules and regulations as the commissioner may deem necessary or desirable to carry out and enforce the provisions of sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive.

      (b) The commissioner, with the advice and assistance of the board, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to: (1) Establish the requirements for obtaining a permit as a home inspector intern; (2) establish application procedures for persons seeking a permit as a home inspector intern; (3) prescribe rules and standards concerning the supervision of home inspector interns by licensed home inspectors; and (4) adopt such reasonable regulations as the commissioner may deem necessary or desirable to carry out and enforce the provisions of sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive. Such regulations shall require, as a condition of receiving a permit as a home inspector intern, that the applicant enroll in and complete a board-approved training program which may include a home study course.

      (c) The commissioner shall establish rules concerning hearings on any matter under the provisions of sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive.

      (P.A. 99-254, S. 3, 18.)

      History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000.