Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-316

Current with legislation from 2024 effective through June 5, 2024.

Section 20-316 - Grounds for refusal of license

(a) The commission or Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall not deny a license under this chapter to any applicant who has been convicted of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, extortion, criminal conspiracy to defraud or other like offense or offenses, or to any association or partnership of which such person is a member, or to any corporation of which such person is an officer or in which as a stockholder such person has or exercises a controlling interest either directly or indirectly, except in accordance with the provisions of section 46a-80.

(b) No license under this chapter shall be issued by the department to any applicant (1) whose application for a license as a real estate licensee has, within one year prior to the date of such applicant's application under this chapter, been rejected in this state, in any other state or in the District of Columbia, or (2) whose license as a real estate licensee has, within one year prior to the date of such applicant's application under this chapter, been revoked in this state, in any other state or in the District of Columbia.

(c) No real estate license shall be issued under this chapter to any person who is younger than eighteen years of age.

(d) The provisions of this section shall apply to any applicant for a license under this chapter, whether or not such applicant was engaged in the real estate business in this state on July 1, 1953, and whenever the applicant's application is filed.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-316

(1953, S. 2346d; 1969, P.A. 525, S. 11; 1971, P.A. 381, S. 2; 1972, P.A. 127, S. 52; P.A. 73-163, S. 3; P.A. 76-168, S. 1, 4; P.A. 79-44; P.A. 81-361, S. 20, 39; P.A. 88-329, S. 7, 15; P.A. 90-332, S. 9, 32; P.A. 91-229 , S. 8 , 19 ; P.A. 93-354 , S. 12 , 54 ; P.A. 94-36 , S. 41 , 42 ; P.A. 96-200 , S. 10 ; P.A. 98-10 , S. 11 ; P.A. 03-71 , S. 3 ; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146 (d); P.A. 04-169 , S. 17 ; 04-189 , S. 1 ; P.A. 16-185 , S. 27 .)

Amended by P.A. 23-0084,S. 13 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 4/1/2024.

Amended by P.A. 16-0185, S. 27 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2016.

Posting of bond is condition precedent to issuance of license. 150 C. 603 .