Section 20-317 - Persons licensed in another state as a real estate licensee. Requirements for Connecticut license(a) A person licensed in another state to engage in the real estate business may become a real estate licensee in this state by conforming to all of the provisions of this chapter. The commission or Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall recognize a current, valid license issued to a currently practicing, competent real estate professional engaging in the real estate business in, and recognized by, another state as satisfactorily qualifying such real estate professional for a license as a real estate licensee under this chapter, provided (1) the laws of the state in which such real estate professional is licensed require that applicants for licenses as real estate licensees establish their competency by written examinations, (2) the licensure requirements of such state are substantially similar to or higher than those of this state, and (3) such real estate professional has no disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint pending against such real estate professional. If an applicant real estate professional is licensed in a state that does not have such requirements, such applicant real estate professional shall be required to pass the Connecticut portion of the real estate examination.(b) A real estate professional who satisfies the requirements established in subsection (a) of this section may apply for licensure in this state as set forth in section 21a-11b.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-317
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Amended by P.A. 23-0084,S. 14 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 4/1/2024.Amended by P.A. 21-0037, S. 27 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 6/4/2021.Amended by P.A. 16-0185, S. 28 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2016. Cited. 144 Conn. 647 . If a nationally recognized real estate brokerage corporation wants to engage in real estate business in this state, section provides a means for it to do so legally. 266 C. 572.