General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 461
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1659
Referred to Committee on General Law
Introduced by:
SEN. MUSTO, 22nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 461
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1659
Referred to Committee on General Law
Introduced by:
SEN. MUSTO, 22nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require any person required to execute a contract prior to performing work on residential property to: (1) Obtain a license from the state, which license application process shall include taking and passing a test administered by the state to ensure such person has the knowledge to properly perform the work authorized by such license, and (2) require the posting of a cash bond for such license in an amount determined by the Department of Consumer Protection. If such person performs work without a license, the penalty shall be a class C misdemeanor for the first offense and a class B misdemeanor for each subsequent offense. If such person fails to perform under the contract and if the homeowner has fully performed under the contract, the Department of Consumer Protection, after a hearing, may suspend such person's license until such time as such person makes the homeowner financially whole. If such person takes a monetary advance from a homeowner and fails to purchase the required materials with such advance or fails to perform any work other than demolition, and if the homeowner pays such person pursuant to the contract terms, the Department of Consumer Protection shall, after a hearing, suspend such persons's license until such person repays the homeowner and said department shall refer such person to the office of the Chief State's Attorney for prosecution.
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the public by strengthening the laws regarding home improvement contractors.