Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 390 - Architects
Section 20-292. - Renewal of license. Fees. Architect Emeritus registration. Continuing professional education requirements and fees for failure to earn.

(a) Each licensed architect shall renew his or her license annually. Pursuant to section 20-289, a licensee shall pay to the department the professional services fee for class F, as defined in section 33-182l and shall submit proof of, or attest to, completion of continuing education requirements.

(b) Each corporation holding a certificate of authorization for the practice of architecture shall renew its certificate of authorization for the practice of architecture each year and pay to the department a renewal fee of two hundred twenty dollars.
(c) An applicant for examination or reexamination under this chapter shall pay a nonrefundable fee of seventy-two dollars and an amount sufficient to meet the cost of conducting each portion of the examination taken by such applicant. The fee for an applicant who qualifies for a license, other than by examination, in accordance with the provisions of section 20-291, shall be one hundred dollars.
(d) Pursuant to section 20-289, an architect who is retired and not practicing any aspect of architecture and who is (1) sixty-five years of age or older, or (2) has been licensed for a minimum of ten years in this state, may apply for registration as an Architect Emeritus. The fee for such registration shall be ten dollars. An Architect Emeritus may not engage in the practice of architecture without applying for and receiving an architect license.
(e) For renewal of a license under this section, other than under subsection (d) of this section, an applicant shall submit proof or attest that he or she has completed twelve hours of continuing professional education during the continuing professional education period. The continuing professional education period shall commence three calendar months prior to the license expiration date and shall run for a period of twelve months from the date of commencement.
(f) (1) For renewal of a license under this section, the department shall charge the following fees for failure to earn continuing professional education credits by the end of the continuing professional education period:
(A) Three hundred fifteen dollars for reporting on a renewal application that any of the minimum of twelve hours of continuing professional education was earned up to thirteen weeks following the end of the continuing professional education period; and
(B) Six hundred twenty-five dollars for reporting on a renewal application that any of the minimum of twelve hours of continuing professional education was earned for more than thirteen weeks and up to twenty-six weeks following the end of the continuing professional education period.
(2) Failure, on the part of a licensee under this section to comply with the continuing professional education requirements for more than twenty-six weeks beyond the continuing professional education period may result in the suspension, revocation or refusal to renew the license by the board or department, following an administrative hearing held pursuant to chapter 54.
(1949 Rev., S. 4618; 1957, P.A. 177; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 71; 1971, P.A. 703, S. 4; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 86; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 17; P.A. 78-320, S. 3, 4; P.A. 81-361, S. 11, 39; P.A. 82-394, S. 1, 2; 82-419, S. 15, 47; P.A. 83-574, S. 14, 20; P.A. 86-159, S. 4; P.A. 89-251, S. 117, 203; P.A. 92-74, S. 3, 7; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 52, 89; P.A. 94-36, S. 15, 42; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 237; P.A. 19-177, S. 16; P.A. 21-37, S. 7.)
History: 1959 act increased examination fee from $15 to $50, and deleted fee for certificate and requirement moneys received be used to defray board's expenses; 1971 acts designated previous provisions as Subsecs. (a) and (c), inserting new Subsec. (b) re corporation renewals of authorization certificates, doubled renewal fee in Subsec. (a), raised examination fee in Subsec. (c) from $50 to $150, instituted $100 fee for reexamination previously granted without charge and imposed $50 fee for applicants receiving certificate without examination, later act raised renewal fee in Subsec. (a) and fee for certificate without examination to $150 each; 1972 act reduced renewal fee in Subsec. (a) to $35, raised renewal fee in Subsec. (b) to $100 and reduced fees for initial examination and for certificate without examination to $50 in Subsec. (c); P.A. 78-320 made $100 fee in Subsec. (c) applicable to both original examination and reexaminations; P.A. 81-361 amended section to provide for payment of fees to the department instead of the board's secretary; P.A. 82-394 increased the renewal fee from $35 to $75 and required that it be paid to the department of consumer protection rather than to the secretary of the registration board; P.A. 82-419 changed registration to licensure; P.A. 83-574 increased examination fee from $100 to $225; P.A. 86-159 amended Subsec. (c) by changing the examination and reexamination fee from $225 to $30 and an amount sufficient to cover the cost of conducting the exams; P.A. 89-251 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the fee for license renewal from $75 to $150, amended Subsec. (b) to increase the fee for renewal of certificates from $100 to $175, and amended Subsec. (c) to increase the base fee for examinations from $30 to $36; P.A. 92-74 deleted provision in Subsec. (c) which granted National Council of Architectural Registration Boards authority to determine fee levied to cover the cost of conducting examinations; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16 amended Subsec. (a) to replace $150 renewal fee with fee for professional service fee class F established pursuant to Sec. 33-182l; P.A. 94-36 deleted references to “June thirtieth” license expiration date, effective January 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (b) to increase renewal fee from $175 to $250 and amended Subsec. (c) to increase fees from $36 to $72 and from $50 to $100; P.A. 19-177 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Sec. 20-289, adding provision re proof of completion of continuing education and making technical changes, and added Subsec. (d) re Architect Emeritus registration and practice; P.A. 21-37 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to attest, added Subsec. (e) re requiring 12 hours of continuing professional education annually and added Subsec. (f) re fees for failure to earn continuing professional education credits within required period and administrative actions after hearing for failure to comply for more than 26 weeks, effective July 1, 2021.

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