A certified appraiser or licensed provisional appraiser shall not be considered an employee under the provisions of section 31-275 if substantially all of the remuneration for the services performed by such appraiser, whether paid in cash or otherwise, is directly related to sales or other output rather than to the number of hours worked, and such services are performed by the appraiser pursuant to a written contract that contains the following provisions: (1) The appraiser, for purposes of workers' compensation, is engaged as an independent contractor associated with the person for whom services are performed; (2) the appraiser shall not receive any remuneration related to the number of hours worked, and shall not be treated as an employee with respect to such services for purposes of workers' compensation; (3) the appraiser shall be permitted to work any hours the appraiser chooses; (4) the appraiser shall be permitted to work out of the appraiser's own home or the office of the person for whom services are performed; (5) the appraiser shall be free to engage in outside employment; (6) the person for whom the services are performed may provide office facilities and supplies for the use of the appraiser, but the appraiser shall otherwise pay the appraiser's own expenses, including, but not limited to, automobile, travel and entertainment expenses; and (7) the contract may be terminated by either party at any time upon notice given to the other.
(P.A. 93-354, S. 32, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 00-192, S. 60, 102; P.A. 14-52, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 00-192 replaced reference to “tenured appraiser” with reference to “limited appraiser” and made technical changes for the purposes of gender neutrality, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 14-52 replaced “, licensed, limited or” with “appraiser or licensed”, effective July 1, 2014.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 400g - Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies
Section 20-500. - Definitions.
Section 20-501. - Certification or provisional license requirement.
Section 20-502. - Real Estate Appraisal Commission.
Section 20-503. - Duties of the Real Estate Appraisal Commission.
Section 20-504. - Regulations.
Section 20-505. - Bond for the chairperson.
Section 20-506. - Deposit of fees.
Section 20-508. - Application for appraiser certification or provisional license.
Section 20-510. - Competency of applicant. Examination.
Section 20-513. - Validity of certification or provisional license.
Section 20-514. - Grounds for refusal of certification or provisional license.
Section 20-516. - Evidence of real estate appraiser status. Fee.
Section 20-517. - Renewals. Continuing education requirements. Regulations. Certification.
Section 20-518. - Suspension or revocation of certification or provisional license. Fines.
Section 20-519. - Notice and hearing. Refusal, suspension or revocation of certification or license.
Section 20-521. - Revocation of certification or provisional license upon conviction of crime.
Section 20-522. - Misrepresentation; penalty.
Section 20-524. - Report to Governor.
Section 20-525. - Periodic publication of information and material.
Section 20-527. - Federal transactions.
Section 20-528. - Regulations. Effective date.
Section 20-529. - Registration of appraisal management companies. Fees.
Section 20-529c. - Removal of appraiser from appraiser panel. Appraiser complaints.