(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no person shall conduct a real estate closing unless such person has been admitted as an attorney in this state under the provisions of section 51-80 and has not been disqualified from the practice of law due to resignation, disbarment, being placed on inactive status or suspension. For the purposes of this subsection, “real estate closing” means a closing for (1) a mortgage loan transaction, other than a home equity line of credit transaction or any other loan transaction that does not involve the issuance of a lender's or mortgagee's policy of title insurance in connection with such transaction, to be secured by real property in this state, or (2) any transaction wherein consideration is paid by a party to such transaction to effectuate a change in the ownership of real property in this state.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall have committed a violation of subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 51-88 and be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (b) of section 51-88.
(P.A. 19-88, S. 1.)
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 51-80a. - Regulation of foreign legal consultants.
Section 51-81. - Investigation of qualifications of applicants for admission to the bar.
Section 51-81a. - Certificate of registration. Fee. Renewal.
Section 51-81d. - Client Security Fund.
Section 51-84. - Attorneys subject to rules.
Section 51-85. - Authority and powers of commissioners of the Superior Court.
Section 51-86. - Soliciting persons to institute actions for damages.
Section 51-87. - Solicitation of cases for attorneys.
Section 51-87a. - Limitations on written communications to prospective clients.
Section 51-88. - Practice of law by persons not admitted as attorneys. Exceptions.
Section 51-88a. - Practice of law by persons not admitted as attorneys. Real estate closings.
Section 51-89. - State marshal or constable not to act as attorney in court.
Section 51-89a. - Complaint and hearing required for suspension or disbarment.
Section 51-90. - State-Wide Grievance Committee. Appointment, qualifications and terms of members.
Section 51-90a. - Powers and duties of State-Wide Grievance Committee.
Section 51-90b. - Grievance panels. Appointment, qualifications and terms of members.
Section 51-90c. - State-Wide Bar Counsel.
Section 51-90d. - Grievance counsel and investigators. Powers and duties of grievance counsel.
Section 51-90e. - Filing of complaint alleging attorney misconduct. Referral to grievance panel.
Section 51-90f. - Investigation and determination by grievance panel of attorney misconduct.
Section 51-90g. - Review of panel's determination by subcommittee or State-Wide Grievance Committee.
Section 51-90h. - Decision of State-Wide Grievance Committee.
Section 51-91. - Compelling testimony of witnesses. Contempt.
Section 51-91b. - Applicability of grievance procedures. Transfer of pending matters.
Section 51-91c. - Posting of signs concerning attorney grievance procedures.
Section 51-92. - Grievance committees; fees and expenses.
Section 51-93. - Reinstatement of attorneys.
Section 51-94. - Evidence in proceedings to suspend, displace or remove attorneys-at-law.