Connecticut General Statutes 20-426a – Posting of bond by contractor
(a) A bond required under § 20-422 shall run to the state of Connecticut for the use of the state and of any persons who may have a cause of action because of the failure of the contractor to comply with the provisions of this chapter and any regulation or order adopted or issued under this chapter and to account for all funds deposited with him. Such bond shall not be construed to require any surety to complete a home improvement contract entered into by the principal on the bond.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 20-426a
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or any person designated by the commissioner to administer and enforce this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-419
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contractor: means any person who owns and operates a home improvement business or who undertakes, offers to undertake or agrees to perform any home improvement. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-419
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Home improvement: includes , but is not limited to, the repair, replacement, remodeling, alteration, conversion, modernization, improvement, rehabilitation or sandblasting of, or addition to any land or building or that portion thereof which is used or designed to be used as a private residence, dwelling place or residential rental property, or the construction, replacement, installation or improvement of alarm systems not requiring electrical work, as defined in §. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-419
- Person: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company or corporation. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-419
(b) Any person who may be damaged by the failure of a contractor to account for all funds deposited with the contractor may proceed on such bond against the obligor or surety thereon, or both, to recover damages.
(c) Such bond shall be in such form as the commissioner may require and shall be in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars. The commissioner may require the contractor to provide from time to time proof that the bond is in full force and effect.
(d) Any surety issuing a bond in compliance with this section, § 20-422, subsection (b) of § 20-426 and subsection (b) of § 20-427 shall notify the commissioner within thirty days after the expiration or termination of such bond that such bond has expired or terminated and has not been renewed or reissued.
(e) The bond required by this section may be released by the commissioner twelve months after the contractor ceases to be registered, if there are no claims pending against the bond.