Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities › 46a-54 Description of Organization, Rules of Practice and Personal Data Regulations

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-33a. Complaint - who may fileA complaint may be filed with the commission by:(a) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an alleged discriminatory practice or practices that have occurred or are occurring, except for an alleged …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-34a. Complaint - when to file(a) A complaint must be filed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the alleged act of discrimination, except that a complaint by a person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of section 46a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-35a. Complaint - contents(a) A complaint shall be in writing, under oath, and shall contain the following: (1) The name and address of the complainant, except as provided in section 46a-54-37a of the Regulations of Connecticut …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-36a. Complaint - manner, date and responsibility for filing(a) A complaint may be filed by delivery in person, by United States mail or by document or other delivery service, to an office of the commission. (b) The date of fili…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-37a. Complaint involving confidential HIV-related information or victims of sexual assault; use of pseudonym(a) The commission shall take two complaints with the same number: (1) If a complaint involves reference to confidentia…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-38a. Complaint - amendment(a) A complaint, or any part thereof, may be fairly and reasonably amended as a matter of right at any time before the appointment of a presiding officer. (b) A complaint may be amended to restate its …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-39a. Complaint - when issued by the commission(a) The commission may issue a complaint whenever: (1) It has reason to believe that a person has been engaged or is engaged in a discriminatory practice or discriminatory practices…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-3a. Functions(a) The commission is generally empowered to exercise specified grants of authority for the enforcement of statutes that prohibit discrimination and promote diversity and shall have such powers and duties as the Ge…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-40a. Amendment of complaint to substitute or add the commission(a) The commission may amend any complaint filed under section 46a-82(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes to substitute or add itself as a complaining party when…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-41a. Notice of amended complaint by the commission; response by persons similarly situated to the complainant(a) When any complaint is amended to substitute or add the commission as a complaining party pursuant to section 46a-5…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-42a. Jurisdictional review; service of complaint upon the respondent(s)(a) Prior to service of a complaint or an amended complaint upon the respondent, the commission shall review the complaint to determine jurisdiction over th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-43a. Duty to answer; time to answer; form of answer(a) A respondent's answer to the complaint shall be filed under oath with the commission not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the complaint, except that an answer t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-44a. Filing and service of answer and other information(a) The original of the answer and papers, documents and any other information in any form required by section 46a-54-1a to section 46a-54-98a, inclusive, of the Regulation…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-45a. Extension of time to file answerA respondent may request, for good cause shown, an extension of fifteen (15) days within which to file its answer to a complaint. All requests shall be in writing, addressed to the commissio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-46a. Default for failure to answer(a) The executive director may enter an order of default against a respondent who, after notice, fails to answer a complaint in accordance with section 46a-83(a) of the Connecticut General Stat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-47a. Amendments of complaints - answerWhenever a complaint is amended, a copy of the amended complaint shall be served upon the respondent not later than ten (10) days after the receipt of the amendment of the complaint by the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-48a. Duty to reply; defenses; new matters in answer deemed denied; complainant's reply to answer(a) Any responses, including defenses and new matters raised in an answer shall be deemed denied if the complainant files no reply.…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-49a. Merit assessment; review after the filing of respondent's answer and complainant's reply and information(a) Not later than ninety (90) days after the filing of the respondent's answer to the complaint or the filing of the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-4a. Membership, appointments; terms of office(a) The commission is composed of nine members appointed pursuant to section 46a-52 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (b) In order to serve as a commissioner, an individual shall …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-50a. Complainant's duty to provide information(a) The complainant, not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of a copy of the respondent's answer and responses to the complaint, and any papers, documents and any other infor…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-51a. Information provided by the respondent(a) The commission may request the respondent to provide voluntarily any and all information in its possession or obtainable by reasonable means which relates to a contested allegation…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-52a. Interrogatories(a) Commission attorneys and investigators may issue interrogatories to any complainant or respondent, requiring that person to provide written answers under oath relating to any complaint. Absent objection,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-53a. Subpoenas(a) The commission, by a commissioner or a commission attorney, may issue subpoenas requiring the production of books, papers, records and any other documents relating to the complaint. Absent objection, all subpo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-54a. Depositions(a) The commission, acting through a commissioner, may issue a subpoena to take the testimony, under oath, of any person, including the complainant or respondent, concerning any matter under investigation or in …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-55a. Fact-finding conferences: purposes; attendance except for good cause; role of attorneys; predetermination agreement(a) Commission staff may on its own or upon the request of a party, schedule and conduct fact-finding confe…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-56a. Mandatory mediation sessions(a) After conducting the merit assessment review pursuant to section 46a-54-49a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and having determined that the complaint should proceed to invest…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-57a. Default for failure to answer interrogatories, respond to subpoena or attend a mandatory mediation session(a) The executive director may enter an order of default against a respondent who, after notice, fails to answer int…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-58a. Disclosure of evidence to complainant, respondent and authorized representatives(a) The complainant and the respondent shall have the right to inspect and copy evidence in the commission's file pertaining to the complaint …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-59a. Final comments prior to a determination of reasonable cause or no reasonable cause(a) When an investigator believes that sufficient evidence has been gathered upon which to base a determination, the investigator shall noti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-5a. Meetings; quorum; votes; resignation of member by operation of statute(a) Regular meetings of the commission are generally held at the commission's principal office in Hartford. The commission reserves the right to conduct …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-60a. Finding of reasonable cause; conciliation(a) After reviewing the evidence in the commission's file and considering any timely comments of the complainant and respondent, if the investigator determines that there is reasona…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-61a. Issuance of finding of no reasonable cause; transmittal to complainant(a) After reviewing the evidence in the commission's file and considering any timely comments of the complainant and respondent, the investigator may de…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-62a. Requests for reconsideration procedures(a) The complainant may request reconsideration of his or her complaint following dismissal due to: (1) A finding of no reasonable cause;(2) A merit assessment review;(3) Failure to a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-63a. No-fault conciliationThe respondent may, not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of a complaint, choose to provide immediate relief to the complainant. If the complainant accepts the offer of relief and the relief of…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-64a. Suspension of case processing; appeal; resumption of case processing(a) In order to expedite processing of complaints where the complainant is proceeding only with a complaint filed pursuant to section 46a-82(a) of the Con…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-65a. Timeframes(a) Within ninety (90) days of the filing of the respondent's answer to the complaint, the executive director shall conduct a merit assessment review of the file, pursuant to section 46a-83(b) of the Connecticut …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-66a. Releases of jurisdiction; action in the superior court(a) In accordance with section 46a-100 to section 46a-104, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, any person who has timely filed a complaint with the commissi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-67a. Complaint dispositions(a) A complaint may be disposed of when there has been a satisfactory resolution of a complaint by conciliation agreement in accordance with: (1) A no-fault conciliation agreement as set forth in sect…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-68a. Withdrawal of complaint; substitution of the commission(a) A complainant may withdraw a complaint with or without settlement. Any withdrawal may be on a form prescribed by the commission and shall include a statement that …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-69a. Complaint; court enforcement of conciliation agreementAny person claiming to be aggrieved by the breach of a conciliation agreement referenced in section 46a-54-67a(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies may, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-6a. Appointment of chairperson, election of officers; duties(a) The chairperson of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor for a one-year term in accordance with section 46a-52 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-70a. InjunctionsThe commission may seek injunctions in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Connecticut General Statutes. (Adopted effective November 4, 2002)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-71a. Request for reopening procedures(a) A complainant or a respondent, may, for good cause shown, in the interest of justice, apply in writing for the reopening of a matter previously closed by the commission. (1) Any applicat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-72a—46a-54-77a. Reserved

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-78a. Commencement of contested case proceeding; conferences and hearings; applicability(a) Contested case proceedings commence with the certification of the complaint. Article III shall apply on or after its effective date to e…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-79a. Notice of hearing conference; service; amendment of complaint(a) Upon certification of the complaint, the chief human rights referee shall appoint a human rights referee to act as a presiding officer and shall further issu…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 46a-54-7a. CommitteesThe commission may, by a majority vote of its members present and voting, establish such standing or ad hoc committees as it deems necessary or advisable, prescribe their duties and responsibilities and appoint th…