Connecticut § 46a-82b Jurisdiction over complaints filed on or before January 1, 1996. Release of complaint if failure to issue determination re reasonable cause not later than January 1, 1997.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 46a-82b — Jurisdiction over complaints filed on or before January 1, 1996. Release of complaint if failure to issue determination re reasonable cause not later than January 1, 1997.

Connecticut § 46a-82b

Title 46aHuman Rights

Ch. 814cHuman Rights and Opportunities

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-82b (2026).

Text

(a)Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shall have jurisdiction over any complaint filed pursuant to section 46a-82 on or before January 1, 1996, which has not been finally adjudicated or resolved by action of the commission, that the commission would have had jurisdiction over but for the failure of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to comply with the time requirements of chapter 814c.

(b)If the commission fails to issue a determination of reasonable cause or no reasonable cause on any such complaint not later than January 1, 1997, the executive director of the commission shall issue forthwith a release of the complaint from the commission, allowing the complainant to bring a civil action.

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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shall have jurisdiction over any complaint filed pursuant to section 46a-82 on or before January 1, 1996, which has not been finally adjudicated or resolved by action of the commission, that the commission would have had jurisdiction over but for the failure of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to comply with the time requirements of chapter 814c. (b) If the commission fails to issue a determination of reasonable cause or no reasonable cause on any such complaint not later than January 1, 1997, the executive director of the commission shall issue forthwith a release of the complaint from the commission, allowing the complainant to bring a civil action. Upon receipt of a release pursuant to this section, the complainant may bring a civil action in accordance with the provisions of sections 46a-100 , 46a-101 , 46a-103 and 46a-104 , notwithstanding the statute of limitations pursuant to section 46a-102 .

Legislative History

(P.A. 96-241, S. 1, 7.) History: P.A. 96-241 effective June 6, 1996. P.A. 96-241 intends that commission be provided with authority to proceed on all complaints in which it had not complied with deadlines set forth in Secs. 46a-83(b) and 46a-84(b); P.A. 96-241 affects only choice of forum and does not affect substantive rights to a claim or defense. 248 C. 392.