2013 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 46a - Human Rights
Chapter 814c - Human Rights and Opportunities
Section 46a-83a - Right of appeal by complainant.

If (1) a complainant requests a release of jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (b) of section 46a-83, (2) a commission legal counsel denies reinstatement of a complaint pursuant to subsection (b) of said section, or (3) a complaint is dismissed for failure to accept full relief pursuant to subsection (c) of said section, and the complainant does not request reconsideration of such dismissal as provided in subsection (f) of said section, the executive director shall issue a release and the complainant may, within ninety days of receipt of the release from the commission, bring an action in accordance with sections 46a-100 and 46a-102 to 46a-104, inclusive.

(P.A. 94-238, S. 3, 6; P.A. 98-245, S. 3, 14; P.A. 01-95, S. 1, 4; P.A. 06-196, S. 217; P.A. 11-237, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 94-238 effective July 1, 1994 (Revisor’s note: In 1995 an incorrect reference to Sec. 4-181 was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 4-183); P.A. 98-245 added provisions that complaint may be dismissed for failure to accept full relief and if complainant does not request reconsideration, the executive director shall issue a release and complainant may bring an action within 90 days of receipt of release, effective July 1, 1998, and applicable to all cases pending with the commission or in the courts and cases filed on or after said date; P.A. 01-95 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re reconsideration requests by the complainant and time limitations for complainant to request a release from the commission and to bring an action, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 11-237 deleted former Subsec. (b) re issue of release and amended remaining provisions by deleting Subsec. (a) designator, replacing “a complaint is dismissed” with Subdivs. (1), (2) and (3) re release, reinstatement and dismissal, replacing reference to Sec. 46a-83(e) with reference to Sec. 46a-83(f) and deleting “of the commission” re executive director.