Sec.46a-5-11. Complaint

Sec. 1. Complainant. Any person who feels they have been or are being discriminated against on the basis of sex, in violation of chapter 563 of the Connecticut General Statutes, may file a complaint with the commission.

Sec. 2. Forms and filing. The complaints shall be filed with the commission upon forms prepared by the commission, blanks of which will be supplied by the commission upon request.

Sec. 3. Content. The complaint shall contain the following: (a) the date; (b) the full name and address of the complainant; (c) where the complainant may be reached at what time of day; (d) the full name and address of the respondent; (e) an indication of the type of complaint; (f) a statement of the time within which the most recent alleged incidence of discrimination occurred; (g) a brief statement of the events constituting the alleged discrimination; and (h) the signature of the complainant.

Sec. 4. Time of filing. The complaint shall be filed within one hundred and thirty days after the most recent incident of discrimination is alleged to have occurred.

Sec. 5. Manner of filing. The complaint may be filed in person or by letter addressed to the office of the commission.

Sec. 6. Referral to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. The executive director of the commission shall within ten days of receipt of the complaint refer each complaint to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. In the case of any complaints filed after one hundred and thirty days the complainant may be notified immediately in writing, or orally, that they should proceed directly to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. A copy of each complaint shall be maintained by the commission for its records.

(Effective March 23, 1978)