Sec.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, all interrogatories shall be answered not later than thirty (30) days after receipt, unless a shorter time is specified in the interrogatory. For good cause shown, the commission may extend the time to answer, provided the request is received not later than the time otherwise specified in the interrogatories for compliance.

(b) The person upon whom the interrogatories are served shall have until the date and time set for compliance to file objections, if any, to the interrogatories. All objections shall be in writing and shall be filed with the commission counsel at the commission's principal address as set forth in Appendix A. Any objection shall state with specificity the grounds relied upon.

(c) The commission counsel and the objecting person may confer and attempt to informally resolve their differences prior to the commencement of any court action.

(d) If a request for extension of time or an objection is denied, a reasonable period of time shall be afforded to the respondent to comply.

(e) A commission attorney may seek enforcement of any interrogatory in accordance with section 46a-88 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and such other statutes that may apply, if:

(1) A person served with interrogatories fails to answer them and does not file a timely request for extension of time or objection;

(2) A person served with interrogatories fails to answer and the attempt to informally resolve differences has failed;

(3) A person fails to answer interrogatories as modified after consideration of a timely filed objection; or

(4) A person fails to answer interrogatories within such extension of time as may have been granted after consideration of a request for extension of time or consideration of a timely filed objection.

(f) In lieu of seeking enforcement of interrogatories, the commission may seek entry of an order of default, as provided in section 46a-83 of the Connecticut General Statutes and section 46a-54-57a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(g) A person answering an interrogatory is under a continuing duty to supplement, amend or change an answer to an interrogatory as a result of newly discovered information or knowledge. Any such supplement, amendment or change shall be served upon the individual who issued the interrogatory as soon as possible after the person acquires such information or knowledge.

(Adopted effective November 4, 2002)