Sec.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 notify in writing both the complainant and the respondent and their respective attorneys of their right to provide written or oral comments on all evidence in the commission's file, except as otherwise provided by federal law or other provision of the Connecticut General Statutes. The investigator's preliminary draft of the findings of fact and analysis shall be included with the notice.

(b) The complainant and the respondent shall have fifteen (15) days from the mailing of the notice in subsection (a) of this section to provide comments on the evidence in the case file and the preliminary draft of the investigator's findings of fact and analysis.

(c) The investigator shall consider any timely filed comments of the complainant and respondent when making a determination.

(Adopted effective November 4, 2002)