(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 § 46a-82 after January 1, 1996, that the commission would have had but for the failure of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to comply with the time requirements of § 46a-83 provided the commission takes action to comply with such time requirements with respect to such complaints not later than June 30, 1996.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 46a-82c

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(b) The time frame contained in subsection (c) of § 46a-83 to conduct a case assessment review shall be tolled if an answer is not timely received from the date the respondent’s answer is due pursuant to subsection (a) of § 46a-83 until the date the answer is actually received by the commission.