(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section for any association, board or other organization the principal purpose of which is the furtherance of the professional or occupational interests of its members, whose profession, trade or occupation requires a state license, to refuse to accept a person as a member of such association, board or organization because of his race, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, color, status as a veteran or status as a victim of domestic violence.
(b) Any association, board or other organization which violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
(February, 1965, P.A. 433, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 39; P.A. 80-422, S. 8; P.A. 11-55, S. 23; P.A. 17-127, S. 3; P.A. 22-82, S. 12.)
History: 1967 act applied penalty to refusal to accept person as a member because of national origin or sex; P.A. 80-422 divided section into Subsecs. and restated provisions; Sec. 53-35a transferred to Sec. 46a-59 in 1981; P.A. 11-55 amended Subsec. (a) to prohibit discrimination on basis of gender identity or expression; P.A. 17-127 amended Subsec. (a) to add “status as a veteran” and make technical changes; P.A. 22-82 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “status as a victim of domestic violence” and by making technical changes.
Annotation to former section 53-35a:
Cited. 160 C. 226.
Notes of Decisions
Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Bd. of Educ., 855 A.2d 212 (Conn. 2004).
· cites it 34× “[23] Furthermore, following the reference to § 46a-58 in § 46a-86 (c) are specific references to General Statutes §§ 46a-59, 46a-64, 46a-64c, 46a-81b, 46a-81d and 46a-81e.”
Thibodeau v. Design Grp. One Architects, LLC, 802 A.2d 731 (Conn. 2002).
· cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 31-75 (prohibiting discriminatory employment compensation practices); General Statutes § 38a-358 (prohibiting discriminatory practices by automobile insurers); General Statutes § 46a-58 (prohibiting discriminatory deprivation of rights); General Statutes §…”
Grey v. City of Norwalk Bd. of Educ., 304 F. Supp. 2d 314 (D. Conn. 2004).
· cites it 2× “See Conn. Gen.Stat. § 46a-59. However, the plaintiff has presented absolutely no evidence on that claim: no evidence from which a jury could infer that any action of the defendants was based even in part on age, and only one repeated bare allegation that younger employees were…”
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