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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-81d (2026)

Sexual orientation discrimination: Public accommodations

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(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: (1) To deny any person within the jurisdiction of this state full and equal accommodations in any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement because of such person's sexual orientation or civil union status, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons; or (2) to discriminate, segregate or separate on account of sexual orientation or civil union status.

(b) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.

(P.A. 91-58, S. 4; P.A. 07-217, S. 170; 07-245, S. 4; P.A. 12-80, S. 96.)

History: P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 07-245 amended Subsec. (a) to add references to “civil union status”, effective July 10, 2007; P.A. 12-80 amended Subsec. (b) to replace penalty of a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with a class D misdemeanor.

Cited. 232 C. 91; 236 C. 453.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1995–2019 · leading case: Kerrigan v. Comm'r of Pub. Health, 957 A.2d 407 (Conn. 2008).
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Kerrigan v. Comm'r of Pub. Health, 957 A.2d 407 (Conn. 2008). · cites it 8× “*448 This public policy extends to a wide range of activities, including membership in licensed professional associations; see General Statutes § 46a-81b; employment; see General Statutes § 46a-81c; public accommodations; see General Statutes § 46a-81d; housing; see General…”
Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Bd. of Educ., 855 A.2d 212 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 6× “Those sections deal generally with discrimination in certain professional or occupational organizations; General Statutes § 46a-59; in certain places of public accommodation; General Statutes § 46a-64; in housing; General Statutes § 46a-64c; in certain professional or…”
Tomick v. United Parcel Serv., Inc., 153 A.3d 615 (Conn. 2016). · cites it 4× “2016) § 46a-89 (b) (1), for example, not only provides a procedure that the commission may follow to seek punitive damages in a civil case, but also expressly authorizes punitive damages awards for violations of General Statutes § 46a-64 (discriminatory public accommodations),…”
Gay & Lesbian Law Students Ass'n v. Bd. of Trs., 673 A.2d 484 (Conn. 1996). · cites it 3× “…membership in licensed professional associations (§ 46a-81b), employment (§ 46a-81c), public accommodations (§ 46a-81d), housing (§ 46a-81e), credit practices (§ 46a-81f), employment in state agencies (§§ 46a-81h and 46a-81j), the granting of state licenses (§…”
Bridgeport Hosp. v. Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities, 653 A.2d 782 (Conn. 1995). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 46a-81d provides: “sexual orientation discrimination: PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, (a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section: (1) To deny any person within the jurisdiction *104 of this state full and equal accommodations in any place…”
Telescope Media Grp. v. Rebecca Lucero, 936 F.3d 740 (8th Cir. 2019). “§ 24-34 - 601(2)(a) (West 2014); Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 46a-81d(a) (West 2012); Del.”
Tomick v. United Parcel Serv., Inc. (Conn. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 2× “s in cases of discriminatory credit practices with a specified maxi- mum cap); General Statutes § 46a-98a (authorizing puni- tive damages in cases of housing discrimination pursuant to General Statutes § 46a-89 [b] limited to $50,000); General Statutes § 46a-89 (b) (allowing…”
Tomick v. United Parcel Serv., Inc. (Conn. 2017). “2016) § 46a-89 (b) (1), for exam- ple, not only provides a procedure that the commission may follow to seek punitive damages in a civil case, but also expressly authorizes punitive damages awards for violations of General Statutes § 46a-64 (discrimina- tory public…”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-81d(a) — 1 case
Telescope Media Grp. v. Rebecca Lucero, 936 F.3d 740 (8th Cir. 2019). “§ 24-34 - 601(2)(a) (West 2014); Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 46a-81d(a) (West 2012); Del.”
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