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Section 46a-81f - Sexual orientation discrimination: Credit practices.

CT Gen Stat § 46a-81f (2019) (N/A)
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(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section for any creditor to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or civil union status, against any person eighteen years of age or over in any credit transaction.

(b) No liability may be imposed under this section for an act done or omitted in conformity with a regulation or declaratory ruling of the Banking Commissioner, the Federal Reserve Board, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection or any other governmental agency having jurisdiction under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, notwithstanding that after the act or omission the regulation or declaratory ruling may be amended, repealed or determined to be invalid for any reason.

(P.A. 91-58, S. 6; P.A. 03-84, S. 35; P.A. 07-245, S. 6; P.A. 11-110, S. 18.)

History: P.A. 03-84 changed “Commissioner of Banking” to “Banking Commissioner” in Subsec. (b), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 07-245 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to “civil union status”, effective July 10, 2007; P.A. 11-110 added reference to Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, effective July 21, 2011.

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

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