Section 46a-66 - (Formerly Sec. 36-437). Discriminatory credit practices prohibited(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section for any creditor to discriminate on the basis of sex, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, intellectual disability, learning disability, blindness, physical disability, status as a veteran or status as a victim of domestic violence 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 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Opportunity Act, notwithstanding that after the act or omission the regulation or declaratory ruling may be amended, repealed or determined to be invalid for any reason.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-66
(P.A. 73-573, S. 2; P.A. 75-281; P.A. 76-75; 76-171, S. 3; P.A. 77-604, S. 23, 84; P.A. 78-148, S. 11; P.A. 80-422, S. 14; P.A. 87-9, S. 2, 3; P.A. 90-330, S. 5, 11; P.A. 03-84 , S. 33 ; P.A. 11-55 , S. 28 ; 11-129 , S. 20 ; P.A. 17-127 , S. 7 .)
Amended by P.A. 22-0082, S. 15 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by P.A. 17-0127, S. 7 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by P.A. 11-0055, S. 28 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2011. See Sec. 1-1f for definitions of "blind" and "physically disabled".