An agency proceeding shall be deemed to have commenced on the date that a complaint is filed with the commission. For purposes of Article V, a declaratory ruling proceeding commences when the commission receives, in its principal office, a petition conforming to the requirements of section 46a-54-122(b) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. For purposes of Article VI, an agency proceeding commences on the date an appeal from a local human rights commission is received by the commission.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 46a-54-21a