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[TITLE 26. Table of Contents]
26-30-1 Physically disabled persons' rights and privileges.
(1) The blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person has the same rights and privileges in the use of highways, streets, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public areas as able-bodied persons.
(2) The blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person has equal rights to accommodations, advantages, and facilities offered by common carriers, including air carriers, railroad carriers, motor buses, motor vehicles, water carriers, and all other modes of public conveyance in this state.
(3) The blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person has equal rights to accommodations, advantages, and facilities offered by hotels, motels, lodges, and all other places of public accommodation in this state, and to places of amusement or resort to which the public is invited.
(4) (a) The blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person has equal rights and access to public and private housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or other compensation in this state.
(b) This chapter does not require a person renting, leasing, or selling private housing or real property to modify the housing or property in order to accommodate a blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person, or to provide a higher degree of care for that person than for a person who is not physically disabled.
(c) A person renting, leasing, or selling private housing
or real property to a person who is blind, visually impaired,
hearing impaired, or a person who is otherwise physically
disabled, shall comply with the provisions of Section
26-30-2
, regarding the right of those persons to be
accompanied by a guide or service animal specially trained
for that purpose.
2001
26-30-2 Right to be accompanied by guide or service animal or animal in training.
(1) (a) The blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person has the right to be accompanied by a guide or service animal, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12102, specially trained for that purpose, in any of the places specified in Section 26-30-1 without additional charge for the guide or service animal.
(b) This section does not prohibit an owner or lessor of private housing accommodations from charging a reasonable deposit as security for any damage or wear and tear that might be caused by the service animal.
(c) An owner or lessor of private housing accommodations may not, in any manner, discriminate against a blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person on the basis of the person's possession of a guide or service animal specially trained for that purpose.
(2) A person, whether or not the person is blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled, has the right to be accompanied by an animal that is in training to become a guide or service animal in any of the places specified in Section 26-30-1 without additional charge for the animal.
(3) A blind, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person is liable for any loss or damage caused or inflicted to the premises by the individual's guide or service animal.
(4) Persons accompanied by a specially trained guide or
service animal, or by an animal that is in training to become
a guide or service animal, may first be required to identify
the animal by exhibiting the animal's laminated identification
card or other form of identification, before these provisions
apply.
2001
26-30-3 Policy of state to employ blind and disabled.
It is the policy of this state that a person who is blind,
visually impaired, and otherwise physically disabled shall
be employed in the state service, the service of the political
subdivisions of the state, in the public schools, and in
all other employment supported in whole or in part by public
funds on the same terms and conditions as the able-bodied,
unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents
the performance of the work involved.
2001
26-30-4 Interference with rights provided in this chapter a class C misdemeanor.
Any person, or agent of any person, who denies or interferes
with the rights provided in this chapter is guilty of a class
C misdemeanor.
1986
26-30-5 Annual "White Cane Safety Day" proclaimed.
Each year the governor shall take notice of October 15th
as White Cane Safety Day.
1981
