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Title 62A. Utah Human Services Code. Chapter 5B. Rights and Privileges of a Person with a Disability.
Title 41. Motor Vehicles. Chapter 6A. Traffic Code. Part 10. Pedestrians' Rights and Duties.
(ii) no longer provides service animal services to the owner because of the dog's age or other factors limiting the dog's service capability.
(b) “Service animal” means a police service canine, as defined in Section 53-16-102.
(2) If a county adopts a limit as to the number of dogs a person may keep, the county shall allow a person to keep a service animal, a retired service animal, or both in addition to that limit.
Laws 2014, c. 28, § 2, eff. May 13, 2014.
This chapter is known as "Rights and Privileges of a Person with a Disability."
Laws 2007, c. 22, § 2, eff. April 30, 2007.
(1) “Disability” has the same meaning as defined in 42 U.S.C. 12102 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, as may be amended in the future, and 28 C.F.R. 36.104 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as may be amended in the future.
(ii) except for a dinner theater, a theater that sells food items.
(I) helping an individual with a psychiatric or neurological disability by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors.
Laws 2007, c. 22, § 3, eff. April 30, 2007; Laws 2009, c. 110, § 1, eff. May 12, 2009; Laws 2011, c. 94, § 1, eff. May 10, 2011.
(1) A person with a disability has the same rights and privileges in the use of highways, streets, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public areas as a person who is not a person with a disability.
(2) A person with a disability 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) A person with a disability 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) A person with a disability 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 person with a disability or to provide a higher degree of care for that person than for someone who is not a person with a disability.
(c) A person renting, leasing, or selling private housing or real property to a person with a disability shall comply with the provisions of Section 62A-5b-104, regarding the right of the person to be accompanied by a service animal specially trained for that purpose.
Laws 2007, c. 22, § 4, eff. April 30, 2007.
(ii) without additional charge for the service animal.
(b) This section does not prohibit an owner or lessor of private housing accommodations from charging a person, including a person with a disability, a reasonable deposit as security for any damage or wear and tear that might be caused by a service animal if the owner or lessor would charge a similar deposit to other persons for potential wear and tear.
(c) An owner or lessor of private housing accommodations may not, in any manner, discriminate against a person with a disability on the basis of the person's possession of a service animal.
(b) without additional charge for the animal.
(3) A person with a disability is liable for any loss or damage caused or inflicted to the premises by the person's service animal.
(c) another form of identification.
Laws 2007, c. 22, § 5, eff. April 30, 2007; Laws 2009, c. 110, § 2, eff. May 12, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 389, § 1, eff. May 8, 2012.
It is the policy of this state that a person with a disability 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 a person who is not a person with a disability, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.
Laws 2007, c. 22, § 6, eff. April 30, 2007.
(1) 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.
Laws 2007, c. 22, § 7, eff. April 30, 2007.
Each year the governor shall take notice of October 15 as White Cane Safety Day.
Laws 2007, c. 22, § 8, eff. April 30, 2007.
(ii) accompanied by a guide dog specially trained for that purpose and equipped with a harness.
(b)(i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), a person who fails to yield the right-of-way is liable for any loss or damage which results as a proximate cause of the failure to yield the right-of-way to blind or visually impaired persons.
(B) yield the right-of-way to authorized emergency vehicles giving an audible warning signal.
(2) A pedestrian other than a blind or visually impaired person may not carry a cane as described in Subsection (1).
Laws 2005, c. 2, § 125, eff. Feb. 2, 2005.
(a) “Disability” has the same meaning as defined in Section 62A-5b-102.
(ii) affiliated with an established search and rescue dog organization.
(ii) a search and rescue dog.
(2) It is a class A misdemeanor for a person to knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly cause substantial bodily injury or death to a service animal.
(b) the service animal's subsequent inability to function as a service animal as a result of the animal's attacking, chasing, or harassing the service animal.
(4) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to chase or harass a service animal.
(5) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person who owns, keeps, harbors, or exercises control over an animal to knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly fail to exercise sufficient control over the animal to prevent it from chasing or harassing a service animal while it is carrying out its functions as a service animal, to the extent that the animal temporarily interferes with the service animal's ability to carry out its functions.
(6)(a) A service animal is exempt from quarantine or other animal control ordinances if it bites any person while it is subject to an offense under Subsection (2), (3), (4), or (5).
(b) The owner of the service animal or the person with a disability whom the service animal serves shall make the animal available for examination at any reasonable time and shall notify the local health officer if the animal exhibits any abnormal behavior.
(7) In addition to any other penalty, a person convicted of any violation of this section is liable for restitution to the owner of the service animal or the person with a disability whom the service animal serves for the replacement, training, and veterinary costs incurred as a result of the violation of this section.
(8) If the act committed under this section amounts to an offense subject to a greater penalty under another provision of Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, than is provided under this section, this section does not prohibit prosecution and sentencing for the more serious offense.
Laws 2000, c. 302, § 2, eff. May 1, 2000; Laws 2007, c. 22, § 9, eff. April 30, 2007; Laws 2009, c. 110, § 3, eff. May 12, 2009.
(1) “Disability” has the same meaning as defined in Section 62A-5b-102.
(b) affiliated with an established search and rescue dog organization.
(b) a search and rescue dog.
Laws 2008, c. 3, § 735, eff. Feb. 7, 2008; Laws 2009, c. 110, § 4, eff. May 12, 2009.
(b) the owner or keeper of any animal that without provocation attacks a service animal due to the owner's or keeper's negligent failure to exercise sufficient control over the animal to prevent the attack.
(2) The action authorized by this section maybe brought by a person with a disability who uses the service animal, or the owner of the service animal.
(iii) court and attorney costs incurred in bringing an action under this section.
(d) court and attorney costs incurred in bringing an action under this section.
Laws 2008, c. 3, § 736, eff. Feb. 7, 2008.
(2) attack upon, or the chasing or harassment of a service animal by an animal that is currently kept or maintained on the property where the trespass is committed.
Laws 2008, c. 3, § 737, eff. Feb. 7, 2008.

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