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§1420-A
Title 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 19: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Subchapter 2: REHABILITATION SERVICES
Article 8: DEAF, HARD-OF-HEARING AND LATE-DEAFENED PERSONS
Subarticle 2: RIGHTS OF DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PERSONS
§1420-C

§1420-B. Motor vehicle drivers

The driver of a vehicle approaching a deaf or hard-of-hearing person using a properly identified guide dog shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to that person and the guide dog. A driver who fails to take such precautions is liable in damages for any injury caused to that person or dog. A deaf or hard-of-hearing person not using a guide dog in any of the places, accommodations or conveyances listed in section 1420‑A has all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons. The failure of a deaf or hard-of-hearing person to use a guide dog in those places, accommodations or conveyances does not constitute nor is it evidence of contributory negligence.   [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 560, §F13 (NEW).
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