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Home » US Law » 2022 New York Laws » Consolidated Laws » CVR - Civil Rights » Article 4-B - Rights of Persons With a Disability Accompanied by Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs or Service Dogs

47 – Use of Public Facilities by Persons With a Disability.

§ 47. Use of public facilities by persons with a disability. 1. No person shall be denied admittance to and/or the equal use of and enjoyment of any public facility solely because said person is a person with a disability and is accompanied by a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog. 2. For the […]

47-A – Employment of Persons With a Disability.

§ 47-a. Employment of persons with a disability. Unless it can be clearly shown that a person’s disability would prevent such person from performing the particular job no person who is otherwise qualified shall be denied equal opportunities to obtain and/or maintain employment and/or to advance in position in his job solely because said person […]

47-B – Miscellaneous Provisions.

§ 47-b. Miscellaneous provisions. 1. Persons with a disability accompanied by guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs shall be guaranteed the right to have such dogs in their immediate custody while exercising any of the rights and privileges set forth in this article, provided that in instances of employment pursuant to section forty-seven-a of […]

47-C – Penalties.

§ 47-c. Penalties. 1. Any person or legal entity, public or private, violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a violation. 2. Any person or legal entity, public or private, violating section forty-seven and/or subdivision one or two of section forty-seven-b of this article two or more times within a two year […]