§ 40-9.1-1 — § 40-9.1-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island § 40-9.1-1

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 40: Human services
• Ch. 40-9.1: Equal Rights to Public Facilities

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§ 40-9.1-1. Declaration of policy.

It is the policy of this state that:

(1) Persons who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard-of-hearing or otherwise have a disability have the same rights as the able-bodied to the full and free use of the streets, highways, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places.

(2) Persons who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard-of-hearing or otherwise have a disability are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges on any public conveyance operated on land or water or in the air, or any stations and terminals thereof, not limited to taxis, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, street cars, boats; and in any educational institution, not limited to any kindergarten, primary and secondary school, trade or business school, high school, academy, college and university; and in places of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement, not limited to hotels, lodging places, restaurants, theater; and in all other places to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.

(3) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 96, § 1 and P.L. 2019, ch. 131, § 1.]

Legislative History

P.L. 1975, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 159, § 6; P.L. 1997, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 131, § 1.