2016 Idaho Statutes
Title 56 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE
Chapter 7 - RIGHTS OF THE BLIND AND PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
Section 56-705 - CIVIL LIABILITY FOR INTENTIONAL VIOLATION OF STATUTES PROTECTING DISABLED PERSONS.

ID Code § 56-705 (2016) What's This?

56-705. Civil liability for intentional violation of statutes protecting disabled persons. Civil action may be brought against any person intentionally violating the provisions of section 18-5811, 18-5811A, 18-5812 or 18-5812A, Idaho Code, with judgment awarded upon proof of the elements to a preponderance of the evidence. As a part of any such civil judgment, a successful plaintiff shall be awarded punitive damages in an amount equal to all other damages suffered by the plaintiff, but in no event less than five hundred dollars ($500). The failure of a disabled person to use an assistance device or assistance dog shall not be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence in any civil action.

History:
[56-705, added 1997, ch. 267, sec. 12, p. 768.]

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