2012 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209 Disabilities
Section 209.204 Crime of impersonating a person with a disability for the purpose of receiving certain accommodations, penalty, civil liability.
Crime of impersonating a person with a disability for the purpose of receiving certain accommodations, penalty, civil liability.
209.204. Any person who knowingly impersonates a person with a disability for the purpose of receiving the accommodations regarding service dogs under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101, et seq., is guilty of a class C misdemeanor and shall also be civilly liable for the amount of any actual damages resulting from such impersonation. Any second or subsequent violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor. For purposes of this section, "impersonates a person with a disability" means a representation by word or action as a person with a disability or a representation of a dog by word or action as a service dog.
(L. 2005 H.B. 116)Effective 7-12-05
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