2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 10 - CIVIL RIGHTS
Chapter 5
Section 10:5-29 - Person with a disability; accompaniment by service or guide dog; use of public facilities; liabilities.

Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 10:5-29 (2018)

Section: 10:5-29: Person with a disability; accompaniment by service or guide dog; use of public facilities; liabilities.


1. Any person with a disability accompanied by a service or guide dog trained by a recognized training agency or school is entitled, with his dog, to the full and equal enjoyment, advantages, facilities and privileges of all public facilities, subject only to the following conditions:

a. A person with a disability, if accompanied by a service or guide dog, shall keep such dog in his immediate custody at all times;

b. A person with a disability accompanied by a service or guide dog shall not be charged any extra fee or payment for admission to or use of any public facility;

c. A person with a disability who has a service or guide dog in his possession shall be liable for any damages done to the premises of a public facility by such dog.

d. (Deleted by amendment; P.L.1981, c. 391.)

L.1971,c.130,s.1; amended 1977, c.456, s.2; 1980, c.46, s.5; 1981, c.391, s.1; 1983, c.485, s.4; 2003, c.180, s.18.

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