State of Illinois
Public Acts
92^nd General Assembly

Public Act 92-0187

HB0447 Enrolled                                LRB9203755ARsb

    AN ACT concerning guide dogs.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.   The  Guide  Dog  Access  Act  is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:

    (720 ILCS 630/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 65-1)
    Sec. 1. When a  blind,  hearing  impaired  or  physically
handicapped  person is accompanied by a dog which serves as a
guide or leader for such person or when a trainer of a  guide
or  leader  dog  is accompanied by a guide or leader dog or a
dog that is being trained  to  be  a  guide  or  leader  dog,
neither the blind, hearing impaired or physically handicapped
person nor the dog shall be denied the right of entry and use
of facilities of any public place of accommodation as defined
in  Section 5-101 of the "Illinois Human Rights Act", if such
dog is wearing a harness and such person presents credentials
for inspection issued by a school for training guide dogs.
    Any violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 83-93.)

    Section 10.  The White Cane Law is  amended  by  changing
Section 3 as follows:

    (775 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 3363)
    Sec. 3.  The blind, the visually handicapped, the hearing
impaired  and the otherwise physically disabled have the same
right as the able-bodied to the full  and  free  use  of  the
streets,  highways,  sidewalks,  walkways,  public buildings,
public facilities and other public places.
    The blind, the visually handicapped, the hearing impaired
and the otherwise physically disabled are  entitled  to  full
and   equal   accommodations,   advantages,   facilities  and
privileges of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles,
railroad trains, motor buses, street cars, boats or any other
public  conveyances  or  modes  of  transportation,   hotels,
lodging  places, places of public accommodation, amusement or
resort and 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.
    Every totally or partially  blind,  hearing  impaired  or
otherwise  physically disabled person or a trainer of support
dogs, guide dogs, or hearing dogs shall have the right to  be
accompanied by a support dog or guide dog, especially trained
for  the  purpose,  or  a  dog  that is being trained to be a
support dog, guide dog, or hearing dog, in any of the  places
listed in this Section without being required to pay an extra
charge  for  the guide, support or hearing dog; provided that
he shall be liable for any damage done  to  the  premises  or
facilities by such dog.
(Source: P.A. 83-93.)
    Passed in the General Assembly May 10, 2001.
    Approved August 01, 2001.