§ 39-1101 Rights of persons with disabilities
§ 39-1102 Same; use of guide dog by legally blind person
§ 39-1103 Same; unlawful to interfere with rights
§ 39-1104 Same; safety day; proclamation; contents
§ 39-1105 Same; employment
§ 39-1106 Same; name and citation of act
§ 39-1107 Rights of persons with disabilities; use of hearing assistance dog by person who is deaf or hard of hearing
§ 39-1108 Same; use of service dog by person with disability
§ 39-1109 Use of assistance dog while training
§ 39-1110 Use of professional therapy dog while training
§ 39-1111 Procedure for verification of person’s right to be accompanied by assistance dog or professional therapy dog
§ 39-1112 Unlawful misrepresentations
§ 39-1113 Assistance dogs and professional therapy dogs; definitions
§ 39-1114 Children parented by blind individuals; purpose of act; legislative findings
§ 39-1115 Same; definitions
§ 39-1116 Same; blindness of parent or prospective parent in parentage, dissolution of marriage, adoption, guardianship and child in need of care cases; considerations and restrictions

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 39 > Article 11 - Physically Disabled Persons

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Assistance dog: means any guide dog, hearing assistance dog or service dog. See Kansas Statutes 39-1113
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guide dog: means a dog which has been specially selected, trained and tested for the purpose of guiding a person who is legally blind. See Kansas Statutes 39-1113
  • Hearing assistance dog: means a dog which is specially selected, trained and tested to alert or warn individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to specific sounds. See Kansas Statutes 39-1113
  • Professional therapy dog: means a dog which is selected, trained and tested to provide specific physical or therapeutic functions, under the direction and control of a qualified handler who works with the dog as a team, and as a part of the handler's occupation or profession. See Kansas Statutes 39-1113
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Service dog: means a dog which has been specially selected, trained and tested to perform a variety of tasks for persons with disabilities. See Kansas Statutes 39-1113
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201