Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1748 – Access to government services
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1748
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. Each state agency and political subdivision having jurisdiction over buildings where government services are provided to the public shall provide for equal access to such services by persons with physical disabilities. A consumer of such government services who has a visible disability, and the person who is providing assistance to him in securing such services, shall be entitled to priority treatment when such services involve waiting periods.
B. The state agency or political subdivision shall provide for regulations to implement the requirements of La. Rev. Stat. 40:1748(A). Such regulations shall further provide for the reasonable enforcement of these provisions.
Acts 1989, No. 764, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014.