Michigan Laws 37.303 – Voluntary identification and patch for service animal; development and availability; eligibility
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 37.303
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Department: means the department of civil rights. See Michigan Laws 37.301
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- person with a disability: includes a veteran who has been diagnosed with 1 or more of the following:
(i) Post-traumatic stress disorder. See Michigan Laws 37.301Service animal: means all of the following:
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the department shall develop and make available upon request a voluntary identification and patch for a service animal for a person with a disability.
(2) To be eligible to receive the voluntary identification and patch described in subsection (1), the person seeking the materials shall provide all of the following:
(a) An affidavit signed by the person seeking the identification and patch attesting that the service animal for which the identification and patch are being sought has been trained to be a service animal for use by a person with a disability.
(b) Documentation from an appropriate health care or rehabilitation professional that the individual requires the assistance of a service animal due to a disability.