Update on Nevada Revised Statutes
I spoke with the head of the
Rehabilitation Department today regarding the requirement for proof
mentioned in the state laws. He pointed me to some changes
reflected in
Senate Bill
36 of the 73rd legislative session.
The major changes I found in the newly-revised law are:
- Equal status for service animals in training prohibits are more
explicitly spelled out.
- Places of accommodation are explicitly barred from "requiring
proof" that an animal is a service animal, but are allowed to ask
about task training.
- An expansion of civil damages, allowing for both actual and
punitive damages, recovery of attorney's fees, and injunctive
relief in addition to other rights under the law.
While some of the language in the law still skews towards those
with obvious physical handicaps, my first impression of the new
text is that it has come a long way towards addressing the needs of
those of us with invisible disabilities and improving our level of
public access.