49-4-202. Policy of the state. It is the policy of the state to encourage and enable the blind, the visually impaired, the deaf, and the otherwise physically disabled to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment. The blind, the visually impaired, the deaf, and the otherwise physically disabled must be employed in the state service, the service of the political subdivisions of the state, the public schools, and all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as the able-bodied, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 181, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1304; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 176, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 407, L. 1993.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities
Part 2. Rights of the Physically Disabled
49-4-204. through 49-4-210 reserved
49-4-211. Right to use public places and accommodations
49-4-212. Access to housing accommodations
49-4-213. Use of white or metallic-colored canes restricted to the blind
49-4-215. Penalty for violating rights
49-4-216. Duty and civil liability of pedestrian or driver approaching blind person
49-4-217. Penalty for violation of duty or unauthorized use of cane
49-4-218. through 49-4-220 reserved
49-4-221. Misrepresentation of a service animal -- complaint -- investigation
49-4-222. Misrepresentation of a service animal -- misdemeanor -- penalty