Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1420-B – Motor vehicle drivers
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1420-B
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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.
- Hard-of-hearing person: means a person whose sense of hearing is defective, but still functional, with or without amplification. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1419
The driver of a vehicle approaching a deaf or hard-of-hearing person using a properly identified guide dog shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to that person and the guide dog. A driver who fails to take such precautions is liable in damages for any injury caused to that person or dog. A deaf or hard-of-hearing person not using a guide dog in any of the places, accommodations or conveyances listed in section 1420?A has all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons. The failure of a deaf or hard-of-hearing person to use a guide dog in those places, accommodations or conveyances does not constitute nor is it evidence of contributory negligence. [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 560, §F13 (NEW).