740 ILCS 13/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Assistance Animal Damages Act. (Source: P.A. 91-480, eff. 1-1-00.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 740 ILCS 13 — Assistance Animal Damages Act.
Illinois · statute · 740 ILCS 13 · 3 active provisions
740 ILCS 13/5
Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Blind person" means a person who has vision of 20/200 or less with the best correction or has a visual field of 20 degrees or less. "Guide dog" means a dog that is trained to lead or guide a blind person. "Deaf person" means a person whose hearing disability precludes successful proce…
740 ILCS 13/10
Damages recoverable for harm or theft of assistance animal
Damages recoverable for harm or theft of assistance animal. (a) In addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty provided by State law, a physically impaired person who uses an assistance animal or the owner of an assistance animal may bring an action for economic and noneconomic damages against any person who steal…