42 U.S.C. § 12184
Prohibition of discrimination in specified public transportation services provided by private entities
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 12184, Prohibition of discrimination in specified public transportation services provided by private entities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/482691
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No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of specified public transportation services provided by a private entity that is primarily engaged in the business of transporting people and whose operations affect commerce.
For purposes of subsection (a), discrimination includes—
the failure of such entity to—
To the extent that compliance with subsection (b)(2)(C) or (b)(7) would significantly alter the historic or antiquated character of a historical or antiquated rail passenger car, or a rail station served exclusively by such cars, or would result in violation of any rule, regulation, standard, or order issued by the Secretary of Transportation under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, such compliance shall not be required.
As used in this subsection, the term “historical or antiquated rail passenger car” means a rail passenger car—
which—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990