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HB460 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Isaac Whorton
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Facility dog, defined, permitted with child victim or witness in certain cases
Description

Under existing law, service dogs and personal assistance service dogs are permitted in public areas.

This bill would allow for the use of a certified facility dog, as defined, in legal proceedings when permitted by the judge to assist a victim or witness, to reduce unnecessary emotional distress experienced by a victim or witness and allow full and factual testimony.

Subjects
Facility Dog

Bill Actions

H

Indefinitely Postponed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature