The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 4500)
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§ 4500. Legislative intent
(a) The provisions of this chapter establishing legal standards, duties, and requirements
with respect to persons with disabilities in places of public accommodation as defined
in this chapter, except those provisions relating to remedies, are intended to implement
and to be construed so as to be consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act,
42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. and regulations promulgated under that Act and are not intended to impose
additional or higher standards, duties, or requirements than that Act.
(b) Subsections 4502(b) and (c) of this title shall not be construed to create or impose
on governmental entities additional or higher standards, duties, or requirements than
that imposed by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(c) The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally to accomplish its remedial
purposes, and any exceptions and exemptions to the provisions of this chapter shall
be construed narrowly in order to maximize the deterrence of discriminatory behavior. (Added 1991, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2021, No. 20, § 43; 2021, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. July 1, 2022.)