{"data":{"id":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-1420-b","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"26 M.R.S. §1420-B","heading":"Motor vehicle drivers","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY","CHAPTER 19: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER 2: REHABILITATION SERVICES","ARTICLE 8: DEAF, HARD-OF-HEARING AND LATE-DEAFENED PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/26/title26sec1420-B.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:34Z","sha256":"8b2ed1f8ddf4aa67ca5bfbd67cd36d6cb035ff42d1b2d0d499305fe58b99a290","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-1420-a","next":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-1420-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}