41-1442. Discrimination in places of public
accommodation; exceptions


A. Discrimination in places of public accommodation against any person because of
race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry is contrary to the policy of this
state and shall be deemed unlawful.


B. No person, directly or indirectly, shall refuse to, withhold from or deny to any
person, nor aid in or incite the refusal to deny or withhold, accommodations, advantages,
facilities or privileges thereof because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin
or ancestry, nor shall distinction be made with respect to any person based on race,
color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry in connection with the price or quality
of any item, goods or services offered by or at any place of public accommodation.


C. Any person who is under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, who is guilty of
boisterous conduct, who is of lewd or immoral character, who is physically violent or who
violates any regulation of any place of public accommodation that applies to all persons
regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry may be excluded
from any place of public accommodation and nothing in this article shall be considered to
limit the right of such exclusion.


D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article and except as required by
federal law, it is not an unlawful practice if a person fails to provide a trained and
competent bilingual person who is skilled in interpreting a language other than English
to assist a person who is seeking services at a place of public accommodation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article and except as required by federal
law, a person who offers a service at a place of public accommodation is not required to
provide a person who is seeking the service any form or other documentation in that
person's native language.


E. It is not an unlawful practice pursuant to this section for a person to fail to
provide service at a place of public accommodation if by providing the service the person
offering the service would violate a state or federal law or a rule that is adopted by a
state or federal board, commission or agency that has jurisdiction over the person
offering the service.