[NAGDU] HB2992

[Dan Weiner]

Thank you for all your hard work and your go-getter attitude, if there's 
anything you think I can  do let me know.


Dan W.



On 4/14/2017 10:49 AM, NAGDU President via NAGDU wrote:
> Dan,
>
> 	We are working to change some of these misconceptions about the law
> among our law enforcement and state's attorneys. I am of the opinion that we
> need to be on the front lines and push for enforcement and prosecution. At
> this very writing, we are attempting to press the State Attorney of the 13th
> Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County (Tampa), Florida to prosecute a case
> of clear and unambiguous access denial with obvious criminal intent and full
> knowledge. Our SAO is asserting that all previous cases have been null
> proxed (dismissed) telling him the law is unenforceable. He is refusing to
> do any further research to get the details which would demonstrate that the
> law is, indeed, enforceable and all the dismissals came after the dfendants
> performed up to 40 hours of community service. I believe it is now time for
> us to urge prosecution and refuse plea bargains that give the appearance of
> poor legislation. In addition, NAGDU is completing work on a toolkit that
> will help law enforcement and prosecutors understand the law better.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users Inc. (NAGDU)
> National Federation of the Blind
> (813) 626-2789
> President at NAGDU.ORG
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Weiner via
> NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 7:49 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Dan Weiner
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] HB2992
>
> misdemeanor offense, it will probably have the same enforcement value as
> our access laws, in short pretty much nothing, any time I've had access
> law violations the police tell me that it's a civil matter and they
> can't do anything.
>
> Such is the state of affairs almost ninety years after the beginning of
> the guide dog movement.
>
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> On 4/14/2017 1:55 AM, Jessica N. Naert via NAGDU wrote:
>> Some of us have discussed this a little bit before. On Monday in Texas, HB
> 2992 is going to committee to be discussed. Victoria Neave's office authored
> this bill. Here is what it hopes to accomplish:
>> Would provide that a person commits a misdemeanor offense when they
> falsely represent their animal as a service animal in order to gain access,
> permission, or benefits reserved for people with disabilities who use
> service animals. False representation would occur when a person fits an
> animal with a harness, collar, vest, sign, tag, or leash of the type
> commonly used by service animals when the animal has not in fact been
> specially trained.
>> For the actual language of the bill:
>> http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/HB02992I.htm
>>
>> What do you all think?
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