216C.6  Failure to use cane or dog not negligence.

A blind or partially blind pedestrian not carrying a cane or using a guide dog in any place shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons, and the failure of a blind or partially blind pedestrian to carry a cane or to use a guide dog in any place shall not be held to constitute or be evidence of contributory negligence.

Section History: Early form

  [C71, § 93B.6; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 601D.6]

Section History: Recent form

  C93, § 216C.6


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