Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.301
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Definitions.
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Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of civil rights.
(b) "Person with a disability" means a person who has a disability as defined in section 12102 of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USC 12102, and 28 CFR 36.104.
(c) As used in subdivision (b), "person with a disability" includes a veteran who has been diagnosed with 1 or more of the following:
( i ) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
( ii ) Traumatic brain injury.
( iii ) Other service-related disabilities.
(d) "Service animal" means all of the following:
( i ) That term as defined in 28 CFR 36.104.
( ii ) A miniature horse that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks as described in 28 CFR 36.104 for the benefit of a person with a disability.
(e) "Veteran" means any of the following:
( i ) A person who performed military service in the armed forces for a period of more than 90 days and separated from the armed forces in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.
( ii ) A person discharged or released from military service because of a service-related disability.
( iii ) A member of a reserve branch of the armed forces at the time he or she was ordered to military service during a period of war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized, and was released from military service in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.
History: 2015, Act 146, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016
As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of civil rights.
(b) "Person with a disability" means a person who has a disability as defined in section 12102 of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USC 12102, and 28 CFR 36.104.
(c) As used in subdivision (b), "person with a disability" includes a veteran who has been diagnosed with 1 or more of the following:
( i ) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
( ii ) Traumatic brain injury.
( iii ) Other service-related disabilities.
(d) "Service animal" means all of the following:
( i ) That term as defined in 28 CFR 36.104.
( ii ) A miniature horse that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks as described in 28 CFR 36.104 for the benefit of a person with a disability.
(e) "Veteran" means any of the following:
( i ) A person who performed military service in the armed forces for a period of more than 90 days and separated from the armed forces in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.
( ii ) A person discharged or released from military service because of a service-related disability.
( iii ) A member of a reserve branch of the armed forces at the time he or she was ordered to military service during a period of war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized, and was released from military service in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.
History: 2015, Act 146, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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