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Five states—Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas—do not have a public accommodation law for nondisabled individuals. All states with a public accommodation law prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, ancestry and religion. In addition, 18 jurisdictions prohibit discrimination based on marital status, 25 prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and 21 prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. Nineteen jurisdictions also prohibit age-based discrimination in areas of public accommodation.
This chart lists those prohibitions, as well as the statute which defines what areas count as places/areas of public accommodation.
Public Accommodation Laws
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Jurisdiction
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Statute
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Definition
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Race/ Color
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Sex / Gender
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Ancestry/ National Origin
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Religion/ Creed
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Marital Status
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Sexual Orientation
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Gender Identity
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Age
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Alaska
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Alaska Stat. §18.80.230
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Alaska Stat. §18.80.300
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Arizona
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Ariz. Rev. Stat. §41-1442
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Ariz. Rev. Stat. §41-1441
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
|
|
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Arkansas
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Ark. Code §16-123-107
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Ark. Code §16-123-102
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
|
|
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California
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Cal. Civ. Code §51[1]
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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Colorado
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Colo. Rev. Stat. §24-34-601
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Colo. Rev. Stat. §24-34-601
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X[2]
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|
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Connecticut
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Conn. Gen. Stat. §§46a-64, 81d
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Conn. Gen. Stat. §46a-63
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
|
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Delaware
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Del. Code tit. 6, §4504
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Del. Code tit. 6, §4502
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Florida
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Fla. Stat. §§413.08, 760.08
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Fla. Stat. §413.08
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
|
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Hawaii
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Hawaii Rev. Stat. §489-3
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Hawaii Rev. Stat. §489-2
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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Idaho
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Idaho Code §67-5909
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Idaho Code §67-5902
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
|
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Illinois
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Ill. Comp. Stat. Ch. 775, §5/1-102
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Ill. Comp. Stat. Ch. 775, §5/5-101
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X[3]
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X
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Indiana
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Indiana Code §22-9-1-2
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Indiana Code §22-9-1-3
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
|
|
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Iowa
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Iowa Code §216.7
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Iowa Code §216.2
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Kansas
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Kan. Stat. §§44-1001
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Kan. Stat. §44-1002
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Kentucky
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Ky. Rev. Stat. §§344.120, 145
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Ky. Rev. Stat. §344.130
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
|
|
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Louisiana
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La. Rev. Stat. §51:2247
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La. Rev. Stat. §51:2232
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
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X
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Maine
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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, §§4552, 4591
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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, §4553
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X[4]
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|
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Maryland
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Md. Code, State Gov’t §20-304
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Md. Code, State Gov’t §20-301
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Massachusetts
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Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 272, §98
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Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 272, §92A
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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Michigan
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Mich. Comp. Laws §§37.1102, 2302
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Mich. Comp. Laws §37.2301
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X[11]
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X
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Minnesota
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Minn. Stat. §363A.11
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Minn. Stat. §363A.03
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X[5]
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|
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Missouri
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Mo. Stat. §213.065
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Mo. Stat. §213.010
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
|
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Montana
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Mont. Code §49-2-304
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Mont. Code §49-2-101
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Nebraska
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Neb. Rev. Stat. §20-134
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Neb. Rev. Stat. §20-133
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Nevada
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Nev. Rev. Stat. §651.070
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Nev. Rev. Stat. §651.050
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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New Hampshire
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N.H. Rev. Stat. §354-A:17
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N.H. Rev. Stat. §155:39-A
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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New Jersey
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N.J. Stat. §10:5-12
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N.J. Stat. §10:5-5
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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New Mexico
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N.M. Stat. §28-1-7(f)
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N.M. Stat. §28-1-2
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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New York
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N.Y. Civil Rights Law §40-c[6]
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N.Y. Executive Law §292
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X[12]
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X[12]
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North Dakota
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N.D. Cent. Code §14-02.4-14
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N.D. Cent. Code §14-02.4-02
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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X
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Ohio
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Ohio Rev. Code §4112.02
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Ohio Rev. Code §4112.01
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Oklahoma
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Okla. Stat. tit. 25, §1402
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Okla. Stat. tit. 25, §1401
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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X
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Oregon
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Or. Rev. Stat. §659A.403
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Or. Rev. Stat. §659A.400
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X[7]
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X
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Pennsylvania
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Penn. Stat. tit. 43, §953
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Penn. Stat. tit. 43, §954
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X[13]
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X[13]
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X
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Rhode Island
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R.I. Gen. Laws §11-24-2
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R.I. Gen. Laws §11-24-3
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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South Carolina
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S.C. Code §45-9-10
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S.C. Code §45-9-10
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X
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X[8]
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X
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X
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|
|
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X[9]
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South Dakota
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S.D. Cod. Laws §20-13-23
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S.D. Cod. Laws §20-13-1
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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Tennessee
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Tenn. Code §4-21-501
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Tenn. Code §4-21-102
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
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X
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Utah
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Utah Code §13-7-3
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Utah Code §13-7-2
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
|
|
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Vermont
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Vt. Stat. tit. 9, §4502
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Vt. Stat. tit. 9, §4501
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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Virginia
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Va. Code §2.2-3900
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|
X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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X
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Washington
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Wash. Rev. Code §49.60.215
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Wash. Rev. Code §49.60.040
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X[10]
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|
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West Virginia
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W. Va. Code §5-11-2
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W. Va. Code §5-11-3
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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X
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Wisconsin
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Wis. Stat. §106.52
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Wis. Stat. §106.52
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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Wyoming
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Wyo. Stat. §6-9-101
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X
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X
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X
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X
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|
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|
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District of Columbia
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D.C. Code §2-1402.31
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D.C. Code §2-1401.02
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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[1] California does not specify their anti-discrimination law to public accommodations, but instead extends the protection to “all business establishments of every kind whatsoever.”
[2] See Colo. Rev. Stat. §24-34-301
[3] See Ill. Comp. Stat. Ch. 775, §5/1-103
[4] See Me. Rev. Stat., tit. 5, §4553
[5] See Minn. Stat. §363A.03
[6] N.Y. Civil Rights Law §40-c does not specify their anti-discrimination law to public accommodations, but instead prohibits discrimination “by any other person or by any firm, corporation or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.”
[7] See Or. Rev. Stat. §174.100.