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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)(1) A retail establishment that has a customer toilet facility or an employee toilet facility shall allow an individual with an eligible medical condition reasonable access to the toilet facility upon request if:
(A) The individual presents proof of an eligible medical condition as described in § 7-2145;
(B) The individual is lawfully on the premises of the retail establishment;
(C) The request for access to the toilet facility is made during business hours; and
(D) Three or more owners or employees are working at the time the individual requests access to the toilet facility.
(2) A retail establishment may decide which toilet facility to provide an individual with access; provided, that if a customer toilet facility is not available, that individual shall be allowed reasonable access to the employee toilet facility unless the employee toilet facility is located in an area where providing access to the area would create an obvious health or safety risk to the requesting individual or an obvious security risk to the retail establishment.
(b) A retail establishment is not required to make any physical changes to a customer toilet facility or an employee toilet facility or provide general public access to a customer or employee toilet facility.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 7-2142. Toilet facility access. - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/dc/division-i-government-of-district/dc-code-sect-7-2142/
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