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42 U.S.C. § 12201 — Exemptions for private clubs and religious organizations
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The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to private clubs or establishments exempted from coverage under title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ([42 U.S.C. 2000](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000&num=0&edition=prelim)–a(e)) [[42 U.S.C. 2000a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or to religious organizations or entities controlled by religious organizations, including places of worship.
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The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to private clubs or establishments exempted from coverage under title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ([42 U.S.C. 2000](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000&num=0&edition=prelim)–a(e)) [[42 U.S.C. 2000a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or to religious organizations or entities controlled by religious organizations, including places of worship.
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Accessibility standards included in regulations issued under this subpart shall be consistent with the minimum guidelines issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board under [section 12204(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12204/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Equal access** All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.
**(b) Establishments affecting interstate commerce or supported in their activities by State action as places of public accommodation; lodgings; facilities principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises; gasoline stations; places of exhibition or entertainment; other covered establishments** Each of the following establishments which serves the public is a place of public accommodation within the meaning of this subchapter if its operations affect commerce, or if discrimination or segregation by it is supported by State action:
(1) any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an establishment located within a building which contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and which is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as his residence;
(2) any restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, including, but not limited to, any such facility located on the premises of any retail establishment; or any gasoline station;
(3) any motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium or other place of exhibition or entertainment; and
(4) any establishment (A)(i) which is physically located within the premises of any establishment otherwise covered by this subsection, or (ii) within the premises of which is physically located any such cove
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 12189
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subchapters’’.
CIVIL ACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS BY PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATIONS
For provisions directing that, except for any civil ac-
tion brought for a violation of section 12183 of this
title, no civil action shall be brought for any act or
omission described in section 12182 of this title which
occurs (1) during the first six months after the effective
date of this subchapter, against businesses that employ
25 or fewer employees and have gross receipts of
$1,000,000 or less, and (2) during the first year after the
effective date, against businesses that employ 10 or
fewer employees and have gross receipts of $500,000 or
less, see section 310(b) of Pub. L. 101–336, set out as an
Effective Date note under section 12181 of this title.
§ 12189. Examinations and courses
Any
person
that
offers
examinations
or
courses related to applications, licensing, cer-
tification, or credentialing for secondary or
postsecondary education, professional, or trade
purposes shall offer such examinations or
courses in a place and manner accessible to per-
sons with disabilities or offer alternative acces-
sible arrangements for such individuals.
(Pub. L. 101–336, title III, § 309, July 26, 1990, 104
Stat. 365.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective 18 months after July 26, 1990, see
section 310(a) of Pub. L. 101–336, set out as a note under
section 12181 of this title.
SUBCHAPTER IV—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
§ 12201. Construction
(a) In general
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
apply a lesser standard than the standards ap-
plied under title V of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1997f
§ 1997f. Report to Congress
The Attorney General shall include in the re-
port to Congress on the business of the Depart-
ment of Justice prepared pursuant to section 522
of title 28—
(1) a statement of the number, variety, and
outcome of all actions instituted pursuant to
this subchapter including the history of, pre-
cise reasons for, and procedures followed in
initiation or intervention in each case in
which action was commenced;
(2) a detailed explanation of the procedures
by which the Department has received, re-
viewed and evaluated petitions or complaints
regarding conditions in institutions;
(3) an analysis of the impact of actions insti-
tuted pursuant to this subchapter, including,
when feasible, an estimate of the costs in-
curred by States and other political subdivi-
sions;
(4) a statement of the financial, technical, or
other assistance which has been made avail-
able from the United States to the State in
order to assist in the correction of the condi-
tions which are alleged to have deprived a per-
son of rights, privileges, or immunities se-
cured or protected by the Constitution or laws
of the United States; and
(5) the progress made in each Federal insti-
tution toward meeting existing promulgated
standards for such institutions or constitu-
tionally guaranteed minima.
(Pub. L. 96–247, § 8, May 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 353; Pub.
L. 97–256, title II, § 201(b), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat.
817; Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)] [title VIII,
§ 803(e)], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321–73; re-
numbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2,
1996, 110 Stat. 1327.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1996—Pub. L. 104–134 substituted ‘‘the report’’ for ‘‘his
report’’ in introductory provi
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