NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 168A-7 (2026)

Discrimination in public service

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(a) It is a discriminatory practice for a covered governmental entity to exclude a qualified person with a disability from participation in or deny the benefits of services, programs, or activities because of a disability or to refuse to provide reasonable accommodations, including auxiliary aids and services necessary for a known qualified person with a disability to use or benefit from existing public services operated by such entity; provided that the accommodations do not impose an undue hardship on the entity involved. This subsection includes equivalent services provided via information technology.

(b) A covered governmental entity shall administer its services, programs, and activities in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of persons with disabilities. (1985, c. 571, s. 1; 1999-160, s. 1; 2002-163, s. 3; 2011-94, s. 3.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1990–2004 · leading case: Cone Ex Rel. Cone v. Randolph Cnty. Schs., 302 F. Supp. 2d 500 (M.D.N.C. 2004).

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Cone Ex Rel. Cone v. Randolph Cnty. Schs., 302 F. Supp. 2d 500 (M.D.N.C. 2004). “§ 168A-7. Claims under the NCPDPA, however, are limited in that [n]o court shall have jurisdiction over an action filed under this Chapter where the plaintiff has commenced federal judicial or administrative proceedings under Section 503 or Section 504 of the Vocational…”

Ragan v. Cnty. of Alamance, 391 S.E.2d 825 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “§ 168-2 (1987) provides handicapped persons with the same right of access and use of public places as the law provides the able-bodied, and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 168A-7 (1987) states that it is discriminatory for a department of State “to refuse to provide reasonable aids and…”

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