BrazilBrazilian Inclusion Law, Bills, Payment Slips, Receipts and Statements in Accessible Format on Request
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding private bodies.
As of .
What it requires
- The Act names no technical standard for an accessible format of these documents, and Article 62 states the right of the person with a disability without naming the party that issues them.
- If you issue bills, payment slips (boletos), receipts or statements, provide them in an accessible format to a person with a disability who asks (LBI Art. 62).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
Who enforces it
Settledness
- As of
- Open questions
- Which accessible format satisfies Article 62, given that the Act names none for these documents?
What it reaches
Instrument type
an act of a legislature
Applicability criteria
Article 62 also reaches tax collection notices ("cobranças de tributos"); that duty is covered on law.ungovr.org in the public-sector accessibility entry for Brazil.
- As of
- Combinator
- Any of
- Criteria
- a party that issues bills, payment slips, receipts or statements ("contas, boletos, recibos, extratos", Article 62) to a person with a disability
What this law does
Article 62 assures persons with disabilities, on request, the receipt of bills, payment slips, receipts, statements and tax collection notices in an accessible format. The Act enters into force 180 days after its official publication.
When LexLint raises it
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