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Sec. 10. Retail establishment; customer access to restroom facilities. A retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees shall allow a customer to use that facility during normal business hours if the toilet facility is reasonably safe and all of the following conditions are
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A card with no country specific indications is available explaining the possibility of legislation and the gravity of the card holders disability and need for restroom access.
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