Facility Dogs/Courthouse Support Dogs

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Label code (short name, no spaces)Label descriptive nameColor (Hex code, e.g. #80BFB9)
Label-1State without a law#8C510A
Label-2State with a law#01665E
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StateURL (relative path, e.g. /statute/name-of-page)Label code (must match Label code from Label creation table)
Alabama/statute/al-facility-dog-%C2%A7-12-21-148-use-certified-facility-dog-certain-legal-proceedingsLabel-2
AlaskaLabel-1
Arizona/statute/az-facility-dog-%C2%A7-8-422-use-facility-dog-court-proceedings-definitionLabel-2
Arkansas/statute/ar-facility-dog-%C2%A7-16-43-1002-certified-facility-dogs-child-witnessesLabel-2
California/statute/ca-facility-%C2%A7-8684-authorization-therapy-or-facility-dogs-accompany-certain-witnessesLabel-2
Colorado/statute/co-facility-dog-%C2%A7-16-10-404-use-court-facility-dog-definitionsLabel-2
Connecticut/statute/ct-facility-%C2%A7-51-10d-judicial-branch-internet-web-site-notice-and-information-re-animal#overlay-context=Label-2
DelawareLabel-1
Florida/statute/fl-facility-dog-%C2%A7-9255-judicial-victim-or-witness-under-age-18Label-2
GeorgiaLabel-1
Hawaii/statute/hi-facility-dog-%C2%A7-621-30-use-facility-dogLabel-2
Idaho/statute/id-facility-dog-%C2%A7-19-3023-child-summoned-witnessLabel-2
Illinois/statute/il-facility-dog-5106b-10-conditions-testimony-victim-who-child-or-moderately-severely-orLabel-2
Indiana/statute/facility-35-40-5-13-witness-under-age-sixteen-allowed-comfortLabel-2
IowaLabel-1
KansasLabel-1
KentuckyLabel-1
Louisiana/statute/la-facility-dog-%C2%A7-284-facility-dogs-use-court-procedureLabel-2
MaineLabel-1
Maryland/statute/md-courthouse-dog-%C2%A7-9-501-court-dog-programLabel-2
MassachusettsLabel-1
Michigan/statute/mi-courtroom-6002163a-protections-and-procedures-minor-developmentally-disabled-andLabel-2
MinnesotaLabel-1
Mississippi/statute/ms-facility-courtroom-dog-%C2%A7-99-43-101-child-witness-standards-protectionLabel-2
MissouriLabel-1
MontanaLabel-1
NebraskaLabel-1
NevadaLabel-1
New HampshireLabel-1
New JerseyLabel-1
New MexicoLabel-1
New YorkLabel-1
North CarolinaLabel-1
North DakotaLabel-1
OhioLabel-1
Oklahoma/statute/ok-dog-therapy-§-261112-support-person-or-therapeutic-dogLabel-2
OregonLabel-1
PennsylvaniaLabel-1
Rhode IslandLabel-1
South CarolinaLabel-1
South Dakota/statute/sd-facility-dog-23a-24-10-certified-therapeutic-dogs-definitionsLabel-2
TennesseeLabel-1
Texas/statute/tx-facility-dog-%C2%A7-21012-presence-qualified-facility-dog-or-qualified-therapy-dog-courtLabel-2
UtahLabel-1
VermontLabel-1
Virginia/statute/va-facility-dog-%C2%A7-182-6791-use-certified-facility-dog-testimony-criminal-proceedingLabel-2
Washington/statute/wa-facility-dog-1052110-courthouse-facility-dog-programLabel-2
West VirginiaLabel-1
WisconsinLabel-1
WyomingLabel-1
Summary: As of 2025, twenty (20) states have laws that allow the use of facility/courthouse dogs in some legal proceedings.