Discriminatory accommodation practices.

Kansas City Code § 38-113

in effect

Sec. 38-113. - Discriminatory accommodation practices. (a) It shall be a discriminatory accommodation practice for any owner, agent or employee of any place of public accommodation, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from or deny to any person any of the accommodations mentioned in this chapter or to discriminate against any person in the furnishing thereof on account of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or criminal history status of such person, or directly or indirectly publish, circulate, or display any written or printed communication, notice or advertisement to the effect that any of the accommodations or the facilities of such place of public accommodation will be refused, withheld from or denied to any person on account of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or criminal history status, or that, for such reasons, the patronage or custom of any person described in this section is unwelcome or objectionable or not acceptable to such place. (1) For the purposes of this section, the refusal of an owner, agent, or employee to use a person's preferred or self-selected pronouns shall not, on its own, constitute a violation. (b) It shall be a discriminatory accommodation practice for any owner, agent, operator, or employee of a business or facility within a redevelopment area to use a prohibited dress code as defined in section 38-1, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from or deny to any person any of the accommodations mentioned in this chapter or to discriminate against any person in the furnishing thereof on account of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or criminal history status of such person. Any dress code enforced in a redevelopment area or in any establishment within such area must be posted in accordance with the requirements of section 10-331(d), and must contain the phone number of the city's civil rights and equal opportunity department and a phone number of a representative of the establishment who is available to respond to complaints regarding the enforcement of the dress code during all hours when the establishment is open or such dress code is in effect. Any such dress code shall list all prohibited items of dress. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting: (1) Any owner or operator of a business or facility within a redevelopment area from establishing an employee dress code or requiring that an employee abide by the employee dress code while at work. (2) Any owner, agent, operator, or employee of a business or facility within a redevelopment area from affirmatively requiring the wearing of specified articles of clothing, which may include collared shirts and ties, sports jackets, business suits, business casual, formal clothing, or smart casual clothing in keeping with the ambiance and quality of the particular business or facility and formal footwear, so long as the requirements are enforced with regard to each and every patron, regardless of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or criminal history status. (c) For the purposes of this section, it shall not be a violation for an owner, agent or employee of a place of public accommodation to: (1) Directly or indirectly refuse, withhold from or deny a person with certain criminal convictions due to local, state or federal law or regulation or on the basis of an order of protection. (Ord. No. 130041, § 5, 3-21-13; Ord. No. 210645, § 5, 8-12-21; Ord. No. 241074, § 2, 1-16-25; Ord. No. 260453, § 2, 5-21-26)

Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH38CIRI_ARTIIIDIPR_DIV1INGE_S38-113DIACPRFetched: 10/28/2026