This week we celebrate the culmination of an important step in ensuring for the safety of people with special needs. In 2001, I had the unfortunate, yet amazing, opportunity to lead the way for a Washington state criminal law that became nationally recognized as model legislation. Named after my then guide dog, Layla, it criminalizes dogs and people who, among other things, interfere with, injure or kill a guide dog or service dog. A violation can be charged as a misdemeanor or a Class B Felony, and it carries an extensive restitution requirement. ...