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§ 41-1493.01. Free exercise of religion protected

AZ ST § 41-1493.01Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedTitle 41. State Government (Approx. 2 pages)

§ 41-1493.01. Free exercise of religion protected

AZ ST § 41-1493.01Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedTitle 41. State Government (Approx. 2 pages)

Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated
Title 41. State Government (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 9. Civil Rights (Refs & Annos)
Article 9. Free Exercise of Religion (Refs & Annos)
A.R.S. § 41-1493.01
§ 41-1493.01. Free exercise of religion protected
A. Free exercise of religion is a fundamental right that applies in this state even if laws, rules or other government actions are facially neutral.
B. Except as provided in subsection C, government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability.
C. Government may substantially burden a person's exercise of religion only if it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person is both:
1. In furtherance of a compelling governmental interest.
2. The least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
D. A person whose religious exercise is burdened in violation of this section may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief against a government. A party who prevails in any action to enforce this article against a government shall recover attorney fees and costs.
E. In this section, the term substantially burden is intended solely to ensure that this article is not triggered by trivial, technical or de minimis infractions.

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A. R. S. § 41-1493.01, AZ ST § 41-1493.01
Current through legislation of the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-Sixth Legislature (2024), effective as of May 21, 2024.
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