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§ 2404. Free exercise of religion protected

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 71 P.S. State GovernmentEffective: December 9, 2002

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 71 P.S. State Government
Part V. Miscellaneous
Chapter 28. Religious Freedom Protection Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 9, 2002
71 P.S. § 2404
§ 2404. Free exercise of religion protected
Currentness
(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an agency shall not substantially burden a person's free exercise of religion, including any burden which results from a rule of general applicability.
(b) Exceptions.--An agency may substantially burden a person's free exercise of religion if the agency proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the burden is all of the following:
(1) In furtherance of a compelling interest of the agency.
(2) The least restrictive means of furthering the compelling interest.

Credits

2002, Dec. 9, P.L. 1701, No. 214, § 4, imd. effective.
71 P.S. § 2404, PA ST 71 P.S. § 2404
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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