Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5239 – Remediation
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5239
- Burden: means that the government, directly or indirectly, does any of the following:
(a) Constrains or inhibits conduct or expression mandated by a person's sincerely held religious tenet or belief. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5234
- Exercise of religion: means the practice or observance of religion under Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution of Louisiana and the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and includes the ability to act or refuse to act in a manner substantially motivated by a sincerely-held religious belief, whether or not the exercise is compulsory or a central part or central requirement of the person's religious belief. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5234
- person: includes an individual and also includes a church, association of churches or other religious order, body or institution which qualifies for exemption from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) or (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public law 99-514, Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5234
Prior to the expiration of the thirty-day period referred to in La. Rev. Stat. 13:5238, an agency which receives notice in accordance with La. Rev. Stat. 13:5238 may remedy the substantial burden on the person‘s free exercise of religion. A person with respect to whom a substantial burden on the person’s free exercise of religion has been cured may not bring an action under this Section or shall dismiss such action if it is already pending.
Acts 2010, No. 793, §1.