{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-761.03","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 761.03","heading":"Free exercise of religion protected.","body":"(1) The government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except that government may substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion only if it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person:\n(a) Is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and\n(b) Is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.\n(2) A person whose religious exercise has been burdened in violation of this section may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief.\nHistory.—s. 3, ch. 98-412.","path":["CHAPTER 761 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0700-0799/0761/0761.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:13:55Z","sha256":"f7702dba58a25d814cb6d2d031a46b67d279f85276dc7e3f6401f149b620e0a2","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-761.02","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-761.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}