{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-14-02.4-08.1","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 14-02.4-08.1","heading":"Exercise of religion","body":"1.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state or local government entity may not:\na.Substantially burden a person's exercise of religion unless applying the burden to that person's exercise of religion in a particular situation is essential to further a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling government interest;\nb.Treat religious conduct more restrictively than any secular conduct of reasonably comparable risk; or\nc.Treat religious conduct more restrictively than any comparable secular conduct because of alleged economic need or benefit.\n2.A person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of this section may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief, including costs and reasonable attorney's fees.","path":["Title 14 Domestic Relations And Persons","Chapter 14-02.4 Human Rights"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t14c02-4.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"da7df4ab21cf4d0971697c57dcdc115ba4a8dc1b72bef0c58b247b0f784c8dcd","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-14-02.4-08","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-14-02.4-09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}