Florida Statute 761.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLIV
CIVIL RIGHTS

Chapter 761
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

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F.S. 761.03

761.03 Free exercise of religion protected.—

(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:

(a) Is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and

(b) Is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.

(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.

History.—s. 3, ch. 98-412.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 761.03

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 761.03.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 761.03

Total Results: 15

JAN CARLOS VALERO v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-07-10T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Shiflett, 622 S.E.2d at 761. -3- In Anderson

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-08.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-12-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 259 So. 3d 754

Snippet: hatred, spite, or an evil intent, and *761 3. is of such a nature that the act itself indicates

Fr. Vincenzo Ronchi v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-06-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 248 So. 3d 1265

Snippet: furthering that compelling governmental interest. § 761.03(1), Fla. Stat. (2017). A substantial burden

Westgate Tabernacle, Inc. v. Palm Beach County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-05-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 14 So. 3d 1027

Snippet: protect the free exercise of religion. Section 761.03 of the FRFRA provides: (1) The government shall

McGlade v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-04-25T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 982 So. 2d 736

Snippet: burdened the exercise of their religion. See § 761.03, Fla. Stat. (2004). Therefore, we affirm on that

CHRISTIAN ROMANY CHURCH v. Broward County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-04-09T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 980 So. 2d 1164

Snippet: furthering that compelling governmental interest. § 761.03(1), Fla. Stat. The party claiming a FRFRA violation…interest. See Warner, 887 So.2d at 1034 (citing § 761.03(1), Fla. Stat. (2003)); see also City of Boerne

Freeman v. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-02-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 924 So. 2d 48

Snippet: furthering its interest. VIOLATION OF FRFRA Section 761.03, Florida Statutes (2003), provides: (1) The government…restrictive means of furthering that interest." § 761.03(1)(a), (b). There was no clearly identified definition

Muhammad v. Crosby

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-01-09T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 922 So. 2d 236

Snippet: affirm the remaining issues without comment. Section 761.03(1), Florida Statutes (2004), provides that the

Warner v. City of Boca Raton

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2004-09-02T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 887 So. 2d 1023

Snippet: judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief. § 761.03, Fla. Stat. (2003). Another provision of the FRFRA… religion are subject to strict scrutiny. See § 761.03, Fla. Stat. (2003). As discussed in Mack v. O'…exercise of that religious belief. See §§ 761.02(3), 761.03(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). Therefore, we have chosen…results from a rule of general applicability. See § 761.03, Fla. Stat. (2003). Under the test articulated … on his or her free exercise of religion. See § 761.03(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). Once that threshold determination

Toca v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-09-06T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 834 So. 2d 204

Snippet: Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1998).[7] Section 761.03 of the Act provides: 761.03. Free exercise of religion protected…of furthering that interest. Pursuant to section 761.03(1), the burden to demonstrate these things would

Abbott v. City of Fort Lauderdale

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-05-02T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 783 So. 2d 1213

Snippet: Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act, section 761.03(1)(a)-(b), Florida Statutes (1999), provides in…the government's compelling interests. See § 761.03, Fla. Stat. (1999). Accordingly, we conclude that

First Baptist Church of Perrine v. Miami-Dade County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-06-28T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 768 So. 2d 1114

Snippet: title. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb-2000bb-4. Section 761.03, Florida Statutes provides that "the government

Becker v. King

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1975-01-16T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 307 So. 2d 855

Snippet: A.L.R. 2d 1131. [13] See Farr v. Farr, 249 So.2d 761 (3 D.C.A. Fla. 1971). [14] See Fontainebleau Hotel

The Florida Bar v. Thomson

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1972-11-21T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 271 So. 2d 758

Snippet: have recommended that Thomson be suspended over *761 three years for the collective misdeeds which he performed

Dubbin v. Capital National Bank of Miami

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1972-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 264 So. 2d 1

Snippet: Mortgage Co. v. Grennan, 1932, 106 Fla. 913, 143 So. 761; 3 R. Powell, The Law of Real Property § 455 (1967