Florida Statute 761.05 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLIV
CIVIL RIGHTS

Chapter 761
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

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F.S. 761.05

761.05 Applicability; construction.—

(1) This act applies to all state law, and the implementation of that law, whether statutory or otherwise, and whether adopted before or after the enactment of this act.

(2) State law adopted after the date of the enactment of this act is subject to this act unless such law explicitly excludes such application by reference to this act.

(3) Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the government to burden any religious belief.

(4) Nothing in this act shall be construed to circumvent the provisions of chapter 893.

(5) Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect, interpret, or in any way address that portion of s. 3, Art. I of the State Constitution prohibiting laws respecting the establishment of religion.

(6) Nothing in this act shall create any rights by an employee against an employer if the employer is not a governmental agency.

(7) Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect, interpret, or in any way address that portion of s. 3, Art. I of the State Constitution and the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the establishment of religion. This act shall not be construed to permit any practice prohibited by those provisions.

History.—s. 5, ch. 98-412.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 761.05

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 761.05.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 761.05

Total Results: 4

Freeman v. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-02-13

Citation: 924 So. 2d 48, 2006 WL 357826

Snippet: identical and reads: "Notwithstanding chapter 761 or s. 761.05, the requirement for a fullface photograph or digital

Warner v. City of Boca Raton

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-09-02

Citation: 887 So. 2d 1023, 2004 WL 1944456

Snippet: deals with the establishment of religion. See § 761.05, Fla. Stat. (2003). Thus, the FRFRA has made the

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Suarez

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-12-12

Citation: 833 So. 2d 762, 2002 WL 31769266

Snippet: equally by you and us. Hoenstine, 736 So.2d at 761. [5] Cf. Johnson v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 828

Toca v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-09-06

Citation: 834 So. 2d 204

Snippet: the state's controlled substance laws. Section 761.05(4), Florida Statutes (2002), provides that "[n]othing