42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-1 - Protection of religious exercise of institutionalized persons

• Cite as: 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-1

(a) General rule

No government shall impose a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person residing in or confined to an institution, as defined in section 1997 of this title, even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, unless the government demonstrates that imposition of the burden on that person-

(1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and

(2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.