| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Toamendchapter1,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotheMissouri |
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| 8 | 8 | | religiousfreedomprotectionact. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Chapter1,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2knownassection1.810,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.810.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Missouri |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2ReligiousFreedomProtectionAct". |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 (1)"Placeofworship",abuildingorgroundswhereactivitiesofreligiousgroups |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5areconducted; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 (2)"Publicofficial",anyelectedorappointedofficer,employee,oragentofthe |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7stateofMissourioranypoliticalsubdivision,board,commission,bureau,orother |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8publicbodythereof. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 3.Nopublicofficialshallissueanorderthathastheeffectoflimitingor |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10prohibitingreligiousgroupsfromholdingreligiousservicesormeetings. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 4.Nopublicofficialshallissueanorderthathastheeffectoflimitingor |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12prohibitingplacesofworshipfromholdingreligiousservicesormeetings. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 5.Theprovisionsofsubsections3and4ofthissectionshallnotapplytoreligious |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14groupsusingplacesofworshiptointentionallycommitorplantocommitactsof |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15violenceorharm. |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 6.Theprovisionsofsubsections3and4ofthissectionshallnotapplyto |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17temporaryemergencyevacuationordersinvolvingimminentdangerfromflooding, |
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| 31 | | - | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19theareawheretheplaceofworshiportheresidencesofitsmembersarelocated.Once |
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| 32 | | - | 20theimminentdangerhaspassed,religiousservicesshallbeallowedtoresume. |
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| 33 | | - | 21 7.Theprovisionsofsubsections3and4ofthissectionshallnotbeinterpretedto |
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| 34 | | - | 22excludeplacesofworshipfromcomplyingwithapplicablebuildingandfirecodes. |
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| 30 | + | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18fires,tornadoes,earthquakes,terroristthreats,civilunrest,orhazardousmaterial |
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| 31 | + | 19incidents,thatapplygenerallytotheareawheretheplaceofworshiportheresidences |
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| 32 | + | 20ofitsmembersarelocated.Oncetheimminentdangerhaspassed,religiousservices |
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| 33 | + | 21shallbeallowedtoresume. |
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| 34 | + | 22 7.Theprovisionsofsubsections3and4ofthissectionshallnotbeinterpretedto |
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| 35 | + | 23excludeplacesofworshipfromcomplyingwithapplicablebuildingandfirecodes. |
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