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  • (1) "Government retaliation" means an action by a state or local government or an action by a state or local government official that:
    • (a) is taken in response to a person's exercise of a protection contained in Section 17-20-4, 63G-20-201, or 63G-20-301; and
    • (b)
      • (i) imposes a formal penalty on, fines, disciplines, discriminates against, denies the rights of, denies benefits to, or denies tax-exempt status to a person; or
      • (ii) subjects a person to an injunction or to an administrative claim or proceeding.
  • (2)
    • (a) "Religious official" means an officer or official of a religion, when acting as such.
    • (b) "Religious official" includes an individual designated by the religion as clergy, minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, imam, bishop, stake president, or sealer, when that individual is acting as such.
  • (3) "Religious organization" means:
    • (a) a religious organization, association, educational institution, or society;
    • (b) a religious corporation sole; or
    • (c) any corporation or association constituting a wholly owned subsidiary, affiliate, or agency of any religious organization, association, educational institution, society, or religious corporation sole.
  • (4) "Sexuality" includes legal sexual conduct, legal sexual expression, sexual desires, and the status of a person as male or female.
  • (5) "State or local government" means:
    • (a) a state government entity, agency, or instrumentality; or
    • (b) a local government entity, agency, or instrumentality.
  • (6) "State or local government official" means an officer, employee, or appointee of a state or local government.




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