Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 10. MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

CHAPTER 3. DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

Part 1. General Provisions and Administration

Claim Or Defense Against State Action -- Remedies -- Limitations

10-3-123. Claim or defense against state action -- remedies -- limitations. (1) A religious organization may assert a violation of 10-3-102 or 10-3-124 as a claim against a state, local, or interjurisdictional agency or public official in any judicial or administrative proceeding or as a defense in any judicial proceeding.

(2) In any civil action based on this section, the court may grant:

(a) declaratory relief;

(b) injunctive relief;

(c) compensatory damages for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses;

(d) reasonable attorney fees and costs; and

(e) any other appropriate relief.

(3) A religious organization may not bring an action to assert a claim under this section later than 2 years after the date that it knew or could have known that a discriminatory action or other violation occurred.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 504, L. 2021.