Legal Opinion
Bureau of Motor Vehicles v. Pentecostal House of Prayer, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided October 10, 1978No. 378S46PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPivarnik, J.
— This appeal arises from the appellee’s action for declaratory and injunctive relief in the Vigo Superior Court. This court entertains jurisdiction pursuant to Ind. R. Ap. P. 4(A) (8) as the trial court found Ind. Code § 9-1-4-37 (b) (Burns Supp. 1977) to be an unconstitutional infringement upon the appellees’ right to freely exercise their religious beliefs.
On July 20, 1977, appellees, Pentecostal House of Prayer, Inc., filed a complaint against the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles seeking to have the photograph requirement of Ind. Code § 9-1-4-37 (b) (Burns Supp. 1977), declared…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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