§21-5G-1. Definitions

As used in this article: (1) The term “person” means any individual, proprietorship, partnership, firm, association, corporation, labor organization or any other legal entity.

§21-5G-2. Individual’s Right to Refrain From Affiliating With a Labor Organization

A person may not be required, as a condition or continuation of employment, to: (1) Become or remain a member of a labor organization;

§21-5G-3. Contracting for Exclusion From Employment Because of Affiliation or Nonaffiliation With a Labor Organization

Any agreement, contract, understanding or practice, either written or oral, implied or expressed, between any labor organization and an employer or public body which provides for the exclusion from employment of any person because of membership in, affiliation with, resignation from, or refusal to join or affiliate with any labor organization or employee organization of […]

§21-5G-4. Criminal Penalty

Any person who knowingly requires another person, as a condition or continuation of employment, to perform any of the conduct enumerated in section two of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $5,000.

§21-5G-5. Civil Relief; Damages

Any person injured as a result of any violation or threatened violation of this article shall have a cause of action, and, if proven in a court of competent jurisdiction, may be entitled to the following relief against a person or persons violating or threatening to violate this article: (1) Compensatory damages;

§21-5G-6. Exceptions

This article does not apply: (1) To any employee or employer covered by the federal Railway Labor Act, 45 U. S. C. §151, et seq.;

§21-5G-7. Applicability; Severability

(a) Applicability. — This article applies to any written or oral contract or agreement entered into, modified, renewed or extended on or after July 1, 2016: Provided, That the provisions of this article do not otherwise apply to or abrogate a written or oral contract or agreement in effect on or before June 30, 2016. […]