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2012 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 1 — Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963
CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 — STATE CONSTITUTION (Article I § 1 - § 0)
CONSTITUTION-I — ARTICLE I DECLARATION OF RIGHTS (Article I § 1...§ 27)
- Article I § 1 — Political power.
- Article I § 2 — Equal protection; discrimination.
- Article I § 3 — Assembly, consultation, instruction, petition.
- Article I § 4 — Freedom of worship and religious belief; appropriations.
- Article I § 5 — Freedom of speech and of press.
- Article I § 6 — Bearing of arms.
- Article I § 7 — Military power subordinate to civil power.
- Article I § 8 — Quartering of soldiers.
- Article I § 9 — Slavery and involuntary servitude.
- Article I § 10 — Attainder; ex post facto laws; impairment of contracts.
- Article I § 11 — Searches and seizures.
- Article I § 12 — Habeas corpus.
- Article I § 13 — Conduct of suits in person or by counsel.
- Article I § 14 — Jury trials.
- Article I § 15 — Double jeopardy; bailable offenses; commencement of trial if bail denied; bail hearing; effective date.
- Article I § 16 — Bail; fines; punishments; detention of witnesses.
- Article I § 17 — Self-incrimination; due process of law; fair treatment at investigations.
- Article I § 18 — Witnesses; competency, religious beliefs.
- Article I § 19 — Libels, truth as defense.
- Article I § 20 — Rights of accused in criminal proceedings.
- Article I § 21 — Imprisonment for debt.
- Article I § 22 — Treason; definition, evidence.
- Article I § 23 — Enumeration of rights not to deny others.
- Article I § 24 — Rights of crime victims; enforcement; assessment against convicted defendants.
- Article I § 25 — Marriage.
- Article I § 26 — Affirmative action programs.
- Article I § 27 — Human embryo and embryonic stem cell research.
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