Michigan Compiled Laws
CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0)
Article I - Declaration of Rights (Article I § 1...§ 28)

Article I § 1 Political Power. - Sec. 1. All political power is inherent in the people....

Article I § 2 Equal Protection; Discrimination. - Sec. 2. No person shall be denied the equal protection...

Article I § 3 Assembly, Consultation, Instruction, Petition. - Sec. 3. The people have the right peaceably to assemble,...

Article I § 4 Freedom of Worship and Religious Belief; Appropriations. - Sec. 4. Every person shall be at liberty to worship...

Article I § 5 Freedom of Speech and of Press. - Sec. 5. Every person may freely speak, write, express and...

Article I § 6 Bearing of Arms. - Sec. 6. Every person has a right to keep and...

Article I § 7 Military Power Subordinate to Civil Power. - Sec. 7. The military shall in all cases and at...

Article I § 8 Quartering of Soldiers. - Sec. 8. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be...

Article I § 9 Slavery and Involuntary Servitude. - Sec. 9. Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude unless for the...

Article I § 10 Attainder; Ex Post Facto Laws; Impairment of Contracts. - Sec. 10. No bill of attainder, ex post facto law...

Article I § 11 Searches and Seizures. - Sec. 11. The person, houses, papers, possessions, electronic data, and...

Article I § 12 Habeas Corpus. - Sec. 12. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus...

Article I § 13 Conduct of Suits in Person or by Counsel. - Sec. 13. A suitor in any court of this state...

Article I § 14 Jury Trials. - Sec. 14. The right of trial by jury shall remain,...

Article I § 15 Double Jeopardy; Bailable Offenses; Commencement of Trial if Bail Denied; Bail Hearing; Effective Date. - Sec. 15. No person shall be subject for the same...

Article I § 16 Bail; Fines; Punishments; Detention of Witnesses. - Sec. 16. Excessive bail shall not be required; excessive fines...

Article I § 17 Self-Incrimination; Due Process of Law; Fair Treatment at Investigations. - Sec. 17. No person shall be compelled in any criminal...

Article I § 18 Witnesses; Competency, Religious Beliefs. - Sec. 18. No person shall be rendered incompetent to be...

Article I § 19 Libels, Truth as Defense. - Sec. 19. In all prosecutions for libels the truth may...

Article I § 20 Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions. - Sec. 20. In every criminal prosecution, the accused shall have...

Article I § 21 Imprisonment for Debt. - Sec. 21. No person shall be imprisoned for debt arising...

Article I § 22 Treason; Definition, Evidence. - Sec. 22. Treason against the state shall consist only in...

Article I § 23 Enumeration of Rights Not to Deny Others. - Sec. 23. The enumeration in this constitution of certain rights...

Article I § 24 Rights of Crime Victims; Enforcement; Assessment Against Convicted Defendants. - Sec. 24. (1) Crime victims, as defined by law, shall...

Article I § 25 Marriage. - Sec. 25. To secure and preserve the benefits of marriage...

Article I § 26 Affirmative Action Programs. - Sec. 26. (1) The University of Michigan, Michigan State University,...

Article I § 27 Human Embryo and Embryonic Stem Cell Research. - Section 27. (1) Nothing in this section shall alter Michigan’s...

Article I § 28 Right to Reproductive Freedom. - Sec. 28. (1) Every individual has a fundamental right to...