Declaration of Rights

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The Declaration of Rights is the section of the Washington State Constitution that enumerates and protects fundamental civil liberties and individual rights of the state's residents.

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Declaration of Rights canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional bill of rights ⓘ
section of a state constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn 1889-10-01 ⓘ
appliesTo residents of Washington State ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Washington State ⓘ
cameIntoEffectWith Washington statehood ⓘ
citedAs Article I, Washington Constitution ⓘ
containsProvisionOn bail ⓘ
bill of attainder ⓘ
compensation for property taken ⓘ
corruption of blood ⓘ
cruel punishment ⓘ
double jeopardy ⓘ
due process of law ⓘ
eminent domain ⓘ
equal protection ⓘ
ex post facto laws ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of petition ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
habeas corpus ⓘ
hereditary privileges ⓘ
military subordinate to civil power ⓘ
no imprisonment for debt ⓘ
open courts ⓘ
political power inherent in the people ⓘ
privileges and immunities ⓘ
prohibition of slavery ⓘ
right to bear arms ⓘ
rights of crime victims ⓘ
rights of the accused ⓘ
rights retained by the people ⓘ
searches and seizures ⓘ
self-incrimination ⓘ
trial by jury ⓘ
hasPurpose to enumerate and protect fundamental rights of persons in Washington State ⓘ
hasSectionNumber Article I ⓘ
interpretedBy Washington Supreme Court ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law within Washington State subject to the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
mayProvide broader protections than the United States Bill of Rights ⓘ
partOf Constitution of the State of Washington ⓘ
protects civil liberties ⓘ
individual rights ⓘ
statehoodDate 1889-11-11 ⓘ

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