Declaration of Rights

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The Declaration of Rights in the Arizona Constitution is the section that guarantees fundamental civil liberties and protections for individuals against government overreach within the state.

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Declaration of Rights canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional bill of rights ⓘ
section of a state constitution ⓘ
adoptedWith Arizona Constitution of 1912 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Arizona
basedOn United States Bill of Rights (in part) ⓘ
linked to: Bill of Rights
bindingOn Arizona local governments ⓘ
Arizona state government ⓘ
canBeAmendedBy constitutional amendment ⓘ
citationStyle Ariz. Const. art. 2 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn cruel and unusual punishment ⓘ
due process ⓘ
eminent domain and just compensation ⓘ
equal privileges and immunities ⓘ
excessive bail and fines ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
habeas corpus ⓘ
no public money for religious worship ⓘ
non-discrimination in civil rights ⓘ
petition for redress of grievances ⓘ
prohibition of bills of attainder ⓘ
prohibition of ex post facto laws ⓘ
prohibition of imprisonment for debt (with exceptions) ⓘ
prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ
religious freedom ⓘ
right to bear arms ⓘ
right to peaceable assembly ⓘ
right to privacy in certain contexts ⓘ
rights of accused in criminal prosecutions ⓘ
trial by jury ⓘ
victims’ rights ⓘ
warrants based on probable cause ⓘ
effectiveDate February 14, 1912 ⓘ
governs relationship between individuals and Arizona government ⓘ
guarantees civil liberties ⓘ
individual rights ⓘ
hasSectionNumber Article 2 ⓘ
interpretedBy Arizona Court of Appeals ⓘ
Arizona Supreme Court ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law within Arizona subject to U.S. Constitution ⓘ
partOf Arizona Constitution ⓘ
protectsAgainst government overreach ⓘ
local government abuse ⓘ
state government abuse ⓘ
purpose to limit powers of state and local government authorities ⓘ
to secure fundamental rights of individuals in Arizona ⓘ
sometimesProvides greater protections than the U.S. Constitution ⓘ

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Arizona Constitution → contains → Declaration of Rights ⓘ