Constitution of Virginia
12/21/2024
Article I. Bill of Rights
- Section 1
- Equality and rights of men.
- Section 2
- People the source of power.
- Section 3
- Government instituted for common benefit.
- Section 4
- No exclusive emoluments or privileges; offices not to be hereditary.
- Section 5
- Separation of legislative, executive, and judicial departments; periodical elections.
- Section 6
- Free elections; consent of governed.
- Section 7
- Laws should not be suspended.
- Section 8
- Criminal prosecutions.
- Section 8-A
- Rights of victims of crime.
- Section 9
- Prohibition of excessive bail and fines, cruel and unusual punishment, suspension of habeas corpus, bills of attainder, and ex post facto laws.
- Section 10
- General warrants of search or seizure prohibited.
- Section 11
- Due process of law; obligation of contracts; taking or damaging of private property; prohibited discrimination; jury trial in civil cases.
- Section 12
- Freedom of speech and of the press; right peaceably to assemble, and to petition.
- Section 13
- Militia; standing armies; military subordinate to civil power.
- Section 14
- Government should be uniform.
- Section 15
- Qualities necessary to preservation of free government.
- Section 15-A
- Marriage.
- Section 16
- Free exercise of religion; no establishment of religion.
- Section 17
- Construction of the Bill of Rights.
