Slavery and involuntary servitude

Mich. Const. art. I, § 9, under Declaration of Rights.

Mich. Const. art. I, § 9

Slavery and involuntary servitude

Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude unless for the punishment of crime, shall ever be tolerated in this state.

History: Const. 1963, Art. I, § 9, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.

Former constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. II, § 8.