Article I — Personal Rights
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N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 1 Laws Prohibited
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No law shall be made that is a bill of attainder, an ex post facto law, a law impairing the obligation of contracts, or a law prohibiting the traditional art of healing.
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 2 Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press and Assembly
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No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 3 Search and Seizure
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and belongings against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated. (a) No warrants shall issue except upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation and particularly describing the place to …
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 4 Criminal Prosecutions
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In all criminal prosecutions certain fundamental rights shall obtain. (a) The accused has the right to assistance of counsel and, if convicted, has the right to counsel in all appeals. (b) The accused has the right to be confronted with adverse witnesses and to have compulsory pr…
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 5 Due Process
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No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 6 Equal Protection
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No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws. No person shall be denied the enjoyment of civil rights or be discriminated against in the exercise thereof on account of race, color, religion, ancestry or sex.
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 7 Quartering Soldiers
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No soldier in time of peace may be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war except as provided by law.
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 8 Trial by Jury
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The legislature may provide for trial by jury in criminal or civil cases.
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 9 Clean and Healthful Environment
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Each person has the right to a clean and healthful public environment in all areas, including the land, air, and water. Harmful and unnecessary noise pollution, and the storage of nuclear or radioactive material and the dumping or storage of any type of nuclear waste within the s…
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 10 Privacy
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The right of individual privacy shall not be infringed except upon a showing of compelling interest.
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 11 Victims of Crime
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, and belongings against crime shall be recognized at sentencing. Restitution to the crime victim shall be a condition of probation and parole except upon a showing of compelling interest.
N. Mar. I. Const. art. I, sec. 12 Abortion
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The abortion of the unborn child during the mother’s pregnancy is prohibited in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, except as provided by law.