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Oklahoma Constitution, Article II

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Article II, Bill of Rights

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Okla. Const. art. II, § 1 All political power is inherent in the people
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All political power is inherent in the people; and government is instituted for their protection, security, and benefit, and to promote their general welfare; and they have the right to alter or reform the same whenever the public good may require it: Provided, such change be not…
Okla. Const. art. II, § 2 Section 2
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All persons have the inherent right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the enjoyment of the gains of their own industry.
Okla. Const. art. II, § 3 Section 3
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The people have the right peaceably to assemble for their own good, and to apply to those invested with the powers of government for redress of grievances by petition, address, or remonstrance.
Okla. Const. art. II, § 4 Section 4
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No power, civil or military, shall ever interfere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage by those entitled to such right.

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Okla. Const. art. II, § 5 Section 5

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No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, donated, or used, directly or indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, or system of religion, or for the use, benefit, or support of any priest, preacher, minister, or other re…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 6 Section 6

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The courts of justice of the State shall be open to every person, and speedy and certain remedy afforded for every wrong and for every injury to person, property, or reputation; and right and justice shall be administered without sale, denial, delay, or prejudice.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 7 Section 7

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No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. Section 8.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 9 Section 9

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Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishments inflicted.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 10 Section 10

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The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall never be suspended by the authorities of this State.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 11 Section 11

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Every person elected or appointed to any office or employment of trust or profit under the laws of the State, or under any ordinance of any municipality thereof, shall give personal attention to the duties of the office to which he is elected or appointed. Drunkenness and the exc…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 12 Section 12

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No member of Congress from this State, or person holding any office of trust or profit under the laws of any other State, or of the United States, shall hold any office of trust or profit under the laws of this State.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 13 Section 13

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Imprisonment for debt is prohibited, except for the non-payment of fines and penalties imposed for the violation of law.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 14 The military shall be held in strict subordination to the civil authorities

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The military shall be held in strict subordination to the civil authorities. No soldier shall be quartered in any house, in time of peace, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, except in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 15 No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, nor any law impairing the obligation of contracts, shall ever be passed

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No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, nor any law impairing the obligation of contracts, shall ever be passed. No conviction shall work a corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate: Provided, that this provision shall not prohibit the imposition of pecuniary penalties.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 16 Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it or in adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort

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Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it or in adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 17 Section 17

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No person shall be prosecuted criminally in courts of record for felony or misdemeanor otherwise than by presentment or indictment or by information. No person shall be prosecuted for a felony by information without having had a preliminary examination before an examining magistr…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 18 A grand jury shall be composed of twelve (12) persons, any nine (9) of whom concurring may find an indictment or true bill

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A grand jury shall be composed of twelve (12) persons, any nine (9) of whom concurring may find an indictment or true bill. A grand jury shall be convened upon the order of a district judge upon his own motion; or such grand jury shall be ordered by a district judge upon the fili…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 19 Section 19

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The right of trial by jury shall be and remain inviolate, except in civil cases wherein the amount in controversy does not exceed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00), or in criminal cases wherein punishment for the offense charged is by fine only, not exceeding One Thou…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 20 Section 20

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In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the county in which the crime shall have been committed or, where uncertainty exists as to the county in which the crime was committed, the accused may be tried in a…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 21 No person shall be compelled to give evidence which will tend to incriminate him, except as in this Constitution specifically provided

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No person shall be compelled to give evidence which will tend to incriminate him, except as in this Constitution specifically provided; nor shall any person, after having been once acquitted by a jury, be again put in jeopardy of life or liberty for that of which he has been acqu…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 22 Every person may freely speak, write, or publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right

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Every person may freely speak, write, or publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. In all criminal prosecutions for libel, the truth of the matter…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 23 Section 23

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No private property shall be taken or damaged for private use, with or without compensation, unless by consent of the owner, except for private ways of necessity, or for drains and ditches across lands of others for agricultural, mining, or sanitary purposes, in such manner as ma…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 24 Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation

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Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation. Just compensation shall mean the value of the property taken, and in addition, any injury to any part of the property not taken. Any special and direct benefits to the part of the property no…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 25 The legislature shall pass laws defining contempts and regulating the proceedings and punishment in matters of contempt

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The legislature shall pass laws defining contempts and regulating the proceedings and punishment in matters of contempt: Provided, that any person accused of violating or disobeying, when not in the presence or hearing of the court, or judge sitting as such, any order of injuncti…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 26 Section 26

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The right of a citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person, or property, or in aid of the civil power, when thereunto legally summoned, shall never be prohibited; but nothing herein contained shall prevent the Legislature from regulating the carrying of weapons.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 27 Section 27

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Any person having knowledge or possession of facts that tend to establish the guilt of any other person or corporation under the laws of the state shall not be excused from giving testimony or producing evidence, when legally called upon so to do, on the ground that it may tend t…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 28 Section 28

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The records, books, and files of all corporations shall be, at all times, liable and subject to the full visitorial and inquisitorial powers of the State, notwithstanding the immunities and privileges in this Bill of Rights secured to the persons, inhabitants, and citizens thereo…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 29 Section 29

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No person shall be transported out of the State for any offense committed within the State, nor shall any person be transported out of the State for any purpose, without his consent, except by due process of law; but nothing in this provision shall prevent the operation of extrad…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 30 Section 30

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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches or seizures shall not be violated; and no warrant shall issue but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation, describing as particularly as may be the place …

Okla. Const. art. II, § 31 Section 31

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The right of the State to engage in any occupation or business for public purposes shall not be denied nor prohibited, except that the State shall not engage in agriculture for any other than educational and scientific purposes and for the support of its penal, charitable, and ed…

Okla. Const. art. II, § 32 Section 32

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Perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free government, and shall never be allowed, nor shall the law of primogeniture or entailments ever be in force in this State.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 33 Section 33

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The enumeration in this Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny, impair, or disparage others retained by the people. Section 34. Section 35.

Okla. Const. art. II, § 12A Section 12A

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Beginning January 1, 1995, persons wanting to become a candidate for election to the United States Congress from this State for a term beginning on or after January 1, 1995, shall be subject to the following provisions: