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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Last Updated: January 27, 2015) |
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Title0 CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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ARTICLEI. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS |
| § 1. Inherent rights of mankind. |
| § 2. Political powers. |
| § 3. Religious freedom. |
| § 4. Religion. |
| § 5. Elections. |
| § 6. Trial by jury. |
| § 7. Freedom of press and speech; libels. |
| § 8. Security from searches and seizures. |
| § 9. Rights of accused in criminal prosecutions. |
| § 10. Initiation of criminal proceedings; twice in jeopardy; eminent domain. |
| § 11. Courts to be open; suits against the Commonwealth. |
| § 12. Power of suspending laws. |
| § 13. Bail, fines and punishments. |
| § 14. Prisoners to be bailable; habeas corpus. |
| § 15. Special criminal tribunals. |
| § 16. Insolvent debtors. |
| § 17. Ex post facto laws; impairment of contracts. |
| § 18. Attainder. |
| § 19. Attainder limited. |
| § 20. Right of petition. |
| § 21. Right to bear arms. |
| § 22. Standing army; military subordinate to civil power. |
| § 23. Quartering of troops. |
| § 24. Titles and offices. |
| § 25. Reservation of powers in people. |
| § 26. No discrimination by Commonwealth and its political subdivisions. |
| § 27. Natural resources and the public estate. |
| § 28. Prohibition against denial or abridgment of equality of rights because of sex. |
Notation
Adoption. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of Article I were adopted December 16, 1873, 1874 P.L.3, effective January 1, 1874.
That the general, great and essential principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and unalterably established, WE DECLARE THAT--