Main Content Constitution-I friendly link printer friendly mcl index link Search within this Statute for STATE CONSTITUTION (EXCERPT)CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 Article I DECLARATION OF RIGHTS DocumentTypeDescription Article I § 1SectionPolitical power. Article I § 2SectionEqual protection; discrimination. Article I § 3SectionAssembly, consultation, instruction, petition. Article I § 4SectionFreedom of worship and religious belief; appropriations. Article I § 5SectionFreedom of speech and of press. Article I § 6SectionBearing of arms. Article I § 7SectionMilitary power subordinate to civil power. Article I § 8SectionQuartering of soldiers. Article I § 9SectionSlavery and involuntary servitude. Article I § 10SectionAttainder; ex post facto laws; impairment of contracts. Article I § 11SectionSearches and seizures. Article I § 12SectionHabeas corpus. Article I § 13SectionConduct of suits in person or by counsel. Article I § 14SectionJury trials. Article I § 15SectionDouble jeopardy; bailable offenses; commencement of trial if bail denied; bail hearing; effective date. Article I § 16SectionBail; fines; punishments; detention of witnesses. Article I § 17SectionSelf-incrimination; due process of law; fair treatment at investigations. Article I § 18SectionWitnesses; competency, religious beliefs. Article I § 19SectionLibels, truth as defense. Article I § 20SectionRights of accused in criminal prosecutions. Article I § 21SectionImprisonment for debt. Article I § 22SectionTreason; definition, evidence. Article I § 23SectionEnumeration of rights not to deny others. Article I § 24SectionRights of crime victims; enforcement; assessment against convicted defendants. Article I § 25SectionMarriage. Article I § 26SectionAffirmative action programs. Article I § 27SectionHuman embryo and embryonic stem cell research. Article I § 28SectionRight to reproductive freedom.