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Article Iii Bill of Rights Section 2. The Right of The People To Be Secure in Their Persons
Article Iii Bill of Rights Section 2. The Right of The People To Be Secure in Their Persons
BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 2. The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and
seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable,
and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon
probable cause to be determined personally by the judge after
examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the
witnesses he may produce, and particularly describing the place to be
searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Section 3.
1. The privacy of communication and correspondence shall be
inviolable except upon lawful order of the court, or when public
safety or order requires otherwise, as prescribed by law.
2. Any evidence obtained in violation of this or the preceding
section shall be inadmissible for any purpose in any proceeding.
Section 12.
1. Any person under investigation for the commission of an offense
shall have the right to be informed of his right to remain silent
and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of
his own choice. If the person cannot afford the services of
counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights cannot be
waived except in writing and in the presence of counsel.
2. No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other
means which vitiate the free will shall be used against him.
Secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado, or other
similar forms of detention are prohibited.
3. Any confession or admission obtained in violation of this or
Section 17 hereof shall be inadmissible in evidence against him.
4. The law shall provide for penal and civil sanctions for violations
of this Section as well as compensation to the rehabilitation of
victims of torture or similar practices, and their families.
Section 17. No person shall be compelled to be a witness against
himself.
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