Delaware Constitution

Article I, § 15 — Corruption of blood; forfeiture; descent of suicide's estate

Delaware Const. art. I, § 15

This text of Delaware Const. art. I, § 15 (Corruption of blood; forfeiture; descent of suicide's estate) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Delaware primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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No attainder shall work corruption of blood, nor except during the life of the offender forfeiture of estate. The estates of those who destroy their own lives shall descend or vest as in case of natural death, and if any person be killed by accident no forfeiture shall thereby be incurred.

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History

84 Del. Laws, c. 281; 85 Del. Laws, c. 5

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