Kansas Constitution

Article Bill of Rights, § 9 — Bail; fines; cruel and unusual punishment

Kansas Const. art. Bill of Rights, § 9

Kansas Const. art. Bill of Rights, § 9 (Bail; fines; cruel and unusual punishment) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

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Full Text

All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses, where proof is evident or the presumption great. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishment inflicted.

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History

Adopted by convention, July 29, 1859; ratified by electors, October 4, 1859; L. 1861, p. 48.