Florida Declaration of Rights

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The Florida Declaration of Rights is the section of the Florida Constitution that enumerates and protects fundamental civil liberties and individual rights for the state's residents.

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Florida Bill of Rights 1
Florida Declaration of Rights canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional bill of rights
section of a state constitution
appliesToJurisdiction Florida
surface form: State of Florida
bindingOn Florida executive branch
Florida judicial branch
Florida legislative branch
Government of Florida
surface form: Florida state government
canBeAmendedBy Florida constitutional amendment process
contains Florida constitutional right to privacy provision
Florida constitutional victims’ rights provisions
provisions mirroring the U.S. Bill of Rights
provisions that expand rights beyond the U.S. Constitution
country United States of America
enforcedBy Florida courts
field constitutional law
governs relationship between individuals and the Florida government
hasTypeOfRight civil liberties
political rights
procedural rights in criminal and civil proceedings
influencedBy Bill of Rights
surface form: United States Bill of Rights

other state declarations of rights
interpretedBy Florida Supreme Court
language English
legalHierarchyRelation subordinate to the United States Constitution
legalStatus supreme law of Florida subject to the U.S. Constitution
legalSystem Florida law
partOf Constitution of Florida
surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida
protects access to courts
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
prohibition of cruel or unusual punishment
prohibition of excessive fines and bail
right to assemble
right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures
right to bear arms subject to regulation
right to due process
right to equal protection of the laws
right to petition the government
right to privacy under Florida law
right to trial by jury in certain cases
right to work without compulsory union membership
rights of crime victims
rights of the accused in criminal prosecutions
purpose enumeration of fundamental rights
limitation of government power
protection of civil liberties
scope individual rights of persons within Florida
limitations on state and local government actions in Florida
subjectOf constitutional litigation in Florida

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Article I alsoKnownAs Florida Declaration of Rights
subject surface form: Article I of the Florida Constitution
Article I alsoKnownAs Florida Declaration of Rights
subject surface form: Article I of the Florida Constitution
this entity surface form: Florida Bill of Rights