Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 24

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constitutional provision

Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 24 is a provision in the state’s Bill of Rights that restricts the enactment of retroactive laws and laws impairing the obligation of contracts.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesTo	Indiana General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ private laws ⓘ public laws ⓘ state legislation ⓘ
bindingOn	Indiana executive branch when enforcing laws ⓘ Indiana judiciary when interpreting laws ⓘ Indiana legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana state government NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	state legislative branch ⓘ
classification	Bill of Rights provision ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
enforceableIn	Indiana state courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
guarantees	constitutional protection of contract obligations ⓘ freedom from ex post facto criminal laws ⓘ
hasNumber	Section 24 ⓘ
hasTextFeature	prohibition on ex post facto laws ⓘ prohibition on laws impairing contracts ⓘ
interpretedBy	Indiana Court of Appeals NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
isModeledOn	Contract Clause of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageType	prohibitory clause ⓘ
legalDomain	constitutional law ⓘ contract law ⓘ legislation ⓘ
legalEffect	constrains retroactive application of statutes ⓘ limits legislative power ⓘ prohibits laws impairing the obligation of contracts ⓘ provides constitutional protection for contractual obligations ⓘ restricts enactment of retroactive laws ⓘ
legalSystem	Indiana law NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Article 1 of the Indiana Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Indiana Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Constitution Article 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	prevent arbitrary retroactive legislation ⓘ protect reliance interests in existing law ⓘ safeguard contractual obligations from legislative impairment ⓘ
scope	state-level legislation and governmental action ⓘ
subject	ex post facto laws ⓘ impairment of contracts ⓘ obligation of contracts ⓘ retroactive laws ⓘ
temporalScope	laws with retroactive effect ⓘ

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Article 1: Bill of Rights → contains → Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 24 ⓘ

subject surface form: Article 1: Bill of Rights (Indiana Constitution)