Constitution · New Jersey

N.J. Const. art. I, ¶ 13

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Constitution of New Jersey
Text as of
October 2026

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No person shall be imprisoned for debt in any action, or on any judgment founded upon contract, unless in cases of fraud; nor shall any person be imprisoned for a militia fine in time of peace.

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