Constitution · Iowa

Iowa Const. art. I, § 9

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Constitution of Iowa
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Right of trial by jury — due process of law. The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate; but the general assembly may authorize trial by a jury of a less number than twelve men in inferior courts; but no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

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