B-001: Constitutional Amendment to Secure Liberties Act

[Alduria]

Constitutional Amendment to Secure Liberties Act
An Act to provide to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Alduria to Secure the Liberties of the People

BE IT ENACTED by the duly elected Parliament of the Republic of Alduria assembled, 

ARTICLE 1: CITATION

This Act shall be cited for all purposes as the Constitutional Amendment to Secure Liberties Act

ARTICLE 2: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

The following articles are added to Title VIII of the Constitution:

"Article 80. Any person charged with a criminal offense with a maximum penalty of thirty days or more of imprisonment or a fine of 5,000 ecus or more shall be entitled to a trial by an impartial jury of no less than twelve citizens for felonies and no less than nine citizens for misdemeanors. Any party to in a civil proceeding shall be entitled to a trial by jury of six citizens if the contested amount is greater than 10,000 ecus.

Article 81. All civilian trials shall be open to attendance by the general public. All Defendants in criminal matters shall have a right to trial within 6 months if detained pending trial and within 1 year if released pending trial.

Article 82. The right of citizens who have technical and mental fitness to possess firearms shall not be infringed, providing that they have not been convicted for a felony or a crime involving domestic violence.

Article 83. No person may be discriminated against or privileged on the basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, race, language, origin, parentage, creed, faith, or nobility. Measures for the advancement of persons are admissible to remedy past discrimination."

ARTICLE 3: RENUMBERING SUBSEQUENT ARTICLES

Existing articles in the Constitution from Title IX Article 80 through Title XI Article 89 shall be renumbered to reflect their proper article number after the incorporation of the aforementioned amendments.

ARTICLE 4: COMMENCEMENT

In accordance with Title X, Article 85, these amendments shall come into immediate force upon the signature of the President of the Republic after its Constitutional passage by Parliament.  

[Alejandro Campos]

Having been approved by Parliament, I hereby sign into law and consent to the
B-001: Constitutional Amendment to Secure Liberties Act,