Article II. Bill of Rights
Article II, Section 12. No imprisonment for debt
Constitution of the State of Colorado
Official text
No person shall be imprisoned for debt, unless upon refusal to deliver up his estate for the benefit of his creditors in such manner as shall be prescribed by law, or in cases of tort or where there is a strong presumption of fraud.
Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 30.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Constitution (Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services)
In plain English
No one may be jailed for debt, except when a debtor refuses to turn over his estate for his creditors as the law prescribes, in tort cases, or where there is a strong presumption of fraud.
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