Article II. Bill of Rights
Article II, Section 22. Military subject to civil power - quartering of troops
Constitution of the State of Colorado
Official text
The military shall always be in strict subordination to the civil power; no soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war except in the manner prescribed by law.
Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 32.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Constitution (Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services)
In plain English
The military must always be strictly subordinate to civilian authority. No soldier may be quartered in a house in peacetime without the owner's consent, or in wartime except as the law prescribes.
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