{"code":"CONS","codeName":"California Constitution","section":"ART I SEC 5","citation":"Cal. Const., art. I, § 5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"ARTICLE I DECLARATION OF RIGHTS [SECTION 1. - SEC. 32.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/constitution/article-1"}],"history":"Sec. 5 added Nov. 5, 1974, by Prop. 7. Res.Ch. 90, 1974.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The military is subordinate to civil power. A standing army may not be maintained in peacetime. Soldiers may not be quartered in any house in wartime except as prescribed by law, or in peacetime without the owner’s consent.</p>","text":"The military is subordinate to civil power. A standing army may not be maintained in peacetime. Soldiers may not be quartered in any house in wartime except as prescribed by law, or in peacetime without the owner’s consent.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/constitution/article-1/section-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}