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California Constitution Art. I, § 18

ARTICLE I DECLARATION OF RIGHTS

Current as of September 28, 2026Cal. Const., art. I, § 18Official source ↗

Sec. 18 added Nov. 5, 1974, by Prop. 7. Res.Ch. 90, 1974.

Treason against the State consists only in levying war against it, adhering to its enemies, or giving them aid and comfort. A person may not be convicted of treason except on the evidence of two witnesses to the same overt act or by confession in open court.