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California Constitution Art. I, § 5

ARTICLE I DECLARATION OF RIGHTS

Current as of September 28, 2026Cal. Const., art. I, § 5Official source ↗

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

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.