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O.C.G.A. § 1-2-6
Rights of citizens generally

(a) The rights of citizens include, without limitation, the following:

   (1) The right of personal security;

   (2) The right of personal liberty;

   (3) The right of private property and the disposition thereof;

   (4) The right of the elective franchise;

   (5) The right to hold office, unless disqualified by the Constitution and laws of this state;

   (6) The right to appeal to the courts;

   (7) The right to testify as a witness;

   (8) The right to perform any civil function; and

   (9) The right to keep and bear arms.

(b) All citizens are entitled to exercise all their rights as citizens, unless specially prohibited by law.

HISTORY: Orig. Code 1863, §§ 1585, 1586; Code 1868, §§ 1648, 1649; Code 1873, §§ 1654, 1655; Code 1882, §§ 1654, 1655; Civil Code 1895, §§ 1808, 1809; Civil Code 1910, §§ 2165, 2166; Code 1933, §§ 79-205, 79-206.