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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.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Disability Constitutional Law,’’ see 63 Emory L.J. 527 (2014).