{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-const.-declaration-of-rights-17","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Const. Declaration of Rights § 17","heading":"","body":"That retrospective Laws, punishing acts committed before the existence of such Laws, and by them only declared criminal are oppressive, unjust and incompatible with liberty; wherefore, no ex post facto Law ought to be made; nor any retrospective oath or restriction be imposed, or required.","path":["Article - Declaration of Rights"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=c0\u0026section=17","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:47Z","sha256":"931606ffd4fe51abd0f8d754da910594c30fc9a1603511f7ee6c89c9db463083","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-const.-declaration-of-rights-16","next":"us-md/md.-const.-declaration-of-rights-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}