{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-const.-iii-legislative-department-38","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Const. III - Legislative Department § 38","heading":"","body":"No person shall be imprisoned for debt, but a valid decree of a court of competent jurisdiction or agreement approved by decree of said court for the support of a spouse or dependent children, or for the support of an illegitimate child or children, or for alimony (either common law or as defined by statute), shall not constitute a debt within the meaning of this section.","path":["Article - III - Legislative Department"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=c3\u0026section=38","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:02:17Z","sha256":"49e7e766fe09696c8bc19388f3e105fe5c5cbbdd41af2cd3a4e8f579466c13d4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-const.-iii-legislative-department-36","next":"us-md/md.-const.-iii-legislative-department-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}