{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-i-section-9","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Const. art. I, § Section 9.","heading":"Prohibition of excessive bail and fines, cruel and unusual punishment, suspension of habeas corpus, bills of attainder, and ex post facto laws.","body":"That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted; that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when, in cases of invasion or rebellion, the public safety may require; and that the General Assembly shall not pass any bill of attainder, or any ex post facto law.","path":["Virginia Constitution","Article I. Bill of Rights"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:29Z","sha256":"a78f0c0a32fa00e1f9985725518c308d96e036cd66eb90ee0f6e8a2d5ce4ac59","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-i-section-8-a","next":"us-va/va.-const.-art.-i-section-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}