Amendments XI–XXVII
XIII
- Jurisdiction
- United States of America
- Provision
- XIII
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceSection 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, except as a punishment for crime
whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,
shall exist within the United States, or any place
subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Source record
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Amendments XI–XXVII · govinfo.gov · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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