Non-imprisonment for Debt

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1. Which obligation is expressly covered by Article III, Section 20's non-imprisonment guarantee?
2. Besides debt, what nonpayment is expressly mentioned in Section 20?
3. What distinction is central to Lozano v. Martinez?
4. A borrower fails to repay an ordinary civil loan. No fraud, dishonored-check offense or other crime is alleged. The cre…
5. A defendant argues that BP 22 is necessarily unconstitutional because the check arose from a debt. Which response follo…
6. A creditor obtains a civil money judgment on a simple loan. The debtor has not paid, and the creditor identifies no fra…
7. A business owner issues a check and later faces a BP 22 prosecution. The owner relies solely on non-imprisonment for de…
8. Explain the difference between enforcing a civil debt and imprisoning a person merely because it is unpaid.
9. Does the non-imprisonment clause immunize every unlawful act connected with a loan? Explain using Lozano.
10. A municipal official orders imprisonment solely for failure to pay a poll tax. Identify the constitutional problem and …
11. Does Section 20’s prohibition on imprisonment for debt itself cancel the underlying civil obligation?
12. What public harm did Lozano identify in support of the penal regulation of worthless checks?