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    § 21. No imprisonment for non-payment of money pursuant to judgment or
  order  requiring  payment  of  money due upon contract. Except in a case
  where it is otherwise specially prescribed by law, a person shall not be
  arrested  or  imprisoned  for  disobedience  to  a  judgment  or  order,
  requiring  the payment of money due upon a contract, express or implied,
  or as damages for non-performance of a contract.

Last modified: July 31, 2006