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 (2) 1 Pre-censorship shall be prohibited 2 A court decision may be sought against police orders affecting the freedom of the press

(1) 1 The freedom of broadcasting shall be guaranteed 2 Broadcasbng shall serve the purpose of reforming the public by means of truthful, comprehensive and impartial reporting and the dissemination of opinions 3 It shall contribute to education and entertainment 4 Broadcasting services must respect the free democratic basic order, human dignity, and religious and philosophical beliefs 5 The glorification of violence and any presentation that grossly offends general public morality shall be inadmissible 6 Freedom of opinion, objectivity, mutual respect, protection against defamation as well as a balance in the overall programming must be guaranteed

(2) 1 The broadcasting services shall be operated in public responsibility and by an organising institution under public law 2 The respective significant political, philosophical and social groups must be involved in the control of the broadcasting to a reasonable extent 3 The percentage of the representatives delegated by the State Government, the Bavarian State Parliament and the Senate)1 to the control bodies must not exceed one third 4 The philosophical and social groups shall elect or appoint their own representatives

(3) Further details shall be governed by the respective law

Footnotes

1) See footnote regarding Art 34 to 42

(1) The secrecy of letters, post, telegraphs and telephone communications shall be inviolable

(2) Restrictions of the reception of broadcasting as well as the receipt of printed matters shall be inadmissible

All residents of Bavaria shall be entitled to assemble in a peaceful and unarmed manner without prior notification or special permission

(1) All residents of Bavaria shall be entitled to form associations and corporations

(2) Associations and corporations with illegal or immoral purposes or using illegal or immoral means or which intend to destroy civil freedoms or to use force against the people, the state or the Constitution can be prohibited

(3) Each association shall be free to acquire legal capacity in accordance with the civil law

(1) All residents of Bavaria shall be entitled to address requests or complaints to the competent authorities or the Bavarian State Parliament in writing