No member of the National Assembly or of a State Assembly shall at any time whatsoever be subject to any judicial or disciplinary prosecution or be held responsible outside of the House to which he belongs on account of his vote or his opinions uttered in the performance of his duty.
ARTICLE 37
No member of the National Assembly or of a State Assembly shall during the session, without the consent of the House to which he belongs, be subject to investigation or arrest on account of any punishable offence, unless he is caught in the act, or apprehended not later than the following day.
Similar consent is required in the case of any other restraint of personal liberty which interferes with the performance by a delegate of his duties.
Any criminal proceeding against a member of the National Assembly or of a State Assembly, and any arrest or other restraint of his personal liberty shall, at the demand of the House to which he belongs, be suspended for the duration of the session.
ARTICLE 38
The members of the National Assembly and the State Assemblies are entitled to refuse to give evidence concerning persons who have given them information in their official capacity, or to whom they have given information in the performance of their official duties, or concerning the information itself. In regard also to the seizure of papers their position is the same as that of persons who have by law the right to refuse to give evidence.
A search or seizure may be proceeded with in the precincts of the National Assembly or of a State Assembly only with the consent of its President.
ARTICLE 39
Civil officers and members of the armed forces need no leave to perform their duties as members of the National Assembly or of a State Assembly.