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2016 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 17 - Habeas Corpus.
Article 6 - Proceedings and Judgment.
§ 17-38 - No second committal after discharge; penalty.
Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 17-38 (2016)
17-38. No second committal after discharge; penalty.
No person who has been set at large upon any writ of habeas corpus shall be again imprisoned or detained for the same cause by any person whatsoever other than by the legal order or process of the court wherein he shall be bound by recognizance to appear or of any other court having jurisdiction in the case, under the penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to the party aggrieved thereby. (1868-9, c. 116, s. 26; Code, s. 1651; Rev., s. 1852; C.S., s. 2240.)
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