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2019 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 17 - Habeas Corpus
Article 5 - Enforcement of Writ.
§ 17-20 - Liability of judge refusing precept.
Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 17-20 (2019)
17-20. Liability of judge refusing precept.
If any judge refuses to grant the precept provided for in G.S. 17-19, he shall be liable to impeachment, and moreover shall forfeit to the party aggrieved twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(1870-1, c. 221, s. 3; Code, s. 1641; Rev., s. 1838; C.S., s. 2222.)
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