Colorado Statutes
§ 13-45-113 — Failure to obey writ - penalty
If any officer, sheriff, jailer, keeper,
or other person to whom any such writ is directed neglects or refuses to make the
returns or to bring the body of the prisoner according to the command of said writ
within the time required by this article, such officer, sheriff, jailer, keeper, or other
person is guilty of contempt of the court which issued said writ; whereupon the
court shall issue an attachment against such officer, sheriff, jailer, keeper, or other
person and cause him to be committed to the jail of the county, there to remain
without bail, until he obeys the writ. Such officer, sheriff, jailer, keeper, or other
person shall also forfeit to the prisoner or aggrieved party a sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars and shall be incapable of holding or executing his said of
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Legislative History
Source: R.S. p. 357, � 12. G.L. � 1334. G.S. � 1620. R.S. 08: � 2930. C.L. �
6498. CSA: C. 77, � 13. CRS 53: � 65-1-13. C.R.S. 1963: � 65-1-13.
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