North Carolina § 17-18 Attachment against sheriff to be directed to coroner; procedure

North Carolina Statutes

§ 17-18 — Attachment against sheriff to be directed to coroner; procedure

North Carolina § 17-18

Ch. 17Habeas Corpus

Art. 5Enforcement of Writ

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-18 (2026).

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If a sheriff has neglected to return the writ agreeably to the command thereof, the attachment against him may be directed to the coroner or to any other person to be designated therein, who shall have power to execute the same, and such sheriff, upon being brought up, may be committed to the jail of any county other than his own. (1868-9, c. 116, s. 16; Code, s. 1639; Rev., s. 1836; C.S., s. 2220.)

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If a sheriff has neglected to return the writ agreeably to the command thereof, the attachment against him may be directed to the coroner or to any other person to be designated therein, who shall have power to execute the same, and such sheriff, upon being brought up, may be committed to the jail of any county other than his own. (1868-9, c. 116, s. 16; Code, s. 1639; Rev., s. 1836; C.S., s. 2220.)