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§ 17-27 — Penalty for false return

North Carolina § 17-27
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 17Habeas Corpus
Art. 5Enforcement of Writ

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-27 (2026).

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If any person shall make a false return to a writ of habeas corpus, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1868-9, c. 116, s. 28; Code, s. 1653; Rev., s. 3582; C.S., s. 2229; 1993, c. 539, s. 307; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

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