D.C. Code § 16-1904

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024

Section 16-1904 - Forfeiture and penalty for failure to produce

If an officer or other person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed neglects or refuses to:

(1) make return of the writ; or

(2) bring the body of the person detained -

according to the command of the writ, he shall forfeit to the person detained the sum of $500, and be liable to attachment and punishment as for a contempt.

D.C. Code § 16-1904

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 584, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.