District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 16-1904: Forfeiture and penalty for failure to produce.

Where this section sits in the code

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 —

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