{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-17-20","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-20","heading":"Liability of judge refusing precept.","body":"If any judge refuses to grant the precept provided for in G.S. 17-19, he shall be liable to impeachment, and moreover shall forfeit to the party aggrieved twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500). (1870-1, c. 221, s. 3; Code, s. 1641; Rev., s. 1838; C.S., s. 2222.)","path":["Chapter 17. Habeas Corpus.","Article 5. Enforcement of Writ."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_17/GS_17-20.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:57:02Z","sha256":"450561fa88ddbe1913512cb714e690614ddf464117f27d834df4644ced6d7087","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-17-19","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-17-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}