{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-17-27","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-27","heading":"Penalty for false return.","body":"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).)","path":["Chapter 17. Habeas Corpus.","Article 5. Enforcement of Writ."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_17/GS_17-27.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:57:02Z","sha256":"65176181e75cdd97cdac8235a53742c02f9027b92250ae80ffcb2b1b2ab4cd12","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-17-26","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-17-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}