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. (Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 584, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 16-1904. 1973 Ed., § 16-1904.
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