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Remedy without delay for restraint of liberty

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-1, Remedy without delay for restraint of liberty, North Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-18, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1308629
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Remedy without delay for restraint of liberty. Every person restrained of his liberty is entitled to a remedy to inquire into the lawfulness thereof, and to remove the same, if unlawful; and such remedy ought not to be denied or delayed. (Const., art. 1, s. 18; Rev., s. 1819; C.S., s. 2203.)