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Penalty for false return

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-27, Penalty for false return, North Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-18, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1308655
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Penalty for false return. 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).)