If any officer, sheriff, jailer, keeper, or other person to whom any such writ is directed neglects or refuses to make the returns or to bring the body of the prisoner according to the command of said writ within the time required by this article, such officer, sheriff, jailer, keeper, or other person is guilty of contempt of the court which issued said writ; whereupon the court shall issue an attachment against such officer, sheriff, jailer, keeper, or other person and cause him to be committed to the jail of the county, there to remain without bail, until he obeys the writ. Such officer, sheriff, jailer, keeper, or other person shall also forfeit to the prisoner or aggrieved party a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars and shall be incapable of holding or executing his said office.
Source: R.S. p. 357, § 12. G.L. § 1334. G.S. § 1620. R.S. 08: § 2930. C.L. § 6498. CSA: C. 77, § 13. CRS 53: § 65-1-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 65-1-13.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Article 45 - Habeas Corpus - General Provisions
§ 13-45-101. Petition for Writ - Criminal Cases
§ 13-45-102. Petition for Relief - Civil Cases
§ 13-45-103. Hearing - Pleadings - Discharge
§ 13-45-104. Witnesses - Duty of Sheriff
§ 13-45-105. Court to Examine Witnesses
§ 13-45-106. Bail - Recognizance - Binding Witness - Repeal
§ 13-45-107. Remand - Second Writ - Offenses Not Bailable
§ 13-45-108. Second Writ - Bailable Offense
§ 13-45-109. Once Discharged - Reimprisonment
§ 13-45-110. Prisoner Not to Be Removed - When
§ 13-45-111. Removal of Prisoners - Causes
§ 13-45-112. Judge Refusing or Delaying Writ - Penalty
§ 13-45-113. Failure to Obey Writ - Penalty
§ 13-45-114. Avoiding Writ - Penalty
§ 13-45-116. Detention After Release - Penalty
§ 13-45-117. Forfeitures Go to Use of Prisoner
§ 13-45-118. Recovery of Forfeiture Not Bar to Civil Suit
§ 13-45-119. Writ to Testify or Be Surrendered - Run to Any County - Copy - Fees