17-28. Penalty for concealing party entitled to writ.
If anyone having in his custody, or under his power, any party who, by law, would be entitled to a writ of habeas corpus, or for whose relief such writ shall have been issued, shall, with intent to elude the service of such writ, or to avoid the effect thereof, transfer the party to the custody, or put him under the power or control, of another, or shall conceal or change the place of his confinement, or shall knowingly aid or abet another in so doing, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1868-9, c. 116, ss. 29, 30; Code, ss. 1654, 1655; Rev., s. 3583; C.S., s. 2230; 1993, c. 539, s. 308; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 5 - Enforcement of Writ.
§ 17-16 - Attachment for failure to obey.
§ 17-17 - Liability of judge refusing attachment.
§ 17-18 - Attachment against sheriff to be directed to coroner; procedure.
§ 17-19 - Precept to bring up party detained.
§ 17-20 - Liability of judge refusing precept.
§ 17-21 - Liability of judge conniving at insufficient return.
§ 17-22 - Power of county to aid service.
§ 17-23 - Obedience to order of discharge compelled.
§ 17-24 - No civil liability for obedience.
§ 17-25 - Recommittal after discharge; penalty.
§ 17-26 - Disobedience to writ or refusing copy of process; penalty.