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N.C.G.S. § 17-19 — revision history

Text is never overwritten. Each amendment lands as a new version row with its own effective range.

  1. Version 1 — 2026-08-08 to present

    Scraped from ncleg.gov; The General Statutes include changes through S.L. 2026-7.

    The court or judge by whom any such attachment may be issued may also at the same time, or afterwards, direct a precept to any sheriff, coroner, or other person to be designated therein, commanding him to bring forthwith before such court or judge the party, wherever to be found, for whose benefit the writ of habeas corpus has been granted. (1868-9, c. 116, s. 17; Code, s. 1640; Rev.,  s. 1837; C.S., s. 2221.)