PUBLISHED

N.C.G.S. § 6-40

Liability of counties, where trial removed from one county to another.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
Source: official source
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When a prisoner is sent from one county to another to be held for trial, or for any other cause or purpose, the county from which he is sent shall pay his jail expenses, unless they are collected from the prisoner. (1889, c. 354; 1901, c. 718; Rev., s. 1285; C.S., s. 1263; 1971, c. 269, s. 8.)