D.C. Code § 16-1904

Forfeiture and penalty for failure to produce

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 584, Pub

If an officer or other person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed neglects or refuses to:

(1) make return of the writ; or

(2) bring the body of the person detained —

according to the command of the writ, he shall forfeit to the person detained the sum of $500, and be liable to attachment and punishment as for a contempt.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.