North Carolina § 23-24 - Persons imprisoned for nonpayment of costs in criminal cases.
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§ 23-24. Persons imprisoned for nonpayment of costs in criminal cases.
The following persons may be discharged from imprisonment upon complying with this article and G.S. 153-194: Every person committed for the fine and costs of any criminal prosecution. History (1773, c. 100, s. 1, P.R.; 1808, c. 746, s. 2, P.R.; 1810, cc. 797, 802, P.R.; 1830, c. 33; 1838, c. 23; 1840, cc. 33, 34; 1852, c. 49; R.C., c. 59, s. 1; 1868-9, c. 162, s. 26; Code, s. 2967; Rev., s. 1915; C.S., s. 1632; 1933, c. 228, s. 9.) Editor's Note. - Section 153-194, referred to in this section, was transferred to G.S. 162-45 by Session Laws 1973, c. 822, s. 3. The section was repealed by Session Laws 1977, c. 711, s. 33. Legal Periodicals. - For note on imprisonment of an indigent at low per diem rate for failure to pay fine, see 6 Wake Forest Intra. L. Rev. 509 (1970).
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