Refusal of Officer to Deliver Copy of Warrant; Penalty

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  6. Refusal of Officer to Deliver Copy of Warrant; Penalty

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Section 26. An officer who refuses or neglects for six hours to deliver a printed copy of the warrant contained in the warrant management system or process by which he detains a prisoner to any person who demands such copy and tenders the fees therefor shall forfeit two hundred dollars to such prisoner.


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