§ 6-40. Liability of counties, where trial removed from one county to another. - North Carolina Statutes

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Liability of Counties inCriminal Actions.

§ 6‑40.  Liability ofcounties, where trial removed from one county to another.

When a prisoner is sent fromone 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 arecollected from the prisoner. (1889, c. 354; 1901, c. 718;Rev., s. 1285; C.S., s. 1263; 1971, c. 269, s. 8.)