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Code · North Carolina · Chapter 23 — Debtor and Creditor

§ 23-37. If fraud found, debtor imprisoned.

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§ 23-37. If fraud found, debtor imprisoned.
If, on the trial, the jury finds that there is any fraud or concealment, the judgment shall be that the debtor be imprisoned until a full and fair disclosure and account of all his money, property or effects be made by the debtor. (1822, c. 1131, s. 4, P.R.; 1835, c. 12; R.C., c. 59, s. 14; 1868-9, c. 162, s. 20; Code, s. 2961; Rev., s. 1928; C.S., s. 1645.)
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