§660-20 - Body to be produced, except when.
§660-20 Body to be produced, except when. The person making the return to a writ of habeas corpus shall bring the body of the person, if in his custody or power, or under his restraint or control, according to the command in the writ, unless prevented by the sickness or infirmity of the person. This shall not prevent the person making the return, if a private person, from demanding in advance actual necessary expenses of travel and transportation. [L 1870, c 32, §15; RL 1925, §2743; RL 1935, §4328; RL 1945, §10369; RL 1955, §239-20; HRS §660-20; am L 1972, c 90, §5(m)]