Penalty for disobeying the writ.
Section 546
SEC. 546. Penalty for disobeying the writ. — A person to whom a writ is directed, who neglects or refuses to obey or make return of the same, according to the command thereof, or makes false return thereof, or who, upon demand made by the prisoner, or any person on his behalf, refuses to deliver to the person demanding, within six hours after the demand therefor, a true copy of the warrant of commitment and detainer of the prisoner, shall, for the first offense, forfeit to the party aggrieved two hundred dollars, and for the second offense four hundred dollars, and may also be dealt with by the judge of the court as for a contempt.