Rule 1-18. Nonsummary Contempt Proceedings

A criminal contempt deferred under Section 117 shall be prosecuted by means of an information. The judicial authority may, either upon its own order or upon the request of the prosecuting authority, issue a summons or an arrest warrant for the accused. The case shall proceed as any other criminal prosecution under these rules and the General Statutes. The sentence shall be pronounced in open court and shall not exceed six months imprisonment or a fine of $500, or both, for each contumacious act.

Committee Notes

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 991.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000.)