Part 1 · Contempt of Court and Enforcement of Litigant's Rights

Rule 1:10-1. Summary Contempt in Presence of Court

Amended July 13, 1994 (current) Contains Deadlines

(a) the conduct has obstructed, or if continued would obstruct, the proceeding;

(b) the conduct occurred in the actual presence of the judge, and was actually seen or heard by the judge;

(c) the character of the conduct or its continuation after an appropriate warning unmistakably demonstrates its willfulness;

(d) immediate adjudication is necessary to permit the proceeding to continue in an orderly and proper manner; and

(e) the judge has afforded the alleged contemnor an immediate opportunity to respond.