756 – Application to Punish for Contempt; Procedure.
§ 756. Application to punish for contempt; procedure. An application to punish for a contempt punishable civilly may be commenced by notice of motion returnable before the court or judge authorized to punish for the offense, or by an order of such court or judge requiring the accused to show cause before it, or him, […]
757 – Application to Punish for Contempt Committed Before Referee.
§ 757. Application to punish for contempt committed before referee. Where the offense is committed upon the trial of an issue referred to a referee appointed by the court, or consists of a witness’s non-attendance, or refusal to be sworn or testify, before him, the application prescribed in this section may be made returnable before […]
750 – Power of Courts to Punish for Criminal Contempts.
§ 750. Power of courts to punish for criminal contempts. A. A court of record has power to punish for a criminal contempt, a person guilty of any of the following acts, and no others: 1. Disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior, committed during its sitting, in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to […]
751 – Punishment for Criminal Contempts.
§ 751. Punishment for criminal contempts. 1. Except as provided in subdivisions (2), (3) and (4), punishment for a contempt, specified in section seven hundred fifty, may be by fine, not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, not exceeding thirty days, in the jail of the county where the court is sitting, or both, […]
752 – Requisites of Commitment for Criminal Contempt; Review of Certain Mandates.
§ 752. Requisites of commitment for criminal contempt; review of certain mandates. Where a person is committed for contempt, as prescribed in section seven hundred fifty-one, the particular circumstances of his offense must be set forth in the mandate of commitment. Such mandate, punishing a person summarily for a contempt committed in the immediate view […]