§ 5A-32 – Direct contempt by a juvenile.
5A-32. Direct contempt by a juvenile. (a) A presiding judicial official may summarily impose measures in response to direct contempt by a juvenile when necessary to restore order or maintain the dignity and authority of the court and when the measures are imposed substantially contemporaneously with the contempt. Before imposing measures summarily, the judicial official […]
§ 5A-33 – Indirect contempt by a juvenile.
5A-33. Indirect contempt by a juvenile. Indirect contempt by a juvenile may be adjudged and sanctioned only pursuant to the procedures in Subchapter II of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes. (2007-168, s. 1.)
§ 5A-34 – When minor can be in contempt.
5A-34. When minor can be in contempt. (a) No act or omission by a minor younger than six years of age constitutes contempt. (b) The provisions of Article 1 and Article 2 of this Chapter apply to acts or omissions by a minor who: (1) Repealed by Session Laws 2017-57, s.16D.4(n), effective December 1, 2019. […]
§ 5A-14 – Summary proceedings for contempt.
5A-14. Summary proceedings for contempt. (a) The presiding judicial official may summarily impose measures in response to direct criminal contempt when necessary to restore order or maintain the dignity and authority of the court and when the measures are imposed substantially contemporaneously with the contempt. (b) Before imposing measures under this section, the judicial official […]
§ 5A-15 – Plenary proceedings for contempt.
5A-15. Plenary proceedings for contempt. (a) When a judicial official chooses not to proceed summarily against a person charged with direct criminal contempt or when he may not proceed summarily, he may proceed by an order directing the person to appear before a judge at a reasonable time specified in the order and show cause […]
§ 5A-16 – Custody of person charged with criminal contempt.
5A-16. Custody of person charged with criminal contempt. (a) A judicial official may orally order that a person he is charging with direct criminal contempt be taken into custody and restrained to the extent necessary to assure his presence for summary proceedings or notice of plenary proceedings. (b) If a judicial official who initiates plenary […]
§ 5A-17 – Appeals; bail proceedings.
5A-17. Appeals; bail proceedings. (a) A person found in criminal contempt may appeal in the manner provided for appeals in criminal actions, except appeal from a finding of contempt by a judicial official inferior to a superior court judge is by hearing de novo before a superior court judge. (b) Upon appeal in a case […]
§ 5A-21 – Civil contempt; imprisonment to compel compliance.
5A-21. Civil contempt; imprisonment to compel compliance. (a) Failure to comply with an order of a court is a continuing civil contempt as long as: (1) The order remains in force; (2) The purpose of the order may still be served by compliance with the order; (2a) The noncompliance by the person to whom the […]
§ 5A-22 – Release when civil contempt no longer continues.
5A-22. Release when civil contempt no longer continues. (a) A person imprisoned for civil contempt must be released when his civil contempt no longer continues. The order of the court holding a person in civil contempt must specify how the person may purge himself of the contempt. Upon finding compliance with the specifications, the sheriff […]
§ 5A-23 – Proceedings for civil contempt.
5A-23. Proceedings for civil contempt. (a) Proceedings for civil contempt are by motion pursuant to G.S. 5A-23(a1), by the order of a judicial official directing the alleged contemnor to appear at a specified reasonable time and show cause why he should not be held in civil contempt, or by the notice of a judicial official […]