Connecticut § 52-468 - Commitment for contempt; application for discharge.
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§ 52-468. Commitment for contempt; application for discharge.
Sec. 52-468. Commitment for contempt; application for discharge. The court may commit to prison, for any contempt of which the respondent has been guilty in this proceeding, for a period not exceeding sixty days; and the respondent may, at any time within such time of imprisonment, appear before the court which made the order of commitment, and apply for a discharge from imprisonment, which the court may, for sufficient cause shown, direct.
(1949 Rev., S. 8204; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 48; P.A. 78-280, S. 111, 127.)
History: 1967 act substituted “when the court is not sitting” for “in vacation”; P.A. 78-280 removed judges from purview of section and deleted distinctions re procedure depending on whether court is in or out of session, reflecting fact that court now sits continuously.
Commitment under statute may clearly not be for more than 60 days, and respondent may apply for discharge upon purging himself of contempt or for other sufficient cause. 111 C. 252.
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Section 52-468 ("Commitment for contempt; application for discharge.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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