Conn. Practice Book § 1-17 (2026)

Sec. 1-17. —Deferral of Proceedings The judicial authority should defer criminal con- tempt proceedings when: (1) the misconduct does not rise to an obstruction to the orderly administra- tion of justice; (2) the judicial authority has become personally embroiled; (3) the misconduct did not occur in the presence of the court; and (4) the

© Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut SUPERIOR COURT—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1-23 judicial authority does not instantly impose sum- mary criminal contempt upon the commission of the contumacious act. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 989.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000.)