Title 7 — Judiciary and Civil Procedure
51 chapters · 1,044 sections in this title.
7 GCA § 34101 What is Contempt of Court
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(a) The following acts or omissions are contempt of court: (1) Disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior toward the judge while holding the court, tending to interrupt the due course of a trial or other judicial proceeding; (2) A breach of the peace, boisterous conduct, or v…
7 GCA § 34102 Contempt; summary disposition; disposition upon
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notice and hearing. (a) A contempt may be punished summarily if the judge certifies that he saw or heard the conduct constituting the contempt and that it was committed in the actual presence of the court. The order of contempt shall recite the facts and shall be signed by the ju…
7 GCA § 34103 Imprisonment until performance
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If the contempt is omission to perform any act, the person may be imprisoned until performance. Notwithstanding § 34101(b) of this Chapter, when the contempt consists of the omission to perform an act which is yet in the power of the person to perform, he may be imprisoned until …
7 GCA § 34104 Proceedings When Party Fails To Appear
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When the warrant of arrest has been returned served, if the person arrested does not appear on the return day, the court or judge may issue another warrant of arrest, or may order the undertaking to be prosecuted, or both. If the undertaking be prosecuted, the measure of damages …
7 GCA § 34105 Illness sufficient cause for nonappearance
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Confinement under arrest for contempt. Whenever, by the provisions of this Chapter, an officer is required to keep a person arrested on a warrant of attachment in custody, and to bring him before a court or judge, the inability, from illness or otherwise, of the person to attend,…
7 GCA § 34106 When Judgment and Orders Final
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The judgment and orders of the court or judge, made in cases of contempt, are final and conclusive. SOURCE: CCP § 1222 NOTE: Part 3, Title V, of the Code of Civil Procedure, Eminent Domain, is found in Title 21 of this Code - dealing with matters involving real property. --------…