Delaware Statutes
§ 9506 — Civil contempt; penalty
A justice of the peace shall have the power to punish by fine not exceeding $100, or by imprisonment not exceeding 170 days, any disobedience or resistance to his or her lawful writ, process, order or rule.
Any disobedience or resistance to the lawful writ, process, order or rule of a justice of the peace shall be punished as a civil contempt only, and any person imprisoned for such disobedience or resistance shall be discharged from such imprisonment upon satisfying the justice that he or she has obeyed the writ, process, order or rule, or is prepared to do so.
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Legislative History
10 Del. C. 1953, § 9506; 57 Del. Laws, c. 511 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1
Nearby Sections
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§ 9502
Summons for witnesses§ 9504
Adjournments§ 9506
Civil contempt; penalty§ 9521
Mode of proceeding§ 9523
Form of summons§ 9526
Time for hearing§ 9527
Adjournments