# Conn. Practice Book Sec. 1-17: Sec. 1-17

> Connecticut · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_CT_PB_R1_17

## Section

- **Citation:** Conn. Practice Book Sec. 1-17
- **Heading:** Sec. 1-17
- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Connecticut Court Rules / Connecticut Practice Book / Conn. Practice Book Sec. 1-17

## Text

—Deferral of Proceedings
The judicial authority should defer criminal contempt proceedings when: (1) the misconduct does
not rise to an obstruction to the orderly administration 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

SUPERIOR COURT—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1-23
judicial authority does not instantly impose summary criminal contempt upon the commission of
the contumacious act.

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