BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 2729: Contempt of court

Increasing the period of confinement available for contempt of court.

Summary

Increases from seven to sixty the number of days of confinement a court may order when a child or parent fails to comply with an order entered in a Child in Need of Services (CHNS), an At-Risk Youth (ARY), or child dependency proceeding.
Permits the court to apply its inherent contempt authority without first exhausting remedial options when a child or parent fails to comply with an order entered in a CHNS, ARY, or child dependency proceeding.

From the House Bill Analysis 2010 (HB 2729), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to increasing the period of confinement available for contempt of court;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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