New York Judiciary Law Article 19 - CONTEMPTS

• 750 - Power of Courts to Punish for Criminal Contempts.
  A. A court of record has power to punish for a criminal contempt, a person guilty of any of the following acts, and no others:...
• 751 - Punishment for Criminal Contempts.
  1. Except as provided in subdivisions (2), (3) and (4), punishment for a contempt, specified in section seven hundred fifty, may be by fine, not...
• 752 - Requisites of Commitment for Criminal Contempt; Review of Certain Mandates.
  Where a person is committed for contempt, as prescribed in section seven hundred fifty-one, the particular circumstances of his offense must be set forth in...
• 753 - Power of Courts to Punish for Civil Contempts.
  A. A court of record has power to punish, by fine and imprisonment, or either, a neglect or violation of duty, or other misconduct, by...
• 753-a - Contempts in Cases Involving or Growing Out of Labor Disputes.
  1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, where the alleged contempt is punishable under section seven hundred fifty and/or section seven hundred fifty-three and arises...
• 754 - Special Proceeding to Punish for Contempt Punishable Civilly.
  Sections seven hundred and fifty, seven hundred and fifty-one, and seven hundred and fifty-two, do not extend to a special proceeding to punish a person...
• 755 - When Punishment May Be Summary.
  Where the offense is committed in the immediate view and presence of the court, or of the judge or referee, upon a trial or hearing,...
• 756 - Application to Punish for Contempt; Procedure.
  An application to punish for a contempt punishable civilly may be commenced by notice of motion returnable before the court or judge authorized to punish...
• 757 - Application to Punish for Contempt Committed Before Referee.
  Where the offense is committed upon the trial of an issue referred to a referee appointed by the court, or consists of a witness's non-attendance,...
• 758 - Notice to Delinquent Officer to Show Cause.
  Where it is prescribed by law, or by the rules of civil practice, that a notice may be served in behalf of a party, upon...
• 760 - When Application May Be Made.
  An application may be made, either before or after the final judgment in the action, or the final order in the special proceeding.
• 761 - Notice to Accused; Service.
  An application to punish for contempt in a civil contempt proceeding shall be served upon the accused, unless service upon the attorney for the accused...
• 767 - When Habeas Corpus May Issue.
  If the accused is in the custody of a sheriff, or other officer, by virtue of an execution against his person, or by virtue of...
• 770 - Final Order Directing Punishment; Exception.
  Upon the return of an application to punish for contempt, or upon a hearing held upon a warrant of commitment issued pursuant to section seven...
• 771 - Punishment Upon Return of Habeas Corpus.
  Where the accused is brought up by virtue of a writ of habeas corpus, he must, after the final order is made, be remanded to...
• 772 - Punishment Upon Return of Application.
  Upon the return of an application to punish for contempt, the questions which arise must be determined, as upon any other motion; and, if the...
• 773 - Amount of Fine.
  If an actual loss or injury has been caused to a party to an action or special proceeding, by reason of the misconduct proved against...
• 774 - Length of Imprisonment and Periodic Review of Proceedings.
  1. Where the misconduct proved consists of an omission to perform an act or duty, which is yet in the power of the offender to...
• 775 - When Court May Release Offender.
  Where an offender, imprisoned as prescribed in this article, is unable to endure the imprisonment, or to pay the sum, or perform the act or...
• 776 - Offender Liable to Indictment.
  A person, punished as prescribed in this article, may, notwithstanding, be indicted for the same misconduct, if it is an indictable offense; but the court,...
• 777 - Proceedings When Accused Does Not Appear.
  Where a person has given an undertaking for his appearance, as prescribed in this article and fails to appear, on the return day of the...
• 778 - Prosecution of Undertaking by Person Aggrieved.
  The order directing the undertaking to be prosecuted, may, in the discretion of the court, direct the prosecution thereof, by and in the name of...
• 779 - Prosecution of Undertaking by Attorney-General or District Attorney.
  If no party is aggrieved by the misconduct of the accused, the order must, and, in any case where the court thinks proper so to...
• 780 - Sheriff Liable for Taking Insufficient Sureties.
  After the return of an execution, issued upon a judgment, rendered in an action upon the undertaking, an action, to recover the amount of the...
• 781 - Punishment of Misconduct At Trial Term.
  Where a misconduct, which is punishable by fine or imprisonment, as prescribed in this article, occurs at a trial term, or with respect to a...

Last modified: February 3, 2019