Part 1 — .2
9.61 Contempt
continuing of compliance, as the case may be, with an order of the
Court, a judge may, on application or on the judge's own initiative,
declare that a person is in civil contempt of the Court if that person
fails, without adequate excuse, to obey an order of a judge or an
order of a justice of the peace.
RSA 2000
(2) Where a judge is satisfied that there are reasonable and
probable grounds for believing that a person may be in civil
contempt of the Court, the judge may order
(a) the person to appear before a judge, or
(b) a peace officer to take the p erson into custody and bring that
person before a judge,
to show cause why the person should not be held in civil contempt
of the Court.
(3) Every person in civil contempt of the Court is liable to any one
or more of the following:
(a) imprisonment until the person has purged the contempt;
(b) imprisonment for not more than 2 years;
(c) a fine not exceeding $25 00 0 and in default of paying the
fine to imprisonment for not more than 2 years.
(4) The judge who imposed a sanction on a person whom the judge
declared to be in civil contempt may waive the sanction in whole or
in part or suspend any imprisonment where the judge is satisfied
that the person has purged that person's contempt.
(5) This section does not apply
(a) to an order for the payment of money, or
(b) to an order made under the Criminal Code (Canada).
(6) Section 36 does not apply to proceedings under this section.
RSA 2000 c16(Supp) s6;2011 c20 s8