Bill: Rejected Contempt of Court Amendment Act

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Amend the Judicial Standards Act​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives and Senators in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Contempt of Court Amendment Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately after it has been signed into law.
(3) Authored by Rep. xEndeavour
(4) Co-Sponsored by Rep. Reaperay

2 - Reasons
(1) Currently the courts are limited in how much they are able to issue in fines for repeat offenders of disrespectful behaviour in court.

3 - Amendments
(1) Subsection a is changed to subsection b:

a. 17 - Contempt of Court
(1) Contempt of Court is the act of speaking in a court case when not involved or summoned to provide testimony.
First Offence: $250 Fine
Second Offence: $350 Fine + 5 Minutes Jail
Third Offence: $450 Fine + 10 Minutes Jail.


b. 17 - Contempt of Court
(1) Contempt of Court is the act of speaking in a court case when not involved or summoned to provide testimony or the failure to respond in reasonable circumstances when requested by the court.
First Offence: $250 Fine
Second Offence: $350 Fine + 5 Minutes Jail
Third Offence: Maximum $5000, up to 10 Minutes Jail.
 
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