Except as otherwise provided by statute, the punishment of commitment for contempt provided in section 4132 (relating to attachment and summary punishment for contempts) shall extend only to contempts committed in open court. All other contempts shall be punished by fine only.
(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days; Dec. 20, 1982, P.L.1409, No.326, eff. 60 days)
1982 Amendment. Act 326 amended and renumbered section 4132 to section 4133 and renumbered former section 4133 to section 4134.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 41 - Administration of Justice
Section 4101 - Coordination of activities
Section 4102 - Liability insurance for district justices (Repealed)
Section 4121 - Assignment of judges
Section 4122 - Assignment of magisterial district judges
Section 4123 - Assignment procedure
Section 4124 - Assignment of senior Philadelphia Municipal Court judges
Section 4131 - Definitions (Reserved)
Section 4132 - Attachment and summary punishment for contempts
Section 4133 - Commitment or fine for contempt
Section 4134 - Commitment for failure to pay fine
Section 4135 - Publication out of court
Section 4136 - Rights of persons charged with certain indirect criminal contempts
Section 4137 - Contempt powers of magisterial district judges
Section 4138 - Contempt powers of Pittsburgh Magistrates Court
Section 4139 - Contempt powers of Traffic Court of Philadelphia