Rule 1-19. Judicial Authority Disqualification in Nonsummary Contempt Proceedings

The trial and all related proceedings upon which nonsummary contempt proceedings are based shall be heard by a judicial authority other than the trial judge or the judicial authority who had either issued the order which was later disobeyed or deferred criminal contempt proceedings under Section 1-17.

Committee Notes

(Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000.) (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 992.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000.)