District of Columbia Civil Contempt Imprisonment Limitation Act of 1989

Summary

Amends the District of Columbia Code to set an 18-month limit on the term of imprisonment which may be imposed for contempt in child custody cases. Requires the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to hear an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia holding an individual in contempt and imposing imprisonment on such individual in the course of a child custody case within 60 days after such individual requests such appeal.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN

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• Referred in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Enrolled Bill (text)

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• Engrossed in House (text)

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• Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)

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• Engrossed Amendment House (text)

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• Committee Discharged Senate (text)

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 24 September 1989

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• House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 20 September 1989

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 7 September 1989

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 28 June 1989

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 21 June 1989

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 April 1989

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