Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-468

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.
Section 52-468 - Commitment for contempt; application for discharge

The court may commit to prison, for any contempt of which the respondent has been guilty in this proceeding, for a period not exceeding sixty days; and the respondent may, at any time within such time of imprisonment, appear before the court which made the order of commitment, and apply for a discharge from imprisonment, which the court may, for sufficient cause shown, direct.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-468

(1949 Rev., S. 8204; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 48; P.A. 78-280, S. 111, 127.)

Commitment under statute may clearly not be for more than 60 days, and respondent may apply for discharge upon purging himself of contempt or for other sufficient cause. 111 Conn. 252.