S. 1163 — A bill to amend the District of Columbia Code to limit the length of time for which an individual may be incarcerated for civil contempt in a child custody case in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and to provide for expedited appeal procedures to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for individuals found in civil contempt in such case. | PoliFocus

S. 1163101th Congress

A bill to amend the District of Columbia Code to limit the length of time for which an individual may be incarcerated for civil contempt in a child custody case in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and to provide for expedited appeal procedures to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for individuals found in civil contempt in such case.

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Law

Summary

Amends the District of Columbia Code to set a 12-month limit on the term of imprisonment which may be imposed for civil 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.

Makes the preceding amendments inapplicable 18 months after this Act's enactment, but applicable to persons incarcerated on or before such date. Direct the Senate Judiciary and Governmental Affairs Committees to study civil contempt law and procedures in the District of Columbia and the Federal courts and report to the Senate, by September 1, 1990, on their findings and recommendations for changes to current law.

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Related Legislation

H.R. 2136District of Columbia Civil Contempt Imprisonment Limitation Act of 1989
1989-09-23Became Public Law No: 101-97.
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Legislative Actions

1989-06-13
Introduced in Senate
1989-06-13
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
1989-07-21
Subcommittee on General Services, Federalism, & DC. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-254.
1989-07-26
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
1989-08-03
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Glenn with amendments. With written report No. 101-104. Additional views filed.
1989-08-03
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Glenn with amendments. With written report No. 101-104. Additional views filed.
1989-08-03
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 204.
1989-09-07
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
1989-09-07
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 2136 as an amendment.
1989-09-07
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 2136 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote.
1989-09-07
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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