Oregon State Statutes - Oregon Attorney Directory

For the purposes of ORS 33.015 to 33.155:

(1) "Confinement" means custody or incarceration, whether actual or constructive.

(2) "Contempt of court" means the following acts, done willfully:

(a) Misconduct in the presence of the court that interferes with a court proceeding or with the administration of justice, or that impairs the respect due the court;

(b) Disobedience of, resistance to or obstruction of the court's authority, process, orders or judgments;

(c) Refusal as a witness to appear, be sworn or answer a question contrary to an order of the court;

(d) Refusal to produce a record, document or other object contrary to an order of the court; or

(e) Violation of a statutory provision that specifically subjects the person to the contempt power of the court.

(3) "Punitive sanction" means a sanction imposed to punish a past contempt of court.

(4) "Remedial sanction" means a sanction imposed to terminate a continuing contempt of court or to compensate for injury, damage or costs resulting from a past or continuing contempt of court.

[1991 c.724 §1]

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