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Court Services Division Manual / Volume 6 - Civil Management Bureau (CMB) / Manual of Civil Procedure / 6-04/000.00 Arrests and Warrants

6-04/010.00 Criminal Bench Warrant


6-04/000.00 Arrests and Warrants
6-04/010.10 Contempt of Court

For the purposes of this Chapter, a criminal bench warrant includes any warrant issued for the arrest of a person who is charged with a crime as defined in Section 15 of the Penal Code.  Contempt is a crime punishable by imprisonment and/or fine.

15 PC  A crime or public offense is an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it, and to which is annexed, upon conviction, either of the following punishments:

  1. Death;
  2. Imprisonment;
  3. Fine;
  4. Removal from office;  or,
  5. Disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit in this State.