{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-2-1c","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 2-1c","heading":"Contempt of the General Assembly; penalty.","body":"Either house of the General Assembly may determine by majority vote that a person is guilty of contempt of the General Assembly, after a hearing before an appropriate committee appointed by the presiding officer at which the person shall be entitled to give evidence and be represented by counsel. Said house may refer such matter to the Chief State's Attorney. Contempt of the General Assembly shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months or both.","path":["TITLE 2. GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES","CHAPTER 16*. GENERAL ASSEMBLY"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_016.htm#sec_2-1c","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:53Z","sha256":"fa778f48cb9c663fb172bc3feb2ad3ad5f4f86f74d659f433bf3cafddef0576b","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-2-1b","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-2-1d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}