2A:15-57 - Punishment for contempt - New Jersey Statutes

2A:15-57.  Punishment for contempt
    Punishment for a contempt specified in section 2A:15-56 of this title may be  by fine, not exceeding $100, or by imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, in the  jail of the county where the court is sitting, or both, in the discretion of  the court;  provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to any contempt conviction based on violations committed by a defendant subsequent to his initial conviction for violating any provision of the same injunction. Where a person is committed to jail, for the nonpayment of such a fine, he must be discharged at the expiration of 15 days;  but where he is also committed for a definite time, the 15 days must be computed from the expiration  of the definite time.
 
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.