Text of the provision
Sec. 8. Imprisonment until order obeyed. — When the contempt consists in the refusal or omission to do an act which is yet in the power of the respondent to perform, he may be imprisoned by order of the court concerned until he performs it.
2019 Rules of Civil Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC), Rule 71, Section 8. Reproduced verbatim and verified word-for-word against the Supreme Court's official text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 8 of Rule 71 (Contempt) of the 2019 Rules of Civil Procedure, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 7 — Punishment for indirect contempt.
- Section 9 — Proceeding when party released on bail fails to answer.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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