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CC81008 - Wilfully insult an officer of the court during sitting or going to / returning from court
Important
This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.
CJS category CR Class 3 Custody Yes PNC Yes
Classification details
- Offence code
- CC81008
- Offence title
- Wilfully insult an officer of the court during sitting or going to / returning from court
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 12(1)(a) and (2) of the Contempt of Court Act 1981.
- CJS category code
- CR
- Offence class
- 3
- Custodial indicator
- Yes
- Recordable on PNC
- Yes
- Offence start date
- 01-Oct-81
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 1707.