Powers of judicial officers as to conduct of proceedings

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3-1-402. Powers of judicial officers as to conduct of proceedings. A judicial officer has the power to:

(1) preserve and enforce order in the officer's immediate presence and in proceedings before the officer when the officer is engaged in the performance of official duties;

(2) compel obedience to the officer's official orders, as provided in this code;

(3) compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding before the officer in the cases and manner provided in this code;

(4) administer oaths to persons in a proceeding pending before the officer and in all other cases in which it may be necessary in the exercise of the officer's powers and duties.

History: En. Sec. 191, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6320, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8873, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 177; re-en. Sec. 8873, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-1002; amd. Sec. 130, Ch. 61, L. 2007.

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