A court-martial may punish for contempt any person who uses menacing words, signs, or gestures in its presence, or who disturbs its proceedings. The punishment may not exceed confinement for twenty-five days or a fine of five hundred dollars.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 25-1-2970 (1950 (46) 1881; 1952 Code Section 44-202; 1962 Code Section 44-199; 1964 (53) 2241)] En by 1984 Act No. 378, Section 28; 2001 Act No. 85, Section 36.