Grounds.

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1-21-901. Grounds.

(a) A circuit court judge may punish for contempt in the following cases and no others:

(i) Persons guilty of disorderly, contemptuous and insolent behavior toward a judge engaged in any judicial proceeding, which tends to interrupt such proceedings or impair the respect due the judge's authority;

(ii) Persons guilty of resistance or disobedience to any lawful order or process made or issued by the judge.


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