Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.110 : COURTS — Courts - General Provisions —GENERALLY — Acts constituting contempt of court

Every court of record shall have power to punish as for criminal contempt persons guilty of:

(1) Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior committed during its session, in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceeding or to impair the respect due to its authority;
(2) Any breach of the peace, noise or other disturbance directly tending to interrupt its proceedings;
(3) Willful disobedience of any process or order lawfully issued or made by it;
(4) Resistance willfully offered by any person to the lawful order or process of the court;
(5) The contumacious and unlawful refusal of any person to be sworn as a witness, or, when so sworn, to refuse to answer any legal and proper interrogatory.

§ 476.110, RSMo

RSMo 1939 § 2028

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1864; 1919 § 2359; 1909 § 3881
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