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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A justice of the peace may punish for contempt persons guilty of only the following acts:
(1) disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior toward the justice while holding the court tending to interrupt the due course of a trial or other judicial proceeding;
(2) a breach of the peace, boisterous conduct, or violent disturbance in the presence of the justice or in the immediate vicinity of the court held by the justice tending to interrupt the due course of a trial or other judicial proceeding;
(3) disobedience or resistance to the execution of a lawful order or process made or issued by the justice;
(4) disobedience to a subpoena duly served or refusal to be sworn or to answer as a witness;
(5) rescuing any person or property in the custody of an officer by virtue of an order or process of the court.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 3. Judiciary, Courts § 3-10-401. Contempts for which justice of the peace may punish - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-3-judiciary-courts/mt-st-3-10-401/
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