Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-713
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-713, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§13A–713.
Official statutory text
(a) A military judge or summary court–martial officer may punish for contempt a person who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in the judge’s or officer’s presence, or who disturbs the proceedings by riot or disorder.
(b) A person subject to this title may be punished for contempt by confinement not to exceed 30 days or a fine of $100, or both.
(c) A person not subject to this title may be punished by a State court of competent jurisdiction at the request of the military judge.
(b) A person subject to this title may be punished for contempt by confinement not to exceed 30 days or a fine of $100, or both.
(c) A person not subject to this title may be punished by a State court of competent jurisdiction at the request of the military judge.
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