Article VIII. Unlawful Conduct
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10.04.640 Contempt of court.
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Every person who shall commit a contempt of court of any one of the following kinds shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:
A. Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior committed during the sitting of the court or city council, in its immediate view and presence and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to its authority; or
B. Breach of the peace, noise, or other disturbance directly tending to interrupt the proceedings of a court, jury or referee, or city council meetings; or
C. Contumacious and unlawful refusal to be sworn or to attest or affirm, as a witness, or after being sworn, to answer any legal and proper interrogatory. (Ord. 50 § 3.1, 1959)