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Code · Massachusetts · Part I — ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT · Title V — STATUTES OF FRAUDS AND LIMITATIONS · Chapter 33A

Section 48: Contempt

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Article 48. Contempt.
(a)A military judge or summary court-martial officer may punish for contempt any person who uses any menacing word, sign or gesture in its presence or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder.
(b)A person subject to this code 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 code may be punished for contempt by a military court in the same manner as a criminal court of the state.
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