35.240 Contempts.
(1) A military court may punish for contempt any person subject to this code who uses
any disrespectful words, signs, or gestures in its presence, or who disturbs its <br>proceedings by any riot or disorder.
(2) Any person not subject to this code who engages in conduct described in subsection
(1) of this section may be fined not more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) <br>or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days or both. Upon certification of the facts <br>by the military court or tribunal to the Commonwealth's attorney of the county <br>where the offense occurred, the Commonwealth's attorney shall prosecute the <br>accused in Circuit Court and jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon such courts for <br>this purpose.
History: Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 34. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99,
sec. 47, effective July 1, 1954.
35.240 Contempts.
(1) A military court may punish for contempt any person subject to this code who uses
any disrespectful words, signs, or gestures in its presence, or who disturbs its <br>proceedings by any riot or disorder.
(2) Any person not subject to this code who engages in conduct described in subsection
(1) of this section may be fined not more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) <br>or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days or both. Upon certification of the facts <br>by the military court or tribunal to the Commonwealth's attorney of the county <br>where the offense occurred, the Commonwealth's attorney shall prosecute the <br>accused in Circuit Court and jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon such courts for <br>this purpose.
History: Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 34. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99,
sec. 47, effective July 1, 1954.
35.240 Contempts.
(1) A military court may punish for contempt any person subject to this code who uses
any disrespectful words, signs, or gestures in its presence, or who disturbs its <br>proceedings by any riot or disorder.
(2) Any person not subject to this code who engages in conduct described in subsection
(1) of this section may be fined not more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) <br>or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days or both. Upon certification of the facts <br>by the military court or tribunal to the Commonwealth's attorney of the county <br>where the offense occurred, the Commonwealth's attorney shall prosecute the <br>accused in Circuit Court and jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon such courts for <br>this purpose.
History: Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 34. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99,
sec. 47, effective July 1, 1954.
