<br><br>35.240 Contempts. <br>(1) A military court may punish for contempt any person subject to this code who uses <br>any disrespectful words, signs, or gestures in its presence, or who disturbs its <br>proceedings by any riot or disorder. <br>(2) Any person not subject to this code who engages in conduct described in subsection <br>(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. <br>History: Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 34. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, <br>sec. 47, effective July 1, 1954. <br><br>