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O.C.G.A. § 38-2-1048 — Contempt; penalty | Georgia Code
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TITLE 38 MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Section 2. Military Affairs, 38-2-1 through 38-2-1145.

ARTICLE 5 CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

38-2-1048. Contempt; penalty.

  1. A military judge may punish for contempt any person who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in his or her presence, or who disturbs the proceedings of the military court by any riot or disorder.
  2. A person subject to this article may be punished for contempt by confinement not to exceed 30 days or a fine of $1,000.00, or both.
  3. A person not subject to this article may be punished for contempt by a military court in the same manner as a criminal court of this state.

(Code 1981, §38-2-1048, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.)

U.S. Code.

- For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 848.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 53A Am. Jur. 2d, Military and Civil Defense, § 214.

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