Contempt of Court

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This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Contempt of Court.” It is part of Chapter 10 “Crimes Against the Administration of Justice”, which is part of Title 18.2 “Crimes and Offenses Generally”. It contains 4 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 4 sections.

§ 18.2-456	Cases in which courts and judges may punish summarily for contempt
§ 18.2-457	Fine and imprisonment by court limited unless jury impaneled
§ 18.2-458	Power of judge of district court to punish for contempt
§ 18.2-459	Appeal from sentence of such judge