Witnesses
Sec. 2. Every person who:
(1) is sworn to testify as a witness, in any trial or proceeding, in
any court of record, and refuses to testify in the trial or
proceeding;
(2) is required by any court to be sworn in any trial or
proceeding, and refuses to take an oath or affirmation; or
(3) while upon the witness stand, is purposely so demeaning as
to retard or disturb the proceedings of the court;
is considered guilty of a direct contempt of court.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.43.
Last modified: May 24, 2006