Code of Virginia - Title 18.2 Crimes And Offenses Generally - Section 18.2-458 Power of judge of district court to punish for contempt

§ 18.2-458. Power of judge of district court to punish for contempt

A judge of a district court shall have the same power and jurisdiction as a judge of a circuit court to punish summarily for contempt, but in no case shall the fine exceed $250, or the imprisonment exceed ten days, for the same contempt.

(Code 1950, § 18.1-293; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1999, c. 626.)

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