(A) A person guilty of any of the following acts may be punished for contempt of court:
(1) Disobedience of, or resistance to, a lawful writ, process, order, rule, judgment or command of a court or an officer;
(2) Misbehavior of an officer of the court in the performance of his or her official duties, or in his or her official transactions;
(3) A failure to obey a subpoena duly served, or a refusal to be sworn or to answer as a witness, when lawfully required;
(4) The rescue, or attempted rescue, of a person or of property in the custody of an officer by virtue of an order or process of court held by him or her;
(5) A failure upon the part of a person recognized to appear as a witness in a court to appear in compliance with the terms of his or her recognizance; or
(6) Misbehavior in the presence of or so near the court or judge as to obstruct the administration of justice.
(B) The Mayor may punish contempts in any proceeding before the Mayor’s Court pursuant to division (A) of this section and, in the case of a violation of division (A)(5) of this section, may summarily punish such contempt. In so acting, the Court shall follow such procedures for the punishment of contempt as are provided in Ohio R.C. 2705.01 et seq.
(Ord. 88-165, passed 10-17-1988)