Contempt of Court may be charged against an individual for any of the following:
(a) Contemptuous or insolent behavior toward the Judge while engaged in a trial or judicial proceeding;
(b) Any breach of the peace or willful disturbance in the presence of the Judge or so near as to obstruct or interrupt a trial or judicial proceeding;
(c) Violence or threats of violence to the Judge or any party traveling to, attending, or returning from any judicial proceeding
(d) before the Court which is intended to obstruct, interrupt, or influence such a proceeding;
(e) Flagrant misbehavior of any officer of the City acting in their official capacity with respect to any action, judicial proceeding, or order of the Court;
(f) Willful resistance by any party to any lawful process or order of the Court. The Judge may, if necessary, issue a warrant of arrest for such person, who shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
In the event such person is found guilty of contempt, the person shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense. For a second offense pertaining to the same matter the person shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). For the third or any subsequent offense pertaining to the same matter the person shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned not more than ten days, or both. An appeal to the Circuit Court of such conviction shall conform to Section 171.11.
(Ord. 2023-002. Passed 11-6-23.)