CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWER OF JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT TO PUNISH FOR CONTEMPT (§ 18.2-458)

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.

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