2015 Code of Virginia
Title 16.1 - Courts Not of Record
§ 16.1-69.24. Contempt of court
A judge of a district court shall have the same powers and jurisdiction as a judge of a circuit court to punish summarily for contempt, but in no case shall the fine exceed $250 and imprisonment exceed ten days for the same contempt. From any such fine or sentence there shall be an appeal of right within the period prescribed in this title and to the court or courts designated therein for appeals in other cases and the proceedings on such appeal shall conform in all respects to the provisions of ยงยง 18.2-456 through 18.2-459.
1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546; 2000, cc. 164, 185.
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