.240 No contempt for criticism out of court.
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432.240 No contempt for criticism out of court.
No court or judge shall proceed by process of contempt or impose a fine against any
person who animadverts upon or examines into the proceedings or conduct of such court
or judge, by words spoken or writing published, not in the presence of the court or judge
in the courthouse during the sitting of the court.
Effective: October 1, 1942
History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 1295.