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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally
Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice
§ 18.2-458. Power of judge of district court to punish for contempt
Universal Citation: VA Code § 18.2-458 (2018)
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.
Code 1950, ยง 18.1-293; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1999, c. 626.
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