Alabama Code 31-2A-48. (Article 48.) Contempt
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2A-48
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
A military judge or summary court-martial officer may punish for contempt any person who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in its presence, or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder. A person subject to this code may be punished for contempt by confinement not to exceed five days or a fine of one hundred dollars ($100), or both. A person not subject to this code may be punished for contempt by a military court in the same manner as a criminal court of the state.