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(1) A person commits the offense of criminal contempt by knowingly engaging in any of the following conduct:

(a) Disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior committed during the sitting of the Tribal Court or the Court of Appeals, in the immediate view and presence of the Court, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due its authority;

(b) Breaching the peace by causing a disturbance directly tending to interrupt the proceedings of the Tribal Court or the Court of Appeals;

(c) Purposely disobeying or refusing any lawful process or other mandate of Tribal Court or the Court of Appeals;

(d) Unlawfully refusing to be sworn as a witness in any Tribal Court proceeding or, after being sworn, refusing to answer any legal and proper questions;

(e) Purposely publishing a false or grossly inaccurate report of a Tribal Court proceeding; or

(f) Purposely failing to obey any mandate, process, or notice relative to serving as a juror.

(2) Criminal contempt is a Class C offense.