27.07.020 Contempt.
(1) Any person found guilty of any of the following acts must be held in contempt of Court and must be punished as directed by the Court:
(A) Disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior toward the judge while Court is being held, or tending to interrupt the due course of a trial or other judicial proceeding;
(B) A breach of the peace, boisterous conduct, or violent disturbance in the presence of the judge, or in the immediate vicinity of the Court being held by the judge, or tending to interrupt the due course of a trial or other judicial proceeding;
(C) Disobedience or resistance to the carrying out of a lawful order or process made or issued by the judge;
(D) Disobedience to a subpoena duly serviced, or refusing to be sworn in or to answer as a witness;
(E) Rescuing or interfering with any person or property in the custody of a police officer acting under an order of the Court or process of the Court; or
(F) Failure to appear for jury duty when properly notified.
(2) A contempt may be punished summarily if the judge certifies that they saw or heard the conduct constituting the contempt and that it was committed in the actual presence of the Court. The order of contempt must recite the facts as entered on the record by the judge.
(3) When a contempt is not committed in the actual presence of the judge, an arrest warrant may be issued by such judge, after which the person who is charged must then be arrested and brought before the judge at which time the accused must be given an opportunity to be heard in their defense. The judge may convict or discharge them of the charge.