California Penal Code

§ 166

PEN § 166 Effective Jan 1, 2022Title 7 · Part 1 · Ch. 7

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a person guilty of any of the following contempts of court is guilty of a misdemeanor:

(1)Disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior committed during the sitting of a court of justice, in the immediate view and presence of the court, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to its authority.

(2)Behavior specified in paragraph (1) that is committed in the presence of a referee, while actually engaged in a trial or hearing, pursuant to the order of a court, or in the presence of a jury while actually sitting for the trial of a cause, or upon an inquest or other proceeding authorized by law.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 704, Sec. 1. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2022.