16-15-1. Action or arrest in improper name as misdemeanor. Every person who maliciously institutes or prosecutes any action or legal proceeding, or makes or procures any arrest, in the name of a person who does not exist, or has not consented that it be instituted or made, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: […]
16-15-15. Acceptance of gift from party to action as misdemeanor–Inheritance excepted. Every judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, who accepts any gift from any person, knowing him to be a party in interest, or the attorney or counsel of any party in interest to any action or proceeding then pending or about to be […]
16-15-2. Disorderly behavior in presence of court as misdemeanor. Every person guilty of any contempt of court by disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior, committed during the sitting of any court of justice, in immediate view and presence of the court, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to its […]
16-15-3. Disorderly behavior in presence of referee as misdemeanor. Every person guilty of any contempt of court by behavior of like character to that described in §16-15-2, committed in the presence of any referee or referees, while actually sitting for the trial of a cause, or upon any inquest or other proceeding authorized by law, […]
16-15-4. Disturbance of court proceedings as misdemeanor. Every person guilty of any contempt of court by any breach of the peace, noise, or other disturbance directly tending to interrupt the proceedings of any court, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: PenC 1877, §202, subdiv 3; CL 1887, §6402, subdiv 3; RPenC 1903, §205, […]
16-15-5. Refusal to testify as misdemeanor. Every person guilty of any contempt of court by the contumacious and unlawful refusal to be sworn or affirmed as a witness; or, when so sworn or affirmed, like refusal to answer any material question, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: PenC 1877, §202, subdiv 6; CL […]
16-15-6. Disobedience of judicial process as misdemeanor. Every person guilty of any contempt of court by intentional disobedience of any process or order lawfully issued by any court is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: PenC 1877, §202, subdiv 4; CL 1887, §6402, subdiv 4; RPenC 1903, §205, subdiv 4; RC 1919, §3793 (4); […]
16-15-7. Resistance to judicial process as misdemeanor. Every person guilty of any contempt of court by resistance intentionally offered to the lawful order or process of any court is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: PenC 1877, §202, subdiv 5; CL 1887, §6402, subdiv 5; RPenC 1903, §205, subdiv 5; RC 1919, §3793 (5); […]
16-15-8. False report of judicial proceedings as misdemeanor–Fair report not punishable. Every person guilty of any contempt of court by the publication of a false or grossly inaccurate report of the proceedings of any court, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. But no person can be punished as for a contempt, in publishing a […]
