3-1-402: Powers of judicial officers as to conduct of proceedings.

A judicial officer has the power to:

(1) preserve and enforce order in the officer's immediate presence and in proceedings before the officer when the officer is engaged in the performance of official duties;

(2) compel obedience to the officer's official orders, as provided in this code;

(3) compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding before the officer in the cases and manner provided in this code;

(4) administer oaths to persons in a proceeding pending before the officer and in all other cases in which it may be necessary in the exercise of the officer's powers and duties.