{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-38.23","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 38.23","heading":"Contempt defined.","body":"A refusal to obey any legal order, mandate or decree, made or given by any judge relative to any of the business of the court, after due notice thereof, is a contempt, punishable accordingly.\nHistory.—s. 2, Nov. 23, 1828; RS 976; GS 1346; RGS 2535; CGL 4162; s. 8, ch. 2013-25.","path":["CHAPTER 38 JUDGES: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0038/0038.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:23Z","sha256":"9477b433defb70b5a095eb44f3e340c4d716bbb9b8e37865b530a18c46216fe7","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-38.22","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-39.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}