{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-35.240","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 35.240","heading":"Contempt.","body":"(1) A military judge may punish for contempt any person who uses any disrespectful\nword, sign, or gesture in its presence, or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or\ndisorder.\n(2) A person subject to this code may be punished for contempt by confinement no t to\nexceed thirty (30) days or a fine of one hundred dollars ($100), or both.\n(3) Any person not subject to this code may be punished for contempt by a military\ncourt in the same manner as a criminal court of the state.","path":["KRS Chapter 35"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=41923","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:52Z","sha256":"fa4460d12e787c172bf0199e13bab2c84da2ed2a53b230cd6459f5ebe3a7dae8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-35.235","next":"us-ky/krs-35.245"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}