{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-48","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 48","heading":"Contempt","body":"Article 48. Contempt.\n(a) A military judge or summary court-martial officer may punish for contempt any person who uses any menacing word, sign or gesture in its presence or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder.\n(b) A person subject to this code may be punished for contempt by confinement not to exceed 30 days or a fine of $100 or both.\n(c) A person not subject to this code may be punished for contempt by a military court in the same manner as a criminal court of the state.","path":["Part I","Title V","Chapter 33A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleV/Chapter33A/Section48","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:24Z","sha256":"97b7aacf884d60f7c31c5b544d1a1fd6494795e4e94421a5b1b32731a9deae1f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-47","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}