{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-const.-iii-legislative-department-23","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Const. III - Legislative Department § 23","heading":"","body":"Each House may punish by imprisonment, during the session of the General Assembly, any person, not a member, for disrespectful, or disorderly behaviour in its presence, or for obstructing any of its proceedings, or any of its officers in the execution of their duties; provided, such imprisonment shall not, at any one time, exceed ten days.","path":["Article - III - Legislative Department"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=c3\u0026section=23","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:02:17Z","sha256":"b33ee6fea8f7e72d4a9694add881bbea23693e9b3ce1104522d82a97e90fcdb0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-const.-iii-legislative-department-22","next":"us-md/md.-const.-iii-legislative-department-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}