{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.1048","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1048","heading":"Military court; contempt power; punishment.","body":"Sec. 48.\n\nA military court may punish for contempt an individual subject to this code who willfully and unlawfully refuses to be sworn or to affirm as a witness, or who refuses to answer a legal or proper question, or who uses a menacing word, sign, or gesture in the court's presence, or who disturbs the court proceedings by riot or disorder. The punishment for contempt in a summary court-martial proceeding must be confinement for not more than 25 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both. The punishment for contempt in any other military court must be confinement for not more than 100 days or a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 32","Act Act-523-of-1980"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-32-1048","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"3702d6eb68865016a95ac943037a9c1e9de0c205c3e7b19816d15e51d3a19af0","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.1047","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.1049"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}