{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-21.040","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 21.040","heading":"Members of either house may be punished for contempt.","body":"Any member of either house who is guilty of disorderly behavior in the presence of a joint meeting may be punished by the house of which he is a member, in the same manner as if the offense were committed in the presence of the house.","path":["Title III - LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","Chapter 21 - General Assembly"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=21.040","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"0c2bfc8da9ee9e2e0ebd555982d38ecea8e97be2bbfa1ef55eae9fe675718ea9","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-21.030","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-21.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}