{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-476.110","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.110","heading":"Acts constituting contempt of court.","body":"Every court of record shall have power to punish as for criminal contempt persons guilty of:\n(1) Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior committed during its session, in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceeding or to impair the respect due to its authority;\n(2) Any breach of the peace, noise or other disturbance directly tending to interrupt its proceedings;\n(3) Willful disobedience of any process or order lawfully issued or made by it;\n(4) Resistance willfully offered by any person to the lawful order or process of the court;\n(5) The contumacious and unlawful refusal of any person to be sworn as a witness, or, when so sworn, to refuse to answer any legal and proper interrogatory.","path":["Title XXXII - COURTS","Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=476.110","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"16fa5d68fd3ca828ad0ffed287535df28e11658379eceabd889c26936657ae9c","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-476.100","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-476.120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}