{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-458","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-458","heading":"Power of judge of district court to punish for contempt","body":"A judge of a district court shall have the same power and jurisdiction as a judge of a circuit court to punish summarily for contempt, but in no case shall the fine exceed $250, or the imprisonment exceed ten days, for the same contempt.Code 1950, § 18.1-293; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1999, c. 626.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 10. CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE","Article 5. CONTEMPT OF COURT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-458/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"754f686bb6432dfe10826caa9b50a959460fe9cbae737089cd7bd89d510230bb","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-457","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-459"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}