29B.49 - CONTEMPTS.
29B.49 CONTEMPTS.
1. A military court may punish for contempt any person subject to
this code who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in its
presence, or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder.
The punishment shall not exceed confinement for thirty days or a fine
of one hundred dollars, or both.
2. A person who is not subject to this code who engages in
conduct described in subsection 1 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
The facts shall be certified to the county attorney of the county in
which the offense occurred who shall prosecute the case as if the
offense were included in the Iowa criminal code. Section History: Early Form
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 29B.49; 82 Acts, ch 1042, § 30]