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Idaho Code · § 44-711 — Punishment for contempt

44-711. Punishment for contempt

Punishment for a contempt, specified in section 44-710, may be by fine, not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment not exceeding fifteen (15) days, in the jail of the county where the court is sitting, or both, in the discretion of the court. Where a person is committed to jail, for the nonpayment of such a fine, he must be discharged at the expiration of fifteen (15) days; but where he is also committed for a definite time, the fifteen (15) days must be computed from the expiration of the definite time.

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History and annotations

44-711, added 1933, ch. 215, sec. 11, p. 452.

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