Section 16-15-3 - Disorderly behavior in presence of referee as misdemeanor.

16-15-3. Disorderly behavior in presence of referee as misdemeanor. Every person guilty of any contempt of court by behavior of like character to that described in § 16-15-2, committed in the presence of any referee or referees, while actually sitting for the trial of a cause, or upon any inquest or other proceeding authorized by law, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: PenC 1877, § 202, subdiv 2; CL 1887, § 6402, subdiv 2; RPenC 1903, § 205, subdiv 2; RC 1919, § 3793 (2); SDC 1939, § 13.1235 (2); SL 1979, ch 150, § 7.