78A-2-218 - Powers of every judicial officer -- Contempt.
78A-2-218. Powers of every judicial officer -- Contempt.
Every judicial officer has power:
(1) to preserve and enforce order in his immediate presence, and in proceedings beforehim, when he is engaged in the performance of official duty;
(2) to compel obedience to his lawful orders as provided by law;
(3) to compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding before him in the casesand manner provided by law;
(4) to administer oaths to persons in a proceeding pending before him, and in all othercases where it may be necessary in the exercise of his powers and duties; and
(5) punish for contempt as provided by law to enforce compliance with Subsections (1)through (4).
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session