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18 U.S.C. § 401

Title 18 Chapter 21 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 401. Power of court

A court of the United States shall have power to punish by fine or imprisonment, or both, at its discretion, such contempt of its authority, and none other, as—

  • (1) Misbehavior of any person in its presence or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of justice;
  • (2) Misbehavior of any of its officers in their official transactions;
  • (3) Disobedience or resistance to its lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree, or command.

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