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Statute:

Criminal contempt of the legislature

ยง 215.60 Criminal contempt of the legislature.

A person is guilty of criminal contempt of the legislature when,
having been duly subpoenaed to attend as a witness before either house
of the legislature or before any committee thereof, he:

1. Fails or refuses to attend without lawful excuse; or

2. Refuses to be sworn; or

3. Refuses to answer any material and proper question; or

4. Refuses, after reasonable notice, to produce books, papers, or
documents in his possession or under his control which constitute
material and proper evidence.

Criminal contempt of the legislature is a class A misdemeanor.

PEN 215.60 2014-09-22

Sections:

215. Other offenses relating to judicial and other proceedings
215.00 - Bribing a witness.
215.05 - Bribe receiving by a witness.
215.10 - Tampering with a witness in the fourth degree.
215.11 - Tampering with a witness in the third degree.
215.12 - Tampering with a witness in the second degree.
215.13 - Tampering with a witness in the first degree.
215.14 - Employer unlawfully penalizing witness or victim.
215.15 - Intimidating a victim or witness in the third degree.
215.16 - Intimidating a victim or witness in the second degree.
215.17 - Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree.
215.19 - Bribing a juror.
215.20 - Bribe receiving by a juror.
215.22 - Providing a juror with a gratuity.
215.23 - Tampering with a juror in the second degree.
215.25 - Tampering with a juror in the first degree.
215.28 - Misconduct by a juror in the second degree.
215.30 - Misconduct by a juror in the first degree.
215.35 - Tampering with physical evidence; definitions of terms.
215.40 - Tampering with physical evidence.
215.45 - Compounding a crime.
215.50 - Criminal contempt in the second degree.
215.51 - Criminal contempt in the first degree.
215.52 - Aggravated criminal contempt.
215.54 - Criminal contempt; prosecution and punishment.
215.55 - Bail jumping in the third degree.
215.56 - Bail jumping in the second degree.
215.57 - Bail jumping in the first degree.
215.58 - Failing to respond to an appearance ticket.
215.59 - Bail jumping and failing to respond to an appearance ticket; defense.
215.60 - Criminal contempt of the legislature.
215.65 - Criminal contempt of a temporary state commission.
215.66 - Criminal contempt of the state commission on judicial conduct.
215.70 - Unlawful grand jury disclosure.
215.75 - Unlawful disclosure of an indictment.
215.80 - Unlawful disposition of assets subject to forfeiture.

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