TCT.2.14.010 Definition

Contempt of court means any of the following:

(a) Misconduct in the presence of the court which interferes with a court proceeding or with the administration of justice, or which impairs respect for the court.

(b) Disobedience, resistance, or obstruction of the authority, process, order, or judgment of the court.

(c) Refusal as a witness to appear, be sworn, or answer a question.

(d) Refusal to produce a record, document, or other object.

(e) Refusal or failure as a party or, in a children's court case, of an affected person, to obey an order to appear.