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2021 Florida Statutes (Including 2021B Session)
SECTION 22
Power to punish contempts.
Power to punish contempts.
38.22 Power to punish contempts.—Every court may punish contempts against it whether such contempts be direct, indirect, or constructive, and in any such proceeding the court shall proceed to hear and determine all questions of law and fact.
History.—s. 1, Nov. 23, 1828; RS 975; GS 1345; RGS 2534; CGL 4161; s. 1, ch. 23004, 1945; s. 4, ch. 73-334.