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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2000h. Criminal contempt proceedings: trial by jury, criminal practice, penalties, exceptions, intent; civil contempt proceedings
In any proceeding for criminal contempt arising under title II,
III, IV, V, VI, or VII of this Act, the accused, upon demand
therefor, shall be entitled to a trial by jury, which shall conform
as near as may be to the practice in criminal cases. Upon
conviction, the accused shall not be fined more than $1,000 or
imprisoned for more than six months.
This section shall not apply to contempts committed in the
presence of the court, or so near thereto as to obstruct the
administration of justice, nor to the misbehavior, misconduct, or
disobedience of any officer of the court in respect to writs,
orders, or process of the court. No person shall be convicted of
criminal contempt hereunder unless the act or omission constituting
such contempt shall have been intentional, as required in other
cases of criminal contempt.
Nor shall anything herein be construed to deprive courts of their
power, by civil contempt proceedings, without a jury, to secure
compliance with or to prevent obstruction of, as distinguished from
punishment for violations of, any lawful writ, process, order,
rule, decree, or command of the court in accordance with the
prevailing usages of law and equity, including the power of
detention.
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