Shelby County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 10. COURTS |
Article IV. PROBATE COURT AND COURT CLERK |
Division 2. FIRST DIVISION CREATED; CLERK; SHERIFF |
§ 10-244. Contempt of court.
Latest version.
The probate court of the county is hereby empowered to impose the same punishments for contempt of court that the circuit and chancery courts of this state are empowered to impose for contempt of court.
(Code 1992, § 9-133; Pub. Acts 1870, ch. 86, § 2(h); Priv. Acts 1953, ch. 447, § 1)
State law reference
Contempt of court, T.C.A. § 29-9-101 et seq.