§ 38.23, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 38. JUDGES: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Contempt defined.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
A refusal to obey any legal order, mandate or decree, made or given by any judge relative to any of the business of the court, after due notice thereof, is a contempt, punishable accordingly.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 2, Nov. 23, 1828; RS 976; GS 1346; RGS 2535; CGL 4162; s. 8, ch. 2013-25.
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