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A.R.S. § 12-861

Criminal contempt defined

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Spence (1967)

Most recently applied in Vanguard Engineering v. Superior Court (December 1990)

A person who wilfully disobeys a lawful writ, process, order or judgment of a superior court by doing an act or thing therein or thereby forbidden, if the act or thing done also constitutes a criminal offense, shall be proceeded against for contempt as provided in sections 12-862 and 12-863.

Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.