That a direct contempt may be punished summarily, without written accusation against the person arraigned, but if the court or judge in chambers shall adjudge him guilty thereof a judgment shall be entered of record, in which shall be specified the conduct constituting such contempt, with a statement of whatever defense or extenuation the accused offered thereto, and the sentence of the court thereon.
K.S.A. 20-1203
Direct contempts
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Houston v. DIST. CT. (2006)
Most recently applied in Houston v. DIST. CT. (June 2006)
L. 1897, ch. 106, § 3; L. 1901, ch. 123, § 1; May 1; R.S. 1923, 20-1203.
Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.