Punishment for contempt may be by fine or imprisonment in the jail of the county where the court may be sitting, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.120
Punishment for contempt
Known as the Judicial Privacy Act
The act spans §§ 476–476 (112 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 2029); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1865; 1919 § 2360; 1909 § 3882
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.