A military court may punish for contempt any person who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in its presence, or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder. The punishment may not exceed confinement for thirty (30) days or a fine of one hundred dollars ($100), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-51
Contempt
Known as the Rhode Island Code
The act spans §§ 30-13-1–30-13-99 (135 sections).
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-51; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.