Attorneys, solicitors and counsellors may be removed or suspended and also, in aggravated cases, imprisoned, not exceeding twenty-four hours, by the several courts in which they have been admitted to practice, if, in the presence of such court, they are guilty of any disorderly conduct causing an interruption of business or amounting to an open and direct contempt to the court, its authority or person.
S.C. Code Ann. § 40-5-510
Removal, suspension, and imprisonment of attorneys for contempt or disorderly conduct
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In re Cushman (2013)
Most recently applied in In re Cushman (January 2013)
1962 Code SECTION 56-151; 1952 Code SECTION 56-151; 1942 Code SECTION 322; 1932 Code SECTION 322; Civ
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