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SECTION 754
Special proceeding to punish for contempt punishable civilly
Judiciary (JUD) CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 19
§ 754. Special proceeding to punish for contempt punishable civilly.
Sections seven hundred and fifty, seven hundred and fifty-one, and seven
hundred and fifty-two, do not extend to a special proceeding to punish a
person in a case specified in section seven hundred and fifty-three. In
a case specified in section seven hundred and fifty-three, or in any
other case where it is specially prescribed by law, that a court of
record, or a judge thereof, or a referee appointed by the court, has
power to punish, by fine and imprisonment, or either, or generally as a
contempt, a neglect or violation of duty, or other misconduct; and a
right or remedy of a party to a civil action or special proceeding
pending in the court, or before the judge or the referee, may be
defeated, impaired, impeded, or prejudiced thereby, the offense must be
punished as prescribed in the following sections of this article.