Rule 37.75 - Criminal Contempt(a) A criminal contempt may be punished summarily if the judge certifies that the judge saw or heard the conduct constituting the contempt and that it was committed in the judges presence. The judgment of contempt and the order of commitment shall recite the facts and shall be signed by the judge and entered of record.(b) All other instances of contempt shall be prosecuted on notice. If the contempt charged involves disrespect to or criticism of a judge, that judge is disqualified from presiding at the trial or hearing except with the defendants consent. Upon a finding of guilt, the judge shall recite in the judgment of contempt and in the order of commitment the essential facts constituting the criminal contempt and fixing the punishment.Mo. R. Ord. Viol. & Viol. Burea. 37.75
Adopted May 14, 1985, eff. 1/1/1986. Amended December 23, 2003, eff. 7/1/2004.