# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 13A. Maryland Code of Military Justice

### Subtitle 7. Trial Procedure

#### Section 13A-713

(a) A military judge or summary court-martial officer may punish for contempt a person who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in the judge's or officer's presence, or who disturbs the proceedings by riot or disorder.

(b) A person subject to this title may be punished for contempt by confinement not to exceed 30 days or a fine of $100, or both.

(c) A person not subject to this title may be punished by a State court of competent jurisdiction at the request of the military judge.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)