§ 13-22. Conduct in municipal courtroom.

(a)

No person shall, while present within the courtrooms of the municipal court or in the buildings in which they are located, engage in any conduct which may reasonably disturb or interfere with any session of the municipal court or interfere with the business of any municipal court employee, including, without limitation, engaging in actions which disturb or endanger the public peace or decency by any disorderly conduct, such as the use profane or obscene language, being noisy, boisterous, or engaging in any riotous conduct, engaging in, promoting, aiding, or abetting any fight, riot, or disorderly proceeding, acting in a violent or tumultuous manner, using opprobrious or abusive words of another person in such other person's presence which by their very utterance tend to incite to an immediate breach of the peace, or recklessly or knowingly committing any act which may reasonably be expected to interfere with or disrupt proceedings before municipal court or interfere with its employees.

(b)

The municipal court judge shall have the authority to preserve and enforce order in his or her immediate presence and, as near thereto as is necessary, to prevent interruption, disturbance, or hindrance to municipal court proceedings. In addition to the penalties which may be imposed pursuant to subsection (d) below, any person who fails to comply with an order of the judge of municipal court as to such person's conduct while within the courtrooms of the municipal court or the buildings in which they are located shall be guilty of contempt and shall be subject to the appropriate disciplinary action.

(c)

The municipal court judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the peaceful, efficient and successful administration of the business of said court, including the power to delegate authority to law enforcement personnel to achieve such purpose.

(d)

Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-6 of the City of Cartersville Code of Ordinances.

(Ord. No. 34-12, § 4, 8-2-12)