Section 588.04 Arrest; Order to Show Cause - Minnesota Statutes

588.04 ARREST; ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

In cases of constructive contempt, an affidavit of the facts constituting the contempt shall be presented to the court or officer, who may either issue a warrant of arrest to bring the person charged to answer or, without a previous arrest, upon notice, or upon an order to show cause, which may be served by a sheriff or other officer in the same manner as a summons in an action, may commit the person to jail, impose a fine, or both, and make such order thereupon as the case may require.

History:

(9796) RL s 4642; 1986 c 444