Power of court to punish for contempt

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-129
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Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with or prevent the exercise by any court of the Commonwealth of its power to punish for contempt, except that a person shall not be sentenced for contempt and under the provisions of § 19.2-128 for the same absence. Code 1950, § 19.1-109.8; 1973, c. 485; 1975, c. 495.
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