Rule 6.090 Direct and Indirect Criminal Contempt

Direct and indirect criminal contempt shall be proceeded upon in the same manner as in the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. A traffic hearing officer does not have the power to hold any person in contempt of court, but is permitted to file a verified motion for order of contempt befor any state trial court judge of the same county in which the alleged contempt occurred. Such matter must be handled as an indirect contempt of court under the provisions of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840.