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Section 201 | Powers of every court. |
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78A-2-201. Powers of every court. Every court has authority to: (1) preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence; (2) enforce order in the proceedings before it, or before a person authorized to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority; (3) provide for the orderly conduct of proceedings before it or its officers; (4) compel obedience to its judgments, orders, and process, and to the orders of a judge out of court, in a pending action or proceeding; (5) control in furtherance of justice the conduct of its ministerial officers, and of all other persons in any manner connected with a judicial proceeding before it in every matter; (6) compel the attendance of persons to testify in a pending action or proceeding, as provided by law; (7) administer oaths in a pending action or proceeding, and in all other cases where necessary in the exercise of its authority and duties; (8) amend and control its process and orders to conform to law and justice; (9) devise and make new process and forms of proceedings, consistent with law, necessary to carry into effect its authority and jurisdiction; and (10) enforce rules of the Supreme Court and Judicial Council.
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