1. Whenever a defendant interferes with the orderly course of a trial by disruptive, disorderly or disrespectful conduct, the court may: (a) Order the defendant bound and gagged. (b) Cite the defendant for contempt. (c) Order the defendant removed from the courtroom and proceed with the trial. 2. No such order or citation shall issue except after the defendant has been fully and fairly informed that the defendants conduct is wrong and intolerable and has been warned of the consequences of continued misconduct. 3. A defendant who has been removed from the courtroom may be returned upon the defendants promise to discontinue such misconduct. If the defendants misconduct continues after the defendants return the court may proceed as provided in subsection 1.
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