§ 9.32.170. Order of protection.

A.

As used in this section, an "order of protection" means an emergency order, interim order or plenary order, granted pursuant to Article 112A of Act 5 of Chapter 725 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, which includes any or all of the remedies authorized by 725 ILCS 5/112A-14.

B.

A person commits violation of an order of protection if he:

1.

Commits an act which was prohibited by a court or fails to commit an act which was ordered by a court in violation of a remedy in a valid order of protection authorized under Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), or (14) of Subsection (b) of Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, or any other remedy when the act constitutes a crime against the protected parties as defined in 725 ILCS 5/112A-4.

2.

Such violation occurs after the offender has been served notice of the contents of the order, pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, or otherwise has acquired actual knowledge of the contents of the order.

C.

For purposes of this section, an order of protection may have been issued by any circuit or associate judge in the State of Illinois in a criminal or civil proceeding.

D.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish the inherent authority of the courts to enforce their lawful orders through civil or criminal contempt proceedings.

E.

Violation of an order of protection under Subsection B.1 of this section is an ordinance violation.

F.

A violation of any provision of this section shall be considered an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each offense.

(Prior Code, § 10:92-5; Code 1996, § 9.32.170; Ord. No. 2704, 1996)

State law reference

Similar provisions, 720 ILCS 5/12-30.