A. A person commits violation of an order of protection if he or she:
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 750 Illinois Compiled Statutes 60/214 b(1) or (2) of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, enacted by the 84th General Assembly or any other remedy when the act constitutes a crime against the protected parties as the term "protected parties" is defined in 725 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/112A-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. (Ord. 615, 3-6-1995; 1998 Code)
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.
B. 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.
C. 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. (Ord. 615, 3-6-1995)