New York § 780 Failure to comply with order of protection

New York Statutes

§ 780 — Failure to comply with order of protection

New York § 780

Law FCTFamily Court Act

Part 7Compliance With Orders

Art. 7Proceedings Concerning Whether a Person Is In Need of Supervision

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N.Y. Family Court Act § 780 (2026).

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  § 780. Failure to comply with order of protection.  If any person is\nbrought before the court for failure to comply with the terms and\nconditions of an order of protection properly issued under this article\nand applicable to him and if, after hearing, the court is satisfied by\ncompetent proof that that person without just cause failed to comply\nwith such terms and conditions, the court may modify or revoke the order\nof protection, or commit said person, if he willfully violated the\norder, to jail for a term not to exceed six months, or both. The court\nmay suspend an order of commitment under this section on condition that\nthe said person comply with the order of protection.\n

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§ 780. Failure to comply with order of protection. If any person is\nbrought before the court for failure to comply with the terms and\nconditions of an order of protection properly issued under this article\nand applicable to him and if, after hearing, the court is satisfied by\ncompetent proof that that person without just cause failed to comply\nwith such terms and conditions, the court may modify or revoke the order\nof protection, or commit said person, if he willfully violated the\norder, to jail for a term not to exceed six months, or both. The court\nmay suspend an order of commitment under this section on condition that\nthe said person comply with the order of protection.\n