[Ord. No. 1327-2017 §§ 1
— 4, 2-21-2017]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person who has notice of an ex parte
or full order of protection entered by a court of the State or a comparable
order entered by a court of any other State, tribe, territory or possession
of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District
of Columbia to violate such order.
B. A copy of such order shall be prima facie evidence of the existence
and validity of the order of protection or comparable order.
C. Refusal of the person for whose benefit the order of protection or
comparable order was issued, to sign a complaint or to testify shall
not be a defense to a violation of an order of protection or comparable
order.
D. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall upon conviction
be found guilty thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety
(90) days.
A person commits the offense of harassment if he/she, without
good cause, engages in any act with the purpose to cause emotional
distress to another person.
A person commits the offense of kidnapping if he or she knowingly
restrains another unlawfully and without consent so as to interfere
substantially with his or her liberty.
[Ord. No. 725-97 §1, 2-18-1997]
Any person seventeen (17) years of age or over who encourages,
aids or causes a child sixteen (16) years of age or younger to violate
the ordinances of this City shall be guilty of an ordinance violation
and fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or confined
for not more than ninety (90) days in the City Jail.