N.Y. Family Court Act § 780: Failure to comply with order of protection

§ 780. Failure to comply with order of protection. If any person is

brought before the court for failure to comply with the terms and

conditions of an order of protection properly issued under this article

and applicable to him and if, after hearing, the court is satisfied by

competent proof that that person without just cause failed to comply

with such terms and conditions, the court may modify or revoke the order

of protection, or commit said person, if he willfully violated the

order, to jail for a term not to exceed six months, or both. The court

may suspend an order of commitment under this section on condition that

the said person comply with the order of protection.