26-118. Protection order; foreign protection order; violation; penalties.
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(1)Any person, except the petitioner, who knowingly violates a protection order issued pursuant to the Protection Orders Act, after service or notice as described in subsection
(4)of section 26-114 , or a valid foreign protection order recognized pursuant to section 26-123 or 26-124 , shall be guilty of an offense and punished as provided in this section.
(2)For a violation involving a domestic abuse protection order, a sexual assault protection order, a valid foreign domestic abuse protection order recognized pursuant to section 26-123 , or a valid foreign sexual assault protection order recognized pursuant to section 26-124 , a violation of this section is a:
(a)Class I misdemeanor for a first offense;
(b)Class IV felony for a second offense;
(c)Class IIIA felony for a third offense; and
(d)Class IIA felony for any fourth or subsequent offense.
(3)For a violation of a harassment protection order or a valid foreign harassment protection order recognized pursuant to section 26-124 , a violation of this section is a Class II misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I misdemeanor for any second or subsequent offense.