(a) [amended 9/1/97] A person commits an offense if, in violation of an order issued under Section 6.504 or Chapter 85, Family Code, under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, or by another jurisdiction as provided by Chapter 88, Family Code, the person knowingly or intentionally:

(1) [amended 1/28/97 & 6/14/95] commits family violence or an act in furtherance of an offense under Section 42.072;

(2) [amended 9/1/97 & 9/1/95] communicates:

(A) directly with a protected individual or a member of the family or household in a threatening or harassing manner;

(B) a threat through any person to a protected individual or a member of the family or household; and

(C) in any manner with the protected individual or a member of the family or household except through the person's attorney or a person appointed by the court, if the order prohibits any communication with a protected individual or a member of the family or household; or

(3) goes to or near any of the following places as specifically described in the order:

(A) [amended 6/14/95] the residence or place of employment or business of a protected individual or a member of the family or household; or

(B) any child care facility, residence, or school where a child protected by the order normally resides or attends.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "family violence," "family," "household," and "member of a household" have the meanings assigned by Section 71.01, Family Code.

(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both sections.

(d) [amended 6/14/95] Reconciliatory actions or agreements made by persons affected by an order do not affect the validity of the order or the duty of a peace officer to enforce this section.

(e) [amended 6/14/95] A peace officer investigating conduct that may constitute an offense under this section for a violation of an order may not arrest a person protected by that order for a violation of that order.

(f) [amended 6/14/95] It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that certain information has been excluded, as provided by Section 71.111, Family Code, or Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, from an order to which this section applies.

(g) [amended 9/1/97] An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted under this section two or more times or has violated the protective order by committing an assault or the offense of stalking, in which event the offense is a third degree felony.

(a) [amended 6/14/95] A person commits an offense if, in violation of an order issued under Section 3.581, 71.11, or 71.12, Family Code, or under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, the person knowingly or intentionally:

(g) [amended 6/14/95] An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted under this section two or more times, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.

(4) [added 9/1/95] engages in conduct directed specifically toward a person who is a member of the family or household, including following the person, that is reasonably likely to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass that person.

(a) A person commits an offense if, in violation of an order issued under Section 3.581, Section 71.11, or Section 71.12, Family Code, the person knowingly or intentionally:

(1) commits family violence;

(2) directly communicates with a member of the family or household in a threatening or harassing manner, communicates a threat through any person to a member of the family or household, and, if the order prohibits any communication with a member of the family or household, communicates in any manner with the member of the family or household except through the person's attorney or a person appointed by the court; or

(3) goes to or near any of the following places as specifically described in the protective order:

(A) the residence or place of employment or business of a member of the family or household; or

(B) any child care facility, residence, or school where a child protected by the protective order normally resides or attends.

(d) Reconciliatory actions or agreements made by persons affected by a protective order do not affect the validity of the order or the duty of a peace officer to enforce this section.

(e) A peace officer investigating conduct that may constitute an offense under this section for a violation of a protective order may not arrest a person protected by that order for a violation of that order.

(f) It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that certain information has been excluded, as provided by Section 71.111, Family Code, from an order to which this section applies.

(g) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.