New York Consolidated Laws, Family Court Act - FCT § 168. Notice of order of protection

1. In any case in which an order of protection or temporary order of protection has been made by the family court, the clerk of the court shall issue a copy of such order to the petitioner and respondent and to any other person affected by the order.  The presentation of a copy of an order of protection or temporary order of protection or a warrant or a certificate of warrant to any peace officer, acting pursuant to his special duties, or police officer shall constitute authority for him to arrest a person charged with violating the terms of such order of protection or temporary order of protection and bring such person before the court and, otherwise, so far as lies within his power, to aid in securing the protection such order was intended to afford, provided, however, that any outstanding, unexpired certificate of order of protection or temporary order of protection shall have the same force and effect as a copy of such order or temporary order.

2. A copy of an order of protection or temporary order of protection shall be filed by the clerk of the court with the sheriff's office or police department in the county in which the petitioner resides, or, if the petitioner resides within a city, with the police department of such city.  A copy of such order of protection or temporary order of protection may from time to time be filed by the clerk of the court with any other police department or sheriff's office having jurisdiction of the residence, work place and school of anyone intended to be protected by such order.  A copy of the order of protection or temporary order of protection may also be filed by the petitioner with any appropriate police department or sheriff's office having jurisdiction.  Any subsequent amendment or revocation of such order shall be filed in the same manner as herein provided.  Any outstanding, unexpired certificate or order of protection or temporary order of protection shall be filed in the same manner as a copy of an order of protection or temporary order of protection.

3. Any order of protection or temporary order of protection issued by the family court shall bear, in a conspicuous manner, the language, as the case may be, “this order constitutes an order of protection” or “this order constitutes a temporary order of protection”, on the front page of said order.  The order of protection or temporary order of protection shall also contain the following notice:  “This order of protection will remain in effect even if the protected party has, or consents to have, contact or communication with the party against whom the order is issued.  This order of protection can only be modified or terminated by the court.  The protected party cannot be held to violate this order nor be arrested for violating this order.”.  The absence of such language shall not affect the validity of such order.