OPINION OF THE COURT
MELISSA C. JACKSON, J.
Generally, for an accusatory instrument charging criminal contempt in the second degree based on a violation of an order of protection to constitute a sufficient information, it must include a certified copy of the order in question as well as proof of the defendant's awareness of the existence of the order at the time of the alleged violation. (People v. Peluso,
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