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Utah Code § 76-5-108

Violation of protective order

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 2023 UT App 57 - State v. Schroeder (2023)

Most recently applied in 2024 UT App 133 - Bountiful City v. Swenson (September 2024)

Amended by Chapter 181, 2022 General Session

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(1) Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits violation of protective order if the actor:

(a) is the respondent or defendant subject to a protective order, child protective order, ex parte protective order, ex parte child protective order, or foreign protection order issued under, or for the purposes of Subsection (2)(a)(i), enforceable under:

(i) Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 3, Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act;

(ii) Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 6, Cohabitant Abuse Protective Orders;

(iii) Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 8, Criminal Protective Orders; or

(iv) Title 80, Utah Juvenile Code; and

(b) intentionally or knowingly violates that order after having been properly served or having been present, in person or through court video conferencing, when the order was issued.

(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor, except as a greater penalty may be provided in Title 77, Chapter 36, Cohabitant Abuse Procedures Act.

(4) Violation of an order described in Subsection (2) is a domestic violence offense under Section 77-36-1 and subject to increased penalties in accordance with Section 77-36-1.1">77-36-1.1.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.