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Utah Code § 78B-7-1302

Off-limits order -- Notice -- Penalties

Enacted by Chapter 113, 2026 General Session

(1)

(a) A court with jurisdiction over a covered individual's drug offense may enter an off-limits order enjoining a covered individual who is charged with or convicted of committing a drug offense in a public place from entering or remaining in that public place for up to one year.

(b) An off-limits order may allow a covered individual to enter the public place for health or employment reasons, subject to conditions the court sets.

(c) A court may enter an off-limits order:

(i) in a nuisance action under Section 78B-6-1107;

(ii) as a condition of pretrial release of an individual awaiting trial for a drug offense; or

(iii) as a condition of sentencing of a drug offender.

(2)

(a) An off-limits order shall specifically describe the public place in the off-limits order.

(b) The description of the public place shall define the perimeter of the geographic area using street names and numbers.

(3) The court shall transmit a copy of an off-limits order entered under this section to the Utah Criminal Justice Information System.

(4)

(a) A covered individual who violates an off-limits order entered under this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(b) A covered individual who willfully violates an off-limits order entered under this section may also be found in contempt of court and subject to penalties under Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 3, Contempt.

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