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Laws current as of December 10, 2025

Can an interpersonal protective order be changed?

Either you or the abuser can file a motion to amend an IPO.1 After a hearing, the judge will decide whether or not to change (amend) the order.

One request you can make in a motion to amend is that the abuser wear a GPS device. The judge can grant your request if:

  1. the abuser has committed a “substantial violation” of your interpersonal protective order; and
  2. the judge believes that the GPS device would increase your safety.2

A “substantial violation” is a criminal act that involves actual or threatened harm to you, your family, your property, or a household pet.3

For more information, you can go to page 6 of the booklet How to Obtain a Protective Order from the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts.

1 Ky. Rev. Stat. § 456.070(5)
2 Ky. Rev. Stat. § 456.100
3 Ky. Rev. Stat. § 456.010(10)

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