Restraining Orders

In a temporary or final dating violence protective order, the judge can order that the abuser:

• not commit or threaten to commit dating violence or abuse against you or any family or household members who are named in the order;
• not call you, contact you, or communicate directly or indirectly with you or any family or household members who are named in the order;
• is excluded from your home;
• stay away from your home, school, work, and any other place that you go to often that is specified in the order, but see the exception below;
• not physically come within a certain distance of you; and
• obey any other terms that are needed to keep you and your family or household members safe.¹

In a final order, the judge can also order that the abuser not purchase, use, or possess a weapon if the judge finds that the abuser’s use or possession of a weapon is a threat to you or your family or household members.²

Note: If you and the abuser attend the same school or you work together, the judge cannot order that the abuser stay away from your school or workplace but the judge can order that the abuser act in certain ways while at school and work.³

¹ UT ST § 78B-7-404(2)
² UT ST § 78B-7-404(3)
³ UT ST § 78B-7-404(4)