Utah Code 78B-7-1001. Definitions

78B-7-1001. Definitions.
As used in this part:

(1)

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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-7-1001

agency: means a state, county, or local government entity that generates or maintains records relating to a civil order for which expungement may be ordered. See Utah Code 78B-7-1001
Civil order: means :

(a)	an ex parte civil protective order;

(b)	an ex parte civil stalking injunction;

(c)	a civil protective order; or

(d)

a civil stalking injunction. See Utah Code 78B-7-1001

Civil protective order: means an order issued, subsequent to a hearing on the petition, of which the petitioner and respondent have been given notice, under:

(a)

(b)

(c)

5; or

(d)

6. See Utah Code 78B-7-102

Civil stalking injunction: means a stalking injunction issued under 7. See Utah Code 78B-7-102

Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.

Protective order: means :

(a)	a child protective order; or

(b)	an ex parte child protective order. See Utah Code 78B-7-201 Stalking: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-106. See Utah Code 78B-7-102 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)	Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), “agency” means a state, county, or local government entity that generates or maintains records relating to a civil order for which expungement may be ordered.

(b)	“Agency” does not include the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201.

(2)

“Civil order” means:

(a)	an ex parte civil protective order;

(b)	an ex parte civil stalking injunction;

(c)	a civil protective order; or

(d)	a civil stalking injunction.

(3)	“Expunge” means to seal or otherwise restrict access to an individual’s record held by an agency when the record includes a civil order.

(4)	“Petitioner” means an individual petitioning for expungement of a civil order under this part.

Enacted by Chapter 270, 2022 General Session

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