78B-7-119.  Duties of law enforcement — Enforcement.
     A law enforcement officer shall, without a warrant, arrest an alleged perpetrator whenever there is probable cause to believe that the alleged perpetrator has violated any of the provisions of any of the following that has been served on the alleged perpetrator:

(1)  an ex parte civil protective order;

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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-7-119

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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) 2;
(b) 4;
(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
  • Criminal protective order: means an order issued under 8. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
  • Criminal stalking injunction: means a stalking injunction issued under 9. 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.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • 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
  • (2)  a civil protective order;

    (3)  an ex parte civil stalking injunction;

    (4)  a civil stalking injunction;

    (5)  a criminal protective order;

    (6)  a permanent criminal stalking injunction; or

    (7)  a foreign protective order enforceable under 3.

    Enacted by Chapter 142, 2020 General Session