Órdenes de Restricción

There are two types of workplace violence protective orders, an ex parte temporary order and a final order.

The ex parte order is issued without the abuser being notified beforehand or present in court. It lasts up to 21 days.¹ The judge will also schedule a hearing for a final order during that time period. An ex parte order can only be extended beyond 21 days if:

• either party missed the hearing and filed an affidavit showing that there was a good reason why (“good cause”);
• the abuser was not served before the hearing; or
• there are other urgent (“exigent”) circumstances.²

If a final order is issued after a hearing, it would last up to 18 months. It is also possible to extend the order for another 18 months.³ See Can a workplace violence protective order be extended? for more information.

Note: If the judge denies your request for an ex parte order, you have five days to request a hearing. The abuser would be served with notice of the hearing and can attend the hearing to object to the order. You would present testimony or evidence at the hearing to try to convince the judge to give you an order.⁴ To request the hearing, you’d file a form called Request for Hearing on Workplace Violence Protective Order.

¹ UT ST §§ 78B-7-1103(1); 78B-7-1104(1)(a)
² UT ST § 78B-7-1104(1)(c)
³ UT ST § 78B-7-1103(1)(e)
⁴ UT ST § 78B-7-1104(2)(a)