Restraining Orders

You can only file a petition for a sexual violence protective order if the person who committed sexual violence against you is:

• not someone you have been in a relationship with (“dating partner”); and
• not a family or household member (“cohabitant”),¹ which is defined as:
  
  • a spouse or former spouse;
  • someone with whom you were living as if s/he were your spouse;
  • your relative (parent, grandparent, sibling, etc.);
  • someone with whom you have a child in common, or who is the parent of your unborn child;
  • a person who resides in the same house as you; or
  • someone with whom you are or were in a consensual sexual relationship.²

The law says that a person cannot seek a sexual violence protective order on behalf of a child.³ If a child has experienced abuse, the child might be eligible for a Child Protective Order.

¹ UT ST § 78B-7-503(1)(a)
² UT ST § 78B-7-102(5)(a)
³ UT ST § 78B-7-503(1)(b)