S.B. 134

1

PROTECTIVE ORDER AMENDMENTS
2 2001 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Terry R. Spencer
5 This act modifies provisions regarding protective orders to allow either party to a hearing
6 to object to an order recommended by a commissioner and have the matter heard by a judge.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 AMENDS:
9 30-6-4.3, as last amended by Chapter 83, Laws of Utah 1998
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 30-6-4.3 is amended to read:
12 30-6-4.3. Hearings on ex parte orders.
13 (1) (a) When a court issues an ex parte protective order the court shall set a date for a
14 hearing on the petition within 20 days after the ex parte order is issued.
15 (b) If at that hearing the court does not issue a protective order, the ex parte protective
16 order shall expire, unless it is otherwise [modified] extended by the court.
17 (c) If at that hearing the court issues a protective order, the ex parte protective order
18 remains in effect until service of process of the protective order is completed.
19 (d) A protective order issued after notice and a hearing is effective until further order of
20 the court.
21 (e) If the hearing on the petition is heard by a commissioner, either the petitioner or
22 respondent may file an objection within ten days of the entry of the recommended order and the
23 assigned judge shall hold a hearing within 20 days of the filing of the objection.
24 (2) Upon a hearing under this section, the court may grant any of the relief described in
25 Section 30-6-4.2 .
26 (3) When a court denies a petition for an ex parte protective order or a petition to modify
27 an order for protection ex parte, the court shall set the matter for hearing upon notice to the

28 respondent.
29 (4) A respondent who has been served with an ex parte protective order may seek to vacate
30 the ex parte protective order prior to the hearing scheduled pursuant to Subsection (1)(a) by filing
31 a verified motion to vacate. The respondent's verified motion to vacate and a notice of hearing on
32 that motion shall be personally served on the petitioner at least two days prior to the hearing on the
33 motion to vacate.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-19-01 8:23 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel