76-5-108. Protective orders restraining abuse of another -- Violation.
(1) Any person who is the respondent or defendant subject to a protective order, child
protective order, ex parte protective order, or ex parte child protective order issued under Title
78B, Chapter 7, Part 1, Cohabitant Abuse Act, or Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of
1996, Title 77, Chapter 36, Cohabitant Abuse Procedures Act, or a foreign protection order
enforceable under Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 3, Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic
Violence Protection Orders Act, who intentionally or knowingly violates that order after having
been properly served, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, except as a greater penalty may be
provided in Title 77, Chapter 36, Cohabitant Abuse Procedures Act.
(2) Violation of an order as described in Subsection (1) is a domestic violence offense
under Section 77-36-1 and subject to increased penalties in accordance with Section 77-36-1.1.
Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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