Utah Code 78B-7-302. Definitions
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As used in this part:
(1) “Foreign protection order” means a protection order issued by a tribunal of another state.
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-7-302
- Court: means the district court or juvenile court. See Utah Code 78B-7-201
- Domestic violence: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. See Utah Code 78B-7-102
- Foreign protection order: means a protection order issued by a tribunal of another state. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Issuing state: means the state whose tribunal issues a protection order. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Protected individual: means an individual protected by a protection order. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
- Protection order: means an injunction or other order, issued by a tribunal under the domestic violence, family-violence, or anti-stalking laws of the issuing state, to prevent an individual from engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassment of, contact or communication with, or physical proximity to, another individual. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
- Respondent: means the individual against whom enforcement of a protection order is sought. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
- Tribunal: means a court, agency, or other entity authorized by law to issue or modify a protection order. See Utah Code 78B-7-302
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) “Issuing state” means the state whose tribunal issues a protection order.
(3) “Mutual foreign protection order” means a foreign protection order that includes provisions in favor of both the protected individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent.
(4) “Protected individual” means an individual protected by a protection order.
(5) “Protection order” means an injunction or other order, issued by a tribunal under the domestic violence, family-violence, or anti-stalking laws of the issuing state, to prevent an individual from engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassment of, contact or communication with, or physical proximity to, another individual.
(6) “Respondent” means the individual against whom enforcement of a protection order is sought.
(7) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes an Indian tribe or band that has jurisdiction to issue protection orders.
(8) “Tribunal” means a court, agency, or other entity authorized by law to issue or modify a protection order.