Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah SB123: Criminal Protective Order Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2025
This bill addresses criminal protective orders.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Criminal Protective Order Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher House Sponsor: Grant Amjad Miller LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses criminal protective orders. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires a court to include certain provisions in a criminal pretrial protective order to address a utility service for a victim's residence; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 78B-7-803 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 114, 447 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 78B-7-803 is amended to read: 78B-7-803. Pretrial protective orders. (1) (a) When an alleged perpetrator is charged with a crime involving a qualifying offense, the court shall, at the time of the alleged perpetrator's court appearance under Section 77-36-2.6 : (i) determine the necessity of imposing a pretrial protective order or other condition of pretrial release; and (ii) state the court's findings and determination in writing. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (4) (5) , in any criminal case, the court may, during any court hearing where the alleged perpetrator is present, issue a pretrial protective order, pending trial. (c) When determining the necessity of imposing a pretrial protective order or other condition of pretrial …
Sponsors
- Stephanie Pitcher (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Miller, Grant Amjad (D, 24)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2025): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 11, 2025): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 10, 2025): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 28, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Judicial Operations, Protective Orders/Stalking Injuctions, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Victims
Common questions
- What is SB123?
- SB123 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Criminal Protective Order Amendments.
- What does SB123 do?
- This bill addresses criminal protective orders.
- What is the status of SB123?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB123?
- Stephanie Pitcher (D, 14), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB123?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/SB0123.html
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