78B-7-605. Dismissal.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsectionconcerning the criminal provisions of a cohabitant abuse protective order, the court may amend or dismiss a protective order issued in accordance with this part that has been in effect for at least one year if the court finds that: 78B-7-603(10) the basis for the issuance of the protective order no longer exists; the petitioner has repeatedly acted in contravention of the protective order provisions to intentionally or knowingly induce the respondent to violate the protective order; and the petitioner's actions demonstrate that the petitioner no longer has a reasonable fear of the respondent.
(2) The court shall enter sanctions against either party if the court determines that either party acted: in bad faith; or with intent to harass or intimidate the other party.
(3) If a divorce proceeding is pending between parties to a protective order action, the court shall dismiss the protective order when the court issues a decree of divorce for the parties if: the respondent files a motion to dismiss a protective order in both the divorce action and the protective order action and personally serves the petitioner; and the parties stipulate in writing or on the record to dismiss the protective order; or based on evidence at the divorce trial, the court determines that the petitioner no longer has a reasonable fear of future harm, abuse, or domestic violence.
(4) When the court dismisses a protective order, the court shall immediately: issue an order of dismissal to be filed in the protective order action; and transmit a copy of the order of dismissal to the statewide domestic violence network as described in Section. 78B-7-113