Title 77, Criminal Procedure

77-36-10. Authority to prosecute class A misdemeanor violations. Alleged class A misdemeanor violations of this chapter may be prosecuted by city attorneys.

77-36-2.1. Duties of law enforcement officers -- Notice to victims -- Lethality assessments. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Criminal justice system victim advocate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38-403. (b)(i) "Dating relationship" means a social relatio…

77-36-2.2. Powers and duties of law enforcement officers to arrest -- Reports of domestic violence cases -- Reports of parties' marital status. (1) The primary duty of law enforcement officers responding to a call regarding a domestic violence offense is to protect the victim and…

77-36-2.3. Law enforcement officer's training. All training of law enforcement officers relating to domestic violence shall stress protection of the victim, enforcement of criminal laws in domestic situations, and the availability of community shelters, services, and resources. L…

77-36-2.4. Violation of a protective order -- Mandatory arrest -- Penalties. (1) A law enforcement officer shall arrest an alleged perpetrator for a violation of any of the provisions of an ex parte protective order or protective order in accordance with Section 78B-7-119. (2) A …

77-36-2.6. Appearance required -- Considerations by court. (1) An alleged perpetrator who is arrested for a domestic violence offense shall be presented without unnecessary delay before a magistrate for the determination of probable cause in accordance with Utah Rules of Criminal…

77-36-2.7. Dismissal -- Diversion prohibited -- Plea in abeyance -- Pretrial protective order. (1) Because of the serious nature of domestic violence, the court, in domestic violence actions: (a) may not dismiss any charge or delay disposition because of concurrent divorce or oth…

77-36-5. Sentencing -- Restricting contact with victim -- Electronic monitoring -- Counseling -- Cost assessed against perpetrator -- Sentencing protective order -- Continuous protective order. (1) When a perpetrator is found guilty of a crime involving domestic violence and a co…

77-36-5.1. Conditions of probation for domestic violence offense. (1) Before a perpetrator who is convicted or adjudicated of a domestic violence offense may be placed on probation, the court shall consider the safety and protection of the victim and any member of the victim's fa…

77-36-6. Enforcement of orders. (1) Each law enforcement agency in this state shall enforce all orders of the court issued under the requirements and procedures described in this chapter, and shall enforce: (a) all protective orders and ex parte protective orders issued under Tit…

77-36-7. Prosecutor to notify victim of decision as to prosecution. (1) The prosecutor who is responsible for making the decision of whether to prosecute a case shall advise the victim, if the victim has requested notification, of the status of the victim's case and shall notify …

77-36-8. Peace officers' immunity from liability. A peace officer may not be held liable in any civil action brought by a party to an incident of domestic violence for making or failing to make an arrest or for issuing or failing to issue a citation in accordance with this chapte…

77-36-9. Severability clause. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.