This bill addresses protective orders.
This bill:
- defines terms for cohabitant abuse protective orders;
- provides that a court may treat a petition for a protective order as a request for a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order only if the petitioner and the respondent agree to the order and the terms of the order;
- allows a court to grant a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order if the parties agree to the terms of the order;
- addresses the modification of a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order;
- requires a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order include a credible threat finding;
- provides that a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order may not be introduced as evidence in a civil or criminal proceeding that the respondent committed domestic violence or abuse;
- clarifies that a no-fault cohabitant abuse protective order does not prevent a petitioner from obtaining an ex parte cohabitant abuse protective order or a cohabitant abuse protective order;
- modifies a cross-reference regarding the provisions of a cohabitant abuse protective order that are civil offenses; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 78B-7-102, 78B-7-117, 78B-7-601, 78B-7-603