Protective Orders
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- Utah Court of Appeals
When does a threatening text message justify a protective order in Utah?Canteros-Alvarez v. Green
June 19, 2026
A conditional, anger-fueled text message threatening physical harm only if the recipient strikes first does not establish the ‘imminent physical harm’ required for a protective order under Utah’s Cohabitant Abuse Act.- Civil Appeals
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- Family Law Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Must counsel redact prejudicial findings from protective orders admitted as evidence?State v. Collard
June 4, 2026
The court established that counsel must seek redaction of irrelevant and prejudicial findings when protective orders are admitted as evidence.- Criminal Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
How do civil stalking injunctions survive First Amendment challenges?Ragsdale v. Fishler
March 13, 2025
Courts must carefully analyze each provision of civil stalking injunctions to determine whether speech restrictions are content-based or content-neutral for First Amendment purposes.- Civil Appeals
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- Criminal Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Can property disputes lead to stalking injunctions in Utah?Hasemeyer v. LeFevre
May 7, 2026
Property disputes can escalate into stalking cases when the alleged conduct involves targeting specific individuals rather than merely exercising property rights.- Civil Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Can an appeal proceed after a protective order expires?Barnett v. Adams
December 1, 2011
The Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal from an expired child protective order as moot, rejecting claims of collateral consequences and public interest exceptions.- Civil Appeals
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- Family Law Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Does Utah’s stalking statute require proof of actual fear for civil injunctions?Bott v. Osburn
May 5, 2011
The Utah Court of Appeals clarified that the 2008 amendments to the criminal stalking statute eliminated the requirement that victims prove actual fear or distress for civil stalking injunctions.- Civil Appeals
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- Family Law Appeals


