Superseded 1/1/2027
544 words·~2 min read·
/ut/title-78b/chapter-7/1-2A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Effective 5/6/2026
Superseded 1/1/2027
78B-7-801. Definitions for part.
As used in this part:
(a)"Jail release agreement" means a written agreement that is entered into by an individual who is arrested or issued a citation, regardless of whether the individual is booked into jail:
(i)under which the arrested or cited individual agrees to not engage in any of the following:
(A)telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with the alleged victim, directly or indirectly;
(B)threatening or harassing the alleged victim; or
(C)knowingly entering onto the premises of the alleged victim's residence or on premises temporarily occupied by the alleged victim, unless, after a law enforcement officer or the law enforcement officer's employing agency notifies or attempts to notify the alleged victim, the individual enters the premises while accompanied by a law enforcement officer for the purpose of retrieving the individual's personal belongings; and
(ii)that specifies other conditions of release from jail or arrest.
(b)"Jail release agreement" includes a written agreement that includes the conditions described in Section (1)(a) entered into by a minor who is taken into custody or placed in detention or a shelter facility under Section 80-6-201 .
(2)"Jail release court order" means a written court order that:
(a)orders an arrested or cited individual not to engage in any of the following:
(i)telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with the alleged victim, directly or indirectly;
(ii)threatening or harassing the alleged victim; or
(iii)knowingly entering onto the premises of the alleged victim's residence or on premises temporarily occupied by the alleged victim, unless, after a law enforcement officer or the law enforcement officer's employing agency notifies or attempts to notify the alleged victim, the individual enters the premises while accompanied by a law enforcement officer for the purpose of retrieving the individual's personal belongings; and
(b)specifies other conditions of release from jail.
(3)"Minor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102 .
(4)"Offense against a child or vulnerable adult" means the commission or attempted commission of an offense described in:
(a)Section 76-5-109 , child abuse;
(b)Section 76-5-109.2 , aggravated child abuse;
(c)Section 76-5-109.3 , child abandonment;
(d)Section 76-5-109.4 , child torture;
(e)Section 76-5-110 , abuse or neglect of a child with a disability;
(f)Section 76-5-111 , abuse of a vulnerable adult;
(g)Section 76-5-111.2 , aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult;
(h)Section 76-5-111.3 , personal dignity exploitation of a vulnerable adult;
(i)Section 76-5-111.4 , financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult;
(j)Section 76-5-114 , commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child; or
(k)Section 76-5-418 , sexual battery.
(a)"Qualifying offense" means:
(i)domestic violence;
(ii)an offense against a child or vulnerable adult;
(iii)an offense that is the commission or attempted commission of an offense described in Section 76-5-418 , sexual battery, or Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses ; or
(iv)an offense that is stalking as described in Section 76-5-106.5 .
(b)"Qualifying offense" does not include an offense described in:
(i)Section 76-5-417 , enticing a minor;
(ii)Section 76-5-419 , lewdness; or
(iii)Section 76-5-420 , lewdness involving a child.
Amended by Chapter 377 , 2026 General Session