78B-7-1302. Off-limits order -- Notice -- Penalties.
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Effective 5/6/2026
78B-7-1302. Off-limits order -- Notice -- Penalties.
(a)A court with jurisdiction over a covered individual's drug offense may enter an off-limits order enjoining a covered individual who is charged with or convicted of committing a drug offense in a public place from entering or remaining in that public place for up to one year.
(b)An off-limits order may allow a covered individual to enter the public place for health or employment reasons, subject to conditions the court sets.
(c)A court may enter an off-limits order:
(i)in a nuisance action under Section 78B-6-1107 ;
(ii)as a condition of pretrial release of an individual awaiting trial for a drug offense; or
(iii)as a condition of sentencing of a drug offender.
(a)An off-limits order shall specifically describe the public place in the off-limits order.
(b)The description of the public place shall define the perimeter of the geographic area using street names and numbers.
(3)The court shall transmit a copy of an off-limits order entered under this section to the Utah Criminal Justice Information System.
(a)A covered individual who violates an off-limits order entered under this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(b)A covered individual who willfully violates an off-limits order entered under this section may also be found in contempt of court and subject to penalties under Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 3, Contempt.
Enacted by Chapter 113 , 2026 General Session