§ 78B-7-108. Mutual protective orders prohibited.  


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  • (1) A court may not grant a mutual order or mutual orders for protection to opposing parties, unless each party:
    (a) has filed an independent petition against the other for a protective order, and both petitions have been served;
    (b) makes a showing at a due process protective order hearing of abuse or domestic violence committed by the other party; and
    (c) demonstrates the abuse or domestic violence did not occur in self-defense.
    (2) If the court issues mutual protective orders, the circumstances justifying those orders shall be documented in the case file.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session