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Senate approves bill creating penalties for falsifying protective‑order statements
Summary
The Utah Senate passed fourth substitute SB 90, which adds civil remedies and possible fees for knowingly falsifying material statements in domestic protective‑order proceedings; sponsors say it offers recourse for wrongly accused respondents while opponents warn of chilling effects on victims. The bill moves to the House.
The Utah Senate on the floor voted to pass fourth substitute Senate Bill 90, a measure the sponsor said is intended to curb abuses of the domestic protective‑order process by creating civil remedies and other penalties for people who knowingly provide materially false statements to obtain protective orders.
Senator Jackson, sponsor of the fourth substitute, told colleagues the legislation responds to cases where ‘‘individuals using the courts and the protective order system’’ have sought to get even with an ex‑spouse and in doing so destroyed lives and parental…
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