Utah Code Title 77. Utah Code of Criminal Procedure § 77-36-2.7. Dismissal--Diversion prohibited--Plea in abeyance--Pretrial protective order

(a) may not dismiss any charge or delay disposition because of concurrent divorce or other civil proceedings;

(b) may not require proof that either party is seeking a dissolution of marriage before instigation of criminal proceedings;

(c) shall waive any requirement that the victim's location be disclosed other than to the alleged perpetrator's attorney and order the alleged perpetrator's attorney not to disclose the victim's location to the client;

(d) shall identify, on the docket sheets, the criminal actions arising from acts of domestic violence; and

(e) may hold a plea in abeyance, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance, making treatment or any other requirement for the alleged perpetrator a condition of that status.

(4)(a) When a court dismisses criminal charges or a prosecutor moves to dismiss charges against an alleged perpetrator of a domestic violence offense, the specific reasons for dismissal shall be recorded in the court file and made a part of any related order or agreement on the statewide domestic violence network described in Section 78B-7-113.

(b) The court shall transmit the dismissal to the statewide domestic violence network.

(c) Any pretrial protective orders, including jail release court orders and jail release agreements, related to the dismissed domestic violence criminal charge shall also be dismissed.