Why can someone get a restraining order but still see the person she put in on and have videos, texts, and calls? Can they get in trouble or arrested for being around the person she put the restraining order on?
There is clearly a need for restraining order (also known as “protective order”) statutes. There are vulnerable people out there who would be victimized by crazy and/or evil people without the protection of the law.
But some jurisdictions take “better safe than sorry” to ridiculous, unfair lengths.
In Utah, where I practice law, the law is, inexplicably and inconsistently, that one can obtain a protective order (“protective order” is the term we use in Utah) yet not be restrained from initiating all kinds of contact and/or communication with the person against whom he/she obtained the protective order.
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