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  • (1)
    • (a) "Jail release agreement" means a written agreement that is entered into by an individual who is arrested or issued a citation, regardless of whether the individual is booked into jail:
      • (i) under which the arrested or cited individual agrees to not engage in any of the following:
        • (A) telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with the alleged victim, directly or indirectly;
        • (B) threatening or harassing the alleged victim; or
        • (C) knowingly entering onto the premises of the alleged victim's residence or on premises temporarily occupied by the alleged victim; and
      • (ii) that specifies other conditions of release from jail or arrest.
    • (b) "Jail release agreement" includes a written agreement that includes the conditions described in Section (1)(a) entered into by a minor who is taken into custody or placed in detention or a shelter facility under Section 78A-6-112.
  • (2) "Jail release court order" means a written court order that:
    • (a) orders an arrested or cited individual not to engage in any of the following:
      • (i) telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with the alleged victim, directly or indirectly;
      • (ii) threatening or harassing the alleged victim; or
      • (iii) knowingly entering onto the premises of the alleged victim's residence or on premises temporarily occupied by the alleged victim; and
    • (b) specifies other conditions of release from jail.
  • (3) "Minor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.
  • (4) "Offense against a child or vulnerable adult" means the commission or attempted commission of an offense described in Section 76-5-109, 76-5-109.1, 76-5-110, 76-5-111, or 76-9-702.1.
  • (5) "Qualifying offense" means:
    • (a) domestic violence;
    • (b) an offense against a child or vulnerable adult; or
    • (c) the commission or attempted commission of an offense described in Section 76-9-702.1 or Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses.





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