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Utah's protective order laws would gain a new process under this bill for challenging orders obtained through dishonesty. If someone against whom a protective order was filed believes the person who sought it knowingly lied about key facts to get the order, they could file a motion within 60 days of the protective order hearing asking the court to make that determination; proving the falsification would require "clear and convincing evidence," a fairly high legal standard. Courts could award attorney fees and costs to whichever side wins the motion. In cases involving cohabitant abuse or dating violence protective orders between parents, if a court both finds that the other parent falsified information and separately dismisses the underlying protective order on its merits after a full hearing, the parent who lost parenting time could seek make-up parent-time of the same type and length within the following two years, and the court could also order counseling sessions for the child, provided there has been no separate finding of abuse or neglect against the parent seeking make-up time.