Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions

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An act relating to domestic violence and protective 2
injunctions; amending s. 741.28, F.S.; defining the 3
term "military protective order"; creating s. 4
741.2801, F.S.; defining the term "conviction"; 5
reclassifying penalties for committing a domestic 6
violence offense if a person has a prior conviction 7
for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and 8
incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are 9
made without regard to a penalty enhancement; 10
providing an exception; creating s. 741.2905, F.S.; 11
establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program in 12
a specified county; authorizing, and in certain 13
circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic 14
monitoring supervision if certain conditions are met; 15
requiring the sheriff, in consultation with certain 16
persons, to design and implement the pilot program; 17
providing requirements for the pilot program; 18
requiring the sheriff to complete an evaluation and 19
provide specified reports to the Legislature; 20
providing requirements for such reports; requiring an 21
order for electronic monitoring supervision to 22
terminate on a specified date; providing for repeal of 23
the pilot program; creating s. 741.2906, F.S.; 24
defining the term "department"; establishing an 25

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electronic monitoring pilot program in a specified 26
judicial circuit; authorizing, and in certain 27
circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic 28
monitoring supervision if certain conditions are met; 29
providing requirements for the pilot program; 30
requiring the Department of Corrections to complete an 31
evaluation and provide specified reports to the 32
Legislature; providing requirements for such reports; 33
requiring an order for electronic monitoring 34
supervision to terminate on a specified date; 35
providing for repeal of the pilot program; amending s. 36
741.30, F.S.; revising the information contained in a 37
petition for injunction for protection against 38
domestic violence; revising the factors a judge may 39
consider in determining whether to grant a petition 40
for injunction against domestic violence; requiring 41
the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions 42
against dating violence and sexual violence into a 43
statewide verification system; amending s. 741.31, 44
F.S.; providing that a person who has a prior 45
conviction for a crime of domestic violence or 46
violation of an injunction or foreign protection 47
order, and who subsequently commits a violation of any 48
injunction or foreign protection order against the 49
same victim, commits a felony of the third degree; 50

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requiring a law enforcement officer to make a 51
specified notification if he or she has probable cause 52
to believe that a person violated a military 53
protective order; amending s. 943.05, F.S.; conforming 54
provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 55
960.198, F.S.; increasing the dollar amounts for 56
relocation assistance for victims of domestic 57
violence; providing an effective date. 58
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 60
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Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section 741.28, 62
Florida Statutes, to read: 63
741.28 Domestic violence; definitions.—As used in ss. 64
741.28-741.31: 65
(5) "Military protective order" means a protective order 66
issued in accordance with 10 U.S.C. s. 1567 by a commanding 67
officer in the Armed Forces of the United States or the National 68
Guard of any state against a person under such officer's 69
command. 70
Section 2. Section 741.2801, Florida Statutes, is created 71
to read: 72
741.2801 Domestic violence; enhanced penalties.— 73
(1) As used in this section, the term "conviction" means a 74
determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or trial, 75

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regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo 76
contendere is entered. 77
(2) The penalty for a crime of domestic violence shall be 78
reclassified if, at the time of the commission of the offense, 79
the offender has a prior conviction for a crime of domestic 80
violence. The reclassification is as follows: 81
(a) A misdemeanor of the second degree is reclassified to 82
a misdemeanor of the first degree. 83
(b) A misdemeanor of the first degree is reclassified to a 84
felony of the third degree. For purposes of sentencing under 85
chapter 921, such offense is ranked in level 1 of the offense 86
severity ranking chart. 87
(c) A felony of the third degree is reclassified to a 88
felony of the second degree. 89
(d) A felony of the second degree is reclassified to a 90
felony of the first degree. 91
(e) A felony of the first degree is reclassified to a life 92
felony. 93
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For purposes of sentencing under chapter 921 and determining 95
incentive gain-time eligibility under chapter 944, a felony 96
offense that is reclassified under this section is ranked as 97
provided in s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 without regard to the 98
penalty enhancement in this section. 99
(3) The penalty enhancement in this section does not apply 100

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to a conviction for felony battery under s. 784.03(2). 101
Section 3. Section 741.2905, Florida Statutes, is created 102
to read: 103
741.2905 Domestic Violence and Violation of Protective 104
Injunction Electronic Monitoring Pilot Program.— 105
(1) An electronic monitoring pilot program is established 106
in Pinellas County beginning on July 1, 2026, and ending on June 107
30, 2028. 108
(2) For an offense committed on or after July 1, 2026, if 109
a person who is 18 years of age or older is found guilty of, has 110
adjudication withheld on, or pleads nolo contendere to a 111
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28, 112
a violation of an injunction for protection against domestic 113
violence under s. 741.31, or a violation of an injunction for 114
protection against sexual violence or dating violence under s. 115
784.047, and a court enters a no contact order with the victim 116
as a condition of the person's probation, the court in the 117
participating county: 118
(a) May order the person to have electronic monitoring 119
supervision as a condition of his or her probation. 120
(b) Must order the person to have electronic monitoring 121
supervision as a condition of his or her probation if the court 122
finds that there is clear and convincing evidence that the 123
defendant poses a threat of violence or physical harm to the 124
victim. In making such determination, the court must consider 125

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whether the defendant has previously been convicted for 126
violating an injunction for protection against domestic 127
violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking. 128
(3) The sheriff in Pinellas County, in consultation with 129
the chief judge of the judicial circuit, the state attorney, and 130
the public defender, shall design and implement the electronic 131
monitoring pilot program established under this section. The 132
pilot program must comply with the following: 133
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the sheriff shall 134
manage the electronic monitoring supervision of all persons 135
ordered to such supervision under this section. Any other terms 136
and conditions of a person's probation shall be managed in 137
accordance with current law. 138
(b) A person designated by the sheriff must meet with any 139
person ordered to electronic monitoring under this section, and 140
he or she must explain the conditions of electronic monitoring 141
supervision, including identifying prohibited locations, and the 142
consequences for noncompliance with such conditions. 143
(c) A person ordered to electronic monitoring supervision 144
under this section must pay the costs for such supervision. The 145
sheriff, at his or her discretion, may reduce or waive the costs 146
of electronic monitoring supervision. 147
(d) A court may not order electronic monitoring 148
supervision in lieu of any other mandatory term or condition of 149
probation, including participation in a batterers' intervention 150

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program required under s. 741.281. 151
(e) The sheriff must specify a procedure by which a person 152
ordered to electronic monitoring supervision under this section 153
may petition a court to remove such order, including terminating 154
the order, if the person establishes a permanent residence in 155
another state. 156
(4) The sheriff in Pinellas County must complete an 157
evaluation of the pilot program's effectiveness and provide to 158
the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 159
Representatives an initial report by March 1, 2027, a subsequent 160
report by January 1, 2028, and a final report by September 1, 161
2028. Each report must include all of the following information: 162
(a) The number of persons placed on electronic monitoring 163
supervision. 164
(b) The number of violations of electronic monitoring 165
supervision, including the reason for each violation. 166
(c) The cost of providing electronic monitoring 167
supervision and how much money the sheriff received to pay for 168
such supervision. 169
(d) Recommendations on how to improve the efficacy of the 170
pilot program and any difficulties with implementing the pilot 171
program. 172
(e) Any other relevant information. 173
(5) An order requiring electronic monitoring supervision 174
must terminate by June 30, 2028. 175

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(6) This section is repealed July 1, 2028. 176
Section 4. Section 741.2906, Florida Statutes, is created 177
to read: 178
741.2906 Felony Domestic Violence and Violation of 179
Protective Injunction Electronic Monitoring Pilot Program.— 180
(1) As used in this section, the term "department" means 181
the Department of Corrections. 182
(2) An electronic monitoring pilot program is established 183
in the Sixth Judicial Circuit beginning on July 1, 2026, and 184
ending on June 30, 2028. 185
(3) For an offense committed on or after July 1, 2026, if 186
a person who is 18 years of age or older is found guilty of, has 187
adjudication withheld on, or pleads nolo contendere to a felony 188
crime of domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28, a felony 189
violation of an injunction for protection against domestic 190
violence under s. 741.31, or a felony violation of an injunction 191
for protection against sexual violence or dating violence under 192
s. 784.047, and a court enters a no contact order with the 193
victim as a condition of the person's probation, the court in 194
the judicial circuit: 195
(a) May order the person to have electronic monitoring 196
supervision as a condition of his or her probation. 197
(b) Must order the person to have electronic monitoring 198
supervision as a condition of his or her probation if the court 199
finds that there is clear and convincing evidence that the 200

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defendant poses a threat of violence or physical harm to the 201
victim. In making such determination, the court must consider 202
whether the defendant has previously been convicted for 203
violating an injunction for protection against domestic 204
violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking. 205
(4) The pilot program must comply with the following: 206
(a) A person designated by the department must meet with 207
any person ordered to electronic monitoring supervision under 208
this section, and he or she must explain the conditions of 209
electronic monitoring supervision, including identifying 210
prohibited locations, and the consequences for noncompliance 211
with such conditions. 212
(b) A person ordered to electronic monitoring supervision 213
under this section must pay the costs for such supervision as 214
provided in s. 948.09. 215
(c) A court may not order electronic monitoring 216
supervision in lieu of any other mandatory term or condition of 217
probation, including participation in a batterers' intervention 218
program required under s. 741.281. 219
(d) The department must specify a procedure by which a 220
person ordered to electronic monitoring supervision under this 221
section may petition a court to remove such order. 222
(5) The department must complete an evaluation of the 223
pilot program's effectiveness and provide to the President of 224
the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives an 225

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initial report by March 1, 2027, a subsequent report by January 226
1, 2028, and a final report by September 1, 2028. Each report 227
must include all of the following information: 228
(a) The number of persons placed on electronic monitoring 229
supervision. 230
(b) The number of violations of electronic monitoring 231
supervision, including the reason for each violation. 232
(c) The cost of providing electronic monitoring 233
supervision and how much money the department received to pay 234
for such supervision. 235
(d) Recommendations on how to improve the efficacy of the 236
pilot program and any difficulties with implementing the pilot 237
program. 238
(e) Any other relevant information. 239
(6) The department may adopt rules to implement this 240
section. 241
(7) This section is repealed July 1, 2028. 242
Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3), paragraph (b) 243
of subsection (6), and paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of 244
section 741.30, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 245
741.30 Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of 246
court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary 247
injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification 248
system; enforcement; public records exemption.— 249
(3) 250

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(b) The verified petition shall be in substantially the 251
following form: 252
PETITION FOR 253
INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION 254
AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 255
The undersigned petitioner ...(name)... declares under penalties 256
of perjury that the following statements are true: 257
(a) Petitioner resides at: ...(address)... 258
(Petitioner may furnish address to the court in a separate 259
confidential filing if, for safety reasons, the petitioner 260
requires the location of the current residence to be 261
confidential.) 262
(b) Respondent resides at: ...(last known address)... 263
(c) Respondent's last known place of employment: ...(name 264
of business and address)... 265
(d) Physical description of respondent:.................... 266
Race........ 267
Sex........ 268
Date of birth........ 269
Height........ 270
Weight........ 271
Eye color........ 272
Hair color........ 273
Distinguishing marks or scars........ 274
(e) Aliases of respondent:................................. 275

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(f) Respondent is the spouse or former spouse of the 276
petitioner or is any other person related by blood or marriage 277
to the petitioner or is any other person who is or was residing 278
within a single dwelling unit with the petitioner, as if a 279
family, or is a person with whom the petitioner has a child in 280
common, regardless of whether the petitioner and respondent are 281
or were married or residing together, as if a family. 282
(g) The following describes any other cause of action 283
currently pending between the petitioner and respondent:......... 284
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The petitioner should also describe any previous or pending 286
attempts by the petitioner to obtain an injunction for 287
protection against domestic violence in this or any other 288
circuit, and the results of that attempt:........................ 289
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Case numbers should be included if available. 291
(h) Petitioner is either a victim of domestic violence or 292
has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger 293
of becoming a victim of domestic violence because respondent 294
has: ...(mark all sections that apply and describe in the spaces 295
below the incidents of violence or threats of violence, 296
specifying when and where they occurred, including, but not 297
limited to, locations such as a home, school, place of 298
employment, or visitation exchange)... 299
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....committed or threatened to commit domestic violence 302
defined in s. 741.28, Florida Statutes, as any assault, 303
aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, 304
sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false 305
imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical 306
injury or death of one family or household member by another. 307
With the exception of persons who are parents of a child in 308
common, the family or household members must be currently 309
residing or have in the past resided together in the same single 310
dwelling unit. 311
....previously threatened, harassed, stalked, or physically 312
abused the petitioner. 313
....attempted to harm the petitioner or family members or 314
individuals closely associated with the petitioner. 315
....threatened to conceal, kidnap, or harm the petitioner's 316
child or children. 317
....intentionally injured or killed or threatened to injure 318
or kill a family pet, including a service animal as defined in 319
s. 413.08(1), Florida Statutes, or an emotional support animal 320
as defined in s. 760.27(1), Florida Statutes. 321
....used, or has threatened to use, against the petitioner 322
any weapons such as guns or knives. 323
....physically restrained the petitioner from leaving the 324
home or calling law enforcement. 325

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....a criminal history involving violence or the threat of 326
violence (if known). 327
....another order of protection issued against him or her 328
previously or from another jurisdiction (if known). 329
....destroyed personal property, including, but not limited 330
to, telephones or other communication equipment, clothing, or 331
other items belonging to the petitioner. 332
....engaged in a pattern of abusive, threatening, 333
intimidating, or controlling behavior composed of a series of 334
acts over a period of time, however short. 335
....engaged in any other behavior or conduct that leads the 336
petitioner to have reasonable cause to believe he or she is in 337
imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence. 338
(i) Petitioner alleges the following additional specific 339
facts: ...(mark appropriate sections)... 340
....A minor child or minor children reside with the 341
petitioner whose names and ages are as follows:.................. 342
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....Petitioner needs the exclusive use and possession of 344
the dwelling that the parties share. 345
....Petitioner is unable to obtain safe alternative housing 346
because:......................................................... 347
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....Petitioner genuinely fears that respondent imminently 349
will abuse, remove, or hide the minor child or children from 350

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petitioner because:.............................................. 351
352
(j) Petitioner genuinely fears imminent domestic violence 353
by respondent. 354
(k) Petitioner seeks an injunction: ...(mark appropriate 355
section or sections)... 356
....Immediately restraining the respondent from committing 357
any acts of domestic violence. 358
....Restraining the respondent from committing any acts of 359
domestic violence. 360
....Awarding to the petitioner the temporary exclusive use 361
and possession of the dwelling that the parties share or 362
excluding the respondent from the residence of the petitioner. 363
....Providing a temporary parenting plan, including a 364
temporary time-sharing schedule, with regard to the minor child 365
or children of the parties which might involve prohibiting or 366
limiting time-sharing or requiring that it be supervised by a 367
third party. 368
....Designating that the exchange of the minor child or 369
children of the parties must occur at a neutral safe exchange 370
location as provided in s. 125.01(8) or a location authorized by 371
a supervised visitation program as defined in s. 753.01 if 372
temporary time-sharing of the child is awarded to the 373
respondent. 374
....Establishing temporary support for the minor child or 375

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children or the petitioner. 376
....Directing the respondent to participate in a batterers' 377
intervention program. 378
....Providing any terms the court deems necessary for the 379
protection of a victim of domestic violence, or any minor 380
children of the victim, including any injunctions or directives 381
to law enforcement agencies. 382
(6) 383
(b) In determining whether a petitioner has reasonable 384
cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a 385
victim of domestic violence, the court shall consider and 386
evaluate all relevant factors alleged in the petition, 387
including, but not limited to: 388
1. The history between the petitioner and the respondent, 389
including threats, harassment, stalking, and physical abuse. 390
2. Whether the respondent has attempted to harm the 391
petitioner or family members or individuals closely associated 392
with the petitioner. 393
3. Whether the respondent has threatened to conceal, 394
kidnap, or harm the petitioner's child or children. 395
4. Whether the respondent has intentionally injured or 396
killed or threatened to injure or kill a family pet, including a 397
service animal as defined in s. 413.08(1) or an emotional 398
support animal as defined in s. 760.27(1). 399
5. Whether the respondent has used, or has threatened to 400

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use, against the petitioner any weapons such as guns or knives. 401
6. Whether the respondent has physically restrained the 402
petitioner from leaving the home or calling law enforcement. 403
7. Whether the respondent has a criminal history involving 404
violence or the threat of violence. 405
8. The existence of a verifiable order of protection 406
issued previously or from another jurisdiction, including a 407
military protective order. 408
9. Whether the respondent has destroyed personal property, 409
including, but not limited to, telephones or other 410
communications equipment, clothing, or other items belonging to 411
the petitioner. 412
10. Whether the respondent has or had engaged in a pattern 413
of abusive, threatening, intimidating, or controlling behavior 414
composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however 415
short, which evidences a continuity of purpose and which 416
reasonably causes the petitioner to believe that the petitioner 417
or his or her minor child or children are in imminent danger of 418
becoming victims of any act of domestic violence. 419
11. Whether the respondent engaged in any other behavior 420
or conduct that leads the petitioner to have reasonable cause to 421
believe that he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a 422
victim of domestic violence. 423
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not limited to those factors enumerated in subparagraphs 1.-11. 426
(8) 427
(b) A Domestic, Dating, Sexual, and Repeat Violence 428
Injunction Statewide Verification System is created within the 429
Department of Law Enforcement. The department shall establish, 430
implement, and maintain a statewide communication system capable 431
of electronically transmitting information to and between 432
criminal justice agencies relating to domestic violence 433
injunctions, dating violence injunctions, sexual violence 434
injunctions, and repeat violence injunctions issued by the 435
courts throughout the state. Such information must include, but 436
is not limited to, information as to the existence and status of 437
any injunction for verification purposes. 438
Section 6. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 439
741.31, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (7) is 440
added to that section, to read: 441
741.31 Violation of an injunction for protection against 442
domestic violence.— 443
(4) 444
(c) A person who has one two or more prior convictions for 445
a crime of domestic violence or violation of an injunction or 446
foreign protection order, and who subsequently commits a 447
violation of any injunction or foreign protection order against 448
the same victim, commits a felony of the third degree, 449
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083 or s. 775.084. 450

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For purposes of this paragraph, the term "conviction" means a 451
determination of guilt which is the result of a plea or a trial, 452
regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo 453
contendere is entered. 454
(7) If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to 455
believe that a person committed a violation of subsection (4) 456
and such officer determines that a military protective order 457
entered into the National Crime Information Center database was 458
also issued against such person and the officer has probable 459
cause to believe that the person also violated the military 460
protective order, the officer, or his or her employing agency, 461
must notify the agency that entered the military protective 462
order into the database. 463
Section 7. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 464
943.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 465
943.05 Criminal Justice Information Program; duties; crime 466
reports.— 467
(2) The program shall: 468
(e) Establish, implement, and maintain a Domestic, Dating, 469
Sexual, and Repeat Violence Injunction Statewide Verification 470
System capable of electronically transmitting information to and 471
between criminal justice agencies relating to domestic violence 472
injunctions, dating violence injunctions, sexual violence 473
injunctions, repeat violence injunctions, and injunctions to 474
prevent child abuse issued under chapter 39, and repeat violence 475

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injunctions issued by the courts throughout the state. Such 476
information must include, but is not limited to, information as 477
to the existence and status of any such injunction for 478
verification purposes. 479
Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 960.198, Florida 480
Statutes, is amended to read: 481
960.198 Relocation assistance for victims of domestic 482
violence.— 483
(1) Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in s. 960.13 484
for crime victim compensation awards, the department may award a 485
one-time payment of up to $2,500 $1,500 on any one claim and a 486
lifetime maximum of $5,000 $3,000 to a victim of domestic 487
violence who needs immediate assistance to escape from a 488
domestic violence environment. 489
Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 490