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11  Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

14         On page 23, line 15, through page 32, line 21, delete

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18         784.046  Action by victim of repeat violence or dating

19  violence for protective injunction; powers and duties of court

20  and clerk of court; filing and form of petition; notice and

21  hearing; temporary injunction; issuance; statewide

22  verification system; enforcement.--

23         (1)  As used in this section, the term:

24         (a)  "Violence" means any assault, aggravated assault,

25  battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery,

26  or stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, or false

27  imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical

28  injury or death by a person against any other person.

29         (b)  "Repeat violence" means two incidents of violence

30  or stalking committed by the respondent, one of which must

31  have been within 6 months of the filing of the petition, which

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  1  are directed against the petitioner or the petitioner's

  2  immediate family member.

  3         (c)  "Dating violence" means violence between

  4  individuals who have or have had a continuing and significant

  5  relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. The existence

  6  of such a relationship shall be determined based on the

  7  consideration of the following factors:

  8         1.  A substantive dating relationship must have existed

  9  within the past 6 months;

10         2.  The nature of the relationship must have been

11  characterized by the expectation of affection or sexual

12  involvement between the parties; and

13         3.  The frequency and type of interaction between the

14  persons involved in the relationship must have included that

15  the persons have been involved over time and on a continuous

16  basis during the course of the relationship.

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18  The term does not include violence in a casual

19  acquaintanceship or violence between individuals who only have

20  engaged in ordinary fraternization in a business or social

21  context.

22         (2)  There is created a cause of action for an

23  injunction for protection in cases of repeat violence and

24  there is created a separate cause of action for an injunction

25  for protection in cases of dating violence.

26         (a)  Any person who is the victim of repeat violence or

27  the parent or legal guardian of any minor child who is living

28  at home and who seeks an injunction for protection against

29  repeat violence on behalf of the minor child has standing in

30  the circuit court to file a sworn petition for an injunction

31  for protection against repeat violence.

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  1         (b)  Any person, who is the victim of dating violence

  2  and has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent

  3  danger of becoming the victim of another act of dating

  4  violence, or any person who has reasonable cause to believe he

  5  or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of an act

  6  of dating violence, or the parent or legal guardian of any

  7  minor child who is living at home and who seeks an injunction

  8  for protection against dating violence on behalf of that minor

  9  child, has standing in the circuit court to file a sworn

10  petition for an injunction for protection against dating

11  violence.

12         (c)(b)  This cause of action for an injunction may be

13  sought whether or not any other petition, complaint, or cause

14  of action is currently available or pending between the

15  parties.

16         (d)(c)  This cause of action for an injunction shall

17  not require that the petitioner be represented by an attorney.

18         (3)(a)  The clerk of the court shall provide a copy of

19  this section, simplified forms, and clerical assistance for

20  the preparation and filing of such a petition by any person

21  who is not represented by counsel.

22         (b)  In the event the person desiring to file for an

23  injunction pursuant to this section does not have sufficient

24  funds with which to pay filing fees to the clerk of the court

25  or service fees to the sheriff or law enforcement agency and

26  signs an affidavit so stating, the fees shall be waived by the

27  clerk of the court or the sheriff or law enforcement agency to

28  the extent necessary to process the petition and serve the

29  injunction, subject to a subsequent order of the court

30  relative to the payment of such fees.

31         (c)  No bond shall be required by the court for the

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  1  entry of an injunction.

  2         (d)  The clerk of the court shall provide the

  3  petitioner with a certified copy of any injunction for

  4  protection against repeat violence or dating violence entered

  5  by the court.

  6         (4)(a)  The sworn petition shall allege the incidents

  7  of repeat violence or dating violence and shall include the

  8  specific facts and circumstances which form the basis upon

  9  which relief is sought. With respect to a minor child who is

10  living at home, the parent or legal guardian of the minor

11  child must have been an eyewitness to, or have direct physical

12  evidence or affidavits from eyewitnesses of, the specific

13  facts and circumstances which form the basis upon which relief

14  is sought.

15         (b)  The sworn petition shall be in substantially the

16  following form:

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18                   PETITION FOR INJUNCTION FOR

19      PROTECTION AGAINST REPEAT VIOLENCE OR DATING VIOLENCE

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21         Before me, the undersigned authority, personally

22  appeared Petitioner ...(Name)..., who has been sworn and says

23  that the following statements are true:

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25         1.  Petitioner resides at ...(address)...

26         2.  Respondent resides at ...(address)...

27         3.a.  Petitioner has suffered repeat violence as

28  demonstrated by the fact that the respondent has:

29  ...(enumerate incidents of violence)...

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  4         b.  Petitioner is a victim of dating violence and has

  5  reasonable cause to believe that he or she is in imminent

  6  danger of becoming the victim of another act of dating

  7  violence or has reasonable cause to believe that he or she is

  8  in imminent danger of becoming a victim of dating violence as

  9  demonstrated by the fact that the respondent has: ...(list the

10  specific incident or incidents of violence and describe the

11  length of time of the relationship, whether it has been in

12  existence during the last 6 months, the nature of the

13  relationship of a romantic or intimate nature, the frequency

14  and type of interaction, and any other facts that characterize

15  the relationship.)...

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21         4.  Petitioner genuinely fears repeat violence by the

22  respondent.

23         5.  Petitioner seeks:  an immediate injunction against

24  the respondent, enjoining him or her from committing any

25  further acts of repeat violence; an injunction enjoining the

26  respondent from committing any further acts of repeat

27  violence; and an injunction providing any terms the court

28  deems necessary for the protection of the petitioner and the

29  petitioner's immediate family, including any injunctions or

30  directives to law enforcement agencies.

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  1         (5)  Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall

  2  set a hearing to be held at the earliest possible time.  The

  3  respondent shall be personally served with a copy of the

  4  petition, notice of hearing, and temporary injunction, if any,

  5  prior to the hearing.

  6         (6)(a)  When it appears to the court that an immediate

  7  and present danger of repeat violence exists, the court may

  8  grant a temporary injunction which may be granted in an ex

  9  parte hearing, pending a full hearing, and may grant such

10  relief as the court deems proper, including an injunction

11  enjoining the respondent from committing any acts of repeat

12  violence.

13         (b)  In a hearing ex parte for the purpose of obtaining

14  such temporary injunction, no evidence other than the verified

15  pleading or affidavit shall be used as evidence, unless the

16  respondent appears at the hearing or has received reasonable

17  notice of the hearing.

18         (c)  Any such ex parte temporary injunction shall be

19  effective for a fixed period not to exceed 15 days. A full

20  hearing, as provided by this section, shall be set for a date

21  no later than the date when the temporary injunction ceases to

22  be effective. The court may grant a continuance of the ex

23  parte injunction and the full hearing before or during a

24  hearing, for good cause shown by any party.

25         (7)  Upon notice and hearing, the court may grant such

26  relief as the court deems proper, including an injunction:

27         (a)  Enjoining the respondent from committing any acts

28  of violence.

29         (b)  Ordering such other relief as the court deems

30  necessary for the protection of the petitioner, including

31  injunctions or directives to law enforcement agencies, as

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  1  provided in this section.

  2         (c)  The terms of the injunction shall remain in full

  3  force and effect until modified or dissolved. Either party may

  4  move at any time to modify or dissolve the injunction. Such

  5  relief may be granted in addition to other civil or criminal

  6  remedies.

  7         (d)  A temporary or final judgment on injunction for

  8  protection against repeat violence or dating violence entered

  9  pursuant to this section shall, on its face, indicate that:

10         1.  The injunction is valid and enforceable in all

11  counties of the State of Florida.

12         2.  Law enforcement officers may use their arrest

13  powers pursuant to s. 901.15(6) to enforce the terms of the

14  injunction.

15         3.  The court had jurisdiction over the parties and

16  matter under the laws of Florida and that reasonable notice

17  and opportunity to be heard was given to the person against

18  whom the order is sought sufficient to protect that person's

19  right to due process.

20         4.  The date that the respondent was served with the

21  temporary or final order, if obtainable.

22         (8)(a)1.  The clerk of the court shall furnish a copy

23  of the petition, notice of hearing, and temporary injunction,

24  if any, to the sheriff or a law enforcement agency of the

25  county where the respondent resides or can be found, who shall

26  serve it upon the respondent as soon thereafter as possible on

27  any day of the week and at any time of the day or night.  The

28  clerk of the court shall be responsible for furnishing to the

29  sheriff such information on the respondent's physical

30  description and location as is required by the department to

31  comply with the verification procedures set forth in this

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  1  section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the

  2  contrary, the chief judge of each circuit, in consultation

  3  with the appropriate sheriff, may authorize a law enforcement

  4  agency within the chief judge's jurisdiction to effect this

  5  type of service and to receive a portion of the service fee.

  6  No person shall be authorized or permitted to serve or execute

  7  an injunction issued under this section unless the person is a

  8  law enforcement officer as defined in chapter 943.

  9         2.  When an injunction is issued, if the petitioner

10  requests the assistance of a law enforcement agency, the court

11  may order that an officer from the appropriate law enforcement

12  agency accompany the petitioner and assist in the execution or

13  service of the injunction. A law enforcement officer shall

14  accept a copy of an injunction for protection against repeat

15  violence or dating violence, certified by the clerk of the

16  court, from the petitioner and immediately serve it upon a

17  respondent who has been located but not yet served.

18         (b)  There shall be created a Domestic, Dating, and

19  Repeat Violence Injunction Statewide Verification System

20  within the Department of Law Enforcement. The department shall

21  establish, implement, and maintain a statewide communication

22  system capable of electronically transmitting information to

23  and between criminal justice agencies relating to domestic

24  violence injunctions, dating violence injunctions, and repeat

25  violence inunctions issued by the courts throughout the state.

26  Such information must include, but is not limited to,

27  information as to the existence and status of any injunction

28  for verification purposes.

29         (c)1.  Within 24 hours after the court issues an

30  injunction for protection against repeat violence or dating

31  violence or changes or vacates an injunction for protection

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  1  against repeat violence or dating violence, the clerk of the

  2  court must forward a copy of the injunction to the sheriff

  3  with jurisdiction over the residence of the petitioner.

  4         2.  Within 24 hours after service of process of an

  5  injunction for protection against repeat violence or dating

  6  violence upon a respondent, the law enforcement officer must

  7  forward the written proof of service of process to the sheriff

  8  with jurisdiction over the residence of the petitioner.

  9         3.  Within 24 hours after the sheriff receives a

10  certified copy of the injunction for protection against repeat

11  violence or dating violence, the sheriff must make information

12  relating to the injunction available to other law enforcement

13  agencies by electronically transmitting such information to

14  the department.

15         4.  Within 24 hours after the sheriff or other law

16  enforcement officer has made service upon the respondent and

17  the sheriff has been so notified, the sheriff must make

18  information relating to the service available to other law

19  enforcement agencies by electronically transmitting such

20  information to the department.

21         5.  Within 24 hours after an injunction for protection

22  against repeat violence or dating violence is lifted,

23  terminated, or otherwise rendered no longer effective by

24  ruling of the court, the clerk of the court must notify the

25  sheriff or local law enforcement agency receiving original

26  notification of the injunction as provided in subparagraph 2.

27  That agency shall, within 24 hours after receiving such

28  notification from the clerk of the court, notify the

29  department of such action of the court.

30         (9)(a)  The court shall enforce, through a civil or

31  criminal contempt proceeding, a violation of an injunction for

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  1  protection.  The court may enforce the respondent's compliance

  2  with the injunction by imposing a monetary assessment.  The

  3  clerk of the court shall collect and receive such assessments.

  4  On a monthly basis, the clerk shall transfer the moneys

  5  collected pursuant to this paragraph to the State Treasury for

  6  deposit in the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund established in

  7  s. 960.21.

  8         (b)  If the respondent is arrested by a law enforcement

  9  officer under s. 901.15(10) for committing an act of repeat

10  violence or dating violence in violation of a repeat or dating

11  violence injunction for protection, the respondent shall be

12  held in custody until brought before the court as

13  expeditiously as possible for the purpose of enforcing the

14  injunction and for admittance to bail in accordance with

15  chapter 903 and the applicable rules of criminal procedure,

16  pending a hearing.

17         (10)  The petitioner or the respondent may move the

18  court to modify or dissolve an injunction at any time.

19         (11)  A law enforcement officer acting in good faith

20  under this section and the officer's employing agency shall be

21  immune from all liability, civil or criminal, that might

22  otherwise be incurred or imposed by reason of the officer's or

23  agency's actions in carrying out the provisions of this

24  section.

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