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    By the Committees on Appropriations; Finance and Taxation;
    Children and Families; and Senator Saunders




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to domestic violence; amending

  3         ss. 25.385, 39.902, 741.28, 943.171, F.S.;

  4         redefining the terms "domestic violence" and

  5         "family or household member"; amending s.

  6         28.101, F.S.; increasing an additional charge

  7         for a dissolution of marriage petition;

  8         amending ss. 390.01115, 470.002, 626.9541,

  9         641.3903, F.S.; conforming cross-references;

10         amending s. 741.281, F.S.; eliminating the

11         requirement that a court order certain

12         defendants to attend a batterers' intervention

13         program; amending s. 741.30, F.S.; specifying

14         when a person has standing to file a petition

15         for an injunction against domestic violence;

16         specifying where the petition may be filed;

17         prohibiting a filing fee for such petition;

18         providing for reimbursement to the clerks of

19         the circuit courts, subject to legislative

20         appropriation; providing for incidents that

21         describe violence or threats of violence;

22         specifying when a court may grant relief;

23         prescribing factors for the court to consider

24         in determining imminent danger; providing for

25         recording of proceedings; providing for the

26         presence of an advocate from a state attorney's

27         office, law enforcement agency, or domestic

28         violence center at injunction proceedings, upon

29         request; amending s. 741.31, F.S.; specifying

30         additional acts that violate an injunction

31         against domestic violence; providing a penalty;

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  1         amending s. 784.046, F.S.; providing for

  2         actions by victims of dating violence;

  3         providing a definition; providing a cause of

  4         action for an injunction for protection in

  5         cases of dating violence; providing a procedure

  6         for filing a petition; providing for a hearing

  7         and temporary or final judgment; redesignating

  8         the Domestic and Repeat Violence Injunction

  9         Statewide Verification System as the Domestic,

10         Dating, and Repeat Violence Injunction

11         Statewide Verification System; providing for

12         notice to the sheriff; amending ss. 784.047,

13         784.048, F.S.; providing penalties for

14         violating an injunction for protection against

15         dating violence; including a violation of such

16         injunction constitutes the offense of

17         aggravated stalking; providing a penalty;

18         amending s. 39.903, F.S.; requiring the

19         Department of Children and Family Services to

20         operate the domestic violence program;

21         specifying program purposes; repealing s.

22         741.466, F.S., relating to the "Prevention of

23         Domestic and Sexual Violence Program"; amending

24         s. 938.01, F.S.; specifying the amount of funds

25         available for use by the Department of Children

26         and Family Services and the Department of Law

27         Enforcement; repealing s. 4(2) of ch. 2001-184,

28         Laws of Florida, and s. 7(2) of ch. 2001-232,

29         Laws of Florida, relating to funding for the

30         Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence

31         Program; providing an effective date.

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  1  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  3         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 25.385, Florida

  4  Statutes, is amended to read:

  5         25.385  Standards for instruction of circuit and county

  6  court judges in handling domestic violence cases.--

  7         (2)  As used in this section:

  8         (a)  The term "domestic violence" has the meaning set

  9  forth in s. 741.28 means any assault, battery, sexual assault,

10  sexual battery, or any criminal offense resulting in physical

11  injury or death of one family or household member by another,

12  who is or was residing in the same single dwelling unit.

13         (b)  The term "family or household member" has the

14  meaning set forth in s. 741.28 means spouse, former spouse,

15  persons related by blood or marriage, persons who are

16  presently residing together, as if a family, or who have

17  resided together in the past, as if a family, and persons who

18  have a child in common regardless of whether they have been

19  married or have resided together at any time.

20         Section 2.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section

21  28.101, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 4 of chapter

22  2001-122, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:

23         28.101  Petitions and records of dissolution of

24  marriage; additional charges.--

25         (1)  When a party petitions for a dissolution of

26  marriage, in addition to the filing charges in s. 28.241, the

27  clerk shall collect and receive:

28         (c)  A charge of $36 $18. On a monthly basis, the clerk

29  shall transfer the moneys collected pursuant to this paragraph

30  to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the Domestic

31  Violence Trust Fund. Such funds which are generated shall be

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  1  directed to the Department of Children and Family Services for

  2  the specific purpose of funding domestic violence centers.

  3         Section 3.  Subsections (1) and (3) of section 39.902,

  4  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

  5         39.902  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:

  6         (1)  "Domestic violence" has the meaning set forth in

  7  s. 741.28 means any assault, battery, sexual assault, sexual

  8  battery, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury

  9  or death of one family or household member by another who is

10  or was residing in the same single dwelling unit.

11         (3)  "Family or household member" has the meaning set

12  forth in s. 741.28 means spouses, former spouses, adults

13  related by blood or marriage, persons who are presently

14  residing together as if a family or who have resided together

15  in the past as if a family, and persons who have a child in

16  common regardless of whether they have been married or have

17  resided together at any time.

18         Section 4.  Paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (2) of

19  section 390.01115, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

20         390.01115  Parental Notice of Abortion Act.--

21         (2)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:

22         (b)  "Child abuse" has the meaning ascribed in s.

23  39.0015(3) and refers to the acts of child abuse against a

24  minor by a family member as defined in s. 741.28 s. 741.28(2).

25         (e)  "Sexual abuse" has the meaning ascribed in s.

26  39.01 and refers to the acts of sexual abuse against a minor

27  by a family member as defined in s. 741.28 s. 741.28(2).

28         Section 5.  Subsection (18) of section 470.002, Florida

29  Statutes, is amended to read:

30         470.002  Definitions.--As used in this chapter:

31  

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  1         (18)  "Legally authorized person" means, in the

  2  priority listed, the decedent, when written inter vivos

  3  authorizations and directions are provided by the decedent,

  4  the surviving spouse, unless the spouse has been arrested for

  5  committing against the deceased an act of domestic violence as

  6  defined in s. 741.28(1), a son or daughter who is 18 years of

  7  age or older, a parent, a brother or sister 18 years of age or

  8  over, a grandchild who is 18 years of age or older, or a

  9  grandparent; or any person in the next degree of kinship. In

10  addition, the term may include, if no family exists or is

11  available, the following: the guardian of the dead person at

12  the time of death; the personal representative of the

13  deceased; the attorney in fact of the dead person at the time

14  of death; the health surrogate of the dead person at the time

15  of death; a public health officer; the medical examiner,

16  county commission or administrator acting under chapter 245,

17  or other public administrator; a representative of a nursing

18  home or other health care institution in charge of final

19  disposition; or a friend or other person not listed in this

20  subsection who is willing to assume the responsibility as

21  authorized person.

22         Section 6.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section

23  626.9541, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

24         626.9541  Unfair methods of competition and unfair or

25  deceptive acts or practices defined.--

26         (1)  UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR

27  DECEPTIVE ACTS.--The following are defined as unfair methods

28  of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices:

29         (g)  Unfair discrimination.--

30         1.  Knowingly making or permitting any unfair

31  discrimination between individuals of the same actuarially

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  1  supportable class and equal expectation of life, in the rates

  2  charged for any life insurance or annuity contract, in the

  3  dividends or other benefits payable thereon, or in any other

  4  of the terms and conditions of such contract.

  5         2.  Knowingly making or permitting any unfair

  6  discrimination between individuals of the same actuarially

  7  supportable class and essentially the same hazard, in the

  8  amount of premium, policy fees, or rates charged for any

  9  policy or contract of accident, disability, or health

10  insurance, in the benefits payable thereunder, in any of the

11  terms or conditions of such contract, or in any other manner

12  whatever.

13         3.  For a health insurer, life insurer, disability

14  insurer, property and casualty insurer, automobile insurer, or

15  managed care provider to underwrite a policy, or refuse to

16  issue, reissue, or renew a policy, refuse to pay a claim,

17  cancel or otherwise terminate a policy, or increase rates

18  based upon the fact that an insured or applicant who is also

19  the proposed insured has made a claim or sought or should have

20  sought medical or psychological treatment in the past for

21  abuse, protection from abuse, or shelter from abuse, or that a

22  claim was caused in the past by, or might occur as a result

23  of, any future assault, battery, or sexual assault by a family

24  or household member upon another family or household member as

25  defined in s. 741.28(2). A health insurer, life insurer,

26  disability insurer, or managed care provider may refuse to

27  underwrite, issue, or renew a policy based on the applicant's

28  medical condition, but shall not consider whether such

29  condition was caused by an act of abuse.  For purposes of this

30  section, the term "abuse" means the occurrence of one or more

31  of the following acts:

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  1         a.  Attempting or committing assault, battery, sexual

  2  assault, or sexual battery;

  3         b.  Placing another in fear of imminent serious bodily

  4  injury by physical menace;

  5         c.  False imprisonment;

  6         d.  Physically or sexually abusing a minor child; or

  7         e.  An act of domestic violence as defined in s.

  8  741.28.

  9  

10  This subparagraph does not prohibit a property and casualty

11  insurer or an automobile insurer from excluding coverage for

12  intentional acts by the insured if such exclusion does not

13  constitute an act of unfair discrimination as defined in this

14  paragraph.

15         Section 7.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (12) of section

16  641.3903, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

17         641.3903  Unfair methods of competition and unfair or

18  deceptive acts or practices defined.--The following are

19  defined as unfair methods of competition and unfair or

20  deceptive acts or practices:

21         (12)  PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES.--A health

22  maintenance organization may not:

23         (b)  Refuse to provide services or care to a subscriber

24  solely because medical services may be or have been sought for

25  injuries resulting from an assault, battery, sexual assault,

26  sexual battery, or any other offense by a family or household

27  member, as defined in s. 741.28(2), or by another who is or

28  was residing in the same dwelling unit.

29         Section 8.  Section 741.28, Florida Statutes, is

30  amended to read:

31  

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  1         741.28  Domestic violence; definitions.--As used in ss.

  2  741.28-741.31, the term:

  3         (1)  "Domestic violence" means any assault, aggravated

  4  assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual

  5  battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false

  6  imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical

  7  injury or death of one family or household member by another

  8  who is or was residing in the same single dwelling unit.

  9         (2)  "Family or household member" means spouses, former

10  spouses, persons related by blood or marriage, persons who are

11  presently residing together as if a family or who have resided

12  together in the past as if a family, and persons who are

13  parents of have a child in common regardless of whether they

14  have been married or have resided together at any time. With

15  the exception of persons who are parents of a child in common,

16  the family or household members must be currently residing or

17  have in the past resided together in the same single dwelling

18  unit.

19         (3)  "Department" means the Florida Department of Law

20  Enforcement.

21         (4)  "Law enforcement officer" means any person who is

22  elected, appointed, or employed by any municipality or the

23  state or any political subdivision thereof who meets the

24  minimum qualifications established in s. 943.13 and is

25  certified as a law enforcement officer under s. 943.1395.

26         Section 9.  Section 741.281, Florida Statutes, is

27  amended to read:

28         741.281  Court to order batterers' intervention program

29  attendance.--If a person is found guilty of, has had

30  adjudication withheld on, or has pled nolo contendere to a

31  crime of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, that

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  1  person shall be ordered by the court to a minimum term of 1

  2  year's probation and the court shall order that the defendant

  3  attend a batterers' intervention program as a condition of

  4  probation.  If a person is admitted to a pretrial diversion

  5  program and has been charged with an act of domestic violence,

  6  as defined in s. 741.28, the court shall order as a condition

  7  of the program that the defendant attend a batterers'

  8  intervention program. The court must impose the condition of

  9  the batterers' intervention program for a defendant admitted

10  to pretrial diversion under this section, but the court, in

11  its discretion, may determine not to impose the condition if

12  it states on the record why a batterers' intervention program

13  might be inappropriate.  The court must impose the condition

14  of the batterers' intervention program for a defendant placed

15  on probation unless the court determines that the person does

16  not qualify for the batterers' intervention program pursuant

17  to s. 741.325. Effective July 1, 2002, the batterers'

18  intervention program must be a certified program under s.

19  741.32. The imposition of probation under this section shall

20  not preclude the court from imposing any sentence of

21  imprisonment authorized by s. 775.082.

22         Section 10.  Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of

23  subsection (2), and subsections (3) and (6) of section 741.30,

24  Florida Statutes, are amended, present subsections (7), (8),

25  and (9) are renumbered as subsections (8), (9) and (10),

26  respectively, and a new subsection (7) is added to that

27  section, to read:

28         741.30  Domestic violence; injunction; powers and

29  duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing;

30  temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide

31  verification system; enforcement.--

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  1         (1)  There is created a cause of action for an

  2  injunction for protection against domestic violence.

  3         (a)  Any person described in paragraph (e), who is

  4  either the victim of any act of domestic violence as defined

  5  in s. 741.28, or has reasonable cause to believe he or she is

  6  in imminent danger of becoming the victim of any act of

  7  domestic violence, has standing in the circuit court to file a

  8  sworn petition for an injunction for protection against

  9  domestic violence.

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

11  sought whether or not any other cause of action is currently

12  pending between the parties. However, the pendency of any such

13  cause of action shall be alleged in the petition.

14         (c)  In the event a subsequent cause of action is filed

15  under chapter 61, any orders entered therein shall take

16  precedence over any inconsistent provisions of an injunction

17  issued under this section which addresses matters governed by

18  chapter 61.

19         (d)  A person's right to petition for an injunction

20  shall not be affected by such person having left a residence

21  or household to avoid domestic violence.

22         (e)  This cause of action for an injunction may be

23  sought by family or household members. No person shall be

24  precluded from seeking injunctive relief pursuant to this

25  chapter solely on the basis that such person is not a spouse.

26         (f)  This cause of action for an injunction shall not

27  require that either party be represented by an attorney.

28         (g)  Any person, including an officer of the court, who

29  offers evidence or recommendations relating to the cause of

30  action must either present the evidence or recommendations in

31  writing to the court with copies to each party and their

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  1  attorney, or must present the evidence under oath at a hearing

  2  at which all parties are present.

  3         (h)  Nothing in this section shall affect the title to

  4  any real estate.

  5         (i)  The court is prohibited from issuing mutual orders

  6  of protection. This does not preclude the court from issuing

  7  separate injunctions for protection against domestic violence

  8  where each party has complied with the provisions of this

  9  section. Compliance with the provisions of this section cannot

10  be waived.

11         (j)  Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 47, a

12  petition for an injunction for protection against domestic

13  violence may be filed in the circuit where the petitioner

14  currently or temporarily resides, where the respondent

15  resides, or where the domestic violence occurred. There is no

16  minimum requirement of residency to petition for an injunction

17  for protection.

18         (2)(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

19  assessment of a filing fee for a petition for protection

20  against domestic violence is prohibited effective October 1,

21  2002. However, subject to legislative appropriation, the clerk

22  of the circuit court may, on a quarterly basis, submit to the

23  Office of the State Courts Administrator the copies of

24  petitions for protection against domestic violence issued by

25  the court for reimbursement at the rate of $40 per petition.

26  From this reimbursement, the clerk shall pay any law

27  enforcement agency serving the injunction the fee requested by

28  the law enforcement agency which may not exceed $20. the total

29  charge, including any administration fees, law enforcement

30  agency charges, and court costs or service charges, for any

31  court to issue an injunction concerning domestic violence

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  1  under chapter 741 or chapter 784 shall not exceed $50.  The

  2  total charge by any law enforcement agency to serve an

  3  injunction or restraining order concerning violence shall not

  4  exceed $20.  The remaining $30 fee collected for an injunction

  5  under chapter 741 shall only be applied to the initial $40

  6  service charge collected by the clerk of the court as provided

  7  in s. 28.241(1). In the event the victim does not have

  8  sufficient funds with which to pay filing fees to the clerk of

  9  the court or service fees to the sheriff or law enforcement

10  agency and signs an affidavit stating so, the fees shall be

11  waived by the clerk of the court or the sheriff or law

12  enforcement agency to the extent necessary to process the

13  petition and serve the injunction, subject to a subsequent

14  order of the court relative to the payment of such fees.

15         (3)(a)  The sworn petition shall allege the existence

16  of such domestic violence and shall include the specific facts

17  and circumstances upon the basis of which relief is sought.

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

19  following form:

20  

21                           PETITION FOR

22                    INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION

23                    AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

24  

25  Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared

26  Petitioner ...(Name)..., who has been sworn and says that the

27  following statements are true:

28         (a)  Petitioner resides at: ...(address)...

29         (Petitioner may furnish address to the court in a

30  separate confidential filing if, for safety reasons, the

31  

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  1  petitioner requires the location of the current residence to

  2  be confidential.)

  3         (b)  Respondent resides at: ...(last known address)...

  4         (c)  Respondent's last known place of employment:

  5  ...(name of business and address)...

  6         (d)  Physical description of respondent: ....

  7         Race....

  8         Sex....

  9         Date of birth....

10         Height....

11         Weight....

12         Eye color....

13         Hair color....

14         Distinguishing marks or scars....

15         (e)  Aliases of respondent: ....

16         (f)  Respondent is the spouse or former spouse of the

17  petitioner or is any other person related by blood or marriage

18  to the petitioner or is any other person who is or was

19  residing within a single dwelling unit with the petitioner, as

20  if a family, or is a person with whom the petitioner has a

21  child in common, regardless of whether the petitioner and

22  respondent are or were married or residing together, as if a

23  family.

24         (g)  The following describes any other cause of action

25  currently pending between the petitioner and respondent: .....

26  ..............................................................

27         The petitioner should also describe any previous or

28  pending attempts by the petitioner to obtain an injunction for

29  protection against domestic violence in this or any other

30  circuit, and the results of that attempt......................

31  ..............................................................

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  1  Case numbers should be included if available.

  2         (h)  Petitioner is either a victim of domestic violence

  3  has suffered or has reasonable cause to believe he or she is

  4  in imminent danger of becoming a victim of fear imminent

  5  domestic violence because respondent has ....(mark all

  6  sections that apply and describe in the spaces below the

  7  incidents of violence or threats of violence, specifying when

  8  and where they occurred, including, but not limited to,

  9  locations such as a home, school, place of employment, or

10  visitation exchange)....: ....................................

11         ....committed or threatened to commit domestic violence

12  defined in s. 741.28, Florida Statutes, as any assault,

13  aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual

14  assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking,

15  kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense

16  resulting in physical injury or death of one family or

17  household member by another. With the exception of persons who

18  are parents of a child in common and those in a dating

19  relationship, the family or household members must be

20  currently residing or have in the past resided together in the

21  same single dwelling unit.

22         ....previously threatened, harassed, stalked, or

23  physically abused the petitioner.

24         ....attempted to harm the petitioner or family members

25  or individuals closely associated with the petitioner.

26         ....threatened to conceal, kidnap, or harm the

27  petitioner's child or children.

28         ....intentionally injured or killed a family pet.

29         ....used, or has threatened to use, against the

30  petitioner any weapons such as guns or knives.

31  

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  1         ....physically restrained the petitioner from leaving

  2  the home or calling law enforcement.

  3         ....a criminal history involving violence or the threat

  4  of violence (if known).

  5         ....another order of protection issued against him or

  6  her previously or from another jurisdiction (if known).

  7         ....destroyed personal property, including, but not

  8  limited to, telephones or other communication equipment,

  9  clothing, or other items belonging to the petitioner.

10         ....engaged in any other behavior or conduct that leads

11  the petitioner to have reasonable cause to believe he or she

12  is in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic

13  violence.

14         (i)  Petitioner alleges the following additional

15  specific facts: (mark appropriate sections)

16         ....Petitioner is the custodian of a minor child or

17  children whose names and ages are as follows: ................

18         ....Petitioner needs the exclusive use and possession

19  of the dwelling that the parties share.

20         ....Petitioner is unable to obtain safe alternative

21  housing because: .............................................

22         ....Petitioner genuinely fears that respondent

23  imminently will abuse, remove, or hide the minor child or

24  children from petitioner because: ............................

25  ..............................................................

26         (j)  Petitioner genuinely fears imminent domestic

27  violence by respondent.

28         (k)  Petitioner seeks an injunction: (mark appropriate

29  section or sections)

30         ....Immediately restraining the respondent from

31  committing any acts of domestic violence.

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  1         ....Restraining the respondent from committing any acts

  2  of domestic violence.

  3         ....Awarding to the petitioner the temporary exclusive

  4  use and possession of the dwelling that the parties share or

  5  excluding the respondent from the residence of the petitioner.

  6         ....Awarding temporary custody of, or temporary

  7  visitation rights with regard to, the minor child or children

  8  of the parties, or prohibiting or limiting visitation to that

  9  which is supervised by a third party.

10         ....Establishing temporary support for the minor child

11  or children or the petitioner.

12         ....Directing the respondent to participate in a

13  batterers' intervention program or other treatment pursuant to

14  s. 39.901, Florida Statutes.

15         ....Providing any terms the court deems necessary for

16  the protection of a victim of domestic violence, or any minor

17  children of the victim, including any injunctions or

18  directives to law enforcement agencies.

19         (c)  Every petition for an injunction against domestic

20  violence shall contain, directly above the signature line, a

21  statement in all capital letters and bold type not smaller

22  than the surrounding text, as follows:

23  

24         I HAVE READ EVERY STATEMENT MADE IN THIS

25         PETITION AND EACH STATEMENT IS TRUE AND

26         CORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE STATEMENTS MADE

27         IN THIS PETITION ARE BEING MADE UNDER PENALTY

28         OF PERJURY, PUNISHABLE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION

29         837.02, FLORIDA STATUTES.

30                                        ...(initials)...

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  1         (d)  If the sworn petition seeks to determine issues of

  2  custody or visitation with regard to the minor child or

  3  children of the parties, the sworn petition shall be

  4  accompanied by or shall incorporate the allegations required

  5  by s. 61.132 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act.

  6         (6)(a)  Upon notice and hearing, when it appears to the

  7  court that the petitioner is either the victim of domestic

  8  violence as defined by s. 741.28 or has reasonable cause to

  9  believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a victim

10  of domestic violence, the court may grant such relief as the

11  court deems proper, including an injunction:

12         1.  Restraining the respondent from committing any acts

13  of domestic violence.

14         2.  Awarding to the petitioner the exclusive use and

15  possession of the dwelling that the parties share or excluding

16  the respondent from the residence of the petitioner.

17         3.  On the same basis as provided in chapter 61,

18  awarding temporary custody of, or temporary visitation rights

19  with regard to, a minor child or children of the parties.

20         4.  On the same basis as provided in chapter 61,

21  establishing temporary support for a minor child or children

22  or the petitioner.

23         5.  Ordering the respondent to participate in

24  treatment, intervention, or counseling services to be paid for

25  by the respondent. When the court orders the respondent to

26  participate in a batterers' intervention program, the court,

27  or any entity designated by the court, must provide the

28  respondent with a list of all certified batterers'

29  intervention programs and all programs which have submitted an

30  application to the Department of Corrections to become

31  certified under s. 741.325, from which the respondent must

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  1  choose a program in which to participate. If there are no

  2  certified batterers' intervention programs in the circuit, the

  3  court shall provide a list of acceptable programs from which

  4  the respondent must choose a program in which to participate.

  5         6.  Referring a petitioner to a certified domestic

  6  violence center. The court must provide the petitioner with a

  7  list of certified domestic violence centers in the circuit

  8  which the petitioner may contact.

  9         7.  Ordering such other relief as the court deems

10  necessary for the protection of a victim of domestic violence,

11  including injunctions or directives to law enforcement

12  agencies, as provided in this section.

13         (b)  In determining whether a petitioner has reasonable

14  cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a

15  victim of domestic violence, the court shall consider and

16  evaluate all relevant factors alleged in the petition,

17  including, but not limited to:

18         1.  The history between the petitioner and the

19  respondent, including threats, harassment, stalking, and

20  physical abuse.

21         2.  Whether the respondent has attempted to harm the

22  petitioner or family members or individuals closely associated

23  with the petitioner.

24         3.  Whether the respondent has threatened to conceal,

25  kidnap, or harm the petitioner's child or children.

26         4.  Whether the respondent has intentionally injured or

27  killed a family pet.

28         5.  Whether the respondent has used, or has threatened

29  to use, against the petitioner any weapons such as guns or

30  knives.

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  1         6.  Whether the respondent has physically restrained

  2  the petitioner from leaving the home or calling law

  3  enforcement.

  4         7.  Whether the respondent has a criminal history

  5  involving violence or the threat of violence.

  6         8.  The existence of a verifiable order of protection

  7  issued previously or from another jurisdiction.

  8         9.  Whether the respondent has destroyed personal

  9  property, including, but not limited to, telephones or other

10  communications equipment, clothing, or other items belonging

11  to the petitioner.

12         10.  Whether the respondent engaged in any other

13  behavior or conduct that leads the petitioner to have

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

15  danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence.

16  

17  In making its determination under this paragraph, the court is

18  not limited to those factors enumerated in subparagraphs

19  1.-10.

20         (c)(b)  The terms of an injunction restraining the

21  respondent under subparagraph (a)1. or ordering other relief

22  for the protection of the victim under subparagraph (a)7.

23  shall remain in effect until modified or dissolved. Either

24  party may move at any time to modify or dissolve the

25  injunction. No specific allegations are required. Such relief

26  may be granted in addition to other civil or criminal

27  remedies.

28         (d)(c)  A temporary or final judgment on injunction for

29  protection against domestic violence entered pursuant to this

30  section shall, on its face, indicate that:

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  1         1.  The injunction is valid and enforceable in all

  2  counties of the State of Florida.

  3         2.  Law enforcement officers may use their arrest

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

  5  injunction.

  6         3.  The court had jurisdiction over the parties and

  7  matter under the laws of Florida and that reasonable notice

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

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

10  right to due process.

11         4.  The date respondent was served with the temporary

12  or final order, if obtainable.

13         (e)(d)  An injunction for protection against domestic

14  violence entered pursuant to this section, on its face, may

15  order that the respondent attend a batterers' intervention

16  program as a condition of the injunction. Unless the court

17  makes written factual findings in its judgment or order which

18  are based on substantial evidence, stating why batterers'

19  intervention programs would be inappropriate, the court shall

20  order the respondent to attend a batterers' intervention

21  program if:

22         1.  It finds that the respondent willfully violated the

23  ex parte injunction;

24         2.  The respondent, in this state or any other state,

25  has been convicted of, had adjudication withheld on, or pled

26  nolo contendere to a crime involving violence or a threat of

27  violence; or

28         3.  The respondent, in this state or any other state,

29  has had at any time a prior injunction for protection entered

30  against the respondent after a hearing with notice.

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  1  It is mandatory that such programs be certified under s.

  2  741.32.

  3         (f)(e)  The fact that a separate order of protection is

  4  granted to each opposing party shall not be legally sufficient

  5  to deny any remedy to either party or to prove that the

  6  parties are equally at fault or equally endangered.

  7         (g)(f)  A final judgment on injunction for protection

  8  against domestic violence entered pursuant to this section

  9  must, on its face, indicate that it is a violation of s.

10  790.233, and a first degree misdemeanor, for the respondent to

11  have in his or her care, custody, possession, or control any

12  firearm or ammunition.

13         (h)  All proceedings under this subsection shall be

14  recorded. Recording may be by electronic means as provided by

15  the Rules of Judicial Administration.

16         (7)  The court shall allow an advocate from a state

17  attorney's office, an advocate from a law enforcement agency,

18  or an advocate from a certified domestic violence center who

19  is registered under s. 39.905 to be present with the

20  petitioner or respondent during any court proceedings or

21  hearings related to the injunction for protection, provided

22  the petitioner or respondent has made such a request and the

23  advocate is able to be present.

24         Section 11.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section

25  741.31, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

26         741.31  Violation of an injunction for protection

27  against domestic violence.--

28         (4)(a)  A person who willfully violates an injunction

29  for protection against domestic violence issued pursuant to s.

30  741.30, or a foreign protection order accorded full faith and

31  credit pursuant to s. 741.315, by:

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  1         1.  Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties

  2  share;

  3         2.  Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the

  4  petitioner's residence, school, place of employment, or a

  5  specified place frequented regularly by the petitioner and any

  6  named family or household member;

  7         3.  Committing an act of domestic violence against the

  8  petitioner;

  9         4.  Committing any other violation of the injunction

10  through an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do

11  violence to the petitioner; or

12         5.  Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating

13  with the petitioner directly or indirectly, unless the

14  injunction specifically allows indirect contact through a

15  third party;

16         6.  Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet

17  of the petitioner's motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle

18  is occupied;

19         7.  Defacing or destroying the petitioner's personal

20  property, including the petitioner's motor vehicle; or

21         8.  Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if

22  ordered to do so by the court

23  

24  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as

25  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

26         Section 12.  Subsection (2) of section 943.171, Florida

27  Statutes, is amended to read:

28         943.171  Basic skills training in handling domestic

29  violence cases.--

30         (2)  As used in this section, the term:

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  1         (a)  "Domestic violence" has the meaning set forth in

  2  s. 741.28 means any assault, battery, sexual assault, sexual

  3  battery, or any criminal offense resulting in the physical

  4  injury or death of one family or household member by another

  5  who is or was residing in the same single dwelling unit.

  6         (b)  "Household member" has the meaning set forth in s.

  7  741.28(4) means spouse, former spouse, persons related by

  8  blood or marriage, persons who are presently residing

  9  together, as if a family, or who have resided together in the

10  past, as if a family, and persons who have a child in common

11  regardless of whether they have been married or have resided

12  together at any time.

13         Section 13.  Section 784.046, Florida Statutes, is

14  amended to read:

15         784.046  Action by victim of repeat violence or dating

16  violence for protective injunction; powers and duties of court

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

18  hearing; temporary injunction; issuance; statewide

19  verification system; enforcement.--

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

21         (a)  "Violence" means any assault, battery, sexual

22  battery, or stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false

23  imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical

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

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

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

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

28  are directed against the petitioner or the petitioner's

29  immediate family member.

30         (c)  "Dating violence" means violence between

31  individuals who have or have had a continuing and significant

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  1  relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. The existence

  2  of such a relationship shall be determined based on the

  3  consideration of the following factors:

  4         1.  A substantive dating relationship must have existed

  5  within the past 6 months;

  6         2.  The nature of the relationship must have been

  7  characterized by the expectation of affection or sexual

  8  involvement between the parties; and

  9         3.  The frequency and type of interaction between the

10  persons involved in the relationship must have included that

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

12  basis during the course of the relationship.

13  

14  The term does not include violence in a casual

15  acquaintanceship or violence between individuals who only have

16  engaged in ordinary fraternization in a business or social

17  context.

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

19  injunction for protection in cases of repeat violence and

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

21  for protection in cases of dating violence.

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

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

24  at home and who seeks an injunction for protection against

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

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

27  for protection against repeat violence.

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

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

30  danger of becoming the victim of another act of dating

31  violence or has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in

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  1  imminent danger of becoming the victim of an act of dating

  2  violence, or the parent or legal guardian of any minor child

  3  who is living at home and who seeks an injunction for

  4  protection against dating violence on behalf of that minor

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

  6  petition for an injunction for protection against dating

  7  violence.

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

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

10  of action is currently available or pending between the

11  parties.

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

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

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

15  this section, simplified forms, and clerical assistance for

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

17  who is not represented by counsel.

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

19  injunction pursuant to this section does not have sufficient

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

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

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

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

24  the extent necessary to process the petition and serve the

25  injunction, subject to a subsequent order of the court

26  relative to the payment of such fees.

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

28  entry of an injunction.

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

30  petitioner with a certified copy of any injunction for

31  

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  1  protection against repeat violence or dating violence entered

  2  by the court.

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

  4  of repeat violence or dating violence and shall include the

  5  specific facts and circumstances which form the basis upon

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

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

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

  9  evidence or affidavits from eyewitnesses of, the specific

10  facts and circumstances which form the basis upon which relief

11  is sought.

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

13  following form:

14  

15                   PETITION FOR INJUNCTION FOR

16                PROTECTION AGAINST REPEAT VIOLENCE

17  

18         Before me, the undersigned authority, personally

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

20  that the following statements are true:

21  

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

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

24         3.a.  Petitioner has suffered repeat violence as

25  demonstrated by the fact that the respondent has:

26  ...(enumerate incidents of violence)...

27  

28                   ............................

29                   ............................

30                   ............................

31  

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

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

  3  danger of becoming the victim of another act of dating

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

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

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

  7  specific incident or incidents of violence and describe the

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

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

10  relationship of a romantic or intimate nature, the frequency

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

12  the relationship.)...

13  

14                   ............................

15                   ............................

16                   ............................

17  

18         4.  Petitioner genuinely fears repeat violence by the

19  respondent.

20         5.  Petitioner seeks:  an immediate injunction against

21  the respondent, enjoining him or her from committing any

22  further acts of repeat violence; an injunction enjoining the

23  respondent from committing any further acts of repeat

24  violence; and an injunction providing any terms the court

25  deems necessary for the protection of the petitioner and the

26  petitioner's immediate family, including any injunctions or

27  directives to law enforcement agencies.

28  

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

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

31  respondent shall be personally served with a copy of the

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

  2  prior to the hearing.

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

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

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

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

  7  relief as the court deems proper, including an injunction

  8  enjoining the respondent from committing any acts of repeat

  9  violence.

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

11  such temporary injunction, no evidence other than the verified

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

13  respondent appears at the hearing or has received reasonable

14  notice of the hearing.

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

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

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

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

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

20  parte injunction and the full hearing before or during a

21  hearing, for good cause shown by any party.

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

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

24         (a)  Enjoining the respondent from committing any acts

25  of violence.

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

27  necessary for the protection of the petitioner, including

28  injunctions or directives to law enforcement agencies, as

29  provided in this section.

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

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

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

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

  3  remedies.

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

  5  protection against repeat violence or dating violence entered

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

  7         1.  The injunction is valid and enforceable in all

  8  counties of the State of Florida.

  9         2.  Law enforcement officers may use their arrest

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

11  injunction.

12         3.  The court had jurisdiction over the parties and

13  matter under the laws of Florida and that reasonable notice

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

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

16  right to due process.

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

18  temporary or final order, if obtainable.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26  sheriff such information on the respondent's physical

27  description and location as is required by the department to

28  comply with the verification procedures set forth in this

29  section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the

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

31  with the appropriate sheriff, may authorize a law enforcement

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

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

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

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

  5  law enforcement officer as defined in chapter 943.

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

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

  8  may order that an officer from the appropriate law enforcement

  9  agency accompany the petitioner and assist in the execution or

10  service of the injunction. A law enforcement officer shall

11  accept a copy of an injunction for protection against repeat

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

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

14  respondent who has been located but not yet served.

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

16  Repeat Violence Injunction Statewide Verification System

17  within the Department of Law Enforcement. The department shall

18  establish, implement, and maintain a statewide communication

19  system capable of electronically transmitting information to

20  and between criminal justice agencies relating to domestic

21  violence injunctions and repeat violence injunctions issued by

22  the courts throughout the state. Such information must

23  include, but is not limited to, information as to the

24  existence and status of any injunction for verification

25  purposes.

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

27  injunction for protection against repeat violence or dating

28  violence or changes or vacates an injunction for protection

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

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

31  with jurisdiction over the residence of the petitioner.

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

  2  injunction for protection against repeat violence or dating

  3  violence upon a respondent, the law enforcement officer must

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

  5  with jurisdiction over the residence of the petitioner.

  6         3.  Within 24 hours after the sheriff receives a

  7  certified copy of the injunction for protection against repeat

  8  violence or dating violence, the sheriff must make information

  9  relating to the injunction available to other law enforcement

10  agencies by electronically transmitting such information to

11  the department.

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

13  enforcement officer has made service upon the respondent and

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

15  information relating to the service available to other law

16  enforcement agencies by electronically transmitting such

17  information to the department.

18         5.  Within 24 hours after an injunction for protection

19  against repeat violence or dating violence is lifted,

20  terminated, or otherwise rendered no longer effective by

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

22  sheriff or local law enforcement agency receiving original

23  notification of the injunction as provided in subparagraph 2.

24  That agency shall, within 24 hours after receiving such

25  notification from the clerk of the court, notify the

26  department of such action of the court.

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

28  criminal contempt proceeding, a violation of an injunction for

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

30  with the injunction by imposing a monetary assessment.  The

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

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

  2  collected pursuant to this paragraph to the State Treasury for

  3  deposit in the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund established in

  4  s. 960.21.

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

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

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

  8  violence injunction for protection, the respondent shall be

  9  held in custody until brought before the court as

10  expeditiously as possible for the purpose of enforcing the

11  injunction and for admittance to bail in accordance with

12  chapter 903 and the applicable rules of criminal procedure,

13  pending a hearing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21  section.

22         Section 14.  Section 784.047, Florida Statutes, is

23  amended to read:

24         784.047  Penalties for violating protective injunction

25  against repeat violators.--A person who willfully violates an

26  injunction for protection against repeat violence or dating

27  violence, issued pursuant to s. 784.046, or a foreign

28  protection order accorded full faith and credit pursuant to s.

29  741.315 by:

30         (1)  Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties

31  share;

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  1         (2)  Going to the petitioner's residence, school, place

  2  of employment, or a specified place frequented regularly by

  3  the petitioner and any named family or household member;

  4         (3)  Committing an act of repeat violence or dating

  5  violence against the petitioner;

  6         (4)  Committing any other violation of the injunction

  7  through an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do

  8  violence to the petitioner; or

  9         (5)  Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise

10  communicating with the petitioner directly or indirectly,

11  unless the injunction specifically allows indirect contact

12  through a third party;

13  

14  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as

15  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

16         Section 15.  Subsection (4) of section 784.048, Florida

17  Statutes, is amended to read:

18         784.048  Stalking; definitions; penalties.--

19         (4)  Any person who, after an injunction for protection

20  against repeat violence or dating violence pursuant to s.

21  784.046, or an injunction for protection against domestic

22  violence pursuant to s. 741.30, or after any other

23  court-imposed prohibition of conduct toward the subject person

24  or that person's property, knowingly, willfully, maliciously,

25  and repeatedly follows or harasses another person commits the

26  offense of aggravated stalking, a felony of the third degree,

27  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.

28  775.084.

29         Section 16.  Section 39.903, Florida Statutes, is

30  amended to read:

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  1         39.903  Duties and functions of the department with

  2  respect to domestic violence.--

  3         (1)  The department shall:

  4         (a)  Develop by rule criteria for the approval or

  5  rejection of certification or funding of domestic violence

  6  centers.

  7         (b)  Develop by rule minimum standards for domestic

  8  violence centers to ensure the health and safety of the

  9  clients in the centers.

10         (c)  Receive and approve or reject applications for

11  certification of domestic violence centers, and receive and

12  approve or reject applications for funding of domestic

13  violence centers. When approving funding for a newly certified

14  domestic violence center, the department shall make every

15  effort to minimize any adverse economic impact on existing

16  certified centers or services provided within the same

17  district.  In order to minimize duplication of services, the

18  department shall make every effort to encourage subcontracting

19  relationships with existing centers within the district.  If

20  any of the required services are exempted by the department

21  under s. 39.905(1)(c), the center shall not receive funding

22  for those services.

23         (d)  Evaluate each certified domestic violence center

24  annually to ensure compliance with the minimum standards. The

25  department has the right to enter and inspect the premises of

26  certified domestic violence centers at any reasonable hour in

27  order to effectively evaluate the state of compliance of these

28  centers with this part and rules relating to this part.

29         (e)  Adopt rules to implement this part.

30         (f)  Promote the involvement of certified domestic

31  violence centers in the coordination, development, and

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  1  planning of domestic violence programming in the districts and

  2  the state.

  3         (2)  The department shall serve as a clearinghouse for

  4  information relating to domestic violence.

  5         (3)  The department shall operate the domestic violence

  6  program, which provides supervision, direction, coordination,

  7  and administration of statewide activities related to the

  8  prevention of domestic violence.

  9         (4)(3)  The department shall enlist the assistance of

10  public and voluntary health, education, welfare, and

11  rehabilitation agencies in a concerted effort to prevent

12  domestic violence and to treat persons engaged in or subject

13  to domestic violence. With the assistance of these agencies,

14  the department, within existing resources, shall formulate and

15  conduct a research and evaluation program on domestic

16  violence. Efforts on the part of these agencies to obtain

17  relevant grants to fund this research and evaluation program

18  must be supported by the department.

19         (5)(4)  The department shall develop and provide

20  educational programs on domestic violence for the benefit of

21  the general public, persons engaged in or subject to domestic

22  violence, professional persons, or others who care for or may

23  be engaged in the care and treatment of persons engaged in or

24  subject to domestic violence.

25         (6)(5)  The department shall cooperate with, assist in,

26  and participate in, programs of other properly qualified

27  agencies, including any agency of the Federal Government,

28  schools of medicine, hospitals, and clinics, in planning and

29  conducting research on the prevention, care, treatment, and

30  rehabilitation of persons engaged in or subject to domestic

31  violence.

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  1         (7)(6)  The department shall contract with a statewide

  2  association whose primary purpose is to represent and provide

  3  technical assistance to domestic violence centers. This

  4  association shall receive 2 percent of the Domestic Violence

  5  Trust Fund for this purpose.

  6         Section 17.  Section 741.466, Florida Statutes, is

  7  repealed.

  8         Section 18.  Subsection (1) of section 938.01, Florida

  9  Statutes, as amended by section 29 of chapter 2001-254, Laws

10  of Florida, section 19 of chapter 2001-122, Laws of Florida,

11  section 1 of chapter 2001-184, Laws of Florida, section 3 of

12  chapter 2001-232, Laws of Florida, and section 30 of chapter

13  2001-254, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:

14         938.01  Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund.--

15         (Substantial rewording of subsection. See

16         s. 938.01(1), F.S., for present text.)

17         (1)  All courts created by Art. V of the State

18  Constitution shall, in addition to any fine or other penalty,

19  assess $3 as a court cost against every person convicted for

20  violation of a state penal or criminal statute or convicted

21  for violation of a municipal or county ordinance. Any person

22  whose adjudication is withheld pursuant to the provisions of

23  s. 318.14(9) or (10) shall also be assessed such cost. In

24  addition, $3 from every bond estreature or forfeited bail bond

25  related to such penal statutes or penal ordinances shall be

26  remitted to the Department of Revenue as described in this

27  subsection. However, no such assessment may be made against

28  any person convicted for violation of any state statute,

29  municipal ordinance, or county ordinance relating to the

30  parking of vehicles.

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  1         (a)  All costs collected by the courts pursuant to

  2  subsection (1) shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue

  3  in accordance with administrative rules adopted by the

  4  executive director of the Department of Revenue for deposit in

  5  the Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund. These funds and

  6  the funds deposited in the Additional Court Cost Clearing

  7  Trust Fund pursuant to s. 318.21(2)(c) shall be distributed as

  8  follows:

  9         1.  Ninety-two percent to the Department of Law

10  Enforcement Criminal Justice Standards and Training Trust

11  Fund.

12         2.  Six and three-tenths percent to the Department of

13  Law Enforcement Operating Trust Fund for the Criminal Justice

14  Grant Program.

15         3.  One and seven-tenths percent to the Department of

16  Children and Family Services Domestic Violence Trust Fund for

17  the domestic violence program pursuant to s. 39.903(3).

18         (b)  The funds deposited in the Department of Law

19  Enforcement Criminal Justice Standards and Training Trust

20  Fund, the Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust Fund,

21  and the Department of Children and Family Services Domestic

22  Violence Trust Fund may be invested. Any interest earned from

23  investing such funds and any unencumbered funds remaining at

24  the end of the budget cycle shall remain in the respective

25  trust fund.

26         (c)  All funds in the Department of Law Enforcement

27  Criminal Justice Standards and Training Trust Fund shall be

28  disbursed only in compliance with s. 943.25(9).

29         Section 19.  Subsection (2) of section 4 of chapter

30  2001-184, Laws of Florida, and subsection (2) of section 7 of

31  chapter 2001-232, Laws of Florida, are repealed.

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  1         Section 20.  This act shall take effect January 1,

  2  2003.

  3  

  4          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
  5                           CS/CS/SB 316

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  7  Removes dating relationship from the definition of domestic
    violence.
  8  
    Establishes a separate cause of action for injunctions for
  9  protection against dating violence and amends the penalties
    against repeat violence and stalking to include an injunction
10  for protection against dating violence.

11  Amends onto this bill the substance of SB 716 which
    establishes a new formula for distributing domestic violence
12  funds in the Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund;
    provides Department of Children and Families with clear
13  authority to operate the Domestic Violence program; and
    repeals existing statutory language that conflicts with the
14  revised language.

15  Provides that the assessment of a filing fee for protection
    against domestic violence is prohibited effective October 1,
16  2002.

17  Provides a January 1, 2003 effective date for the bill.

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