Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 348
                        Barcode 163006
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11  Senator Crist moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 31, between lines 20 and 21,
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16  insert:  
17         Section 13.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and
18  paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 784.046, Florida
19  Statutes, are amended to read:
20         784.046  Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual
21  violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; powers
22  and duties of court and clerk of court; filing and form of
23  petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance;
24  statewide verification system; enforcement.--
25         (2)  There is created a cause of action for an
26  injunction for protection in cases of repeat violence, there
27  is created a separate cause of action for an injunction for
28  protection in cases of dating violence, and there is created a
29  separate cause of action for an injunction for protection in
30  cases of sexual violence.
31         (a)  Any person who is the victim of repeat violence or
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Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 348 Barcode 163006 1 the parent or legal guardian of any minor child who is living 2 at home and who seeks an injunction for protection against 3 repeat violence on behalf of the minor child or any 4 governmental employer of any person who is the victim of 5 repeat violence in a public workplace who seeks an injunction 6 for protection against repeat violence on behalf of the 7 employee has standing in the circuit court to file a sworn 8 petition for an injunction for protection against repeat 9 violence. 10 (4)(a) The sworn petition shall allege the incidents 11 of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence and 12 shall include the specific facts and circumstances that form 13 the basis upon which relief is sought. With respect to a minor 14 child who is living at home, the parent or legal guardian 15 seeking the protective injunction on behalf of the minor child 16 must: 17 1. Have been an eyewitness to, or have direct physical 18 evidence or affidavits from eyewitnesses of, the specific 19 facts and circumstances which form the basis upon which relief 20 is sought, if the party against whom the protective injunction 21 is sought is also a parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of 22 the minor child; or 23 2. Have reasonable cause to believe that the minor 24 child is a victim of repeat, sexual, or dating violence to 25 form the basis upon which relief is sought, if the party 26 against whom the protective injunction is sought is a person 27 other than a parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of the 28 minor child. 29 30 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 31 2 5:56 PM 04/19/05 s0348c1c-12-ta1
Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 348 Barcode 163006 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, line 2, delete that line 4 5 and insert: 6 An act relating to judicial proceedings; 7 amending s. 784.046, F.S.; providing standing 8 for a governmental employer to seek an 9 injunction for protection against repeat 10 violence on behalf of an employee; revising the 11 application of evidentiary requirements with 12 respect to injunctions for protection of minor 13 children; 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 5:56 PM 04/19/05 s0348c1c-12-ta1