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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to domestic violence; amending s. 784.047,

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F.S.; adding circumstances that violate an injunction for

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protection against repeat violence, sexual violence, or

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dating violence; providing an effective date.

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

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     Section 1.  Section 784.047, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     784.047  Penalties for violating protective injunction

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against violators.--A person who willfully violates an injunction

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for protection against repeat violence, sexual violence, or

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

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protection order accorded full faith and credit pursuant to s.

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741.315 by:

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     (1)  Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties share;

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     (2) Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the petitioner's

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residence, school, place of employment, or a specified place

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frequented regularly by the petitioner and any named family or

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household member;

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     (3)  Committing an act of repeat violence, sexual violence,

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or dating violence against the petitioner;

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     (4)  Committing any other violation of the injunction

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

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violence to the petitioner; or

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     (5)  Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating

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with the petitioner directly or indirectly, unless the injunction

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specifically allows indirect contact through a third party;

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     (6) Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet of

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the petitioner's motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is

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occupied;

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     (7) Defacing or destroying the petitioner's personal

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property, including the petitioner's motor vehicle; or

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     (8) Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if ordered

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to do so by the court,

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commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided

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in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.