| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to violations of injunctions for |
| 3 | protection; amending s. 784.047, F.S.; adding |
| 4 | circumstances that violate an injunction for protection |
| 5 | against repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating |
| 6 | violence; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 784.047, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 11 | to read: |
| 12 | 784.047 Penalties for violating protective injunction |
| 13 | against violators.--A person who willfully violates an |
| 14 | injunction for protection against repeat violence, sexual |
| 15 | violence, or dating violence, issued pursuant to s. 784.046, or |
| 16 | a foreign protection order accorded full faith and credit |
| 17 | pursuant to s. 741.315 by: |
| 18 | (1) Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties |
| 19 | share; |
| 20 | (2) Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the |
| 21 | petitioner's residence, school, place of employment, or a |
| 22 | specified place frequented regularly by the petitioner and any |
| 23 | named family or household member; |
| 24 | (3) Committing an act of repeat violence, sexual violence, |
| 25 | or dating violence against the petitioner; |
| 26 | (4) Committing any other violation of the injunction |
| 27 | through an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do |
| 28 | violence to the petitioner; or |
| 29 | (5) Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating |
| 30 | with the petitioner directly or indirectly, unless the |
| 31 | injunction specifically allows indirect contact through a third |
| 32 | party; |
| 33 | (6) Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet of |
| 34 | the petitioner's motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is |
| 35 | occupied; |
| 36 | (7) Defacing or destroying the petitioner's personal |
| 37 | property, including the petitioner's motor vehicle; or |
| 38 | (8) Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if |
| 39 | ordered to do so by the court, |
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| 41 | commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as |
| 42 | provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
| 43 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |