The Florida Senate

SB 288: Domestic Violence Against Family Pets

GENERAL BILL by Fasano

Domestic Violence Against Family Pets; Providing that a court may issue an injunction for protection against domestic violence granting the petitioner the exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the petitioner, the respondent, or a minor child residing in the residence or household of the petitioner or respondent; providing that it is a first-degree misdemeanor for a person to willfully violate an injunction for protection against domestic violence by knowingly and intentionally injuring or threatening to injure any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the petitioner, the respondent, or a minor child of the petitioner or respondent; providing criminal penalties, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  9/19/2011	Senate	• Filed
  10/4/2011	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 29
  1/10/2012	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 29
  3/9/2012	Senate	• Died in Criminal Justice

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• SB 288, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/19/2011 at 9:27 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (5)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  61.1825	State Case Registry.	Page 6 (pdf)
  741.28	Domestic violence; definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  741.30	Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement.	Page 2 (pdf)
  741.31	Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence.	Page 4 (pdf)
  901.15	When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.	Page 6 (pdf)

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