Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (554152) for SB 1270
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/15/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Abruzzo) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 12 and 13
    4  insert:
    5         Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 741.31, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         741.31 Violation of an injunction for protection against
    8  domestic violence.—
    9         (4)(a) A person who willfully violates an injunction for
   10  protection against domestic violence issued pursuant to s.
   11  741.30, or a foreign protection order accorded full faith and
   12  credit pursuant to s. 741.315, by:
   13         1. Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties share;
   14         2. Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the petitioner’s
   15  residence, school, place of employment, or a specified place
   16  frequented regularly by the petitioner and any named family or
   17  household member;
   18         3. Committing an act of domestic violence against the
   19  petitioner;
   20         4. Committing any other violation of the injunction through
   21  an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do violence to
   22  the petitioner;
   23         5. Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with
   24  the petitioner directly or indirectly, unless the injunction
   25  specifically allows indirect contact through a third party;
   26         6. Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet of
   27  the petitioner’s motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is
   28  occupied;
   29         7. Defacing or destroying the petitioner’s personal
   30  property, including the petitioner’s motor vehicle; or
   31         8. Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if ordered
   32  to do so by the court
   33  
   34  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
   35  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, except as provided in
   36  paragraph (c).
   37         (b)1. It is a violation of s. 790.233, and a misdemeanor of
   38  the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
   39  775.083, for a person to violate a final injunction for
   40  protection against domestic violence by having in his or her
   41  care, custody, possession, or control any firearm or ammunition.
   42         2. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
   43  disabilities regarding possession of firearms and ammunition are
   44  consistent with federal law. Accordingly, this paragraph shall
   45  not apply to a state or local officer as defined in s.
   46  943.10(14), holding an active certification, who receives or
   47  possesses a firearm or ammunition for use in performing official
   48  duties on behalf of the officer’s employing agency, unless
   49  otherwise prohibited by the employing agency.
   50         (c) A person who has two or more prior convictions for
   51  violation of an injunction and who commits any third or
   52  subsequent violation commits a felony of the third degree,
   53  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   54  For purposes of this paragraph, the term “conviction” means a
   55  determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or a trial,
   56  regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo
   57  contendere is entered.
   58         Section 3. Section 784.047, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   59  read:
   60         784.047 Penalties for violating protective injunction
   61  against violators.—
   62         (1) A person who willfully violates an injunction for
   63  protection against repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating
   64  violence, issued pursuant to s. 784.046, or a foreign protection
   65  order accorded full faith and credit pursuant to s. 741.315 by:
   66         (a)(1) Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties
   67  share;
   68         (b)(2) Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the
   69  petitioner’s residence, school, place of employment, or a
   70  specified place frequented regularly by the petitioner and any
   71  named family or household member;
   72         (c)(3) Committing an act of repeat violence, sexual
   73  violence, or dating violence against the petitioner;
   74         (d)(4) Committing any other violation of the injunction
   75  through an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do
   76  violence to the petitioner;
   77         (e)(5) Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating
   78  with the petitioner directly or indirectly, unless the
   79  injunction specifically allows indirect contact through a third
   80  party;
   81         (f)(6) Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet
   82  of the petitioner’s motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle
   83  is occupied;
   84         (g)(7) Defacing or destroying the petitioner’s personal
   85  property, including the petitioner’s motor vehicle; or
   86         (h)(8) Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if
   87  ordered to do so by the court,
   88  
   89  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
   90  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, except as provided in
   91  subsection (2).
   92         (2) A person who has two or more prior convictions for
   93  violation of an injunction and who commits any third or
   94  subsequent violation commits a felony of the third degree,
   95  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   96  For purposes of this subsection, the term “conviction” means a
   97  determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or a trial,
   98  regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo
   99  contendere is entered.
  100         Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 784.0487, Florida
  101  Statutes, is amended to read:
  102         784.0487 Violation of an injunction for protection against
  103  stalking or cyberstalking.—
  104         (4)(a) A person who willfully violates an injunction for
  105  protection against stalking or cyberstalking issued pursuant to
  106  s. 784.0485, or a foreign protection order accorded full faith
  107  and credit pursuant to s. 741.315, by:
  108         1.(a) Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the
  109  petitioner’s residence, school, place of employment, or a
  110  specified place frequented regularly by the petitioner and any
  111  named family members or individuals closely associated with the
  112  petitioner;
  113         2.(b) Committing an act of stalking against the petitioner;
  114         3.(c) Committing any other violation of the injunction
  115  through an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do
  116  violence to the petitioner;
  117         4.(d) Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating
  118  with the petitioner, directly or indirectly, unless the
  119  injunction specifically allows indirect contact through a third
  120  party;
  121         5.(e) Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet of
  122  the petitioner’s motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is
  123  occupied;
  124         6.(f) Defacing or destroying the petitioner’s personal
  125  property, including the petitioner’s motor vehicle; or
  126         7.(g) Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if
  127  ordered to do so by the court,
  128  
  129  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
  130  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, except as provided in
  131  paragraph (b).
  132         (b) A person who has two or more prior convictions for
  133  violation of an injunction and who commits any third or
  134  subsequent violation commits a felony of the third degree,
  135  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  136  For purposes of this paragraph, the term “conviction” means a
  137  determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or a trial,
  138  regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo
  139  contendere is entered.
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  142  And the title is amended as follows:
  143         Delete lines 2 - 3
  144  and insert:
  145         An act relating to criminal justice; providing a short
  146         title; amending ss. 741.31, 784.047, and 784.0487,
  147         F.S.; providing enhanced criminal penalties for a
  148         third or subsequent violation of an injunction for
  149         protection against specified acts of violence or a
  150         foreign protection order issued under specified
  151         provisions; amending s. 775.15, F.S.; revising time