Florida Senate - 2016              PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
       Bill No. SB 380
       
       
       
       
       
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       Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Fiscal Policy
       (Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice)
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to violation of an injunction for
    3         protection; amending ss. 741.31, 784.047, and
    4         784.0487, F.S.; providing enhanced criminal penalties
    5         for a third or subsequent violation of an injunction
    6         for protection against specified acts of violence or a
    7         foreign protection order issued for the same victim
    8         under specified provisions; defining the term
    9         “conviction”; reenacting s. 741.30(9), F.S., relating
   10         to injunctions for protection against domestic
   11         violence, to incorporate the amendment made by the act
   12         to s. 741.31, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting
   13         s. 741.315(2), F.S., relating to recognition of
   14         foreign protection orders, to incorporate the
   15         amendments made by the act to ss. 741.31, 784.047, and
   16         784.0487, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting s.
   17         784.0485(9), F.S., relating to injunctions for
   18         protection against stalking, to incorporate the
   19         amendment made by the act to s. 784.0487, F.S., in a
   20         reference thereto; reenacting s. 901.15(6) and (7),
   21         F.S., relating to when arrest by an officer without
   22         warrant is lawful, to incorporate the amendment made
   23         by the act to ss. 741.31 and 784.047, F.S., in
   24         references thereto; providing an effective date.
   25          
   26  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   27  
   28         Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 741.31, Florida
   29  Statutes, is amended to read:
   30         741.31 Violation of an injunction for protection against
   31  domestic violence.—
   32         (4)(a) A person who willfully violates an injunction for
   33  protection against domestic violence issued pursuant to s.
   34  741.30, or a foreign protection order accorded full faith and
   35  credit pursuant to s. 741.315, by:
   36         1. Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties share;
   37         2. Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the petitioner’s
   38  residence, school, place of employment, or a specified place
   39  frequented regularly by the petitioner and any named family or
   40  household member;
   41         3. Committing an act of domestic violence against the
   42  petitioner;
   43         4. Committing any other violation of the injunction through
   44  an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do violence to
   45  the petitioner;
   46         5. Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with
   47  the petitioner directly or indirectly, unless the injunction
   48  specifically allows indirect contact through a third party;
   49         6. Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet of
   50  the petitioner’s motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is
   51  occupied;
   52         7. Defacing or destroying the petitioner’s personal
   53  property, including the petitioner’s motor vehicle; or
   54         8. Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if ordered
   55  to do so by the court
   56  
   57  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
   58  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, except as provided in
   59  paragraph (c).
   60         (b)1. It is a violation of s. 790.233, and a misdemeanor of
   61  the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
   62  775.083, for a person to violate a final injunction for
   63  protection against domestic violence by having in his or her
   64  care, custody, possession, or control any firearm or ammunition.
   65         2. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
   66  disabilities regarding possession of firearms and ammunition are
   67  consistent with federal law. Accordingly, this paragraph shall
   68  not apply to a state or local officer as defined in s.
   69  943.10(14), holding an active certification, who receives or
   70  possesses a firearm or ammunition for use in performing official
   71  duties on behalf of the officer’s employing agency, unless
   72  otherwise prohibited by the employing agency.
   73         (c) A person who has two or more prior convictions for
   74  violation of an injunction or foreign protection order, and who
   75  subsequently commits a violation of any injunction or foreign
   76  protection order against the same victim, commits a felony of
   77  the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
   78  775.083 or s.775.084. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
   79  “conviction” means a determination of guilt which is the result
   80  of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether adjudication is
   81  withheld or a plea of nolo contendere is entered.
   82         Section 2. Section 784.047, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   83  read:
   84         784.047 Penalties for violating protective injunction
   85  against violators.—
   86         (1) A person who willfully violates an injunction for
   87  protection against repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating
   88  violence, issued pursuant to s. 784.046, or a foreign protection
   89  order accorded full faith and credit pursuant to s. 741.315 by:
   90         (a)(1) Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties
   91  share;
   92         (b)(2) Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the
   93  petitioner’s residence, school, place of employment, or a
   94  specified place frequented regularly by the petitioner and any
   95  named family or household member;
   96         (c)(3) Committing an act of repeat violence, sexual
   97  violence, or dating violence against the petitioner;
   98         (d)(4) Committing any other violation of the injunction
   99  through an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do
  100  violence to the petitioner;
  101         (e)(5) Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating
  102  with the petitioner directly or indirectly, unless the
  103  injunction specifically allows indirect contact through a third
  104  party;
  105         (f)(6) Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet
  106  of the petitioner’s motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle
  107  is occupied;
  108         (g)(7) Defacing or destroying the petitioner’s personal
  109  property, including the petitioner’s motor vehicle; or
  110         (h)(8) Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if
  111  ordered to do so by the court,
  112  
  113  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
  114  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, except as provided in
  115  subsection (2).
  116         (2) A person who has two or more prior convictions for
  117  violation of an injunction or foreign protection order, and who
  118  subsequently commits a violation of any injunction or foreign
  119  protection order against the same victim, commits a felony of
  120  the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
  121  775.083, or s. 775.084. For purposes of this subsection, the
  122  term “conviction” means a determination of guilt which is the
  123  result of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether adjudication
  124  is withheld or a plea of nolo contendere is entered.
  125         Section 3. Subsection (4) of section 784.0487, Florida
  126  Statutes, is amended to read:
  127         784.0487 Violation of an injunction for protection against
  128  stalking or cyberstalking.—
  129         (4)(a) A person who willfully violates an injunction for
  130  protection against stalking or cyberstalking issued pursuant to
  131  s. 784.0485, or a foreign protection order accorded full faith
  132  and credit pursuant to s. 741.315, by:
  133         1.(a) Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the
  134  petitioner’s residence, school, place of employment, or a
  135  specified place frequented regularly by the petitioner and any
  136  named family members or individuals closely associated with the
  137  petitioner;
  138         2.(b) Committing an act of stalking against the petitioner;
  139         3.(c) Committing any other violation of the injunction
  140  through an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do
  141  violence to the petitioner;
  142         4.(d) Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating
  143  with the petitioner, directly or indirectly, unless the
  144  injunction specifically allows indirect contact through a third
  145  party;
  146         5.(e) Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet of
  147  the petitioner’s motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is
  148  occupied;
  149         6.(f) Defacing or destroying the petitioner’s personal
  150  property, including the petitioner’s motor vehicle; or
  151         7.(g) Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if
  152  ordered to do so by the court,
  153  
  154  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
  155  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, except as provided in
  156  paragraph (b).
  157         (b) A person who has two or more prior convictions for
  158  violation of an injunction or foreign protection order, and who
  159  subsequently commits a violation of any injunction or foreign
  160  protection order against the same victim, commits a felony of
  161  the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
  162  775.083, or s. 775.084. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
  163  “conviction” means a determination of guilt that is the result
  164  of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether adjudication is
  165  withheld or a plea of nolo contendere is entered.
  166         Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  167  made by this act to section 741.31, Florida Statutes, in a
  168  reference thereto, subsection (9) of section 741.30, Florida
  169  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  170         741.30 Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of
  171  court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary
  172  injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification
  173  system; enforcement; public records exemption.—
  174         (9)(a) The court may enforce a violation of an injunction
  175  for protection against domestic violence through a civil or
  176  criminal contempt proceeding, or the state attorney may
  177  prosecute it as a criminal violation under s. 741.31. The court
  178  may enforce the respondent’s compliance with the injunction
  179  through any appropriate civil and criminal remedies, including,
  180  but not limited to, a monetary assessment or a fine. The clerk
  181  of the court shall collect and receive such assessments or
  182  fines. On a monthly basis, the clerk shall transfer the moneys
  183  collected pursuant to this paragraph to the State Treasury for
  184  deposit in the Domestic Violence Trust Fund established in s.
  185  741.01.
  186         (b) If the respondent is arrested by a law enforcement
  187  officer under s. 901.15(6) or for a violation of s. 741.31, the
  188  respondent shall be held in custody until brought before the
  189  court as expeditiously as possible for the purpose of enforcing
  190  the injunction and for admittance to bail in accordance with
  191  chapter 903 and the applicable rules of criminal procedure,
  192  pending a hearing.
  193         Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  194  made by this act to sections 741.31, 784.047, and 784.0487,
  195  Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (2) of
  196  section 741.315, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  197         741.315 Recognition of foreign protection orders.—
  198         (2) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 2265, an injunction for
  199  protection against domestic violence issued by a court of a
  200  foreign state must be accorded full faith and credit by the
  201  courts of this state and enforced by a law enforcement agency as
  202  if it were the order of a Florida court issued under s. 741.30,
  203  s. 741.31, s. 784.046, s. 784.047, s. 784.0485, or s. 784.0487,
  204  and provided that the court had jurisdiction over the parties
  205  and the matter and that reasonable notice and opportunity to be
  206  heard was given to the person against whom the order is sought
  207  sufficient to protect that person’s right to due process. Ex
  208  parte foreign injunctions for protection are not eligible for
  209  enforcement under this section unless notice and opportunity to
  210  be heard have been provided within the time required by the
  211  foreign state or tribal law, and in any event within a
  212  reasonable time after the order is issued, sufficient to protect
  213  the respondent’s due process rights.
  214         Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  215  made by this act to section 784.0487, Florida Statutes, in a
  216  reference thereto, subsection (9) of section 784.0485, Florida
  217  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  218         784.0485 Stalking; injunction; powers and duties of court
  219  and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction;
  220  issuance of injunction; statewide verification system;
  221  enforcement.—
  222         (9)(a) The court may enforce a violation of an injunction
  223  for protection against stalking through a civil or criminal
  224  contempt proceeding, or the state attorney may prosecute it as a
  225  criminal violation under s. 784.0487. Any assessments or fines
  226  ordered by the court enforcing such an injunction shall be
  227  collected by the clerk of the court and transferred on a monthly
  228  basis to the State Treasury for deposit into the Domestic
  229  Violence Trust Fund.
  230         (b) If the respondent is arrested by a law enforcement
  231  officer under s. 901.15(6) or for a violation of s. 784.0487,
  232  the respondent shall be held in custody until brought before the
  233  court as expeditiously as possible for the purpose of enforcing
  234  the injunction and for admittance to bail in accordance with
  235  chapter 903 and the applicable rules of criminal procedure,
  236  pending a hearing.
  237         Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  238  made by this act to sections 741.31 and 784.047, Florida
  239  Statutes, in references thereto, subsections (6) and (7) of
  240  section 901.15, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
  241         901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.—A
  242  law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant
  243  when:
  244         (6) There is probable cause to believe that the person has
  245  committed a criminal act according to s. 790.233 or according to
  246  s. 741.31 or s. 784.047 which violates an injunction for
  247  protection entered pursuant to s. 741.30 or s. 784.046, or a
  248  foreign protection order accorded full faith and credit pursuant
  249  to s. 741.315, over the objection of the petitioner, if
  250  necessary.
  251         (7) There is probable cause to believe that the person has
  252  committed an act of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28,
  253  or dating violence, as provided in s. 784.046. The decision to
  254  arrest shall not require consent of the victim or consideration
  255  of the relationship of the parties. It is the public policy of
  256  this state to strongly discourage arrest and charges of both
  257  parties for domestic violence or dating violence on each other
  258  and to encourage training of law enforcement and prosecutors in
  259  these areas. A law enforcement officer who acts in good faith
  260  and exercises due care in making an arrest under this
  261  subsection, under s. 741.31(4) or s. 784.047, or pursuant to a
  262  foreign order of protection accorded full faith and credit
  263  pursuant to s. 741.315, is immune from civil liability that
  264  otherwise might result by reason of his or her action.
  265         Section 8. This act shall take effect October 1, 2016.