Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 682
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Criminal Justice (Calatayud) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Domestic Emergency
6 and Batterers Reform and Accountability Act.”
7 Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 365.171, Florida
8 Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (e) is added to subsection
9 (4) of that section, to read:
10 365.171 Emergency communications state plan.—
11 (4) STATE PLAN.—The office shall develop, maintain, and
12 implement appropriate modifications for a statewide emergency
13 communications plan. The plan shall provide for:
14 (e) A system or process to flag addresses at which a “911”
15 call reported an alleged incident of domestic violence or dating
16 violence. Such system must correspond between all emergency
17 services, including, but not limited to, law enforcement,
18 firefighting, emergency medical services, poison control,
19 suicide prevention, and emergency management services. An
20 address must remain flagged in the system for at least 1-year
21 after the “911” call was placed that initiated the flag. The 1
22 year time period resets after each call relating to an alleged
23 incident of domestic violence or dating violence at the same
24 address.
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26 The office shall be responsible for the implementation and
27 coordination of such plan. The office shall adopt any necessary
28 rules and schedules related to public agencies for implementing
29 and coordinating the plan, pursuant to chapter 120.
30 (6) REGIONAL SYSTEMS.—This section does not prohibit or
31 discourage the formation of multijurisdictional or regional
32 systems; and any system established pursuant to this section may
33 include the jurisdiction, or any portion thereof, of more than
34 one public agency. It is the intent of the Legislature that
35 emergency communications services be available throughout the
36 state. Expenditure by counties of the fee authorized and imposed
37 under s. 365.172 should support this intent to the greatest
38 extent feasible within the context of local service needs and
39 fiscal capability. Each county shall integrate the system or
40 process created in paragraph (4)(e) based on the county’s
41 resources and availability. This section does not prohibit two
42 or more counties from establishing a combined emergency
43 communications service by an interlocal agreement and using the
44 fees authorized and imposed by s. 365.172 for such combined
45 service.
46 Section 3. Subsections (4), (5), and (11) of section
47 401.27, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (c) is
48 added to subsection (2) of that section, to read:
49 401.27 Personnel; standards and certification.—
50 (2) The department shall establish by rule educational and
51 training criteria and examinations for the certification and
52 recertification of emergency medical technicians and paramedics.
53 Such rules must require, but need not be limited to:
54 (c) For emergency medical technicians and paramedics, a
55 training program approved by the department for instruction in
56 the subject of domestic violence, dating violence, and
57 strangulation.
58 (4) An applicant for certification or recertification as an
59 emergency medical technician or paramedic must do all of the
60 following:
61 (a) Have completed an appropriate training program as
62 follows:
63 1. For an emergency medical technician, an emergency
64 medical technician training program approved by the department
65 as equivalent to the most recent EMT-Basic National Standard
66 Curriculum or the National EMS Education Standards of the United
67 States Department of Transportation; or
68 2. For a paramedic, a paramedic training program approved
69 by the department as equivalent to the most recent EMT-Paramedic
70 National Standard Curriculum or the National EMS Education
71 Standards of the United States Department of Transportation.;
72 (b) Have completed a training program approved by the
73 department for instruction in the subject of domestic violence,
74 dating violence, and strangulation.
75 1. Beginning December 1, 2026, emergency medical
76 technicians and paramedics seeking initial certification must
77 complete a minimum of 2 hours of training in handling domestic
78 violence, dating violence, and strangulation cases.
79 2. Emergency medical technicians and paramedics who were
80 certified before December 1, 2026, must complete a minimum of 2
81 hours of training in handling domestic violence, dating
82 violence, and strangulation cases during the refresher training
83 program required under subsection (5).
84 (c)(b) Attest that he or she is not addicted to alcohol or
85 any controlled substance.;
86 (d)(c) Attest that he or she is free from any physical or
87 mental defect or disease that might impair the applicant’s
88 ability to perform his or her duties.;
89 (e)(d) Within 2 years after program completion have passed
90 an examination developed or required by the department.;
91 (f)1.(e)1. For an emergency medical technician, hold a
92 current American Heart Association cardiopulmonary resuscitation
93 course card or an American Red Cross cardiopulmonary
94 resuscitation course card or its equivalent as defined by
95 department rule; or
96 2. For a paramedic, hold a certificate of successful course
97 completion in advanced cardiac life support from the American
98 Heart Association or its equivalent as defined by department
99 rule.;
100 (g)(f) Submit the certification fee and the nonrefundable
101 examination fee prescribed in s. 401.34, which examination fee
102 will be required for each examination administered to an
103 applicant.; and
104 (h)(g) Submit a completed application to the department,
105 which application documents compliance with paragraphs (a)-(d),
106 (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), and this paragraph, and, if applicable,
107 paragraph (e) (d).
108 (5)(a) The department shall establish by rule a procedure
109 for biennial renewal certification of emergency medical
110 technicians. Such rules must require a United States Department
111 of Transportation refresher training program of at least 30
112 hours which must include a 2-hour training program for
113 instruction in the subject of domestic violence, dating
114 violence, and strangulation as approved by the department every
115 2 years. The refresher program may be offered in multiple
116 presentations spread over the 2-year period. The rules must also
117 provide that the refresher course requirement may be satisfied
118 by passing a challenge examination.
119 (b) The department shall establish by rule a procedure for
120 biennial renewal certification of paramedics. Such rules must
121 require candidates for renewal to have taken at least 30 hours
122 of continuing education units which must include a 2-hour
123 training program for instruction in the subject of domestic
124 violence, dating violence, and strangulation during the 2-year
125 period. The rules must provide that the continuing education
126 requirement may be satisfied by passing a challenge examination.
127 (11) An applicant for certification as an emergency medical
128 technician or a paramedic who is trained outside the state, or
129 trained in the military, must provide proof of a current,
130 nationally recognized emergency medical technician or paramedic
131 certification or registration that is recognized by the
132 department and based upon successful completion of a training
133 program approved by the department as being equivalent to the
134 most recent EMT-Basic or EMT-Paramedic National Standard
135 Curriculum or the National EMS Education Standards of the United
136 States Department of Transportation and hold a current
137 certificate of successful course completion in cardiopulmonary
138 resuscitation (CPR) or advanced cardiac life support for
139 emergency medical technicians or paramedics, respectively, to be
140 eligible for the certification. An applicant for certification
141 as an emergency medical technician or a paramedic who is trained
142 outside this state, or trained in the military, must provide
143 proof of successful completion of a training program that
144 included instruction on the subject of domestic violence, dating
145 violence, and strangulation as required under paragraph (4)(b).
146 Section 4. Present subsection (9) of section 633.408,
147 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (10), paragraph
148 (e) is added to subsection (1) of that section, and a new
149 subsection (9) is added to that section, to read:
150 633.408 Firefighter and volunteer firefighter training and
151 certification.—
152 (1) The division shall establish by rule:
153 (e) Courses to provide training for career and volunteer
154 firefighters on the subject of domestic violence, dating
155 violence, and strangulation. Such training must be a requirement
156 for obtaining a Firefighter Certificate of Compliance, a
157 Volunteer Firefighter Certificate of Completion, or a Special
158 Certificate of Compliance.
159 (9) The division shall establish a program to provide
160 training in the subject of domestic violence, dating violence,
161 and strangulation for career and volunteer firefighters.
162 (a) Beginning December 1, 2026, career and volunteer
163 firefighters seeking initial certification must complete a
164 minimum of 2 hours of training in handling domestic violence,
165 dating violence, and strangulation cases.
166 (b) Career and volunteer firefighters certified before
167 December 1, 2026, must complete a minimum of 2 hours of training
168 in handling domestic violence, dating violence, and
169 strangulation cases during the continuing training required
170 under paragraph (1)(c).
171 Section 5. Present subsections (3) and (4) of section
172 741.28, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (5)
173 and (6), respectively, a new subsection (3),(4), and (7) is
174 added to that section, and subsection (2) of that section is
175 amended, to read:
176 741.28 Domestic violence; definitions; enhanced penalties.
177 As used in ss. 741.28-741.31:
178 (2) “Domestic violence” means any assault, aggravated
179 assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual
180 battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false
181 imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical
182 injury or death of one family or household member by another
183 family or household member, or any of the following criminal
184 offenses if committed by a family or household member:.
185 (a) Assault.
186 (b) Aggravated assault.
187 (c) Battery.
188 (d) Aggravated battery.
189 (e) Battery by strangulation.
190 (f) Domestic battery by strangulation.
191 (g) Sexual assault.
192 (h) Sexual battery.
193 (i) Stalking.
194 (j) Aggravated stalking.
195 (k) Child abuse.
196 (l) Aggravated child abuse.
197 (m) Kidnapping.
198 (n) False imprisonment.
199 (o) Violation of an injunction for protection against
200 domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual
201 violence, or stalking.
202 (p) Criminal mischief, committed with the intent to
203 intimidate, threaten, or harass, or as a means of coercive
204 control.
205 (q) Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking
206 applications.
207 (r) Sexual cyberharassment.
208 (s) Cyberstalking.
209 (t) Offenses against users of computers, computer systems,
210 computer networks, and electronic devices.
211 (u) Cruelty or threat of cruelty to a family pet committed
212 with the intent to intimidate, threaten, or harass, or as a
213 means of coercive control. A family pet includes a service
214 animal as defined in s. 413.08(1), and an emotional support
215 animal as defined in s. 760.27(1).
216 (3) "Coercive control" means a knowing pattern or course of
217 conduct by a person against a family or household member that,
218 in purpose or effect, unreasonably interferes with the free
219 will, personal liberty, autonomy, economic security, or
220 psychological safety of that person, whether or not physical
221 force is used, and that is used to establish, maintain, or
222 enforce power, domination, or dependency within the
223 relationship.
224 (4) “Electronic monitoring” means tracking the location of
225 a person through the use of technology that is capable of
226 determining or identifying the monitored person’s presence or
227 absence at a particular location, including, but not limited to:
228 (a) Radio frequency signaling technology, which detects
229 whether the monitored person is or is not at an approved
230 location and notifies the monitoring agency of the time that the
231 monitored person either leaves the approved location or tampers
232 with or removes the monitoring device; or
233 (b) Active or passive global positioning system technology,
234 which detects the location of the monitored person and notifies
235 the monitoring agency of the monitored person’s location and
236 which may also include electronic monitoring with victim
237 notification technology that is capable of notifying a victim or
238 protected party, either directly or through a monitoring agency,
239 if the monitored person enters within the restricted distance of
240 a victim or protected party or within the restricted distance of
241 a designated location.
242 (7) Upon a finding by the factfinder that the defendant
243 committed the charged offense and that the charged offense
244 constitutes an act of domestic violence, the penalty for any
245 felony or misdemeanor, or any delinquent act or violation of law
246 which would be a felony or misdemeanor if committed by an adult,
247 may be enhanced. Penalty enhancement affects the applicable
248 statutory maximum penalty only. Each of the findings required as
249 a basis for such sentence shall be found beyond a reasonable
250 doubt. The enhancement will be as follows:
251 (a) A misdemeanor of the second degree may be punished as
252 if it were a misdemeanor of the first degree.
253 (b) A misdemeanor of the first degree may be punished as if
254 it were a felony of the third degree.
255 (c) A felony of the third degree may be punished as if it
256 were a felony of the second degree.
257 (d) A felony of the second degree may be punished as if it
258 were a felony of the first degree.
259 (e) A felony of the first degree may be punished as if it
260 were a life felony.
261
262 For purposes of sentencing under chapter 921 and determining
263 incentive gain-time eligibility under chapter 944, such felony
264 offense is ranked as provided in s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023, and
265 without regard to the penalty enhancement in this subsection.
266 Section 6. Section 741.281, Florida Statutes, is amended to
267 read:
268 741.281 Court to order batterers’ intervention program
269 attendance; electronic monitoring.—
270 (1) If a person is found guilty of, has adjudication
271 withheld on, or pleads nolo contendere to a crime of domestic
272 violence, as defined in s. 741.28, that person shall be ordered
273 by the court to a minimum term of 1 year’s probation and the
274 court shall order that the defendant attend and complete a
275 batterers’ intervention program as a condition of probation. The
276 court must impose the condition of the batterers’ intervention
277 program for a defendant under this section, but the court, in
278 its discretion, may determine not to impose the condition if it
279 states on the record why a batterers’ intervention program might
280 be inappropriate. The court must impose the condition of the
281 batterers’ intervention program for a defendant placed on
282 probation unless the court determines that the person does not
283 qualify for the batterers’ intervention program pursuant to s.
284 741.325. The imposition of probation under this section does not
285 preclude the court from imposing any sentence of imprisonment
286 authorized by s. 775.082.
287 (2) If a person is found guilty of, has adjudication
288 withheld on, or pleads nolo contendere to a crime of domestic
289 violence, the court may order the person to have electronic
290 monitoring supervision as a condition of his or her probation.
291 The court must order electronic monitoring supervision in the
292 following situations:
293 (a) The court finds there is clear and convincing evidence
294 that the defendant poses a continuing threat to the victim;
295 (b) The defendant has previously violated an injunction for
296 protection against domestic violence, dating violence, repeat
297 violence, sexual violence, or stalking; or
298 (c) During the investigation of an alleged incident of
299 domestic violence, there is evidence of strangulation or other
300 indications that warrant a higher level of concern for the well
301 being of the petitioner.
302 Section 7. Section 741.282, Florida Statutes, is created to
303 read:
304 741.282 Domestic violence deferred sentencing program.—
305 (1) The state attorney may enter into a written plea
306 agreement with a defendant to allow such person to defer
307 sentencing so that he or she may participate in a domestic
308 violence deferred sentencing program. If a domestic violence
309 diversion program does not exist, a defendant may enter into a
310 written plea agreement to defer sentencing to allow such person
311 to participate in an alternative treatment court program if he
312 or she meets eligibility criteria. The Department of Corrections
313 shall supervise the domestic violence diversion programs.
314 (2) Notwithstanding s. 741.283, a person is eligible to
315 participate in a domestic violence deferred sentencing program,
316 or alternative treatment court program as applicable, if the
317 person is charged with the commission of a misdemeanor of
318 domestic violence under s. 741.31 and the person is a first-time
319 domestic violence offender.
320 (3) The written deferred sentencing agreement must include
321 all of the following conditions, which must be accepted by the
322 person:
323 (a) The person must enter a plea of guilty or nolo
324 contendere. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person
325 entering such deferred sentencing agreement may not be remanded
326 to custody pending sentencing unless he or she has violated the
327 terms of the deferred sentencing agreement.
328 (b) The person agrees to attend and participate in a
329 domestic violence deferred sentencing program.
330 (c) The person knowingly signs a waiver of his or her right
331 to a speedy trial for the period of his or her participation in
332 the deferred sentencing program.
333 (d) All terms necessary for successful completion of the
334 deferred sentencing program.
335 (4) A person who participates in a domestic violence
336 deferred sentencing program must:
337 (a) Appear before the court within 45 days after entering
338 the domestic violence deferred sentencing program to determine
339 the person’s compliance with the conditions and requirements of
340 the written agreement. The court may set additional status
341 hearings to monitor the person’s progress in the diversion
342 program.
343 (b) Complete the domestic violence deferred sentencing
344 program within 1-year after the person enters the program.
345 (c) Complete a batterers’ intervention program within 9
346 months after the person enters the program.
347 (d) Participate in a clinical assessment conducted by a
348 qualified professional as defined in s. 39.01 to determine if
349 the person has mental health or substance use disorder.
350 1. If a qualified professional determines that the person
351 has mental health or substance use disorder, the qualified
352 professional must provide a treatment plan for the person. A
353 qualified professional who provides a treatment according to the
354 treatment plan for a person in the program must provide to the
355 court weekly treatment progress reports.
356 2. At the end of the domestic violence deferred sentencing
357 program, the qualified professional must certify to the court
358 that the person has complied with all requirements of the
359 treatment plan.
360 (5)(a) Upon successful completion of the domestic violence
361 deferred sentencing program, the state attorney must permit the
362 defendant to withdraw his or her plea and the state attorney
363 must enter a nolle prosse.
364 (b) If at any time the state attorney finds that the
365 defendant has violated the deferred sentencing program or that
366 the defendant has not successfully completed the deferred
367 sentencing program, the state attorney must notify the court.
368 The court must set the case for sentencing.
369 (6) Notwithstanding this section, data relating to domestic
370 violence offenses must be collected pursuant to s. 900.05, and
371 the state attorney may retain information relating to the
372 defendant's participation in the deferred sentencing program.
373 Section 8. Section 741.285, Florida Statutes, is created to
374 read:
375 741.285 Domestic Violence During an Active State of
376 Emergency.—
377 If a person commits an offense of domestic violence during
378 an emergency, as defined in s. 252.34(4), for which a state of
379 emergency is declared under s. 252.36, such offense may be
380 reclassified if the offense occurred within the affected area of
381 such emergency, and there is in effect a curfew, evacuation
382 order, or the ingress and egress to the affected area is
383 controlled. The reclassification is as follows:
384 (1) A misdemeanor of the second degree is reclassified to a
385 misdemeanor of the first degree.
386 (2) A misdemeanor of the first degree is reclassified to a
387 felony of the third degree.
388 (3) A felony of the third degree is reclassified to a
389 felony of the second degree.
390 (4) A felony of the second degree is reclassified to a
391 felony of the first degree.
392 (5) A felony of the first degree is reclassified to a life
393 felony.
394 Section 9. Subsection (1) of section 741.29, Florida
395 Statutes, is amended, to read:
396 741.29 Domestic violence; investigation of incidents;
397 notice to victims of legal rights and remedies; reporting.—
398 (1) Any law enforcement officer who investigates an alleged
399 incident of domestic violence shall do all of the following:
400 (a) Assist the victim to obtain medical treatment if such
401 is required as a result of the alleged incident to which the
402 officer responds.;
403 (b) Advise the victim of such violence that there is a
404 domestic violence center from which the victim may receive
405 services.;
406 (c) Administer a lethality assessment consistent with the
407 requirements established in subsection (2) if the allegation of
408 domestic violence is against an intimate partner, regardless of
409 whether an arrest is made.; and
410 (d) Give the victim immediate notice of the legal rights
411 and remedies available on a standard form developed and
412 distributed by the department. As necessary, the department
413 shall revise the Legal Rights and Remedies Notice to Victims to
414 include a general summary of s. 741.30 using simple English as
415 well as Spanish, and shall distribute the notice as a model form
416 to be used by all law enforcement agencies throughout this
417 state. The notice must include all of the following:
418 1. The resource listing, including telephone number, for
419 the area domestic violence center designated by the Department
420 of Children and Families.
421 2. Information on text-to-911 services and whether text-to
422 911 services are available in the victim’s jurisdiction.; and
423 3.2. A copy of the following statement:
424
425 IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, you may
426 ask the state attorney to file a criminal complaint.
427 You also have the right to go to court and file a
428 petition requesting an injunction for protection from
429 domestic violence which may include, but need not be
430 limited to, provisions which restrain the abuser from
431 further acts of abuse; direct the abuser to leave your
432 household; prevent the abuser from entering your
433 residence, school, business, or place of employment;
434 award you custody of your minor child or children; and
435 direct the abuser to pay support to you and the minor
436 children if the abuser has a legal obligation to do
437 so.
438
439 (e) Give the victim a pamphlet developed and distributed by
440 the department which describes the short-term and long-term
441 effects of strangulation and the importance of seeking medical
442 treatment if the victim was strangled.
443 Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3), paragraph (b)
444 of subsection (6), and paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of
445 section 741.30, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
446 741.30 Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of
447 court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary
448 injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification
449 system; enforcement; public records exemption.—
450 (3)
451 (b) The verified petition shall be in substantially the
452 following form:
453 PETITION FOR
454 INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION
455 AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
456 The undersigned petitioner ...(name)... declares under penalties
457 of perjury that the following statements are true:
458 1.(a) Petitioner resides at: ...(address)...
459 (Petitioner may furnish address to the court in a separate
460 confidential filing if, for safety reasons, the petitioner
461 requires the location of the current residence to be
462 confidential.)
463 2.(b) Respondent resides at: ...(last known address)...
464 3.(c) Respondent’s last known place of employment: ...(name
465 of business and address)...
466 4.(d) Physical description of respondent:
467 Race........
468 Sex........
469 Date of birth........
470 Height........
471 Weight........
472 Eye color........
473 Hair color........
474 Distinguishing marks or scars........
475 5.(e) Aliases of respondent:
476 6.(f) Respondent is the spouse or former spouse of the
477 petitioner or is any other person related by blood or marriage
478 to the petitioner or is any other person who is or was residing
479 within a single dwelling unit with the petitioner, as if a
480 family, or is a person with whom the petitioner has a child in
481 common, regardless of whether the petitioner and respondent are
482 or were married or residing together, as if a family.
483 7.(g) The following describes any other cause of action
484 currently pending between the petitioner and respondent:
485
486 The petitioner should also describe any previous or pending
487 attempts by the petitioner to obtain an injunction for
488 protection against domestic violence in this or any other
489 circuit, and the results of that attempt:
490
491 Case numbers should be included if available.
492 8.(h) Petitioner is either a victim of domestic violence or
493 has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger
494 of becoming a victim of domestic violence because respondent
495 has: ...(mark all sections that apply and describe in the spaces
496 below the incidents of violence or threats of violence,
497 specifying when and where they occurred, including, but not
498 limited to, locations such as a home, school, place of
499 employment, or visitation exchange)...
500 .........................................................
501 .........................................................
502 ....committed or threatened to commit domestic violence
503 defined in s. 741.28, Florida Statutes, as any assault,
504 aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault,
505 sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false
506 imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical
507 injury or death of one family or household member by another.
508 With the exception of persons who are parents of a child in
509 common, the family or household members must be currently
510 residing or have in the past resided together in the same single
511 dwelling unit. Refer to s. 741.28, to view the enumerated
512 criminal offenses that may constitute domestic violence.
513 ....previously threatened, harassed, stalked, or physically
514 abused the petitioner.
515 ....attempted to harm the petitioner or family members or
516 individuals closely associated with the petitioner.
517 ....threatened to conceal, kidnap, or harm the petitioner’s
518 child or children.
519 ....intentionally injured or killed a family pet or used
520 the family pet as a means of coercive control. A family pet
521 includes a service animal as defined in s. 413.08(1), and an
522 emotional support animal as defined in s. 760.27(1).
523 ....used, or has threatened to use, against the petitioner
524 any weapons such as guns or knives.
525 ....physically restrained the petitioner from leaving the
526 home or calling law enforcement.
527 ....a criminal history involving violence or the threat of
528 violence (if known).
529 ....another order of protection issued against him or her
530 previously or from another jurisdiction (if known).
531 ....destroyed personal property, including, but not limited
532 to, telephones or other communication equipment, clothing, or
533 other items belonging to the petitioner.
534 ....engaged in a pattern of abusive, threatening,
535 intimidating, or controlling behavior composed of a series of
536 acts over a period of time, however short.
537 ....engaged in any other behavior or conduct that leads the
538 petitioner to have reasonable cause to believe he or she is in
539 imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence.
540 9.(i) Petitioner alleges the following additional specific
541 facts: ...(mark appropriate sections)...
542 ....A minor child or minor children reside with the
543 petitioner whose names and ages are as follows:
544
545 ....Petitioner needs the exclusive use and possession of
546 the dwelling that the parties share.
547 ....Petitioner is unable to obtain safe alternative housing
548 because:
549
550 ....Petitioner genuinely fears that respondent imminently
551 will abuse, remove, or hide the minor child or children from
552 petitioner because:
553
554 10.(j) Petitioner genuinely fears imminent domestic
555 violence by respondent.
556 11.(k) Petitioner seeks an injunction: ...(mark appropriate
557 section or sections)...
558 ....Immediately restraining the respondent from committing
559 any acts of domestic violence.
560 ....Restraining the respondent from committing any acts of
561 domestic violence.
562 ....Awarding to the petitioner the temporary exclusive use
563 and possession of the dwelling that the parties share or
564 excluding the respondent from the residence of the petitioner.
565 ....Providing a temporary parenting plan, including a
566 temporary time-sharing schedule, with regard to the minor child
567 or children of the parties which might involve prohibiting or
568 limiting time-sharing or requiring that it be supervised by a
569 third party.
570 ....Designating that the exchange of the minor child or
571 children of the parties must occur at a neutral safe exchange
572 location as provided in s. 125.01(8) or a location authorized by
573 a supervised visitation program as defined in s. 753.01 if
574 temporary time-sharing of the child is awarded to the
575 respondent.
576 ....Establishing temporary support for the minor child or
577 children or the petitioner.
578 ....Directing the respondent to participate in a batterers’
579 intervention program.
580 ....Providing any terms the court deems necessary for the
581 protection of a victim of domestic violence, or any minor
582 children of the victim, including any injunctions or directives
583 to law enforcement agencies.
584 (6)
585 (b) In determining whether a petitioner has reasonable
586 cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a
587 victim of domestic violence, the court shall consider and
588 evaluate all relevant factors alleged in the petition,
589 including, but not limited to:
590 1. The history between the petitioner and the respondent,
591 including threats, harassment, stalking, and physical abuse.
592 2. Whether the respondent has attempted to harm the
593 petitioner or family members or individuals closely associated
594 with the petitioner.
595 3. Whether the respondent has threatened to conceal,
596 kidnap, or harm the petitioner’s child or children.
597 4. Whether the respondent has intentionally injured or
598 killed a family pet or used the family pet as a means of
599 coercive control. A family pet includes a service animal as
600 defined in s. 413.08(1) and an emotional support animal as
601 defined in s. 760.27(1).
602 5. Whether the respondent has used, or has threatened to
603 use, against the petitioner any weapons such as guns or knives.
604 6. Whether the respondent has physically restrained the
605 petitioner from leaving the home or calling law enforcement.
606 7. Whether the respondent has a criminal history involving
607 violence or the threat of violence.
608 8. The existence of a verifiable order of protection issued
609 previously or from another jurisdiction.
610 9. Whether the respondent has destroyed personal property,
611 including, but not limited to, telephones or other
612 communications equipment, clothing, or other items belonging to
613 the petitioner.
614 10. Whether the respondent has or had engaged in a pattern
615 of abusive, threatening, intimidating, or controlling behavior
616 composed of a series of acts over a period of time, however
617 short, which evidences a continuity of purpose and which
618 reasonably causes the petitioner to believe that the petitioner
619 or his or her minor child or children are in imminent danger of
620 becoming victims of any act of domestic violence.
621 11. Whether the respondent engaged in any other behavior or
622 conduct that leads the petitioner to have reasonable cause to
623 believe that he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a
624 victim of domestic violence.
625
626 In making its determination under this paragraph, the court is
627 not limited to those factors enumerated in subparagraphs 1.-11.
628 (8)
629 (b) A Domestic, Dating, Sexual, and Repeat Violence
630 Injunction Statewide Verification System is created within the
631 Department of Law Enforcement. The department shall establish,
632 implement, and maintain a statewide communication system capable
633 of electronically transmitting information to and between
634 criminal justice agencies relating to domestic violence
635 injunctions, dating violence injunctions, sexual violence
636 injunctions, and repeat violence injunctions issued by the
637 courts throughout the state. Such information must include, but
638 is not limited to, information as to the existence and status of
639 any injunction for verification purposes.
640 Section 11. Present subsection (6) of section 741.31,
641 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (7) and amended,
642 a new subsection (6) is added to that section, and paragraph (c)
643 of subsection (4) and subsection (5) of that section are
644 amended, to read:
645 741.31 Violation of an injunction for protection against
646 domestic violence.—
647 (4)
648 (c) A person who has a two or more prior conviction
649 convictions for a violation of an injunction or a foreign
650 protection order, and who subsequently commits another a
651 violation of any injunction or foreign protection order,
652 regardless of whether the violation is against the same victim,
653 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
654 s. 775.082, s. 775.083 or s. 775.084. For purposes of this
655 paragraph, the term “conviction” means a determination of guilt
656 which is the result of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether
657 adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo contendere is
658 entered.
659 (5) Regardless of whether or not there is a criminal
660 prosecution under subsection (4), the court:
661 (a) Shall order the respondent to attend a batterers’
662 intervention program if it finds a willful violation of a
663 domestic violence injunction, unless the court makes written
664 factual findings in its judgment or order which are based on
665 substantial evidence, stating why a batterers’ intervention
666 program would be inappropriate.
667 (b) The court may order the respondent to electronic
668 monitoring supervision for a period of one year, if the
669 injunction for protection remains in effect. The court may
670 extend such an order if the respondent violates the injunction
671 for protection or commits a new criminal offense. If electronic
672 monitoring is ordered, the court must establish exclusion zones
673 and include safety planning and informed consent for the
674 petitioner. The respondent is responsible for paying for the
675 electronic monitoring services as provided in s. 948.09(2).
676 (6) The court shall order the respondent to electronic
677 monitoring supervision in any situation under s. 741.281(2).
678 (7)(6) Any person who suffers an injury and/or loss as a
679 result of a violation of an injunction for protection against
680 domestic violence may be awarded economic damages for that
681 injury and/or loss by the court issuing the injunction. Damages
682 includes costs and attorney attorneys’ fees for enforcement of
683 the injunction.
684 Section 12. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) and subsection
685 (11) of section 784.046, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
686 784.046 Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual
687 violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; dating
688 violence investigations, notice to victims, and reporting;
689 pretrial release violations; public records exemption.—
690 (4)
691 (b) The verified petition must be in substantially the
692 following form:
693
694 PETITION FOR INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION
695 AGAINST REPEAT VIOLENCE, SEXUAL
696 VIOLENCE, OR DATING VIOLENCE
697
698 The undersigned petitioner ...(name)... declares under
699 penalties of perjury that the following statements are true:
700
701 1. Petitioner resides at ...(address)... (A petitioner for
702 an injunction for protection against sexual violence may furnish
703 an address to the court in a separate confidential filing if,
704 for safety reasons, the petitioner requires the location of his
705 or her current residence to be confidential pursuant to s.
706 119.071(2)(j), Florida Statutes.)
707 2. Respondent resides at ...(address)....
708 3.a. Petitioner has suffered repeat violence as
709 demonstrated by the fact that the respondent has: ...(enumerate
710 incidents of violence)...
711
712
713
714
715
716 b. Petitioner has suffered sexual violence as demonstrated
717 by the fact that the respondent has: ...(enumerate incident of
718 violence and include incident report number from law enforcement
719 agency or attach notice of inmate release)...
720
721
722
723
724
725 c. Petitioner is a victim of dating violence and has
726 reasonable cause to believe that he or she is in imminent danger
727 of becoming the victim of another act of dating violence or has
728 reasonable cause to believe that he or she is in imminent danger
729 of becoming a victim of dating violence, as demonstrated by the
730 fact that the respondent has: ...(list the specific incident or
731 incidents of violence and describe the length of time of the
732 relationship, whether it has been in existence during the last 6
733 months, the nature of the relationship of a romantic or intimate
734 nature, the frequency and type of interaction, and any other
735 facts that characterize the relationship)...
736
737
738
739
740
741 4. Has respondent engaged in a pattern of abusive,
742 threatening, intimidating, or controlling behavior composed of a
743 series of acts over a period of time, however short?... (if the
744 answer is yes, list the specific incident or incidents) ...
745 .........................................................
746 .........................................................
747 5.4. Petitioner genuinely fears repeat violence by the
748 respondent.
749 6.5. Petitioner seeks: an immediate injunction against the
750 respondent, enjoining him or her from committing any further
751 acts of violence; an injunction enjoining the respondent from
752 committing any further acts of violence; and an injunction
753 providing any terms the court deems necessary for the protection
754 of the petitioner and the petitioner’s immediate family,
755 including any injunctions or directives to law enforcement
756 agencies.
757 (11) Any law enforcement officer who investigates an
758 alleged incident of dating violence shall do all of the
759 following:
760 (a) Assist the victim to obtain medical treatment if such
761 is required as a result of the alleged incident to which the
762 officer responds.
763 (b) Any law enforcement officer who investigates an alleged
764 incident of dating violence shall Advise the victim of such
765 violence that there is a domestic violence center from which the
766 victim may receive services.
767 (c) The law enforcement officer shall Give the victim
768 immediate notice of the legal rights and remedies available on a
769 standard form developed and distributed by the Department of Law
770 Enforcement. As necessary, the Department of Law Enforcement
771 shall revise the Legal Rights and Remedies Notice to Victims to
772 include a general summary of this section, using simple English
773 as well as Spanish, and shall distribute the notice as a model
774 form to be used by all law enforcement agencies throughout the
775 state. The notice must shall include all of the following:
776 1.(a) The resource listing, including telephone number, for
777 the area domestic violence center designated by the Department
778 of Children and Families.
779 2. Information on text-to-911 services and whether text-to
780 911 services are available in the victim’s jurisdiction.; and
781 3.(b) A copy of the following statement:
782
783 “IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF DATING VIOLENCE, you may ask
784 the state attorney to file a criminal complaint. You
785 also have the right to go to court and file a petition
786 requesting an injunction for protection from dating
787 violence which may include, but need not be limited
788 to, provisions that restrain the abuser from further
789 acts of abuse; direct the abuser to leave your
790 household; and prevent the abuser from entering your
791 residence, school, business, or place of employment.”
792
793 (d) Give the victim a pamphlet developed and distributed by
794 the department which describes the short-term and long-term
795 effects of strangulation and the importance of seeking medical
796 treatment if the victim was strangled.
797 (e) If applicable, administer a lethality assessment
798 pursuant to s. 741.29(2)(e) and follow the requirements of s.
799 741.29(2)(f)-(i).
800 Section 13. Subsection (2) of section 784.047, Florida
801 Statutes, is amended, and subsections (3) is added to that
802 section, to read:
803 784.047 Penalties for violating protective injunction
804 against violators.—
805 (2) A person who has a two or more prior conviction
806 convictions for a violation of an injunction or foreign
807 protection order, and who subsequently commits another a
808 violation of any injunction or foreign protection order,
809 regardless of whether the violation is against the same victim,
810 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
811 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. For purposes of this
812 subsection, the term “conviction” means a determination of guilt
813 which is the result of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether
814 adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo contendere is
815 entered.
816 (3)(a) The court may order the respondent to electronic
817 monitoring supervision for a period of one year, if the
818 injunction for protection remains in effect. The court may
819 extend such an order if the respondent violates the injunction
820 for protection or commits a new criminal offense. If electronic
821 monitoring is ordered, the court must establish exclusion zones
822 and include safety planning and informed consent for the
823 petitioner. The respondent is responsible for paying for the
824 electronic monitoring services as provided in s. 948.09(2).
825 (b) The court shall order the respondent to electronic
826 monitoring supervision in any situation under s. 741.281(2).
827 Section 14. Section 784.0471, Florida Statutes, is created
828 to read:
829 784.0471 Violation of a protective injunction during a
830 state of emergency.—
831 If a person commits a violation of an injunction for
832 protection against dating violence, repeat violence, or sexual
833 violence during an emergency, as defined in s. 252.34(4), for
834 which a state of emergency is declared under s. 252.36 may be
835 reclassified if the offense occurred within the affected area of
836 such emergency, and there is in effect a curfew, evacuation
837 order, or the ingress and egress to the affected area is
838 controlled. The reclassification is as follows:
839 (1) A misdemeanor of the second degree is reclassified to a
840 misdemeanor of the first degree.
841 (2) A misdemeanor of the first degree is reclassified to a
842 felony of the third degree.
843 (3) A felony of the third degree is reclassified to a
844 felony of the second degree.
845 (4) A felony of the second degree is reclassified to a
846 felony of the first degree.
847 (5) A felony of the first degree is reclassified to a life
848 felony.
849 Section 15. Subsection (1) of section 960.198, Florida
850 Statutes, is amended to read:
851 960.198 Relocation assistance for victims of domestic
852 violence.—
853 (1) Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in s. 960.13 for
854 crime victim compensation awards, the department may award a
855 one-time payment of up to $2,500 $1,500 on any one claim and a
856 lifetime maximum of $5,000 $3,000 to a victim of domestic
857 violence who needs immediate assistance to escape from a
858 domestic violence environment.
859 Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
860 921.0024, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
861 921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations;
862 scoresheets.—
863 (1)
864 (b) WORKSHEET KEY:
865 Legal status points are assessed when any form of legal status
866 existed at the time the offender committed an offense before the
867 court for sentencing. Four (4) sentence points are assessed for
868 an offender’s legal status.
869 Community sanction violation points are assessed when a
870 community sanction violation is before the court for sentencing.
871 Six (6) sentence points are assessed for each community sanction
872 violation and each successive community sanction violation,
873 unless any of the following apply:
874 1. If the community sanction violation includes a new
875 felony conviction before the sentencing court, twelve (12)
876 community sanction violation points are assessed for the
877 violation, and for each successive community sanction violation
878 involving a new felony conviction.
879 2. If the community sanction violation is committed by a
880 violent felony offender of special concern as defined in s.
881 948.06:
882 a. Twelve (12) community sanction violation points are
883 assessed for the violation and for each successive violation of
884 felony probation or community control where:
885 I. The violation does not include a new felony conviction;
886 and
887 II. The community sanction violation is not based solely on
888 the probationer or offender’s failure to pay costs or fines or
889 make restitution payments.
890 b. Twenty-four (24) community sanction violation points are
891 assessed for the violation and for each successive violation of
892 felony probation or community control where the violation
893 includes a new felony conviction.
894
895 Multiple counts of community sanction violations before the
896 sentencing court shall not be a basis for multiplying the
897 assessment of community sanction violation points.
898 Prior serious felony points: If the offender has a primary
899 offense or any additional offense ranked in level 8, level 9, or
900 level 10, and one or more prior serious felonies, a single
901 assessment of thirty (30) points shall be added. For purposes of
902 this section, a prior serious felony is an offense in the
903 offender’s prior record that is ranked in level 8, level 9, or
904 level 10 under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 and for which the
905 offender is serving a sentence of confinement, supervision, or
906 other sanction or for which the offender’s date of release from
907 confinement, supervision, or other sanction, whichever is later,
908 is within 3 years before the date the primary offense or any
909 additional offense was committed.
910
911 Prior capital felony points: If the offender has one or more
912 prior capital felonies in the offender’s criminal record, points
913 shall be added to the subtotal sentence points of the offender
914 equal to twice the number of points the offender receives for
915 the primary offense and any additional offense. A prior capital
916 felony in the offender’s criminal record is a previous capital
917 felony offense for which the offender has entered a plea of nolo
918 contendere or guilty or has been found guilty; or a felony in
919 another jurisdiction which is a capital felony in that
920 jurisdiction, or would be a capital felony if the offense were
921 committed in this state.
922
923 Possession of a firearm, semiautomatic firearm, or machine gun:
924 If the offender is convicted of committing or attempting to
925 commit any felony other than those enumerated in s. 775.087(2)
926 while having in his or her possession: a firearm as defined in
927 s. 790.001, an additional eighteen (18) sentence points are
928 assessed; or if the offender is convicted of committing or
929 attempting to commit any felony other than those enumerated in
930 s. 775.087(3) while having in his or her possession a
931 semiautomatic firearm as defined in s. 775.087(3) or a machine
932 gun as defined in s. 790.001, an additional twenty-five (25)
933 sentence points are assessed.
934
935 Sentencing multipliers:
936
937 Aggravated Animal Cruelty: If the primary offense is aggravated
938 animal cruelty under s. 828.12(2), which included the knowing
939 and intentional torture or torment of an animal that injured,
940 mutilated, or killed the animal, the subtotal sentence points
941 are multiplied by 1.25. As used in this paragraph, the term
942 “animal” does not include an animal used for agricultural
943 purposes or permitted as captive wildlife as authorized under s.
944 379.303.
945
946 Drug trafficking: If the primary offense is drug trafficking
947 under s. 893.135, the subtotal sentence points are multiplied,
948 at the discretion of the court, for a level 7 or level 8
949 offense, by 1.5. The state attorney may move the sentencing
950 court to reduce or suspend the sentence of a person convicted of
951 a level 7 or level 8 offense, if the offender provides
952 substantial assistance as described in s. 893.135(4).
953
954 Violent offenses committed against specified justice system
955 personnel: If the primary offense is a violation of s.
956 775.0823(2), (3), or (4), the subtotal sentence points are
957 multiplied by 2.5. If the primary offense is a violation of s.
958 775.0823(5), (6), (7), (8), or (9), the subtotal sentence points
959 are multiplied by 2.0. If the primary offense is a violation of
960 s. 784.07(3) or s. 775.0875(1), or s. 775.0823(10) or (11), the
961 subtotal sentence points are multiplied by 1.5.
962
963 Grand theft of a motor vehicle: If the primary offense is grand
964 theft of the third degree involving a motor vehicle and in the
965 offender’s prior record, there are three or more grand thefts of
966 the third degree involving a motor vehicle, the subtotal
967 sentence points are multiplied by 1.5.
968
969 Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer: If the
970 primary offense is fleeing or attempting to elude a law
971 enforcement officer or aggravated fleeing or eluding in
972 violation of s. 316.1935, and in the offender’s prior record,
973 there is one or more violation of s. 316.1935, the subtotal
974 sentence points are multiplied by 1.5.
975
976 Offense related to a criminal gang: If the offender is convicted
977 of the primary offense and committed that offense for the
978 purpose of benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of
979 a criminal gang as defined in s. 874.03, the subtotal sentence
980 points are multiplied by 1.5. If applying the multiplier results
981 in the lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory
982 maximum sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the
983 court may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the
984 defendant to the statutory maximum sentence.
985
986 Domestic violence in the presence of a child: If the offender is
987 convicted of the primary offense and the primary offense is a
988 crime of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, which was
989 committed in the presence of a child under 16 years of age who
990 is a family or household member, as defined in s. 741.28, s.
991 741.28(3) with the victim or perpetrator, the subtotal sentence
992 points are multiplied by 1.5.
993
994 Adult-on-minor sex offense: If the offender was 18 years of
995 age or older and the victim was younger than 18 years of age at
996 the time the offender committed the primary offense, and if the
997 primary offense was an offense committed on or after October 1,
998 2014, and is a violation of s. 787.01(2) or s. 787.02(2), if the
999 violation involved a victim who was a minor and, in the course
1000 of committing that violation, the defendant committed a sexual
1001 battery under chapter 794 or a lewd act under s. 800.04 or s.
1002 847.0135(5) against the minor; s. 787.01(3)(a)2. or 3.; s.
1003 787.02(3)(a)2. or 3.; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s.
1004 800.04; or s. 847.0135(5), the subtotal sentence points are
1005 multiplied by 2.0. If applying the multiplier results in the
1006 lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory maximum
1007 sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the court
1008 may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the defendant to
1009 the statutory maximum sentence.
1010 Section 17. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
1011 943.0584, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1012 943.0584 Criminal history records ineligible for court
1013 ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing.—
1014 (2) A criminal history record is ineligible for a
1015 certificate of eligibility for expunction or a court-ordered
1016 expunction pursuant to s. 943.0585 or a certificate of
1017 eligibility for sealing or a court-ordered sealing pursuant to
1018 s. 943.059 if the record is a conviction for any of the
1019 following offenses:
1020 (f) Assault or battery, as defined in ss. 784.011 and
1021 784.03, respectively, of one family or household member by
1022 another family or household member, as defined in s. 741.28 s.
1023 741.28(3);
1024 Section 18. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
1025 943.171, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1026 943.171 Basic skills training in handling domestic violence
1027 cases.—
1028 (2) As used in this section, the term:
1029 (b) “Household member” has the meaning set forth in s.
1030 741.28 s. 741.28(3).
1031 Section 19. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
1032
1033 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
1034 And the title is amended as follows:
1035 Delete everything before the enacting clause
1036 and insert:
1037 A bill to be entitled
1038 An act relating to violent criminal offenses;
1039 providing a short title; amending s. 365.171, F.S.;
1040 requiring the emergency communications state plan to
1041 include a system or process to flag specified
1042 addresses; requiring that such system correspond
1043 between all emergency services; requiring that an
1044 address remain flagged for a specified period of time;
1045 providing that such period of time resets under
1046 certain circumstances; requiring counties to integrate
1047 such system or process in accordance with the county’s
1048 resources and availability; amending s. 401.27, F.S.;
1049 requiring the Department of Health to establish
1050 certain training criteria by rule; requiring emergency
1051 medical technicians and paramedics to complete
1052 training in the subject of domestic violence, dating
1053 violence, and strangulation for certification and
1054 recertification; providing requirements for such
1055 training; requiring emergency medical technicians and
1056 paramedics who are trained outside this state or in
1057 the military to provide proof of successful completion
1058 of such training; amending s. 633.408, F.S.; requiring
1059 the Division of State Fire Marshal within the
1060 Department of Financial Services to establish certain
1061 training courses by rule; requiring the division to
1062 provide training on the subject of domestic violence,
1063 dating violence, and strangulation for the
1064 certification of career and volunteer firefighters;
1065 providing requirements for such training; amending s.
1066 741.28, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
1067 “domestic violence”; defining the term “electronic
1068 monitoring”; amending s. 741.281, F.S.; authorizing,
1069 and in certain circumstances requiring, a court to
1070 order electronic monitoring in domestic violence
1071 cases; creating s. 741.282, F.S.; authorizing the
1072 court or a state attorney to enter into a written
1073 agreement with certain persons to participate in a
1074 domestic violence diversion program; requiring the
1075 Department of Corrections to supervise such diversion
1076 programs; providing conditions a person must accept in
1077 order to participate in a diversion program; providing
1078 requirements for a person participating in a diversion
1079 program; requiring a qualified professional to provide
1080 a treatment plan under certain circumstances;
1081 requiring a qualified professional to file with the
1082 court weekly treatment progress reports based on a
1083 specified determination; requiring a qualified
1084 professional to make a specified certification to the
1085 court; requiring the court to make certain written
1086 findings; providing requirements for the court based
1087 on whether a person successfully completes the
1088 diversion program; creating s. 741.285, F.S.;
1089 providing an enhancement to offenses of domestic
1090 violence that occur during an active state of
1091 emergency in an affected area; amending s. 741.29,
1092 F.S.; revising the information a law enforcement
1093 officer must provide to a victim of an alleged
1094 incident of domestic violence; amending s. 741.30,
1095 F.S.; revising the information contained in a petition
1096 for injunction for protection against domestic
1097 violence; revising the name of the statewide
1098 verification system created within the Department of
1099 Law Enforcement; amending s. 741.31, F.S.;
1100 reclassifying a subsequent violation of an injunction
1101 for protection against domestic violence as a third
1102 degree felony offense; removing the requirement for
1103 subsequent violations to be against the same victim;
1104 authorizing, and in certain circumstances requiring, a
1105 court to order electronic monitoring for a specified
1106 duration in domestic violence cases; requiring the
1107 respondent to pay for such electronic monitoring
1108 services; amending s. 784.046, F.S.; revising the
1109 information contained in a petition for injunction for
1110 protection against repeat violence, sexual violence,
1111 or dating violence; revising the information a law
1112 enforcement officer must provide to a victim of an
1113 alleged incident of dating violence; requiring a law
1114 enforcement officer to administer a lethality
1115 assessment in an alleged incident of dating violence;
1116 amending s. 784.047, F.S.; reclassifying a subsequent
1117 violation of an injunction for protection against
1118 dating violence, repeat violence, or sexual violence
1119 as a third degree felony offense; removing the
1120 requirement for subsequent violations to be against
1121 the same victim; authorizing, and in certain
1122 circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic
1123 monitoring for a specified duration for violating an
1124 injunction for protection against dating violence,
1125 repeat violence, or sexual violence; requiring the
1126 respondent to pay for such electronic monitoring
1127 services; creating s. 784.0471, F.S.; providing an
1128 enhancement to violations of injunctions for
1129 protection against dating violence, repeat violence,
1130 and sexual violence that occur during an active state
1131 of emergency in an affected area; amending s. 960.198,
1132 F.S.; increasing the dollar amounts for relocation
1133 assistance for victims of domestic violence; amending
1134 ss. 921.0024, 943.0584, and 943.171, F.S.; conforming
1135 cross-references; providing an effective date.