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Fla. Stat. § 784.047

Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators

Showing this section's text as in effect on January 1, 2011 (in force January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2016). View current text →

A person who willfully violates an injunction for protection against repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence, issued pursuant to s. 784.046, or a foreign protection order accorded full faith and credit pursuant to s. 741.315 by:

(1) Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties share;

(2) Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the petitioner’s residence, school, place of employment, or a specified place frequented regularly by the petitioner and any named family or household member;

(3) Committing an act of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence against the petitioner;

(4) Committing any other violation of the injunction through an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do violence to the petitioner;

(5) Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with the petitioner directly or indirectly, unless the injunction specifically allows indirect contact through a third party;

(6) Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet of the petitioner’s motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is occupied;

(7) Defacing or destroying the petitioner’s personal property, including the petitioner’s motor vehicle; or

(8) Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if ordered to do so by the court,commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.