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Fla. Stat. § 784.047 — Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 784: Assault; Battery; Culpable Negligence, Florida Statutes.

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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 784.047

Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.

Fla. Stat. § 784.047Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
(1) 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:(a) Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties share;(b) 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;(c) Committing an act of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence against the petitioner;(d) Committing any other violation of the injunction through an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do violence to the petitioner;(e) Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with the petitioner directly or indirectly, unless the injunction specifically allows indirect contact through a third party;(f) Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet of the petitioner’s motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is occupied;(g) Defacing or destroying the petitioner’s personal property, including the petitioner’s motor vehicle; or(h) 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, except as provided in subsection (2). (2) A person who has two or more prior convictions for violation of an injunction or foreign protection order, and who subsequently commits a violation of any injunction or foreign protection order against the same victim, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. For purposes of this subsection, the term “conviction” means a determination of guilt which is the result of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo contendere is entered.

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Is penalties for violating protective injunction against violators a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

It depends on the circumstances: penalties for violating protective injunction against violators ranges from a Misdemeanor of the First Degree to a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 784.047.

Violation of protective injunction: Misdemeanor of the First Degree (Fla. Stat. § 784.047(1)) · Repeat violation of injunction with two or more prior convictions: Felony of the Third Degree (Fla. Stat. § 784.047(2))

Which Florida statute covers penalties for violating protective injunction against violators?

Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators is governed by Fla. Stat. § 784.047 (Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.