The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 741
MARRIAGE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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F.S. 741.281

741.281 Court to order batterers’ intervention program attendance.—If a person is found guilty of, has adjudication withheld on, or pleads nolo contendere to a crime of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, that person shall be ordered by the court to a minimum term of 1 year’s probation and the court shall order that the defendant attend and complete a batterers’ intervention program as a condition of probation. The court must impose the condition of the batterers’ intervention program for a defendant under this section, but the court, in its discretion, may determine not to impose the condition if it states on the record why a batterers’ intervention program might be inappropriate. The court must impose the condition of the batterers’ intervention program for a defendant placed on probation unless the court determines that the person does not qualify for the batterers’ intervention program pursuant to s. 741.325. The imposition of probation under this section does not preclude the court from imposing any sentence of imprisonment authorized by s. 775.082.

History.—s. 19, ch. 95-195; s. 2, ch. 96-392; s. 8, ch. 2001-50; s. 10, ch. 2002-55; s. 8, ch. 2012-147; s. 1, ch. 2017-156.

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Amendments to 741.281

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 741.281

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 741.281.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

STATE v. SCANES,, 973 So. 2d 659 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . Defendant’s kidnapping conviction; and (3) fails to impose one year of probation, as required by section 741.281 . . . Section 741.281, Florida Statutes (2005), requires the imposition of at least one year of probation in . . .

WEIAND, v. STATE, 732 So. 2d 1044 (Fla. 1999)

. . . See also, e.g., § 741.281, Fla. Stat. (1997); ch. 95-195, § 19, at 1781, Laws of Fla. . . .