Florida Statute 741.281 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

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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Cases Citing Statute 741.281

Total Results: 5

Weiand v. State

732 So. 2d 1044, 1999 WL 125522

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 11, 1999 | Docket: 460467

Cited 45 times | Published

Ariz. L.Rev. 665 (1990)). [14] See also, e.g., § 741.281, Fla. Stat. (1997); ch. 95-195, § 19, at 1781

State v. Scanes

973 So. 2d 659, 2008 WL 313836

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 6, 2008 | Docket: 1688197

Cited 2 times | Published

impose one year of probation, as required by section 741.281, Florida Statutes (2005). As the sentences

J.C. v. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Licensing

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 22, 2024 | Docket: 68553255

Published

lawful sentence for domestic violence battery. See § 741.281, Fla. Stat. (requiring that when a person is sentenced

LUDWINE FRANCOIS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 2022 | Docket: 64881552

Published

her for a batterers’ intervention program. See § 741.281, Fla. Stat. (2019) (“If a person is found guilty

LUDWINE FRANCOIS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 18, 2022 | Docket: 63318844

Published

her for a batterers’ intervention program. See § 741.281, Fla. Stat. (2019) (“If a person is found guilty