The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 741
MARRIAGE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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F.S. 741.32

741.32 Batterers’ intervention programs.—The Legislature finds that the incidence of domestic violence in this state is disturbingly high and that, despite the efforts of many to curb this violence, one person dies at the hands of a spouse, ex-spouse, or cohabitant approximately every 3 days. Further, a child who witnesses the perpetration of this violence becomes a victim as he or she hears or sees it occurring. This child is at high risk of also being the victim of physical abuse by the parent who is perpetrating the violence and, to a lesser extent, by the parent who is the victim. These children are also at a high risk of perpetrating violent crimes as juveniles and, later, becoming perpetrators of the same violence that they witnessed as children. The Legislature finds that there should be standardized programming available to the justice system to protect victims and their children and to hold the perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for their acts. To ensure statewide consistency in such programming, the Department of Children and Families shall certify and monitor batterers’ intervention programs to be used by the justice system. Finally, the Legislature recognizes that in order for batterers’ intervention programs to be successful in protecting victims and their children, all participants in the justice system as well as social service agencies and local and state governments must coordinate their efforts at the community level.

History.—s. 16, ch. 95-195; s. 37, ch. 96-312; s. 280, ch. 99-8; s. 2, ch. 2001-183; s. 12, ch. 2012-147; s. 3, ch. 2021-152.

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Amendments to 741.32

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 741.32

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 741.32.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

S SAURIOL, v. SAURIOL,, 79 So. 3d 204 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . program administered in the state of Florida under Chapter 65H-2, Florida Administrative Code, Section 741.32 . . .

BURTON On v. WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL, 373 F. Supp. 2d 707 (E.D. Mich. 2005)

. . . He says that Beaumont charged him $741.32 for his evaluation and treatment and that Beaumont “aggressively . . .

AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORMS- SEXUAL VIOLENCE FORMS, 871 So. 2d 113 (Fla. 2004)

. . . .” § 741.32(1), Fla. . . .

AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE AND FAMILY LAW FORMS, 810 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 2000)

. . . .” § 741.32(1), Fla. . . .

R. DEES, v. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, HAYWARD,, 33 F. Supp. 2d 1190 (N.D. Cal. 1998)

. . . . § 60-741.20 to § 60-741.32. . . .

M. ELLENWOOD, v. EXXON SHIPPING CO. M. ELLENWOOD, v. EXXON SHIPPING CO., 984 F.2d 1270 (1st Cir. 1993)

. . . . §§ 60-741.1-741.32 (1991). . . .

D AMATO, v. WISCONSIN GAS COMPANY, M. AFL- CIO,, 760 F.2d 1474 (7th Cir. 1985)

. . . . § 60-741.32 states that “[t]he procedures set forth in the regulations in this part govern all disputes . . .

T. HOWARD, v. UNIROYAL, INC., 719 F.2d 1552 (11th Cir. 1983)

. . . . § 60-741.32: “The procedures set forth in the regulations in this part govern all disputes relative . . . that although strong and compelling evidence of intent to preclude state actions, the language of § 60-741.32 . . .

v., 42 T.C. 403 (T.C. 1964)

. . . Code sec. 741.32). Section 4621 of the Ohio General Code (Ohio Rev. . . .