Florida Statute 784.47 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 784
ASSAULT; BATTERY; CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE

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F.S. 784.047

784.047 Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators.—

(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;

(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.

History.—s. 7, ch. 95-195; s. 9, ch. 97-155; s. 22, ch. 2002-55; s. 2, ch. 2004-17; s. 1, ch. 2011-146; s. 2, ch. 2016-187.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 784.047

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

S784.047 - CONTEMPT OF COURT - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8004 - M: F

S784.047 1 - CONTEMPT OF COURT - VIOL INJUNCTION REPEAT SEX DATE VIOL - M: F

S784.047 2 - CONTEMPT OF COURT - VIOL INJUN REPEAT SEX DATE VIOL 2 OR MORE CONV - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 784.047

Total Results: 13

Doty v. State

884 So. 2d 547, 2004 WL 2451643

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 3, 2004 | Docket: 1683026

Cited 14 times | Published

injunction for repeat domestic violence pursuant to section 784.047, and convicting the defendant of both offenses

Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules

713 So. 2d 1, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 105, 1998 Fla. LEXIS 475, 1998 WL 166533

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 26, 1998 | Docket: 1732751

Cited 7 times | Published

which constitutes a criminal act under section 784.047, Florida Statutes. 3. Should any Florida

In Re Standard Jury Inst. in Crim. Cases-Report 2007-01

965 So. 2d 811, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 530, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 1535, 2007 WL 2438370

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 30, 2007 | Docket: 1509151

Cited 6 times | Published

SEXUAL VIOLENCE, OR DATING VIOLENCE INJUNCTION [§ 784.047, Fla. Stat. reserved] To prove the crime of Violation

Riebsame v. Prince

267 F. Supp. 2d 1225, 2003 WL 21448269

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: May 9, 2003 | Docket: 2439552

Cited 5 times | Published

Riebsame and charged him with violating Fla. Stat. § 784.047 (Violation of Injunction).[5]Id. After his arrest

Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure & Family Law Forms

810 So. 2d 1, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 13, 2000 Fla. LEXIS 2272, 2000 WL 1352932

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 21, 2000 | Docket: 64813197

Cited 4 times | Published

provisions, which constitutes a criminal act under section 784.047, Florida Statutes. 3. Should any Florida law

Young v. State

827 So. 2d 1075, 2002 WL 31267527

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 11, 2002 | Docket: 1726505

Cited 2 times | Published

instant case, Young was convicted of violating section 784.047, Florida Statutes (2000), which proscribes

Amendments to Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms—Sexual Violence Forms

880 So. 2d 579, 29 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 391, 2004 Fla. LEXIS 986, 2004 WL 1516038

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 8, 2004 | Docket: 64832256

Cited 1 times | Published

Law Forms. First, the Legislature amended section 784.047, Florida Statutes (2003), to make the violation

Livingston v. State

847 So. 2d 1131, 2003 WL 21458675

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 25, 2003 | Docket: 1686669

Cited 1 times | Published

concur. NOTES [1] § 784.048(4), Fla. Stat. [2] § 784.047(5), Fla. Stat. [3] Party not Present at Hearing

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—report 2016-04

206 So. 3d 14

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 2016 | Docket: 4550135

Published

OF AN INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST § 784.047, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Violation

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-08

194 So. 3d 1007, 2016 WL 3654189

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 7, 2016 | Docket: 4108659

Published

[Sexual] [Dating] Violence, as codified in section 784.047, Florida Statutes. The Court granted the Committee's

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms

173 So. 3d 19, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 163, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 583, 2015 WL 1343088

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 26, 2015 | Docket: 2644899

Published

provisions, which constitutes a criminal act under Section 784.047, Florida Florida Supreme Court Approved Family

Amendments to Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms-Sexual Violence Forms

871 So. 2d 113, 2004 Fla. LEXIS 538, 2004 WL 582946

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 25, 2004 | Docket: 64829952

Published

provisions, which constitutes a criminal act under section 784.047, Florida Statutes. 3. Should any Florida law

D.R. v. State

789 So. 2d 535, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 10191, 2001 WL 821825

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 2001 | Docket: 64806746

Published

the injunction in a way pro*536scribed by section 784.047, Florida Statutes (2000). Accordingly, D.R