Florida Statute 784.047 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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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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Amendments to 784.047

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

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 784.047

Total Results: 19

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-08

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-01-16

Snippet: Violation of injunction for 784.047 8.19 protection against repeat

Nicole Lopez v. Sean Hall

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-01-11

Snippet: first-degree misdemeanor. See §§ 784.046(7)(d)(2), 784.047(1), Fla. Stat. (2017); see also § 790.233, Fla

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-12-08

Citation: 206 So. 3d 14

Snippet: 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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-07-07

Citation: 194 So. 3d 1007, 2016 WL 3654189

Snippet: [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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-03-26

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

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

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2012-05

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-12-05

Citation: 131 So. 3d 755, 2013 WL 6305187

Snippet: protection against repeat, sexual, or dating violence 784.047 8.19 Violation of injunction for protection against

In Re Standard Jury Instruct. in Criminal Cases No. 2008-04

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-10-30

Citation: 995 So. 2d 476, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 864, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 2049, 2008 WL 4736377

Snippet: Violation of injunction for protection 784.047 8.19 against repeat, sexual

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-08-30

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

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

Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-No. 2005-1

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-03-29

Citation: 953 So. 2d 495, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 113, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 559, 2007 WL 924203

Snippet: sexual, or dating violence 784.047 ----------------------------------------------

Becker v. Johnson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-08-08

Citation: 937 So. 2d 1128, 2006 WL 2251848

Snippet: under s. 741.30, s. 741.31, s. 784.046, or s. 784.047"). Protection orders entered by another state are

Doty v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-11-03

Citation: 884 So. 2d 547, 2004 WL 2451643

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

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-07-08

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

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

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-03-25

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

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

Livingston v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-06-25

Citation: 847 So. 2d 1131, 2003 WL 21458675

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

Young v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-10-11

Citation: 827 So. 2d 1075, 2002 WL 31267527

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

Alvarez v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-01-23

Citation: 807 So. 2d 702, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 426, 2002 WL 80881

Snippet: reflect the numerical statute references, sections 784.047 and 784.07(2)(d), Florida Statutes (1993), to accompany

D.R. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-07-20

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

Snippet: injunction in a way pro*536scribed by section 784.047, Florida Statutes (2000). Accordingly, D.R.’s motion

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-09-21

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

Snippet: violence to the petitioner.” See §§ 741.31(4)(a)(4), 784.047(4), Fla. Stat. (1999) (domestic and repeat violence

Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-02-26

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

Snippet: constitutes a criminal act under section 784.047, Florida Statutes. 3. Should any Florida law