948.038 Batterers’ intervention program as a condition of probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision.—As a condition of probation, community control, or any other court-ordered community supervision, the court shall order a person convicted of an offense of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, to attend and successfully complete a batterers’ intervention program unless the court determines that the person does not qualify for the batterers’ intervention program pursuant to s. 741.325. The offender must pay the cost of attending the program.
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
...I. BACKGROUND
In 1995, Florida enacted a law requiring those found guilty
of a crime of domestic violence to attend a BIP as a condition of
probation. Ch. 95-195, § 19, Fla. Laws (1995); see Fla. Stat. § 948.038
(2024)....
