Fla. Stat. 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:Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties share;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;Committing an act of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence against the petitioner;Committing any other violation of the injunction through an intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do violence to the petitioner;Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with the petitioner directly or indirectly, unless the injunction specifically allows indirect contact through a third party;Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet of the petitioner’s motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is occupied;Defacing or destroying the petitioner’s personal property, including the petitioner’s motor vehicle; orRefusing 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).
(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;(c)
Committing an act of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence against the petitioner;(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,(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.
Source:
Section 784.047 — Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0784.047 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).