Florida S1644 — Interpersonal Violence Injunctions

Florida S1644 amends the state's laws on domestic violence, dating violence, repeat violence, and stalking injunctions. It revises the required forms, motions, and information that clerks of court must provide to assist petitioners. It mandates that upon filing a domestic violence petition, the court must review the petition ex parte and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time under certain circumstances. It requires that a respondent be personally served by a law enforcement officer if a final hearing is set.

Florida S1644 — Interpersonal Violence Injunctions

Florida S1644 amends the state's laws on domestic violence, dating violence, repeat violence, and stalking injunctions. It revises the required forms, motions, and information that clerks of court must provide to assist petitioners. It mandates that upon filing a domestic violence petition, the court must review the petition ex parte and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time under certain circumstances. It requires that a respondent be personally served by a law enforcement officer if a final hearing is set.