Florida Senate - 2014                                    SB 1242
       
       
        
       By Senator Simmons
       
       
       
       
       
       10-01271A-14                                          20141242__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to no contact orders; amending s.
    3         903.047, F.S.; providing for the effect and
    4         enforceability of orders of no contact as a part of
    5         pretrial release; specifying acts prohibited in a no
    6         contact order; providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
   11  903.047, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         903.047 Conditions of pretrial release.—
   13         (1) As a condition of pretrial release, whether such
   14  release is by surety bail bond or recognizance bond or in some
   15  other form, the defendant shall:
   16         (b) Refrain from any contact of any type with the victim,
   17  except through pretrial discovery pursuant to the Florida Rules
   18  of Criminal Procedure. An order of no contact shall be effective
   19  immediately upon the order of the court and enforceable until
   20  the originating offense is resolved or the order is modified by
   21  the court. For the purposes of this section, unless modified by
   22  the court, an order of no contact shall include the following
   23  prohibited acts:
   24         1. Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties share;
   25         2. Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the victim’s
   26  residence, school, place of employment, or a specified place
   27  frequented regularly by the victim and any named family or
   28  household member;
   29         3. Committing an act of violence against the victim;
   30         4. Committing any other violation of the order through an
   31  intentional unlawful threat, word, or act to do violence to the
   32  victim;
   33         5. Telephoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with
   34  the victim directly or indirectly, unless the order specifically
   35  allows indirect contact through a third party;
   36         6. Knowingly and intentionally coming within 100 feet of
   37  the victim’s motor vehicle, whether or not that vehicle is
   38  occupied;
   39         7. Defacing or destroying the victim’s personal property,
   40  including the victim’s motor vehicle; or
   41         8. Refusing to surrender firearms or ammunition if ordered
   42  to do so by the court.
   43         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2014.