Florida SB 1280: Interpersonal Violence Injunctions

Bill Text

1280 
Interpersonal Violence Injunctions 
2026-01-06T11:56:59Z 
Revising the required forms, motions, and information all clerk of the court offices must provide to assist petitioners; requiring the court, upon the filing of a domestic violence petition, to review the petition ex parte and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time under certain circumstances; revising what the clerk of the court, within a specified timeframe after the court sets the case for a final hearing, is required to transmit to the sheriff or a law enforcement agency for service; prohibiting a court from issuing mutual orders of protection, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1280 

 By Senator Calatayud 

 38-00747A-26 20261280__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to interpersonal violence injunctions; 
 3 amending s. 741.30, F.S.; revising the required forms, 
 4 motions, and information all clerk of the court 
 5 offices must provide to assist petitioners; requiring 
 6 the court, upon the filing of a domestic violence 
 7 petition, to review the petition ex parte and set a 
 8 final hearing at the earliest possible time under 
 9 certain circumstances; requiring that a respondent be 
 10 personally served by a law enforcement officer if a 
 11 final hearing is set; revising the factors the court 
 12 is required to consider and evaluate in determining 
 13 whether a petitioner has reasonable cause to believe 
 14 that he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a 
 15 victim of domestic violence; revising what the clerk 
 16 of the court, within a specified timeframe after the 
 17 court sets the case for a final hearing, is required 
 18 to transmit to the sheriff or a law enforcement agency 
 19 for service; requiring a respondent, within 1 business 
 20 day after being served, to file a designation of his 
 21 or her mailing or e-mail address with the clerk of the 
 22 court for subsequent service; revising the 
 23 circumstances under which the clerk of the court must 
 24 mail or e-mail certified copies of certain orders to 
 25 the parties; specifying that service by e-mail is 
 26 complete upon e-mailing; revising the name of the 
 27 Domestic and Repeat Violence Injunction Statewide 
 28 Verification System created within the Department of 
 29 Law Enforcement to the Statewide Injunction 
 30 Verification System; revising the injunctions required 
 31 to be maintained in the system; revising the 
 32 circumstances under which the clerk of the court must 
 33 mail or e-mail certified copies of certain orders to 
 34 the parties; requiring the court, upon the filing of a 
 35 petition, to review the petition ex parte and set a 
 36 final hearing at the earliest possible time under 
 37 certain circumstances; making technical and conforming 
 38 changes; amending s. 784.046, F.S.; prohibiting a 
 39 court from issuing mutual orders of protection; 
 40 revising the required forms, motions, and information 
 41 the clerks of the court must provide to assist 
 42 petitioners unrepresented by counsel; requiring that a 
 43 respondent be personally served by a law enforcement 
 44 officer if a final hearing is set; requiring that a 
 45 court’s denial of a petition for an ex parte temporary 
 46 injunction be by certain written order; specifying 
 47 that good cause for a continuance includes obtaining 
 48 service of process by any party; requiring that all 
 49 specified proceedings be recorded; requiring a 
 50 respondent, within 1 business day after being served, 
 51 to file a designation of his or her mailing or e-mail 
 52 address with the clerk of the court for subsequent 
 53 service; revising the circumstances under which the 
 54 clerk of the court must mail or e-mail certified 
 55 copies of certain orders to the parties; specifying 
 56 that service by mail or e-mail is complete upon 
 57 mailing or e-mailing; requiring the clerk of the court 
 58 to prepare a certain written certification when a 
 59 certain order is served by the clerk; revising the 
 60 name of the Domestic and Repeat Violence Injunction 
 61 Statewide Verification System created within the 
 62 Department of Law Enforcement to the Statewide 
 63 Injunction Verification System; revising the 
 64 injunctions required to be maintained in the system; 
 65 specifying the circumstances under which the clerk of 
 66 the court must mail or e-mail certified copies of 
 67 certain injunction orders to the parties; specifying 
 68 that service by mail or e-mail is complete upon 
 69 mailing or e-mailing; providing requirements regarding 
 70 service of process; making technical and conforming 
 71 changes; amending s. 784.0485, F.S.; revising the 
 72 required forms, motions, and information all clerk of 
 73 the court offices must provide to assist petitioners; 
 74 requiring the court, upon the filing of a petition for 
 75 an injunction for protection against sta