784.047 Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators.

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(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:

(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,

commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083 , except as provided in subsection (2).

(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.