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Superseded — its companion passed SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1280

Interpersonal Violence Injunctions
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SPONSOR
Calatayud
FILED BY
Alexis Calatayud — District 38, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
COMPANION
CS/CS/HB 277 — SB 1280 was set aside and its companion carried the policy
OFFICIAL RECORD
flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1280

Filed under Criminal Justice.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Interpersonal Violence Injunctions; 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.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Courts must immediately review violence petitions and set final hearings.

Courts must review domestic violence and stalking petitions immediately and set final hearings at the earliest possible time if danger appears.

Courts are prohibited from issuing mutual orders of protection, though separate injunctions may be granted if both parties file.

Respondents must be personally served by a law enforcement officer, not a private process server, before the final hearing occurs.

Clerks must provide simplified forms and instructions, and courts must issue written orders noting legal grounds when denying temporary injunctions.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory Ex Parte Review and Final Hearing majors. 741.30(4)

AICourts must immediately review domestic violence petitions and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time if imminent danger is shown.

“The court must set a final hearing to be held at the earliest possible time if it appears the petitioner is a victim of domestic violence or has reasonable cause to believe he or” bill text, line 368 →
§ 2 Prohibition on Mutual Orders of Protection majors. 741.30(2)(f)

AICourts are barred from issuing mutual orders of protection, though separate injunctions may be granted if both parties comply with filing requirements.

“The court is prohibited from issuing mutual orders of protection. This does not preclude the court from issuing separate injunctions for protection against repeat violence, sexual” bill text, line 151 →
§ 3 Mandatory Law Enforcement Service majors. 741.30(4)

AIRespondents must be personally served by a law enforcement officer with the petition and notice of the final hearing before the hearing occurs.

“the respondent must be personally served by a law enforcement officer with a copy of the petition, financial affidavit, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act”
§ 4 Mandatory Ex Parte Review and Final Hearing for Stalking Petitions majors. 784.0485(4)

AICourts must immediately review stalking petitions and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time if stalking appears to exist.

“The court must set a final hearing to be held at the earliest possible time if it appears that the petitioner is a victim of stalking.” bill text, line 368 →
§ 5 Mandatory Law Enforcement Service of Stalking Injunctions majors. 784.0485(4)

AIRespondents in stalking cases must be personally served by a law enforcement officer, not a private process server.

“the respondent must be personally served by a law enforcement officer with a copy of the petition, notice of hearing, and temporary injunction”
§ 6 Expanded Statewide Verification System moderates. 741.30(8)(b)

AIThe statewide verification system now includes dating, sexual, and stalking violence injunctions in addition to domestic and repeat violence injunctions.

“relating to domestic violence injunctions, dating violence injunctions, sexual violence injunctions, repeat violence injunctions, and stalking injunctions issued by the courts” bill text, line 1014 →
§ 7 Clerk Assistance and Simplified Forms moderates. 741.30(2)(c)

AIClerks must provide simplified forms for injunctions, modifications, enforcement, and service address designations, along with instructions for completion.

“All clerks' offices shall provide simplified petition forms for the injunction, any motion for modifications, any motion for the enforcement thereof, and a designation of mailing” bill text, line 182 →
§ 8 Written Order Required for Denial moderates. 741.30(5)(b)

AICourts must issue a written order noting legal grounds when denying a petition for an ex parte temporary injunction.

“A denial of a petition for an ex parte temporary injunction shall be by written order noting the legal grounds for denial.” bill text, line 428 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB...
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/12/2026
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal...
1/6/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 741.30
+406 / −67
s. 784.046
+798 / −72
s. 784.0485
+533 / −114
s. 61.1825
+1 / −7
s. 943.05
+1 / −5
s. 741.30
+0 / −0