Loading chat...

FL S0066

Bill

Status

Failed

5/5/2023

Primary Sponsor

Lori Berman

Click for details

Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands who may petition a court for a risk protection order beyond law enforcement officers and agencies to include family members: biological or legal parents, stepparents, grandparents, children, legal guardians, spouses, and siblings of the respondent
  • Allows non-law enforcement petitioners to file in the county where they reside or where the respondent resides, while law enforcement petitioners continue to file where their office is located
  • Neither the petitioner nor the respondent is required to be represented by an attorney when filing or responding to a risk protection order petition
  • Requires non-law enforcement petitioners to list their residential address as the address of record on the petition, rather than a law enforcement agency address
  • Scheduled effective date of July 1, 2023

Legislative Description

Risk Protection Orders

Last Action

Died in Criminal Justice

5/5/2023

Full Bill Text

No bill text available