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FL S0844
Bill
AI Summary
- Expands the legal definition of "domestic violence" in Florida to include "coercive control" of one family or household member by another, adding it alongside existing offenses such as assault, battery, stalking, kidnapping, and false imprisonment
- Amends the definition in both the general welfare statute (s. 414.0252) and the primary domestic violence statute (s. 741.28), ensuring the expanded definition applies across criminal, civil, and family law contexts
- Makes technical updates throughout related statutes, replacing "shall" with "must" or "may" to modernize language in provisions governing batterers' intervention programs, minimum jail sentences, pretrial release conditions, and prosecution policies
- Reenacts more than 35 cross-referencing statutes—covering areas including child protective investigations, parenting and custody determinations, background screening standards, insurance discrimination, pretrial detention, criminal sentencing scoresheets, and juvenile detention—to incorporate the amended definition
- Takes effect July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Domestic Violence
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice
6/16/2025
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