FL S0032

Creates a new cause of action for injunction for protection against "serious violence by a known person," defined as violence between individuals who know each other that causes serious bodily injury (substantial risk of death, disfigurement, or protracted loss of bodily function)

Victims of serious violence by a known person may file for protection if they have reported the violence to law enforcement and are cooperating with any criminal proceedings, regardless of whether charges were filed, reduced, or dismissed

Clerks of court may not charge filing fees for petitions seeking protection against serious violence by a known person, and must provide petitioners with certified copies of any injunction granted

Expands the statewide verification system to include serious violence by a known person injunctions, requiring electronic transmission of injunction information to law enforcement within 24 hours

Respondents arrested for committing serious violence by a known person in violation of an injunction must be held in custody until brought before the court for enforcement proceedings and bail determination