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FL S1644
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Stan McClain
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AI Summary
- Requires courts to conduct an ex parte review of petitions for protection against domestic violence, repeat violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking, and set a final hearing at the earliest possible time if the petitioner appears to meet statutory criteria
- Mandates that respondents be personally served by a law enforcement officer (rather than any process server) when a final hearing is set, and requires respondents to provide the clerk with a mailing or e-mail address for subsequent service within 1 business day of being served
- Prohibits courts from issuing mutual orders of protection in cases of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence, consistent with the existing prohibition for domestic violence cases
- Renames the "Domestic and Repeat Violence Injunction Statewide Verification System" to the "Statewide Injunction Verification System" and expands it to include dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking injunctions alongside domestic and repeat violence injunctions
- Modernizes service-of-process procedures by allowing the clerk of court to serve subsequent orders by e-mail in addition to certified mail, with service deemed complete upon mailing or e-mailing, and requires clerk offices to provide Supreme Court-approved family law forms rather than simplified petition forms
Legislative Description
Interpersonal Violence Injunctions
Last Action
Introduced
1/22/2026
Full Bill Text
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