Protective Injunctions
Fla. Stat. 741.30 — no filing fee, 15 days, and until modified or dissolved
In Florida, domestic violence is assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any crime causing injury or death, by one family or household member against another. Family or household members are spouses and former spouses, people related by blood or marriage, people who live or have lived together as a family, and parents of a child in common.
No filing fee, and a temporary injunction lasts up to 15 days until the hearing. Charging a filing fee for a petition for protection against domestic violence is prohibited. An ex parte temporary injunction lasts no more than 15 days, and the full hearing is set no later than the day it would end, with continuances for good cause.
The protective terms of a final injunction remain in effect until modified or dissolved, and either party may move to modify or dissolve it at any time. Willfully violating an injunction is a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 1 year and $1,000.
Sources for this section (5)
- Fla. Stat. 741.28 — Domestic violence; definitions
- Fla. Stat. 741.30 — Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk
- Fla. Stat. 741.31 — Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence
- Fla. Stat. 775.082 — Penalties; applicability of sentencing structures
- Fla. Stat. 775.083 — Fines
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Florida attorney.