Criminal Justice (Violent Crime)

Victims of Violence; Creates rebuttable presumption that persons who use force in accordance with specified provisions against known abuser act with reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm; specifies when rebuttable presumption applies; requires court to instruct jury regarding existence of rebuttable presumption & shift in burden of proof if rebuttable presumption applies; authorizes court to determine whether defendant has met rebuttable presumption; specifies admissibility of specified evidence at trial; requires FDLE, in consultation with specified persons, to develop, implement, & mandate evidence-based, trauma-informed training program for specified persons; provides training program requirements; requires department to adopt rules & submit annual reports beginning on specified date; requires Florida Commission on Offender Review to establish Survivor Self-Defense Case Review Panel; requires panel to perform specified tasks; requires commission to adopt rules & submit annual reports beginning on specified date.

Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Providing enhanced penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; authorizing, and in certain circumstances requiring, a court to order electronic monitoring in domestic violence cases; revising the information contained in a petition for injunction for protection against domestic violence; increasing the maximum payment amounts for relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence, etc.

Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Reclassifying penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are made without regard to a penalty enhancement; establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program in a specified county; requiring the sheriff, in consultation with certain persons, to design and implement the pilot program; providing requirements for the pilot program; requiring the Department of Corrections to complete an evaluation and provide specified reports to the Legislature; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions against dating violence and sexual violence into a statewide verification system, etc.