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Repeat Violence
Violence as used in Florida Statute 784.046, means any assault, battery, sexual battery, or stalking by a person against any other person. If you or members of your immediate family are a victim of repeat violence, you can ask the Court for a protective order prohibiting repeat violence.
With respect to a minor child who is living at home, the parent or legal guardian must have been an eye-witness to, or have direct physical evidence or affidavits from eye-witnesses of, the specific facts and circumstances that form the basis of the petition.
Repeat Violence Injunction Packets are available in the Injunction Office of the Citrus County Courthouse
Legal Definition
Repeat violence means that two incidents of violence have been committed against you or a member of your immediate family by another person, one of which must have been within six months of filing this petition. Repeat violence includes:- Aggravated Assault
- Aggravated Battery
- Aggravated Stalking
- Any Criminal Offense Resulting in Physical Injury or Death
- Assault
- Battery
- False Imprisonment
- Kidnapping
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Battery
- Stalking
Age Policy
If you are under the age of eighteen and have never been married or had the disabilities of nonage removed by a court, one of your parents or your legal guardian must sign this petition on your behalf. The parent or legal guardian of any minor child who is living at home may seek an injunction for protection against repeat violence on behalf of the minor child.With respect to a minor child who is living at home, the parent or legal guardian must have been an eye-witness to, or have direct physical evidence or affidavits from eye-witnesses of, the specific facts and circumstances that form the basis of the petition.
Fee
There is no filing fee.Repeat Violence Injunction Packets are available in the Injunction Office of the Citrus County Courthouse
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Physical Address
110 N Apopka Ave
Inverness, FL 34450
Phone: 352-341-6424Fax: 352-341-6413
Injunction Services are only available at the Citrus County Courthouse.
** If an injunction is needed after business hours, weekends or holidays please call 911.**
Request assistance as early in the day as possible, preferably before 3pm, to allow sufficient time to complete paperwork and for the Court to review your paperwork.When contacting our office by phone, please select the following prompts to get to the correct department:
- 1 for Payments
- 3 for Traffic and Other Citations
- 4 for Criminal Matters
- 5 for Civil Matters
- 6 for Family Related Matters
- 7 for Jury and Evidence
- 8 for Payment Plan Information
TDD
800-955-8771
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m
Related Documents
- Baker Act Forms (PDF)
- Dating Violence Injunction (PDF)
- Domestic Violence Injunction With Children (PDF)
- Domestic Violence Injunction Without Children (PDF)
- Marchman Act (PDF)
- Motion for Modification of Injunction Packet (PDF)
- Repeat Violence Injunction (PDF)
- Sexual Violence Injunction (PDF)
- Stalking Injunction Packet (PDF)
- Vulnerable Adult Petition (PDF)