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Sexual Violence
Sexual violence means persons involved in sexually lewd acts, including any forcible felonies. The sexual violence must have been reported to a law enforcement agency. If you are a victim of sexual violence or the parent or legal guardian of a minor child who is living at home and is the victim of sexual violence, you can ask the Court for a protective order prohibiting sexual violence. Sexual violence means any one incident of:
Because you are making a request to the Court, you are called the petitioner. The person whom you are asking the Court to protect your from is called the respondent.
Sexual Violence Injunction Packets are available in the Injunction Office of the Citrus County Courthouse
- Any other forcible felony wherein a sexual act is committed or attempted
- Lewd or lascivious act, as defined in chapter 800, Florida Statutes, committed upon or in the presence of a person younger than 16 years of age
- Luring or enticing a child, as described in chapter 787, Florida Statutes
- Sexual battery, as defined in chapter 794, Florida Statutes
- Sexual performance by a child, as described in chapter 827, Florida Statutes
Requirements for Getting an Injunction
In order to get an injunction you must have reported the sexual violence to a law enforcement agency and be cooperating in the criminal proceeding, if there is one. It does not matter whether criminal charges based on the sexual violence have been filed, reduced, or dismissed by the State Attorney's office. You may also seek an injunction for protection against sexual violence crimes listed above against you or a minor child living at home and respondent is out of prison or is getting out of prison within 90 days of your petition. Attach the Notice of Inmate Release to your petition.Because you are making a request to the Court, you are called the petitioner. The person whom you are asking the Court to protect your from is called the respondent.
Minors
If you are seeking an injunction for protection against sexual violence on behalf of 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. 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.Fee
There is no filing fee.Sexual 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)