Policy Text
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firearms obtained pursuant to court orders.
SCOPE: This directive is applicable to Department employees.
POLICY: It is the policy of the City of Doral Police Department to petition for and serve
RPOs in compliance with FSS §790.401 and to properly account for firearms obtained by
the Department pursuant to such orders. The statute does not affect the ability of a law
enforcement officer from removing a firearm, ammunition, or a license to carry a concealed
weapon or concealed firearm from any person, or to conduct any search and seizure for
firearms or ammunition pursuant to other lawful authority.
DEFINITIONS:
Family or Household Member: Spouses, former spouses, persons related by blood or
marriage, persons who are presently residing together as if a family or who have resided
together in the past as if a family, and persons who are parents of a child in common
regardless of whether they have been married. With the exception of persons who have a
child in common, the family or household members must be currently residing or have in
the past resided together in the same single dwelling unit.
Petitioner: A law enforcement officer or a law enforcement agency that petitions a court
for a risk protection order pursuant to FSS §790.401.
Respondent: The individual who is identified as the subject of an RPO petition in a
petition filed. An individual who poses a significant danger of harming himself/herself or
others by having a firearm or ammunition in his/her custody or control, or by purchasing,
possessing, or receiving a firearm or any ammunition.
Risk Protection Order (RPO): A temporary ex parte court order or a final order
entered by a Judge that prohibits custody, control, possession, or purchase of firearms or
ammunition by Respondent for the length of time the order is in effect. In addition, an RPO
requires the surrender of any license to carry a concealed weapon issued by the State of
Florida for the length of the time the RPO is in effect.
PROCEDURE: