Policy Text
I. PURPOSE
To provide guidelines for implementing the Risk Protection Order Act, §790.401,
Florida Statutes. A Risk Protection Order (RPO) allows law enforcement officers to
obtain a court order that temporarily restricts an individual from accessing firearms
or ammunition when there is evidence that an individual poses a significant threat
to himself/herself or others. An individual’s mental health, as well as violent
behavior, is also taken into consideration when an RPO is ordered. The purpose of
obtaining an RPO is to reduce fatalities and injuries resulting from a high-risk
individual’s use of firearms.