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Florida risk protection orders (RPOs), or red flag laws, allow temporary firearm prohibition for dangerous individuals. Most RPO petitions result in orders, with many involving intimate partner violence.

Keywords:

extreme risk protection orders firearms intimate partner violence

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Public Health
Criminology
Law and Policy

Background:

Risk Protection Orders (RPOs), also known as red flag laws, empower law enforcement to petition courts for temporary firearm purchase and possession bans for individuals exhibiting dangerous behavior.
Florida has seen a high volume of RPO cases since their 2018 enactment, making it a key state for analyzing their implementation.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the implementation of RPOs in Florida.
To characterize RPO respondents, the reasons for petitions, and case outcomes.
To examine the prevalence of intimate partner violence and existing domestic violence protective orders (DVPOs) within RPO cases.

Main Methods:

Analysis of all 4,695 Florida RPO cases filed between March 2018 and June 2020.
Coding of a random sample of 2,406 RPO cases to gather detailed information.
Examination of respondent characteristics, precipitating events, case outcomes, and intimate partner violence indicators.

Main Results:

RPO petitions were filed due to concerns about suicide and violence against others.
The majority (89%) of RPO petitions led to final RPOs.
Twenty-six percent of cases involved threats or use of intimate partner violence, with 20% of those having a concurrent or prior DVPO.

Conclusions:

RPOs are widely implemented across Florida counties.
A significant portion of RPO cases involve intimate partner violence, highlighting the role of RPOs in addressing immediate safety risks.
RPOs provide a mechanism for law enforcement to intervene and temporarily restrict firearm access in high-risk situations involving violence.