As the victim of domestic violence in Broward County, you may choose to file restraining orders or protective orders. Protective injunctions in the state of Florida are also known as orders for protection or restraining orders. No matter the name, these orders are meant to protect those who have been the victim of certain types of abuse. There are five different types of protective orders/restraining orders in the state of Florida. The general goal of all of them is to prevent one person from committing specific acts such as being close to the accuser or from things such as owning a firearm.