Punishment for violation of restraining order in Florida depends upon the history that an individual has for domestic violence, and why that protective order comes about. I see a lot of times where an individual has been arrested for a domestic violence crime, they’ve been placed on a probationary period and that the victim will also have a protective order entered. Later during the probationary period there may be the allegation that there was some form of improper conduct or improper contact of the 2 individuals. Depending upon what level of contact and what that conduct was, the court from those pieces of evidence will determine what would be an appropriate punishment. I have seen where the court has not done much punishment at all, and I have seen where the court has just warned individuals “Don’t do it again,” and I have seen where courts have sentenced individuals to rather lengthy jail term sentences.