Interception and Disclosure of Oral Communications

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties for misuse of recordings.

Interception and Disclosure of Oral Communications

This law allows a person to record phone calls if they are part of the call and believe it will capture evidence of domestic violence.

What This Bill Does

• Allows a person who is on a phone call to record that call if they have reasonable grounds to believe it might capture evidence of domestic violence.
• Limits how the recorded information can be used; it can only be given to law enforcement, lawyers, or courts for proving domestic violence.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who are part of phone calls and suspect domestic violence is happening.
• Law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and courts that receive recordings as evidence.

Terms To Know

Domestic Violence

Abuse or violent behavior between family members or people in a relationship.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not explain what happens if the recording is shared with someone other than law enforcement, attorneys, or courts.
• It's unclear how this will be enforced or monitored by authorities.

Official Summary Text

Interception and Disclosure of Oral Communications; Authorizing a person to intercept and record an oral communication if the person is a party to the communication and certain conditions are met; limiting the use of the intercepted communication to evidencing an act of domestic violence, etc.

Current Bill Text

Florida Senate
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2026

SB 1446

By
Senator Rouson

16-01197A-26 20261446__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the interception and disclosure of
3 oral communications; amending s. 934.03, F.S.;
4 authorizing a person to intercept and record an oral
5 communication if the person is a party to the
6 communication and certain conditions are met; limiting
7 the use of the intercepted communication to evidencing
8 an act of domestic violence; providing an effective
9 date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Paragraph (n) is added to subsection (2) of
14 section 934.03, Florida Statutes, to read:
15 934.03 Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or
16 electronic communications prohibited.—
17 (2)
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(n)

It is lawful under this section and ss. 934.04-934.09

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for a person to intercept and record an oral communication if

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the person is a party to the communication and the person has

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reasonable grounds to believe that the recording will capture

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evidence of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28. A

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recording authorized under this paragraph may be provided to a

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law enforcement agency, an attorney, or a court for the purpose

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of evidencing an act of domestic violence. Such recording may

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not be otherwise disseminated or shared.

27 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.