Florida SB 504: Relief of Robert Earl DuBoise/State of Florida

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504 
Code Inspector Body Cameras 
2026-03-18T11:30:38Z 
Requiring a governmental entity that permits its code inspectors to wear body cameras to establish certain policies and procedures; requiring such governmental entity to ensure that certain training occurs, to retain certain data in accordance with public records laws, and to perform a periodic review of actual body camera practices; providing that certain provisions relating to the interception of wire, electronic, and oral communications do not apply to body camera recordings made by code inspectors, etc. 
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 2 An act relating to code inspector body cameras; 
 3 creating s. 162.41, F.S.; defining terms; requiring a 
 4 governmental entity that permits its code inspectors 
 5 to wear body cameras to establish certain policies and 
 6 procedures; requiring such governmental entity to 
 7 ensure that certain training occurs, to retain certain 
 8 data in accordance with public records laws, and to 
 9 perform a periodic review of actual body camera 
 10 practices; providing that certain provisions relating 
 11 to the interception of wire, electronic, and oral 
 12 communications do not apply to body camera recordings 
 13 made by code inspectors; providing an effective date. 
 14 
 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 16 
 17 Section 1. Section 162.41, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 18 read: 
 19 162.41 Code inspector body cameras; policies and 
 20 procedures.— 
 21 (1) As used in this section, the term: 
 22 (a) “Body camera” means a portable electronic recording 
 23 device worn on a code inspector’s person which records audio and 
 24 video data of the code inspector’s encounters and activities. 
 25 (b) “Code inspector” has the same meaning as in s. 
 26 162.04(2). 
 27 (2) A governmental entity that permits its code inspectors 
 28 to wear body cameras shall establish policies and procedures 
 29 addressing the proper use, maintenance, and storage of body 
 30 cameras and the data recorded by body cameras. The policies and 
 31 procedures must include all of the following: 
 32 (a) General guidelines for the proper use, maintenance, and 
 33 storage of body cameras. 
 34 (b) Any limitation on which code inspectors are permitted 
 35 to wear body cameras. 
 36 (c) Any limitation on code enforcement-related encounters 
 37 and activities in which code inspectors are permitted to wear 
 38 body cameras. A code inspector must be permitted to use a body 
 39 camera to record any encounter with a member of the public which 
 40 occurs while the inspector is performing his or her duties. 
 41 (d) General guidelines for the proper storage, retention, 
 42 and release of audio and video data recorded by body cameras. 
 43 (3) A governmental entity that permits its code inspectors 
 44 to wear body cameras shall do all of the following: 
 45 (a) Ensure that all personnel who wear, use, maintain, or 
 46 store body cameras are trained in the governmental entity’s body 
 47 camera policies and procedures. 
 48 (b) Ensure that all personnel who use, maintain, store, or 
 49 release audio or video data recorded by body cameras are trained 
 50 in the governmental entity’s policies and procedures. 
 51 (c) Retain audio and video data recorded by body cameras in 
 52 accordance with the requirements of s. 119.021, except as 
 53 otherwise provided by law. 
 54 (d) Perform a periodic review of actual body camera 
 55 practices to ensure conformity with the governmental entity’s 
 56 body camera policies and procedures. 
 57 (4) Chapter 934 does not apply to body camera recordings 
 58 made by code inspectors who elect to use body cameras. 
 59 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.