Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S504: Code Inspector Body Cameras
Status: Chaptered, April 24, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to code inspector body cameras; creating s. 162.41, F.S.; defining terms; 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…
From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:
An act relating to code inspector body cameras; creating s. 162.41, F.S.; defining terms; 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; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âSection 162.41, Florida Statutes, is created to policies and procedures.â (1)âAs used in this section, the term: (a)ââBody cameraâ means a portable electronic recording device worn on a code inspectorâs person which records audio and video data of the code inspectorâs encounters and activities. (b)ââCode inspectorâ has the same meaning as in s. 162.04(2). (2)âA governmental entity that permits its code inspectors to wear body cameras shall establish policies and procedures addressing the proper use, maintenance, and storage of body cameras and the data recorded by body cameras. The policies and procedures must include all of the following: (a)âGeneral guidelines for the proper use, maintenance, and storage of body cameras. (b)âAny limitation on which code …