Digital Voyeurism
Florida Digital Voyeurism Law
Other
Makes it a crime to secretly view, broadcast, or record someone who is dressing, undressing, or privately exposing their body where they expect privacy, or to record under or through their clothing, without their knowledge and consent. HB 1389 (2024) renamed the offense from 'video voyeurism' to 'digital voyeurism' and revised its elements.
- Where
- Florida
- Citation
- Fla. Stat. 810.145
- Status
- In force
- Last amended
- 2024-10-01
- Enforced by
- State attorneys (criminal)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- First-degree misdemeanor for offenders under 19; third-degree felony for offenders 19 or older (810.145(2)(b)-(c)). Separate offenses cover dissemination of such recordings (810.145(3)).
- Applies to
- Any person who uses or installs, or permits the use of, an imaging device to secretly view, broadcast, or record another person in a state of undress or under their clothing (810.145(2))
Practices it requires
- Do not use or install, or permit the use of, an imaging device to secretly view, broadcast, or record a person dressing, undressing, or privately exposing the body where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy, or to record under or through their clothing, without knowledge and consent.Fla. Stat. 810.145(2)(a)
Sources
- Official text
- Fla. Stat. 810.145 (2026 Florida Statutes, Florida Senate)
- Laws of Florida ch. 2024-132 (CS/CS/HB 1389), effective October 1, 2024
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Original effective date (ch. 2004-39) not confirmed.
Research reference, not legal advice.