Fla. Stat. 934.15
Situations in which law enforcement officer may order telephone line cut, rerouted, or diverted

(1)

The supervising law enforcement officer at the scene of an incident where there is reasonable cause to believe:That a person is holding one or more hostages,That a person has barricaded herself or himself and taken a position of confinement to avoid apprehension,That there is the probability that a subject about to be arrested will resist with the use of weapons, orThat a person has barricaded herself or himself and is armed and is threatening suicide,

may order law enforcement or telephone company personnel to cut, reroute, or divert telephone lines for the purpose of preventing telephone communications between the suspect and any person other than a law enforcement officer or the law enforcement officer’s designee, if such cutting, rerouting, or diverting of telephone lines is technically feasible and can be performed without endangering the lives of telephone company or other utility personnel.

(a)

That a person is holding one or more hostages,

(b)

That a person has barricaded herself or himself and taken a position of confinement to avoid apprehension,

(c)

That there is the probability that a subject about to be arrested will resist with the use of weapons, or

(d)

That a person has barricaded herself or himself and is armed and is threatening suicide,

(2)

The good faith reliance by a telephone company on an oral or written order to cut, reroute, or divert telephone lines given by a supervising law enforcement officer under subsection (1) constitutes a complete defense to any civil, criminal, or administrative action arising out of such an order.

Source: Section 934.15 — Situations in which law enforcement officer may order telephone line cut, rerouted, or diverted, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0934.­15 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

934.01
Legislative findings 934.02
Definitions 934.03
Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited 934.04
Manufacture, distribution, or possession of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices prohibited 934.05
Confiscation of wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepting devices 934.06
Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications 934.07
Authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications 934.08
Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications 934.09
Procedure for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications 934.10
Civil remedies 934.15
Situations in which law enforcement officer may order telephone line cut, rerouted, or diverted 934.21
Unlawful access to stored communications 934.22
Voluntary disclosure of customer communications or records 934.23
Required disclosure of customer communications or records 934.24
Backup preservation 934.25
Delayed notice 934.26
Cost reimbursement 934.27
Civil action: relief 934.28
Exclusivity of remedies and sanctions 934.31
General prohibition on pen register and trap and trace device use 934.32
Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device 934.33
Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device 934.34
Assistance in installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device 934.41
Alternative penalty 934.42
Mobile tracking device authorization 934.43
Criminal disclosure of subpoena, order, or authorization 934.50
Searches and seizure using a drone 934.215
Unlawful use of a two-way communications device 934.255
Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses 934.425
Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking applications

Current through Fall 2025

§ 934.15. Situations in which law enforcement officer may order telephone line cut, rerouted, or diverted's source at flsenate​.gov