Fla. Stat. 934.34
Assistance in installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device


(1)

Upon the request of the applicant specified in s. 934.32(1), a provider of wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person shall furnish such investigative or law enforcement officer or other applicant forthwith all information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of a pen register unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, or such other assistance to support the investigation, if such assistance is directed by a court order as provided in s. 934.33(2)(b).

(2)

Upon the request of the applicant specified in s. 934.32(1), a provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person shall install a trap and trace device forthwith on the appropriate line or other facility and shall furnish such investigative or law enforcement officer or other applicant all additional information, facilities, and technical assistance, including installation and operation of the device unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place if such installation and assistance is directed by a court order as provided in s. 934.33(2)(b). Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the results of the trap and trace device shall be furnished, pursuant to s. 934.31(4) or s. 934.33(2)(b), to an officer of the law enforcement agency designated in the court order at reasonable intervals during regular business hours for the duration of the order. The obligation of a provider of electronic communication service under such an order or under such emergency pen register or trap and trace device installation may include, but is not limited to, conducting an in-progress trace, or providing other assistance to support the investigation as may be specified in the order.

(3)

A provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person who furnished facilities or technical assistance pursuant to this section shall be reasonably compensated for such reasonable expenses incurred in providing such facilities and assistance.

(4)

No cause of action shall lie in any court against any provider of a wire or electronic communication service, its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons for providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of a court order under ss. 934.31-934.34.

(5)

A good faith reliance on a court order or a statutory authorization is a complete defense against any civil or criminal action brought under ss. 934.31-934.34.

Source: Section 934.34 — Assistance in installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0934.­34 (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

§ 934.34. Assistance in installation & use of a pen register or a trap and trace device's source at flsenate​.gov