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Florida Statute 514.0315 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 514.0315 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 514.0315 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
514.0315 Required safety features for public swimming pools and spas.
(1) A public swimming pool or spa must be equipped with an anti-entrapment system or device that complies with American Society of Mechanical Engineers/American National Standards Institute standard A112.19.8, or any successor standard.
(2) A public swimming pool or spa built before January 1, 1993, with a single main drain other than an unblockable drain must be equipped with at least one of the following features that complies with any American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American National Standards Institute, American Society for Testing and Materials, or other applicable consumer product safety standard for such system or device and protects against evisceration and body-and-limb suction entrapment:
(a) A safety vacuum release system that ceases operation of the pump, reverses the circulation flow, or otherwise provides a vacuum release at a suction outlet when a blockage is detected and that has been tested by an independent third party and found to conform to American Society of Mechanical Engineers/American National Standards Institute standard A112.19.17, American Society for Testing and Materials standard F2387, or any successor standard.
(b) A suction-limiting vent system with a tamper-resistant atmospheric opening.
(c) A gravity drainage system that uses a collector tank.
(d) An automatic pump shut-off system.
(e) A device or system that disables the drain.
(3) The determination and selection of a feature under subsection (2) for a public swimming pool or spa constructed before January 1, 1993, is at the sole discretion of the owner or operator of the public swimming pool or spa. A licensed contractor described in s. 489.105(3)(j), (k), or (l) must install the feature.
History.s. 18, ch. 2011-222; s. 68, ch. 2012-5.

Cases Citing F.S. 514.0315

Fla. Stat. § 514.0315 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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Blue Seven, LLC d/b/a Indigo Float v. Dep't of Health (Fla. 1st DCA 2026).

Cited 1 times | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...Administrative Code, as evidenced by the April 8, 2022 inspection, the December 21, 2021 denial letter, and the record. [Appellant]’s failure to pass the inspection, which among other items, specifically required the anti- entrapment device mandated by section 514.0315, 6 Florida Statutes, forms a sufficient basis to deny the operating permits, notwithstanding the Float Tank Code. The Department argued that this conclusion was as or more reasonable than the ALJ’s finding....

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