Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

You're probably overthinking it. Call a lawyer.

Call Now: 904-383-7448
Florida Statute 877.26 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 877.26 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 877.26 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
877.26 Direct observation, videotaping, or visual surveillance of customers in merchant’s dressing room, etc., prohibited; penalties.
(1) It is unlawful for any merchant to directly observe or make use of video cameras or other visual surveillance devices to observe or record customers in the merchant’s dressing room, fitting room, changing room, or restroom when such room provides a reasonable expectation of privacy. However, a merchant may directly observe a customer from outside such room if the observation is within the scope of the merchant’s duties and the observation does not otherwise violate s. 810.14 or s. 810.145 or if the customer invites or consents to the presence of the merchant in the room.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term “merchant” means an owner or operator, or the agent, consignee, employee, lessee, or officer of an owner or operator, of any premises or apparatus used for retail purchase or sale of any merchandise.
(3) Any merchant who violates subsection (1) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 1, ch. 99-262; s. 7, ch. 2004-39.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 877.26

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§877.26INVADE PRIVACYILLEGAL VISUAL SURV BY MERCHANTM · 1st

Cases Citing F.S. 877.26

Copy

State of Florida v. William Graham Marcellus Hayes, II (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2020).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

Likewise, as noted by the trial court in Kraft, section 877.26, Florida Statutes (2019), prohibits merchants

This Florida statute resource is curated by the attorney maintaining this site, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.