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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 934
SECURITY OF COMMUNICATIONS; SURVEILLANCE
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F.S. 934.27
934.27 Civil action: relief; damages; defenses.—
(1) Except as provided in s. 934.23(5), any provider of electronic communication service, or subscriber or customer thereof, aggrieved by any violation of ss. 934.21-934.28 in which the conduct constituting the violation is engaged in with a knowing or intentional state of mind may, in a civil action, recover from the person or entity which engaged in that violation such relief as is appropriate.
(2) In a civil action under this section, appropriate relief includes:
(a) Such preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief as is appropriate.
(b) Damages under subsection (3).
(c) A reasonable attorney’s fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
(3) The court may assess as damages in a civil action under this section the sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator as a result of the violation, but in no case shall a plaintiff entitled to recover be awarded less than $1,000.
(4) A good faith reliance on any of the following is a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under ss. 934.21-934.28:
(a) A court warrant or order, a subpoena, or a statutory authorization, including, but not limited to, a request of an investigative or law enforcement officer to preserve records or other evidence, as provided in s. 934.23(7).
(b) A request of an investigative or law enforcement officer under s. 934.09(7).
(c) A good faith determination that s. 934.03(3) permitted the conduct complained of.
(5) A civil action under this section may not be commenced later than 2 years after the date upon which the claimant first discovered or had a reasonable opportunity to discover the violation.
History.—s. 9, ch. 88-184; s. 11, ch. 89-269; s. 14, ch. 2000-369; s. 9, ch. 2002-72.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 934.27
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 934.27.

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Cases Citing Statute 934.27

Total Results: 4

JOSEPH WEITZ v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-05-31

Citation: 275 So. 3d 707

Snippet: remedies and sanctions described in ss. 934.21-934.27 are the only judicial remedies and sanctions for

Shawn Alvin Tracey v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-10-16

Citation: 152 So. 3d 504, 92 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 587, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 617, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 3072

Snippet: sanctions described in ss. 934.21- 934.27 are the only judicial remedies and sanctions for

Tracey v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-09-07

Citation: 69 So. 3d 992, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 14054, 2011 WL 3903075

Snippet: remedies and sanctions described in ss. 934.21-934.27 are the only judicial remedies and sanctions for

Koch v. Kimball

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-02-25

Citation: 710 So. 2d 5, 1998 WL 75000

Snippet: the intent of the civil provisions of the Act (§ 934.27, Fla.Stat. (1995)), which seek to protect the privacy