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Florida Parents' Bill of Rights: a parent's written consent before a biometric scan, a blood or DNA record, or a video or voice recording of a minor child
Fla. Stat. § 1014.04(1)(g) to (i)
In force since .
A biometric privacy rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Consent
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- If you are the state, one of its political subdivisions, another governmental entity or another institution, do not make, share or store a biometric scan of a minor child without the parent's written consent (Fla. Stat. § 1014.04(1) and (1)(g)).
- If you are the state, one of its political subdivisions, another governmental entity or another institution, do not create, store or share any record of a minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) without the parent's written consent, except as required by general law or authorized pursuant to a court order (Fla. Stat. § 1014.04(1) and (1)(h)).
- If you are the state or one of its political subdivisions, do not make a video or voice recording of a minor child without the parent's written consent, unless the recording is made during or as part of a court proceeding, as part of a forensic interview in a criminal or Department of Children and Families investigation, or solely for a safety demonstration, a legitimate academic or extracurricular activity, regular classroom instruction, security or surveillance of buildings or grounds, or a photo identification card (Fla. Stat. § 1014.04(1)(i)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
What record it asks for
Logging duty
Section 1014.04(1)(g) to (i) states parental consent rights over biometric scans, blood and DNA records and recordings of a minor child. It requires no log, no record of consent and no audit.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
A parent of a minor child has the right to consent in writing before a biometric scan of the child is made, shared or stored. A parent has the right to consent in writing before any record of the minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created, stored or shared, except as required by general law or authorized pursuant to a court order.
A parent has the right to consent in writing before the state or any of its political subdivisions makes a video or voice recording of the minor child, unless the recording is made in a court proceeding or forensic interview or is to be used solely for a listed purpose such as a safety demonstration, a legitimate academic or extracurricular activity, regular classroom instruction, security or surveillance of buildings or grounds, or a photo identification card.
These parental rights are reserved to the parent without obstruction or interference from the state, any of its political subdivisions, any other governmental entity, or any other institution. Chapter 2021-199, Laws of Florida, which created chapter 1014, took effect .
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