| 16 | | - | by governmental agencies to detect concealed firearms; 3 |
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| 17 | | - | creating s. 790.34, F.S.; providing definitions; 4 |
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| 18 | | - | prohibiting a governmental agency or specified 5 |
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| 19 | | - | contractors from using or contracting with any other 6 |
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| 20 | | - | entities to use artificial intelligence to detect 7 |
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| 21 | | - | concealed firearms in public places; providing 8 |
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| 22 | | - | exceptions; providing a remedy; providing an effective 9 |
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| 23 | | - | date. 10 |
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| 24 | | - | 11 |
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| 25 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 |
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| 26 | | - | 13 |
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| 27 | | - | Section 1. Section 790.34, Florida Statutes, is created to 14 |
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| 28 | | - | read: 15 |
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| 29 | | - | 790.34 Prohibited use of artificial intelligence to detect 16 |
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| 30 | | - | concealed firearms.— 17 |
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| 31 | | - | (1) As used in this section, the term : 18 |
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| 32 | | - | (a) "Governmental agency" means any state, county, local, 19 |
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| 33 | | - | or municipal governmental entity or any unit of local government 20 |
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| 34 | | - | created or established by law. 21 |
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| 35 | | - | (b) "Public place" has the same meaning as in s. 876.11. 22 |
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| 36 | | - | (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a governmental 23 |
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| 37 | | - | agency may not use, or contract with any other entity to use, 24 |
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| 38 | | - | artificial intelligence in conjunction with any camera, video 25 |
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| 16 | + | to detect firearms; creating s. 790.34, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | + | prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence to 4 |
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| 18 | + | detect firearms in public areas; providing criminal 5 |
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| 19 | + | penalties; providing exceptions; providing an 6 |
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| 20 | + | effective date. 7 |
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| 21 | + | 8 |
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| 22 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 |
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| 23 | + | 10 |
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| 24 | + | Section 1. Section 790.34, Florida Statutes, is created to 11 |
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| 25 | + | read: 12 |
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| 26 | + | 790.34 Prohibited use of artificial intelligence to detect 13 |
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| 27 | + | firearms in public areas; penalties; exceptions. — 14 |
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| 28 | + | (1) Artificial intelligence may not be used, including, 15 |
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| 29 | + | but not limited to, in conjunction with any camera, video 16 |
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| 30 | + | recording, or live-streaming device, to detec t firearms in 17 |
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| 31 | + | public areas. 18 |
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| 32 | + | (2) A person who violates this section commits a 19 |
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| 33 | + | misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 20 |
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| 34 | + | 775.082 or s. 775.083. 21 |
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| 35 | + | (3) This section does not apply to: 22 |
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| 36 | + | (a) The grounds or facilities of a school as defined in s. 23 |
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| 37 | + | 790.115. 24 |
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| 38 | + | (b) Any location listed in s. 790.06(12)(a). 25 |
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| 51 | | - | recording, live-streaming device, or similar technology to 26 |
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| 52 | | - | detect concealed firearms in a public place. 27 |
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| 53 | | - | (3) This section does not prohibit a governmental agency 28 |
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| 54 | | - | from using artificial intelligence, or contracting with any 29 |
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| 55 | | - | other entity to use artificial intelligence, to detect concealed 30 |
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| 56 | | - | firearms: 31 |
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| 57 | | - | (a) On the grounds or facilities of a school as defined in 32 |
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| 58 | | - | s. 790.115(2)(a). 33 |
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| 59 | | - | (b) At any location listed in s. 790.06(12)(a). 34 |
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| 60 | | - | (4) An aggrieved party may seek injunctive relief against 35 |
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| 61 | | - | a governmental agency or other entity under contract with a 36 |
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| 62 | | - | governmental agency to prevent or remedy a violation of this 37 |
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| 63 | | - | section. 38 |
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| 64 | | - | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 39 |
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| 51 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 26 |
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