FL S0204

Requires law enforcement to electronically record custodial interrogations in their entirety at detention facilities for 17 specified serious offenses, including murder, sexual battery, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and carjacking

Officers who fail to record interrogations or conduct them outside detention facilities must prepare written reports explaining the circumstances; courts must consider non-compliance when determining admissibility of statements

Defendants may request cautionary jury instructions when unrecorded statements are admitted into evidence despite the recording requirement

Prohibits introduction of cellular telephones and portable communication devices into county detention facilities without authorization, making violations a third-degree felony alongside existing contraband like firearms, drugs, and escape tools

Takes effect January 1, 2020