FL S0814

Creates "Ya Ya Alert" system requiring local law enforcement to notify public and private schools and child care facilities within a 3-mile radius when an imminent threat exists, such as a suspect who has killed, seriously injured, or assaulted someone with a deadly weapon and fled the scene

Requires local law enforcement agencies to create and maintain lists of all schools and child care facilities within their jurisdictions to receive Ya Ya Alerts; facilities may opt out upon request

Establishes "Imminent Threat Alert" system where the Department of Law Enforcement, working with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Department of Transportation, must issue public alerts through the emergency alert system and highway dynamic message signs at local law enforcement's request

Imminent Threat Alerts must include detailed suspect vehicle descriptions, license plate numbers, and other information to help apprehend dangerous suspects or prevent further harm

Provides civil liability immunity to law enforcement agencies, media outlets, communications service dealers, and other entities that transmit alert information in good faith, with technical or clerical errors not overcoming the presumption of good faith

Takes effect October 1, 2026