> Source: https://rikuy.si/insights/florida-convenience-store-camera-law/ . Updated 2026-10-20. Rikuy, rikuy.si # Florida camera law for stores open late By the Rikuy team · Updated October 2026 · /insights/florida-camera-law.md If your convenience store or gas station sells groceries and is open between 11 PM and 5 AM, Florida requires a security camera system that can record and retrieve an image. The law does not say how long to keep the video, and it does not require anyone to watch it. Two other rules matter more day to day: no audio of conversations without everyone's consent, and no cameras where people undress. **Not legal advice.** This guide summarizes Florida statutes as we read them in October 2026. Ask a Florida lawyer about your store. ## Who the camera rule covers The rule is Florida Statutes 812.173, part of the Convenience Business Security Act. It applies to businesses that sell groceries, or groceries and gas, and are open at any time between 11 PM and 5 AM. It asks for "a security camera system capable of recording and retrieving an image." The act also lists exceptions, such as stores with five or more employees on duty at night, stores of 10,000 square feet or more, and stores where the owner or the owner's family works those hours. Read the statute for the current list before you rely on one. ## What the law does not say It sets no retention period and no review duty. A store can be fully compliant with a recorder that nobody has opened in a year. That gap is the reason Rikuy exists: the video is already there, it just is not read. ## Audio: leave it off Florida Statutes 934.03 makes it a crime to intercept a conversation without the consent of everyone in it. A violation is a third-degree felony. Many recorders capture audio by default, so check yours. Rikuy works with images only. The Rikuy Bridge drops audio at the store, before anything leaves the building. ## Restrooms and changing areas Florida Statutes 810.145, the video voyeurism law, bans recording where people undress, such as restrooms and changing areas. In Rikuy, a camera labeled restroom or changing area is blocked and cannot be turned on for any agent. ## Employees We did not find a Florida law that bans video in work areas. Secondary legal sources say an employer can monitor most of the workplace when there is a business reason. We did not find a Florida rule that requires written notice, but a posted notice is simple and fair, so Rikuy asks for one before any camera goes on. ## Sources 1. Florida Statutes 812.173, convenience business security. 2. Florida Statutes 934.03, interception of communications. 3. Florida Statutes 810.145, video voyeurism. 4. EPGD Law, recording employees in Florida (2019, secondary source). 5. Recording Law, Florida workplace recording (secondary source). ## The rules are built in, not left to you. Audio is dropped by the Rikuy Bridge at the store. Restroom and changing area cameras are blocked for every agent. Cameras stay off until the employee notice and the store sign are posted, in English and Spanish. Every look your agent takes is on the record: camera, minutes, question and answer. [Start free](https://rikuy.si/start/) [Read our rules](https://rikuy.si/trust/) ## Keep reading