FL is what is known as an "all-party consent" state. This means that it is a crime to intercept or record a "wire, oral, or electronic communication" , unless all parties to the communication consent to the recording. That having been said, the law makes an exception for in-person communications when the parties do not have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in the conversation. So for example, it would be legal to record a conversation in a public place where it might reasonably be overheard. However, the person recording must be a party to the conversation, otherwise all-party consent must be obtained.To violate the law means not only civil penalties but criminal as well. A first offense will be charged as a misdemeanor and a subsequent offenses will be considered a felony.