Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (FS 515.27) requires every new residential pool to have at least one approved safety feature: a 4-foot barrier, an approved safety cover, exit alarms on doors/windows, self-closing self-latching doors, or a pool alarm.
FS 515.27 requires a new residential pool to pass final inspection only if it meets at least one safety-feature option: (1) isolation by a barrier meeting FS 515.29; (2) an approved safety pool cover; (3) exit alarms rated at least 85 decibels on all doors and windows with direct pool access; (4) self-closing, self-latching devices with a release at least 54 inches high on those doors; or (5) a swimming pool alarm meeting ASTM F2208. Public and community pools are separately regulated by the Florida Department of Health under FAC 64E-9. Seminole County's Building Division verifies the chosen safety feature at inspection.
Failure to equip a new residential pool with a required safety feature is a misdemeanor of the second degree; penalties may be dismissed if the owner installs a feature and completes a drowning-prevention course within 45 days.
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