FL
Florida — Body Armor Regulation Profile
Statutes, eligibility requirements, shipping rules, and the dealer and agency directory for this jurisdiction.
Primary Statute
FL Statutes §775.0846
Strategic Context
- SOCOM Proximity
- MacDill AFB (Tampa) = USSOCOM HQ; SOF Week + SOFIC held in Tampa each May — significant industry presence
- Gpo Sweet Spots
- small-to-mid FL sheriffs (67 counties)
- theme park + cruise industry security
- retirement community + gated community security
- small municipal PDs
- private security firms paying retail
- Unique To FL Categories
- theme_park_security
- cruise_industry_security
- Space_Coast_aerospace_security
- retirement_community_security_at_scale
- foreign_UHNW_security
- hurricane_response_surge
- FSG_reactivated_2022
- Onboarding Friction Notes
- FL is comparatively friction-light — standard federal screening sufficient; enhanced penalty is informational only
- Partnership Opportunities
- FSA endorsement (high-value)
- FPCA endorsement
- cruise line corporate security relationships
- GEO Group corporate relationship (Boca Raton HQ)
- Aggregated Demand Estimate
- 200000+ tactical-armor-eligible buyers in FL
- Phase 2 Threshold Met By Fl Alone
true
Authorized Dealers (10)
Arista Armor Group
Boca Raton
Dana Safety Supply, Inc. (DSS)
Greensboro
Federal Eastern International, Inc.
St. Petersburg
Law Enforcement Agencies (35)
Florida Department of Corrections
state_corrections
501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, 32399-2500
FL Army + Air National Guard
national_guard
82 Marine St (St. Francis Barracks), St. Augustine, 32084
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
county_sheriff
3228 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, 33406
Broward Sheriff's Office
county_sheriff
2601 West Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, 33312
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
county_sheriff
2008 E 8th Avenue, Tampa, 33605
Orange County Sheriff's Office
county_sheriff
2500 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, 32804
Florida Highway Patrol
state_police
2900 Apalachee Parkway MS49, Tallahassee, 32399
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
consolidated_city_county
501 E. Bay Street, Jacksonville, 32202
Lee County Sheriff's Office
county_sheriff
14750 Six Mile Cypress Parkway, Fort Myers, 33912
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
county_sheriff
10750 Ulmerton Road, Largo, 33778