AI receptionists for Florida businesses
Yes. We build and manage AI receptionists for Florida businesses, managed for you end to end from our studio in Kalispell, Montana. Florida is an all-party consent state under Fla. Stat. 934.03(1), (2)(d), so an AI receptionist that records calls has to say so at the start, inside the recording. No Florida statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI. Your agent answers in Eastern and Central time, on the number you already have or a new local Florida number.
Researched and written by Modern Mustard Seed in Kalispell, Montana. Rules checked October 26, 2026, each linked to the text we read.
Florida at a glance
- Area codes
- 23
- 239 · 305 · 321 · 324 · 352 · 386 · 407 · 448 · 561 · 645 · 656 · 689 · 727 · 728 · 754 · 772 · 786 · 813 · 850 · 863 · 904 · 941 · 954
Recording a call in Florida
Florida is an all-party consent state. Recording needs the prior consent of every party; a violation is a third-degree felony (934.03(4)).
“It is lawful under this section and ss. 934.04-934.09 for a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication when all of the parties to the communication have given prior consent to such interception.”
For your agent: Announce the recording at the start of every call, inside the recording, before anything substantive is said.
Does it have to say it is AI in Florida?
No Florida statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI.
The Florida greeting we recommend
“Thanks for calling [your business]. You have reached our AI receptionist, and this call is recorded. How can I help?”
- Recording notice first: Florida is an all-party consent state, and a notice captured at the start of the recording is how a business meets it.
- AI disclosure second, which no Florida statute requires of a business phone agent.
23 area codes, 2 time zones
Florida has 23 area codes in service. The oldest, 305, dates to 1947; the newest, 324, entered service on February 26, 2024. Overlays put more than one code on the same ground: 305/645/786, 321/407/689, 324/904, 448/850, 561/728, 656/813, 754/954.
- 2392002
- 3051947
- 3211999
- 3242024
- 3521995
- 3862001
- 4071988
- 4482021
- 5611996
- 6452023
- 6562022
- 6892019
- 7271998
- 7282023
- 7542001
- 7722002
- 7861998
- 8131953
- 8501997
- 8631999
- 9041965
- 9411995
- 9541995
Eastern time, except the western Panhandle: the zone line runs down the Apalachicola River and the west line of Gulf County, and everything west of it keeps Central time. (49 CFR 71.5(f)) Your agent's hours and callbacks follow the side of the line each caller is on.
Callbacks and reminders in Florida
Florida Telemarketing Act calling hours
Commercial telephone sellers and salespersons under the Florida Telemarketing Act, including automated or recorded calls. Fla. Stat. 501.604 lists broad exemptions.
“A commercial telephone solicitation phone call before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. local time in the called person's time zone.”
- Florida telephone solicitor identification: The solicitor's true first and last name and the business it calls for. Immediately on making contact. (Fla. Stat. 501.059(2))
Who licenses contractors in Florida
The board certifies contractors to work anywhere in Florida, and registers contractors who passed a local exam to work only in that jurisdiction. Check a license: License Search.
“The Construction Industry Licensing Board is responsible for licensing and regulating the construction industry.”
The board's page adds: "Registered contractors may contract only in such jurisdictions."
72,498 construction businesses
72,498 of Florida’s 645,575 business establishments, 11.2 percent, are in construction (Census County Business Patterns 2023).
Florida questions
Is it legal to use an AI receptionist in Florida?
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Yes. Florida is an all-party consent state under Fla. Stat. 934.03(1), (2)(d), so an AI receptionist that records calls has to say so at the start, inside the recording. No Florida statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI.
Does an AI receptionist have to say it is AI in Florida?
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No Florida statute we track requires a business's AI receptionist to announce that it is AI. Every agent we ship says it is an AI when asked.
Which area codes and time zone does an AI receptionist use in Florida?
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Florida has 23 area codes in service. The oldest, 305, dates to 1947; the newest, 324, entered service on February 26, 2024. Overlays put more than one code on the same ground: 305/645/786, 321/407/689, 324/904, 448/850, 561/728, 656/813, 754/954. Eastern time, except the western Panhandle: the zone line runs down the Apalachicola River and the west line of Gulf County, and everything west of it keeps Central time.
Who licenses contractors in Florida?
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Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board (DBPR); licenses can be checked at https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp. The board certifies contractors to work anywhere in Florida, and registers contractors who passed a local exam to work only in that jurisdiction.