Florida
Florida Statutes — Title XXIII, Motor Vehicles
401 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 316.001 — Short title
- § 316.002 — Purpose
- § 316.003 — Definitions
- § 316.006 — Jurisdiction
- § 316.007 — Provisions uniform throughout state
- § 316.0075 — Operator use of commercial mobile radio services and electronic communications devices
- § 316.0076 — Regulation and use of cameras
- § 316.0077 — Camera systems; contract procurement
- § 316.0078 — Prohibition on contracting for camera systems of vendors of foreign countries of concern
- § 316.008 — Powers of local authorities
- § 316.0081 — Request regarding traffic signals or other traffic control devices
- § 316.0083 — Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Program; administration; report
- § 316.00831 — Distribution of penalties collected under s. 316.0083(1)(b)
- § 316.0085 — Skateboarding; inline skating; freestyle or mountain and off-road bicycling; paintball; definitions; liability
- § 316.027 — Crash involving death or personal injuries
- § 316.0271 — Yellow dot critical motorist medical information program; yellow dot decal, folder, and information form
- § 316.061 — Crashes involving damage to vehicle or property
- § 316.062 — Duty to give information and render aid
- § 316.063 — Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property
- § 316.064 — When driver unable to report
- § 316.065 — Crashes; reports; penalties
- § 316.066 — Written reports of crashes
- § 316.067 — False reports
- § 316.068 — Crash report forms
- § 316.069 — State to tabulate and analyze crash reports
- § 316.070 — Exchange of information at scene of crash
- § 316.071 — Disabled vehicles obstructing traffic
- § 316.072 — Obedience to and effect of traffic laws
- § 316.073 — Applicability to animals and animal-drawn vehicles
- § 316.074 — Obedience to and required traffic control devices
- § 316.0745 — Uniform signals and devices
- § 316.07456 — Transitional implementation
- § 316.0747 — Sale or purchase of traffic control devices by nongovernmental entities; prohibitions
- § 316.075 — Traffic control signal devices
- § 316.0755 — Pedestrian control signals
- § 316.076 — Flashing signals
- § 316.0765 — Lane direction control signals
- § 316.077 — Display of unauthorized signs, signals or markings
- § 316.0775 — Interference with official traffic control devices or railroad signs or signals
- § 316.0776 — Traffic infraction detectors; speed detection systems; placement and installation
- § 316.0777 — Automated license plate recognition systems; installation within rights-of-way of State Highway System; public records exemption
- § 316.0778 — Automated license plate recognition systems; records retention
- § 316.078 — Detour signs to be respected
- § 316.079 — Duty to yield to highway construction workers
- § 316.08 — Requirements of flagpersons
- § 316.081 — Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions
- § 316.0815 — Duty to yield to public transit vehicles
- § 316.0817 — Loading and unloading of bus passengers
- § 316.082 — Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions
- § 316.0825 — Vehicle approaching an animal
- § 316.083 — Overtaking and passing a vehicle, a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle, or an electric bicycle
- § 316.084 — When overtaking on the right is permitted
- § 316.085 — Limitations on overtaking, passing, changing lanes and changing course
- § 316.087 — Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway
- § 316.0875 — No-passing zones
- § 316.088 — One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands
- § 316.089 — Driving on roadways laned for traffic
- § 316.0895 — Following too closely
- § 316.090 — Driving on divided highways
- § 316.091 — Limited access facilities; interstate highways; use restricted
- § 316.1001 — Payment of toll on toll facilities required; penalties
- § 316.121 — Vehicles approaching or entering intersections
- § 316.122 — Vehicle turning left
- § 316.123 — Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection
- § 316.1235 — Vehicle approaching intersection in which traffic lights are inoperative
- § 316.125 — Vehicle entering highway from private road or driveway or emerging from alley, driveway or building
- § 316.126 — Operation of vehicles and actions of pedestrians; approach of authorized emergency, sanitation, or utility service vehicle, wrecker, or road and bridge maintenance or construction vehicle; presence of disabled motor vehicle
- § 316.130 — Pedestrians; traffic regulations
- § 316.1301 — Traffic regulations to assist blind persons
- § 316.1303 — Traffic regulations to assist mobility-impaired persons
- § 316.1305 — Fishing from state road bridges
- § 316.1355 — Driving through safety zone prohibited
- § 316.151 — Required position and method of turning at intersections
- § 316.1515 — Limitations on turning around
- § 316.152 — Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited
- § 316.154 — Starting parked vehicle
- § 316.155 — When signal required
- § 316.156 — Signals by hand and arm or signal lamps
- § 316.157 — Method of giving hand and arm signals
- § 316.1575 — Obedience to traffic control devices at railroad-highway grade crossings
- § 316.1576 — Insufficient clearance at a railroad-highway grade crossing
- § 316.1577 — Employer responsibility for violations pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings
- § 316.159 — Certain vehicles to stop or slow at all railroad grade crossings
- § 316.170 — Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings
- § 316.171 — Traffic control devices at railroad-highway grade crossings
- § 316.172 — Traffic to stop for school bus
- § 316.173 — School bus infraction detection systems
- § 316.183 — Unlawful speed
- § 316.185 — Special hazards
- § 316.187 — Establishment of state speed zones
- § 316.189 — Establishment of municipal and county speed zones
- § 316.1891 — Designation of special event zones; definitions; enhanced penalties; vehicle impoundment
- § 316.1893 — Establishment of enhanced penalty zones; designation
- § 316.1894 — School Crossing Guard Recruitment and Retention Program
- § 316.1895 — Establishment of school speed zones, enforcement; designation
- § 316.1896 — Roadways maintained as school zones; speed detection system enforcement; penalties; appeal procedure; privacy; reports
- § 316.1905 — Electrical, mechanical, or other speed calculating devices; power of arrest; evidence
- § 316.1906 — Radar speed-measuring devices; speed detection systems; evidence, admissibility
- § 316.191 — Racing on highways, street takeovers, and stunt driving
- § 316.192 — Reckless driving
- § 316.1922 — Dangerous excessive speeding
- § 316.1923 — Aggressive careless driving
- § 316.1925 — Careless driving
- § 316.1926 — Additional offenses
- § 316.193 — Driving under the influence; penalties
- § 316.1932 — Tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or controlled substances; implied consent; refusal
- § 316.1933 — Blood test for impairment or intoxication in cases of death or serious bodily injury; right to use reasonable force
- § 316.1934 — Presumption of impairment; testing methods
- § 316.1935 — Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer; aggravated fleeing or eluding
- § 316.1936 — Possession of open containers of alcoholic beverages in vehicles prohibited; penalties
- § 316.1937 — Ignition interlock devices, requiring; unlawful acts
- § 316.1938 — Ignition interlock devices, certification; warning label
- § 316.1939 — Refusal to submit to testing; penalties
- § 316.194 — Stopping, standing or parking outside of municipalities
- § 316.1945 — Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places
- § 316.195 — Additional parking regulations
- § 316.1951 — Parking for certain purposes prohibited; sale of motor vehicles; prohibited acts
- § 316.1955 — Enforcement of parking requirements for persons who have disabilities
- § 316.1957 — Parking violations; designated parking spaces for persons who have disabilities
- § 316.1958 — Out-of-state vehicles bearing identification of issuance to persons who have disabilities
- § 316.1959 — Handicapped parking enforcement
- § 316.1964 — Exemption of vehicles transporting certain persons who have disabilities from payment of parking fees and penalties
- § 316.1965 — Parking near rural mailbox during certain hours; penalties
- § 316.1967 — Liability for payment of parking ticket violations and other parking violations
- § 316.1974 — Funeral procession right-of-way and liability
- § 316.1975 — Unattended motor vehicle
- § 316.1985 — Limitations on backing
- § 316.1995 — Driving upon sidewalk or bicycle path
- § 316.2004 — Obstruction to driver’s view or driving mechanism
- § 316.2005 — Opening and closing vehicle doors
- § 316.2014 — Riding in house trailers
- § 316.2015 — Unlawful for person to ride on exterior of vehicle
- § 316.2021 — Unlawful impersonation of transportation network company driver
- § 316.2025 — Following fire apparatus prohibited
- § 316.2034 — Crossing fire hose
- § 316.2035 — Injurious substances prohibited; dragging vehicle or load; obstructing, digging, etc
- § 316.2044 — Removal of injurious substances
- § 316.2045 — Obstruction of public streets, highways, and roads
- § 316.2051 — Certain vehicles prohibited on hard-surfaced roads
- § 316.2055 — Motor vehicles, throwing advertising materials in
- § 316.2061 — Stop when traffic obstructed
- § 316.2065 — Bicycle regulations
- § 316.20655 — Electric bicycle regulations
- § 316.2068 — Electric personal assistive mobility devices; regulations
- § 316.2069 — Commercial megacycles
- § 316.2071 — Personal delivery devices and mobile carriers
- § 316.2074 — All-terrain vehicles
- § 316.208 — Motorcycles and mopeds
- § 316.2085 — Riding on motorcycles or mopeds
- § 316.209 — Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic
- § 316.2095 — Footrests, handholds, and handlebars
- § 316.211 — Equipment for motorcycle and moped riders
- § 316.212 — Operation of golf carts on certain roadways
- § 316.2122 — Operation of a low-speed vehicle, mini truck, or low-speed autonomous delivery vehicle on certain roadways
- § 316.2123 — Operation of an ATV on certain roadways
- § 316.2124 — Motorized disability access vehicles
- § 316.2125 — Operation of golf carts within a retirement community
- § 316.2126 — Authorized use of golf carts, low-speed vehicles, and utility vehicles
- § 316.21265 — Use of all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, low-speed vehicles, or utility vehicles by law enforcement agencies
- § 316.2127 — Operation of utility vehicles on certain roadways by homeowners’ associations
- § 316.2128 — Micromobility devices, motorized scooters, and miniature motorcycles; requirements
- § 316.2129 — Operation of swamp buggies on public roads, streets, or highways authorized
- § 316.215 — Scope and effect of regulations
- § 316.216 — Authority of department with reference to lighting devices
- § 316.217 — When lighted lamps are required
- § 316.220 — Headlamps on motor vehicles
- § 316.221 — Taillamps
- § 316.222 — Stop lamps and turn signals
- § 316.2225 — Additional equipment required on certain vehicles
- § 316.224 — Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps, reflectors, and deceleration lights
- § 316.225 — Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps and side marker lamps
- § 316.226 — Visibility requirements for reflectors, clearance lamps, identification lamps and marker lamps
- § 316.227 — Obstructed lights not required
- § 316.228 — Lamps or flags on projecting load
- § 316.229 — Lamps on parked vehicles
- § 316.2295 — Lamps, reflectors and emblems on farm tractors, farm equipment and implements of husbandry
- § 316.231 — Lamps on other vehicles and equipment
- § 316.233 — Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps
- § 316.234 — Signal lamps and signal devices
- § 316.235 — Additional lighting equipment
- § 316.237 — Multiple-beam road-lighting equipment
- § 316.238 — Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment
- § 316.2385 — Requirements for use of lower beam
- § 316.239 — Single-beam road-lighting equipment
- § 316.2395 — Motor vehicles; minimum headlamp requirement
- § 316.2396 — Number of driving lamps required or permitted
- § 316.2397 — Certain lights prohibited; exceptions
- § 316.2398 — Display or use of red or red and white warning signals; motor vehicles of volunteer firefighters or medical staff
- § 316.2399 — Special warning lights for buses or taxicabs
- § 316.240 — Standards for lights on highway maintenance and service equipment
- § 316.241 — Selling or using lamps or equipment
- § 316.242 — Revocation of certificate of approval on lighting devices
- § 316.251 — Maximum bumper heights
- § 316.252 — Splash and spray suppressant devices
- § 316.253 — Vehicles used to sell ice cream and other confections; display of warnings required
- § 316.261 — Brake equipment required
- § 316.262 — Performance ability of motor vehicle brakes
- § 316.263 — Maintenance of brakes
- § 316.267 — Brakes on electric-powered vehicles
- § 316.2675 — Vehicle kill switches; prohibited uses