where W = the overall gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds; L = the distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles; and N = the number of axles in the group under consideration. Not more than 6 months for a first conviction. 2019-149; s. 1, ch. s. 571.205) and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. Front Side windows: Must allow more than 28% of light in. 70-279; s. 1, ch. 72-69; s. 1, ch. In the event the vehicle is found to be in unsafe condition or any required part or equipment is not present or is not in proper repair and adjustment, and the continued operation would probably present an unduly hazardous operating condition, the officer may require the vehicle to be immediately repaired or removed from use. 77-456; s. 1, ch. 92-165; s. 65, ch. The court shall review the results and recommendations of both evaluations before determining the request for waiver. If the court imposes the use of an ignition interlock device on a person whose driving privilege is not suspended or revoked, the court shall require the person to provide proof of compliance to the department within 30 days. All non-law enforcement funeral escort vehicles and funeral lead vehicles shall be equipped with at least one lighted circulation lamp exhibiting an amber or purple light or lens visible under normal atmospheric conditions for a distance of 500 feet from the front of the vehicle. 71-135; s. 1, ch. Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph (1)(a) commits a misdemeanor of the second degree punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 2006-260; s. 4, ch. 95-148; s. 6, ch. As used in this section, the term all-terrain vehicle means any motorized off-highway vehicle 55 inches or less in width which has a dry weight of 1,500 pounds or less, is designed to travel on three or more nonhighway tires, and is manufactured for recreational use by one or more persons. 83-216; s. 7, ch. Any person charged with a violation of s. 316.193, whether in a municipality or not, is entitled to trial by jury according to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. 2006-225; s. 2, ch. The portion of the penalty required to be remitted to the Department of Revenue for any penalty collected after such notification is provided to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, county, or municipality must be remitted to the Department of Revenue as provided in s. 316.0083. 2012-5; s. 9, ch. 1, 29, ch. A driver who violates paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or paragraph (c) shall have his or her driver license revoked for at least 3 years as provided in s. 322.28(4). No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle which materially obstructs, obscures, or impairs the drivers clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway. 322.12 and 322.121. s. 390.21 or s. 316.302(2)(e). A civil penalty of $100 may be assessed for: Each violation of the North American Uniform Driver Out-of-Service Criteria; A violation of the North American Standard Vehicle Out-of-Service Criteria resulting from an inspection of a commercial motor vehicle involved in a crash; or. The driver of a vehicle involved in a crash occurring on public or private property which results in serious bodily injury to a person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the crash, or as close thereto as possible, and shall remain at the scene of the crash until he or she has fulfilled the requirements of s. 316.062. 396.3(a)(1) and 396.9. Failure of any owner or operator of a farm labor vehicle to require that all passengers be restrained by a safety belt when the vehicle is in motion may not be considered as evidence of negligence in any civil action, if such vehicle is otherwise in compliance with this section. A person may not operate a motorcycle unless the person is wearing an eye-protective device over his or her eyes of a type approved by the department. This section does not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle operating with the automated driving system engaged in the event of a crash involving the vehicle if the vehicle owner, or a person on behalf of the vehicle owner, promptly contacts a law enforcement agency to report the crash or if the fully autonomous vehicle has the capability of alerting a law enforcement agency to the crash. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited. If the bicycle lane is too narrow to allow two persons riding bicycles to ride two abreast, the persons must ride single-file and within the bicycle lane. Within 7 business days after the date that the court issues the order of impoundment or immobilization, the clerk of the court must send notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered owner of each vehicle, if the registered owner is a person other than the defendant, and to each person of record claiming a lien against the vehicle. 2007-196; s. 10, ch. 76-31; s. 114, ch. The Governor shall appoint one member from the road construction industry, one member from the trucking industry, and one member with a general business or legal background. s. 1, ch. 2007-196; s. 12, ch. Such regulations shall correlate with standards and specifications of the society of automotive engineers applicable to such equipment. s. 392.80, which prohibits texting while operating a commercial motor vehicle, or 49 C.F.R. Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a traffic enforcement agency may produce uniform traffic citations by electronic means. 87-161; s. 163, ch. 91-221; s. 31, ch. 91-180; s. 27, ch. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all local system tandem trailer truck route review procedures must be consistent with those adopted by the Department of Transportation. A county or municipality may use traffic infraction detectors to enforce s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. when a driver fails to stop at a traffic signal on streets and highways under its jurisdiction under s. 316.0083. Any person convicted of a violation of or otherwise found to be in violation of s. 316.063, s. 316.3025, s. 316.516, s. 316.545, or s. 316.550 shall be punished as specifically provided in that section. 93-19; s. 137, ch. Where the combined weight of the wrecker and the towed vehicle exceeds the maximum weight limits as established by s. 316.535, the wrecker must be operating under a current wrecker special use permit or permits as provided in s. 316.550(5) or in accordance with paragraph (b). 94-306; s. 897, ch. 83-218; s. 20, ch. As used in this section, scale tolerance means the allowable deviation from legal weights established in s. 316.535. A vehicle structure certified by the vehicle manufacturer to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 71-135; s. 304, ch. s. 1, ch. 2008-176; s. 5, ch. Law enforcement officers and school crossing guards may issue a bicycle safety brochure and a verbal warning to a bicycle rider or passenger who violates this subsection. The Department of Transportation shall compile and publish a manual of uniform traffic control devices which defines the uniform system adopted pursuant to subsection (1), and shall compile and publish minimum specifications for traffic control signals and devices certified by it as conforming with the uniform system. 73-161; s. 1, ch. 95-141; s. 904, ch. part 240 or part 242. 2011-66; s. 14, ch. Not more than 12 months for a second conviction. It is permissible but not required that any vehicle be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal. No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising. s. 1, ch. 94-306; s. 9, ch. One at the traffic side of the disabled vehicle not less than 10 feet rearward or forward thereof in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic. Members of the board appointed under this paragraph may be removed from office by the Governor for misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 95-247; s. 3, ch. 2011-66; s. 43, ch. At any place where official traffic control devices prohibit stopping. The court may require the use of an approved ignition interlock device for a period of at least 6 continuous months, if the person is permitted to operate a motor vehicle, whether or not the privilege to operate a motor vehicle is restricted, as determined by the court. A person who is mobility impaired and who is using a motorized wheelchair on a sidewalk may temporarily leave the sidewalk and use the roadway to avoid a potential conflict, if no alternative route exists. 2004-11; s. 48, ch. 99-248; s. 72, ch. The department shall make copies of such manual and specifications available to all counties, municipalities, and other public bodies having jurisdiction of streets or highways open to the public in this state. Whenever a law enforcement officer, a parking enforcement specialist, or the owner or lessee of the space finds a vehicle in violation of this subsection, that officer, owner, or lessor shall have the vehicle in violation removed to any lawful parking space or facility or require the operator or other person in charge of the vehicle immediately to remove the unauthorized vehicle from the parking space. 79-82; s. 123, ch. 99-248; s. 1, ch. An airport authority may employ as a parking enforcement specialist any individual who successfully completes a training program established and approved by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for parking enforcement specialists but who does not otherwise meet the uniform minimum standards established by the commission for law enforcement officers or auxiliary or part-time officers under s. 943.12. 77-147; s. 5, ch. 2005-34; s. 2, ch. 2011-66; s. 16, ch. 94-306; s. 1, ch. Funeral processions shall have the right-of-way at intersections regardless of traffic control devices, subject to the following conditions and exceptions: Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall yield the right-of-way to an approaching emergency vehicle giving an audible or visible signal. 73-331; s. 1, ch. The portion of a fine imposed in excess of $500 pursuant to sub-subparagraph 1.a. 2013-160; s. 9, ch. 2006-290; s. 5, ch. 99-248. A passenger of a vehicle in which the driver is operating the vehicle pursuant to a contract to provide transportation for passengers and such driver holds a valid commercial driver license with a passenger endorsement issued in accordance with the requirements of chapter 322; A passenger of a bus in which the driver holds a valid commercial driver license with a passenger endorsement issued in accordance with the requirements of chapter 322; or. The governing bodys authorization, at a minimum, must require that a commercial megacycle be: Operated at all times by its owner or lessee or an employee of the owner or lessee. I of the State Constitution for a period of 60 days after the date the report is filed. 95-148; s. 6, ch. 95-148; s. 1, ch. 86-23; s. 185, ch. This reflector shall be so positioned to indicate, as nearly as practicable, the extreme left projection of the towed unit. 71-135; s. 26, ch. 2003-286; s. 8, ch. 93-124; s. 3, ch. 76-31; s. 302, ch. The Department of Transportation, with the concurrence of the Federal Highway Administration on the interstate facilities, shall establish the three highway approaches and bridge segments for the pilot project by October 1, 2012. 99-248; s. 1, ch. 94-306; s. 4, ch. 104, Windshield wiping and washing systems (49 C.F.R. Section 316.1936 does not apply to the passengers being transported in a commercial megacycle while operating in accordance with this section. The owner of a leased vehicle is not responsible for a parking ticket violation and is not required to submit an affidavit or the other evidence specified in this section, if the vehicle is registered in the name of the person who leased the vehicle. 90-200; ss. If the DUI program conducting such course and evaluation refers the person to an authorized substance abuse treatment provider for substance abuse evaluation and treatment, the directive of the court requiring completion of such course, evaluation, and treatment shall be enforced as provided in s. 322.245. 76-31; s. 124, ch. The foregoing provisions shall not relieve the driver of a vehicle specified in paragraph (a) from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his or her reckless disregard for the safety of others. The Legislature recognizes that there are conditions which require municipalities to pass certain other traffic ordinances in regulation of municipal traffic that are . 2021-20; s. 5, ch. Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph (1)(b) is guilty of a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable by a fine not less than $50 and not more than $500. However, whenever the vehicle is operating on the public roads and highways, the operator and passengers must wear eye-protective devices approved by the department. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for uniformity of laws governing autonomous vehicles throughout the state. A violation of this subsection is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318. Notwithstanding s. 948.01, no court may suspend, defer, or withhold adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence for any violation of this section. The sheriffs office of each of the several counties of this state may employ as a parking enforcement specialist any individual who successfully completes a training program established and approved by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for parking enforcement specialists, but who does not necessarily otherwise meet the uniform minimum standards established by the commission for law enforcement officers or auxiliary or part-time officers under s. 943.12. 99-385; s. 1, ch. 2002-387. 2013-160; s. 2, ch. The provisions of subsection (2) do not apply to such prosecution and the presumptions made pursuant to that subsection may not be introduced into evidence during such prosecution. Long-form and short-form crash reports prepared by law enforcement must be submitted to the department and may be maintained by the law enforcement officers agency. Straight trucks transporting poles or other objects of a structural nature that cannot be readily dismembered, when operating in the daytime, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, when the load does not extend past the rearmost part of the vehicle more than one-half the length of the permanent bed or cargo-carrying structure of the vehicle, when at least two-thirds of the length of the cargo rests on the bed or cargo-carrying structure, when the load complies with subsection (4), and when proper flags are displayed in accordance with s. 316.228. To better understand what its like driving in Florida, the following touches on the main points to keep in mind: Until 2013, international visitors could drive in Florida with a drivers license from their home country. 82-155; s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 2017-167; s. 1, ch. A low-speed vehicle must be equipped with headlamps, stop lamps, turn signal lamps, taillamps, reflex reflectors, parking brakes, rearview mirrors, windshields, seat belts, and vehicle identification numbers. Currently, there isn't a law in Florida that allows victims to access the footage on their own, but a personal injury attorney can assist . A fully autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged while logged on to an on-demand autonomous vehicle network must meet the insurance requirements in s. 627.749. Four-wheeled motorized golf carts operated by municipal or county law enforcement officers on official business. 71-135; s. 16, ch. Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1972, shall be equipped with vehicular hazard-warning lights visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the front and rear in normal sunlight, which shall be displayed whenever any such vehicle is operated upon a highway. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) Florida's 2021 legislative session was jam packed with plenty of new bills that could become law. Such lights need not be displayed by a vehicle parked lawfully in an urban district, or stopped lawfully to receive or discharge passengers, or stopped to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the directions of a police officer or an official traffic control device, or while the devices specified in subsections (2)-(8) are in place. A service incidental to activity described in subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2., including, but not limited to, storage of property. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 97-271; ss. For purposes of this subsection, the term unborn child has the same meaning as provided in s. 775.021(5). Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply when a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle, or an electric bicycle, occupies a separated bicycle lane. A school zone located on a state-maintained primary or secondary road shall be maintained by the Department of Transportation. s. 1, ch. In addition to the powers granted by ss. s. 1, ch. Road maintenance and construction equipment and vehicles may display flashing white lights or flashing white strobe lights when in operation and where a hazard exists. 2010-223; s. 10, ch. Any local, state, or federal agency that is authorized to have access to crash reports by any provision of law shall be granted such access in the furtherance of the agencys statutory duties. This paragraph does not restrict a county or municipality from otherwise adopting regulations for the safe operation of personal delivery devices and mobile carriers. The law enforcement vehicle is operated in compliance with agency policy. The driver of a vehicle facing a steady red signal shall stop before entering the crosswalk and remain stopped to allow a pedestrian, with a permitted signal, to cross a roadway when the pedestrian is in the crosswalk or steps into the crosswalk and is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger. 2001-196; s. 36, ch. 99-13; s. 4, ch. Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps and side marker lamps. 91-136; s. 28, ch. 76-31; s. 1, ch. Operating an autonomous vehicle, as defined in s. 316.003(3), with the automated driving system engaged. 90-177; s. 5, ch. 71-135; ss. Spectator means any person who is knowingly present at and views a drag race, when such presence is the result of an affirmative choice to attend or participate in the race. s. 14, ch. 96-200; s. 25, ch. The results of any test administered pursuant to this section for the purpose of detecting the presence of any controlled substance shall not be admissible as evidence in a criminal prosecution for the possession of a controlled substance. 84-111; s. 2, ch. The vehicles will be allowed to operate on a 45 mile per hour road for one mile, to get from one neighborhood to another. 95-267; s. 40, ch. A utility vehicle may be operated by a homeowners association or its agents on a portion of the State Highway System only under the following conditions: To cross a portion of the State Highway System which intersects a county road or a city street that has been designated for use by utility vehicles if the Department of Transportation has reviewed and approved the location and design of the crossing and any traffic control devices needed for safety purposes. 71-135; s. 1, ch. Every authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet and of a type approved by the department, but such siren, whistle, or bell shall not be used except when the vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which event the driver of the vehicle shall sound the siren, whistle, or bell when reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof. Upon a determination that utility vehicles may be safely operated on a designated road or street, the responsible governmental entity shall post appropriate signs to indicate that such operation is allowed. part 388. 99-248. 81-218; s. 6, ch. Florida license tags are purchased for nonpublic sector buses pursuant to s. 320.38. However, such movements with an overall length in excess of 75 feet: Shall be equipped with a working warning light device. 84-284; s. 150, ch. 82-403; s. 2, ch. 75-72; s. 10, ch. Grove equipment, including goats, highlift-goats, grove chemical supply tanks, fertilizer distributors, fruit-loading equipment, and electric-powered vehicles regulated under the provisions of s. 316.267, are exempt from the requirements of this section. 86-243; s. 19, ch. 99-248. 76-218; s. 22, ch. This section does not require the railroad company to erect those devices, such as pavement markings and advance warning signs, which are the responsibility of the governmental entity having jurisdiction over or maintenance responsibility for the public road. Florida Traffic Laws. TOWAWAY TRAILER TRANSPORTER COMBINATIONS. 77-259; s. 1, ch. 88-370; s. 2, ch. 96-350; s. 1, ch. 94-306; s. 88, ch. s. 1, ch. A person convicted of violating paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or paragraph (c) shall, before his or her driving privilege may be reinstated, present to the department proof of completion of a victims impact panel session in a judicial circuit if such a panel exists, or if such a panel does not exist, a department-approved driver improvement course relating to the rights of vulnerable road users relative to vehicles on the roadway as provided in s. 322.0261(2). 2005-119; s. 3, ch. 2000-152; ss. No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway. Dynamic driving task means all of the real-time operational and tactical functions required to operate a vehicle in on-road traffic within its specific operational design domain, if any, excluding strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection of destinations and waypoints. 2015-2; ss. Vehicle entering highway from private road or driveway or emerging from alley, driveway or building. 2019-149; s. 8, ch. 76-31; s. 312, ch. The department shall exempt all law enforcement vehicles used in undercover or canine operations from the window sunscreening requirements of ss. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to facilitate compliance with and enforcement of the weight limits established in s. 316.535, weight tables published pursuant to s. 316.535(7) shall include a 10-percent scale tolerance and shall thereby reflect the maximum scaled weights allowed any vehicle or combination of vehicles. 77-456; s. 2, ch. This section does not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle operating with the automated driving system engaged. 76-31; s. 138, ch. The maximum allowable speed limit on limited access highways is 70 miles per hour. 2005-164. A person who violates paragraph (a) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. Immobilization, immobilizing, or immobilize means the act of installing a vehicle antitheft device on the steering wheel of a vehicle, the act of placing a tire lock or wheel clamp on a vehicle, or a governmental agencys act of taking physical possession of the license tag and vehicle registration rendering a vehicle legally inoperable to prevent any person from operating the vehicle pursuant to an order of impoundment or immobilization under subsection (6). 396.3(a)(1) and 396.9. 98-27; s. 6, ch. 2002-295; s. 957, ch. 89-282; s. 1, ch. If the driver or a passenger of a motor vehicle is involved in a motor vehicle accident or emergency situation and a yellow dot decal is affixed to the vehicle, an emergency medical responder at the scene may search the glove compartment of the vehicle for the corresponding yellow dot folder. Any member of the Florida Highway Patrol or any law enforcement officer employed by a sheriffs office or municipal police department authorized to enforce the traffic laws of this state pursuant to s. 316.640 who has reason to believe that a vehicle or driver is operating in an unsafe condition may, as provided in subsection (11), enforce the provisions of this section. 2016-181; s. 12, ch. A hearing may be requested pursuant to s. 322.271. Certain vehicles to stop or slow at all railroad grade crossings. If any trailer or semitrailer is so loaded, or is of such dimensions as to obscure the stop light on the towing vehicle, then such vehicle shall also be equipped with one stop light. parts 171-179; A violation of the shipping paper requirements of 49 C.F.R. Upon enactment of any such ordinance, the local governmental entity shall post appropriate signs or otherwise inform the residents that such an ordinance exists and that it shall be enforced within the local governments jurisdictional territory. Promulgate rules for the administration and implementation of this section, including definitions of terms. 85-180; s. 9, ch. 82-155; s. 3, ch. The portion of a fine imposed in excess of $2,500 pursuant to this subparagraph shall be remitted by the clerk to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. 86-49; s. 2, ch. This section does not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.

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