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Florida Statute 316.001 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.001 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 316.001 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
316.001 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the “Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law.”
History.s. 1, ch. 71-135.

Cases Citing F.S. 316.001

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·Maddox v. State, 923 So. 2d 442 (Fla. 2006).

Cited 35 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2006 WL 59332

...Moreover, "a literal interpretation of the language of a statute need not be given when to do so would lead to an unreasonable or ridiculous conclusion." Holly v. Auld, 450 So.2d 217, 219 (Fla. 1984). The statute at issue here is found within chapter 316 of the Florida Statutes entitled "Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law." § 316.001, Fla....
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Cited as authorityGarmany (2025)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2022)
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·United States v. Audley Dunkley, Coval Baker, Joseph Brown, 911 F.2d 522 (11th Cir. 1990).

Cited 37 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 15666, 1990 WL 120077

...A police officer may stop a vehicle “[w]hen there is ... probable cause to believe that a driver is violating any one of the multitude of applicable traffic and equipment regulations” relating to the operation of motor vehicles. Id. Florida’s Uniform Traffic Control law, Fla.Stat. § 316.001 et seq....
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Cited as authorityAlbin (2022)
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Cited as authorityWagner (2020)
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Cited as authorityBoggess (2018)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Bischoff v. Florida, 242 F. Supp. 2d 1226 (M.D. Fla. 2003).

Cited 6 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 670, 2003 WL 147531

...ular accidents, and motorist injuries and fatalities. Fla. Stat. § 337.406(1). The Florida legislature has also stated its interest in uniformity from county to county. Section 316.2045 is part of the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law. Fla. Stat. § 316.001....
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Cited as authorityDESANTIS (2021)
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Cited as authorityVigue (2020)
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·Nardi v. Cont'l Nat. Bank, 559 So. 2d 307 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 2228, 1990 WL 37423

theft. See id.; Restatement (Second) of Agency § 316(1) ("A person who, not being privileged to do so
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2018)
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Cited as authorityIn re Waco (1992)
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State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Link, 416 So. 2d 875 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 20544

...As Link was injured by physical contact with a motor vehicle "while not an occupant of a self-propelled vehicle," he was entitled to PIP benefits. AFFIRMED. ORFINGER C.J., and COWART, J., concur. NOTES [1] §§ 627.730-627.741, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1980). [2] Chapter 316 is known as the "Florida Uniform Traffic Control law." § 316.001, Fla....
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·Luis Torres Jimenez v. State of Florida, etc., 246 So. 3d 219 (Fla. 2018).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...Because resolving this question requires us to construe the relevant statutory provisions, our review is de novo. See Borden v. East-European Ins. Co. , 921 So.2d 587 , 591 (Fla. 2006). Our analysis begins with chapter 316, Florida Statutes, which codifies the "Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law." § 316.001, Fla....
...mera enforcement programs. Finally, with the legal background set, we answer the rephrased certified question in this case. I. The Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, codifies the "Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law." § 316.001, Fla....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2021)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2020)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2019)
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1994).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Fixed capital 861 (unabridged ed. 1981). 7 Section 316.001, Fla. Stat. (1993), designates Chapter 316
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Hillcrest Prop., LLP v. Pasco Cnty., 939 F. Supp. 2d 1240 (M.D. Fla. 2013).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53325, 2013 WL 1502627

necessary to comply with state or federal law. Code § 316.1(A); Code § 901.2(J)(3). If “the development review
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·City of Hollywood, a political subdivision of the State of Florida v. Eric Arem, 154 So. 3d 359 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 16790, 2014 WL 5149159

...— sections 316.002 and 316.007, Florida Statutes — so as “to create a uniform, statewide traffic control system.” State v. Smith, 584 So. 2d 145, 147 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). From that, chapter 316 was titled as the “Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law.” § 316.001, Fla....
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This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly works with Chapter 316 in the context of traffic and automobile accident law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.