Florida Statute 316.062 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.062 Duty to give information and render aid.—

(1) The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by any person shall give his or her name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle he or she is driving, and shall upon request and if available exhibit his or her license or permit to drive, to any person injured in such crash or to the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle or other property damaged in the crash and shall give such information and, upon request, exhibit such license or permit to any police officer at the scene of the crash or who is investigating the crash and shall render to any person injured in the crash reasonable assistance, including the carrying, or the making of arrangements for the carrying, of such person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that treatment is necessary, or if such carrying is requested by the injured person.

(2) In the event none of the persons specified are in condition to receive the information to which they otherwise would be entitled under subsection (1), and no police officer is present, the driver of any vehicle involved in such crash, after fulfilling all other requirements of s. 316.027 and subsection (1), insofar as possible on his or her part to be performed, shall forthwith report the crash to the nearest office of a duly authorized police authority and submit thereto the information specified in subsection (1).

(3) The statutory duty of a person to make a report or give information to a law enforcement officer making a written report relating to a crash shall not be construed as extending to information which would violate the privilege of such person against self-incrimination.

(4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

(5) 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.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 13, ch. 91-255; s. 297, ch. 95-148; s. 84, ch. 99-248; s. 2, ch. 2019-101.

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Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.062

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.062 (1) CRASH - Fail to report information to injured person - Points on Drivers License: 0

S316.062 (2) CRASH - Fail to report to police if injured/attending person unable to receive information - Points on Drivers License: 0

Cases Citing Statute 316.062

Total Results: 56

Fresneda v. State

347 So. 2d 1021

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 21, 1977 | Docket: 1290772

Cited 61 times | Published

injury to another person, in violation of Section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1975). The trial court concluded

State v. Lee

356 So. 2d 276

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 23, 1978 | Docket: 1739792

Cited 43 times | Published

accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of § 316.062." (Obviously, this violation does not relate to

State v. Mancuso

652 So. 2d 370, 1995 WL 109138

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 1995 | Docket: 1517986

Cited 27 times | Published

or give certain information as required by section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1991).[2] Mancuso's requested

State v. Dumas

700 So. 2d 1223, 1997 WL 656168

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 23, 1997 | Docket: 1373986

Cited 20 times | Published

accident report whenever there is an injury. § 316.062, Fla. Stat. (1995). Florida law further makes

In Re Standard Jury Inst. in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2008-05

994 So. 2d 1038, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 836, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1974, 2008 WL 4587203

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 16, 2008 | Docket: 1219604

Cited 17 times | Published

required by law. (Read applicable portion of § 316.062, Fla. Stat., as charged in information or indictment

McKnight v. State

906 So. 2d 368, 2005 WL 1704297

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 22, 2005 | Docket: 1774945

Cited 16 times | Published

each victim of the accident as required by section 316.062 rather than the defendant's act of fleeing

In Re Jury Inst. in Crim. Cases-No. 2006-1

946 So. 2d 1061, 2006 WL 3741064

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 21, 2006 | Docket: 1771263

Cited 11 times | Published

required by law. (Read applicable portion of § 316.062, Fla. Stat., as charged in information or indictment

Hunt v. State

769 So. 2d 1109, 2000 WL 1468601

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 2000 | Docket: 1739127

Cited 8 times | Published

motorist stop and comply with the requirements of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1997). See generally Garrett

Hunt v. State

769 So. 2d 1109, 2000 WL 1468601

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 2000 | Docket: 1739127

Cited 8 times | Published

motorist stop and comply with the requirements of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1997). See generally Garrett

Sottilaro v. Figueroa

86 So. 3d 505, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 1787, 2012 WL 385493

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 2012 | Docket: 60307690

Cited 7 times | Published

bodily injury, death, or damage to a vehicle); § 316.062(1) (requiring a driver to give his or her information

Williams v. State

845 So. 2d 987, 2003 WL 21202971

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 23, 2003 | Docket: 1728738

Cited 7 times | Published

receive the information" within the meaning of section 316.062(2), Florida Statutes, such as the defendant's

State v. Marshall

695 So. 2d 719, 1996 WL 460696

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 14, 1996 | Docket: 2551063

Cited 7 times | Published

reports, the 1991 legislature also *723 amended section 316.062, which imposes a duty to give information and

Beizer v. Judge

743 So. 2d 134, 1999 WL 817178

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 6, 1999 | Docket: 2488352

Cited 6 times | Published

he has fulfilled the requirements of § 316.062. Section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1991) requires: [t]he

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2012-04

131 So. 3d 720, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 877, 2013 WL 6305393, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2640

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 5, 2013 | Docket: 60238161

Cited 5 times | Published

State satisfies this element of the offense. Fla. Stat. 316.062(1). “Identifying information” means the

State v. Marshall

695 So. 2d 686, 1997 WL 297674

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 5, 1997 | Docket: 32378

Cited 5 times | Published

that the 1991 amendments to that statute and section 316.062, Florida Statutes (Supp.1988), affect our holding

Benedict v. State

475 So. 2d 1000, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2167

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 19, 1985 | Docket: 1302016

Cited 5 times | Published

conclude that victim injury is not an element of section 316.062. Accordingly, points for victim injury should

State Ex Rel. Miller v. Patterson

284 So. 2d 9

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 17, 1973 | Docket: 1727824

Cited 5 times | Published

punishment is specifically otherwise provided for. Section 316.062 makes it incumbent on the driver of any motor

Sims v. State

869 So. 2d 45, 2004 WL 399217

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 5, 2004 | Docket: 1653982

Cited 4 times | Published

fulfilled the requirements of s. 316.062. Section 316.062 mandates that the driver must give information

State v. Riley

617 So. 2d 340, 1993 WL 107061

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 13, 1993 | Docket: 457947

Cited 4 times | Published

Laws of Florida, added subsection (3) to section 316.062: The statutory duty of a person to make a report

Dorsett v. State

147 So. 3d 532, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 1405, 2013 WL 331602

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 30, 2013 | Docket: 60243271

Cited 3 times | Published

until he or she has fulfilled the requirements of § 316.062. Any person who willfully violates this paragraph

Colon v. State

53 So. 3d 376, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 595, 2011 WL 248549

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 28, 2011 | Docket: 60298088

Cited 3 times | Published

information and render aid as required by section 316.062.

Estrich v. State

995 So. 2d 613, 2008 WL 4998757

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 26, 2008 | Docket: 1684332

Cited 3 times | Published

until he or she has filled the requirements of section 316.062. Any person who willfully violates this paragraph

Cuciak v. State

394 So. 2d 500

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 1981 | Docket: 1692084

Cited 3 times | Published

leave his name and address as required by Section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1979); (2) by driving while

Bolen v. State

375 So. 2d 891

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 17, 1979 | Docket: 1352511

Cited 3 times | Published

accident, without fulfilling the requirement of F.S. 316.062. The driver need not know that such accident

Carrada v. State

919 So. 2d 592, 2006 WL 119840

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 18, 2006 | Docket: 1678670

Cited 2 times | Published

in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Section 316.062, Florida Statutes (2001), provides: (1) The

Jacob Thomas Gaulden v. State of Florida

195 So. 3d 1123, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 327, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 1421, 2016 WL 4082429

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 7, 2016 | Docket: 4108656

Cited 1 times | Published

anyone injured. § 316.027(l)(b), Fla. Stat.; see § 316.062, Fla. Stat. (containing reporting and assistance

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-07

192 So. 3d 1190, 2016 WL 2757011

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 12, 2016 | Docket: 3063429

Cited 1 times | Published

INJURY] [INJURY] § 316.027(42), Fla. Stat.; § 316.062, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Leaving

Gaulden v. State

132 So. 3d 916, 2014 WL 594350, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 2095

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 17, 2014 | Docket: 60238583

Cited 1 times | Published

until he had fulfilled the requirements of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (2010) (requiring the driver

State v. Gaulden

134 So. 3d 981, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 5599, 2012 WL 1216263

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 12, 2012 | Docket: 60239379

Cited 1 times | Published

until he had fulfilled the requirements of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (2010). Because there was

Haag v. State

67 So. 3d 351, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 11075, 2011 WL 2732584

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 15, 2011 | Docket: 60302093

Cited 1 times | Published

motorist stop and comply with the requirements of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1997).” 769 So.2d at 1111

CJP v. State

672 So. 2d 62, 1996 WL 174375

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 16, 1996 | Docket: 1763485

Cited 1 times | Published

without complying with the requirements of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1993), which statute imposes

Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance v. Wells (In Re Wells)

44 B.R. 1006, 1984 Bankr. LEXIS 4644

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Nov 7, 1984 | Docket: 1818996

Cited 1 times | Published

accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of § 316.062. (2) Any person willfully failing to stop or to

Chang v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 2025 | Docket: 70260115

Published

render aid to anyone injured, as provided in section 316.062. In the house bill analysis that preceded the

State of Florida v. Deontae Palinski Johnson

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 17, 2022 | Docket: 63166168

Published

fulfilled the requirements of s. 316.062.” Section 316.062, Florida Statutes (2021), in turn requires

Deontae Palinski Johnson v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 14, 2020 | Docket: 18435271

Published

(Fla. 5th DCA 1987), considered the effect of section 316.062 in their analyses of whether leaving the scene

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-09.

262 So. 3d 59

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 2019 | Docket: 8498542

Published

required by law. (Read applicable portion of § 316.062, Fla. Stat., or § 327.30, Fla. Stat., as charged

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2017-05.

236 So. 3d 244

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 2018 | Docket: 6299403

Published

INJURY] [INJURY] § 316.027(2), Fla. Stat.; § 316.062, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Leaving

JOHN GOODMAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

229 So. 3d 366

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 26, 2017 | Docket: 6126107

Published

required by law. (Read applicable portion of § 316.062, Fla. Stat., as charged in information or

Latham v. State

185 So. 3d 686, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 1754, 2016 WL 540650

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 10, 2016 | Docket: 3035162

Published

or she has fulfilled the requirements of [section] 316.062.”). Latham, argued for.. a downward departure

Escalante v. State

165 So. 3d 839, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 8614, 2015 WL 3522404

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 5, 2015 | Docket: 2662325

Published

for an insurance claim and an accident report. § 316.062. In 2005, the failure to complete these duties

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2013-04

166 So. 3d 161, 2015 WL 3496499

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 2015 | Docket: 2662018

Published

State of Florida v. Zachariah Dorsett

158 So. 3d 557, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 103, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 369, 2015 WL 790472

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 26, 2015 | Docket: 2637391

Published

stop,” “remain at the scene,” and comply with section 316.062, which requires the driver to provide reasonable

Link v. Tucker

870 F. Supp. 2d 1309, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61816, 2012 WL 1559702

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: May 3, 2012 | Docket: 65982463

Published

cites them only as persuasive authority. . Section 316.062 provides: (1) The driver of any vehicle involved

Cenieus v. State

758 So. 2d 1250, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 6579, 2000 WL 690176

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 31, 2000 | Docket: 64797598

Published

for an accident investigation pursuant to section 316.062, Florida Statutes. However, the facts do not

McGuire v. State

738 So. 2d 427, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 9070, 1999 WL 454430

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 7, 1999 | Docket: 64789766

Published

fulfilled the requirements of s. 316.062.” Section 316.062(1), Florida Statutes (1997), imposes certain

C.J.P. v. State

672 So. 2d 62, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 3768

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 16, 1996 | Docket: 64764003

Published

without complying with the requirements of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1993), which statute imposes

Cordier v. State

652 So. 2d 505, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 3217, 1995 WL 132164

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 29, 1995 | Docket: 64755158

Published

fulfilled the requirements of Florida Statutes Section 316.062. The trial court failed to instruct the jury

Perez v. State

630 So. 2d 1231, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 375, 1994 WL 22570

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 26, 1994 | Docket: 64746026

Published

required to report the event to law enforcement. See § 316.062, Fla.Stat. (1991). The information providéd in

State v. Buchanon

610 So. 2d 467, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 11302, 1992 WL 312752

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 28, 1992 | Docket: 64692799

Published

reason to question her about the accident. See § 316.062, Fla.Stat. (1989). Thus, the deputy quite properly

Harrington v. State

516 So. 2d 308, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2777, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 11304, 1987 WL 2129

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 1987 | Docket: 64631352

Published

accident involving injury in violation of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1985). Our cases of Williams

State v. Douglas

492 So. 2d 471, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1758, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9369

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 12, 1986 | Docket: 64620973

Published

that he had complied with the requirements of section 316.062(2), Florida Statutes (1983), and was therefore

Herring v. State

435 So. 2d 865, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 22355

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 1983 | Docket: 64598815

Published

of the accident until the requirements of section 316.-062, Florida Statutes (1979), are fulfilled. See

State v. Murray

425 So. 2d 661, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 18525

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 26, 1983 | Docket: 64594752

Published

accident without fulfilling the requirements of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1980), contrary to section

Rivera v. Randle Eastern Ambulance Service, Inc.

393 So. 2d 605, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19436

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 3, 1981 | Docket: 64580181

Published

carrying is requested by the injured person. § 316.062(1), Fla.Stat. (1977) (e.s.) See Fuentes v. Reilly

Perry v. State

362 So. 2d 460, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 17223

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 1978 | Docket: 64566011

Published

to otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 316.062, Florida Statutes, contrary to the provisions

Scott v. State

330 So. 2d 220, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 14979

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 9, 1976 | Docket: 64553269

Published

report then a passenger has the duty to make it. § 316.062, F. S. Gregory had reasonable grounds to believe

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