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Fla. Stat. § 316.062 (2025)
Duty to give information and render aid.
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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.
Civil Citations under F.S. 316.062
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension§316.062(1)CRASH - Fail to report information to injured person
§316.062(2)CRASH - Fail to report to police if injured/attending person unable to receive information
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 61
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1973–2026 · leading case: John Goodman v. State of Florida, 229 So. 3d 366 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).
John Goodman v. State of Florida, 229 So. 3d 366 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). “027(2), Florida Statues, provides that a driver involved in a crash resulting in injury or death must immediately stop and remain at the scene and comply with the duties in section 316.062, Florida Statutes. A person who willfully violates this requirement commits a felony…”
Jacob Thomas Gaulden v. State of Florida, 195 So. 3d 1123 (Fla. 2016). “; see § 316.062, Fla. Stat. (containing reporting and assistance requirements).”
State v. Marshall, 695 So. 2d 719 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996). “ (1) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident 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…”
In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report 2018-09., 262 So. 3d 59 (Fla. 2019). “(Read applicable portion of § 316.062, Fla. Stat., or § 327.30, Fla. Stat.”
McKnight v. State, 906 So. 2d 368 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). “§ 316.062, Fla. Stat. (1995). Florida law further makes it a felony to fail to complete these duties.”
In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-report No. 2015-07, 192 So. 3d 1190 (Fla. 2016). “Fla. Stat. § 316.062 , Fla. Stat. “Identifying information” means the name, address, vehicle registration number, and, if available and requested, the exhibition of the defendant’s license or permit to drive.”
In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-report No. 2013-04, 166 So. 3d 161 (Fla. 2015). “Fla. Stat. § 316.062 “Identifying information” means the name, address, vehicle registration number, and, if available and requested, the exhibition of the defendant’s license or permit to drive.”
Kelvin Leon Reed v. Sec'y, Florida Dep't of Corr., 767 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2014). “062; two counts of leaving the scene of an accident which resulted in death in violation of Fla. Stat. §§ 316.062 and 316.027(1)(b); and two counts of driving with a suspended license and causing serious bodily injury or death in violation of Fla.”
State v. Mancuso, 652 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 1995). “The *371 requested instruction provided that the State must prove that Mancuso knew that he was involved in an accident which resulted in personal injury to another and then willfully left the scene and willfully failed to render aid or give certain information as required by…”
Fresneda v. State, 347 So. 2d 1021 (Fla. 1977). “He was subsequently apprehended and charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury to another person, in violation of Section 316.062, Florida Statutes (1975).”
State of Florida v. Zachariah Dorsett, 158 So. 3d 557 (Fla. 2015). “§ 316.062, Fla. Stat. (1995). Florida law further makes it a felony to fail to complete these duties.”
State v. Gaulden, 134 So. 3d 981 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012). “He did not stop at the scene or as close to the scene as possible, and he did not remain at the scene until he had fulfilled the requirements of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (2010).”
— 316.062(1) — 15 cases
John Goodman v. State of Florida, 229 So. 3d 366 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). “027(2), Florida Statues, provides that a driver involved in a crash resulting in injury or death must immediately stop and remain at the scene and comply with the duties in section 316.062, Florida Statutes. A person who willfully violates this requirement commits a felony…”
In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report 2018-09., 262 So. 3d 59 (Fla. 2019). “(Read applicable portion of § 316.062, Fla. Stat., or § 327.30, Fla. Stat.”
State v. Mancuso, 652 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 1995). “The *371 requested instruction provided that the State must prove that Mancuso knew that he was involved in an accident which resulted in personal injury to another and then willfully left the scene and willfully failed to render aid or give certain information as required by…”
State v. Gaulden, 134 So. 3d 981 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012). “He did not stop at the scene or as close to the scene as possible, and he did not remain at the scene until he had fulfilled the requirements of section 316.062, Florida Statutes (2010).”
In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-report No. 2015-07, 192 So. 3d 1190 (Fla. 2016). “Fla. Stat. § 316.062 , Fla. Stat. “Identifying information” means the name, address, vehicle registration number, and, if available and requested, the exhibition of the defendant’s license or permit to drive.”
— 316.062(2) — 5 cases
Williams v. State, 845 So. 2d 987 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003).
McGuire v. State, 738 So. 2d 427 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).
State v. Murray, 425 So. 2d 661 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983).
Paleveda v. State of Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2026).
State v. Douglas, 492 So. 2d 471 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986).
— 316.062(3) — 1 case
State v. Marshall, 695 So. 2d 719 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996). “ (1) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident 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…”
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