Florida Statute 316.062 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.062

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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Amendments to 316.062

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.062

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.062.

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

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.062

Total Results: 20

Robert Velazco v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-06-30

Snippet: information and render aid as required by s. 316.062. § 316.193(3) (emphasis added). Velazco

State of Florida v. Deontae Palinski Johnson

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-03-17

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

Deontae Palinski Johnson v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-09-14

Snippet: 5th DCA 1987), considered the effect of section 316.062 in their analyses of whether leaving the scene

STATE OF FLORIDA v. RUBEN ALLEN JONES

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-11-01

Snippet: diving into the specifics of this case. Sections 316.062 and .066 impose a duty upon a driver involved

ROBERT BRELAND v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-05-15

Citation: 271 So. 3d 1028

Snippet: she has fulfilled the requirements of s. 316.062. § 316.061(1), Fla. Stat. (2018). The statute

HARVEY L. LINEN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-29

Citation: 268 So. 3d 874

Snippet: or she has fulfilled the requirements of s. 316.062. A person who willfully violates

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-04

Citation: 262 So. 3d 59

Snippet: 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.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-02-08

Citation: 236 So. 3d 244

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

JOHN GOODMAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-07-26

Citation: 229 So. 3d 366

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

Joseph W. Daugherty v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-12-22

Citation: 207 So. 3d 980, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18785

Snippet: he or she has fulfilled the requirements of s. 316.062. § 316.027(2)(c), Fla. Stat. (2012).

Jacob Thomas Gaulden v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-07-07

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

Snippet: 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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-05-12

Citation: 192 So. 3d 1190, 2016 WL 2757011

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

Latham v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-02-10

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

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

Escalante v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-06-05

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

Snippet: 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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-06-04

Citation: 166 So. 3d 161, 2015 WL 3496499

State of Florida v. Zachariah Dorsett

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-02-26

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

Snippet: he or she has fulfilled the requirements of s. 316.062. Any person who willfully violates this paragraph

Cahours v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-26

Citation: 147 So. 3d 574, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 13228, 2014 WL 4197387

Snippet: he or she has fulfilled the requirements of s. 316.062.... Any person who willfully *576violates this

Gaulden v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-02-17

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

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

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-12-05

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

Snippet: satisfies this element of the offense. Fla. Stat. 316.062(1). “Identifying information” means the name,

Dorsett v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-01-30

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

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