Florida Statute 316.071 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.071 Disabled vehicles obstructing traffic.—Whenever a vehicle is disabled on any street or highway within the state or for any reason obstructs the regular flow of traffic, the driver shall move the vehicle so as not to obstruct the regular flow of traffic or, if he or she cannot move the vehicle alone, solicit help and move the vehicle so as not to obstruct the regular flow of traffic. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be cited for a nonmoving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318.

History.—s. 4, ch. 75-72; ss. 1, 33, ch. 76-31; s. 300, ch. 95-148; s. 13, ch. 96-350.

Note.—Former s. 316.1031.

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R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.071 CRASH - DMV obstructing traffic - driver failure to move/solicit help to move vehicle - Points on Drivers License: 0

Cases Citing Statute 316.071

Total Results: 3

Mendez v. State

678 So. 2d 388, 1996 WL 382271

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 1996 | Docket: 1470663

Cited 6 times | Published

authorized to order defendant to exit the vehicle. See § 316.071, Fla. Stat. (1993); Stanley v. State, 559 So.2d

Servello & Sons, Inc. v. Sims

922 So. 2d 234, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 20531, 2005 WL 3555578

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 30, 2005 | Docket: 1282514

Cited 3 times | Published

834 So.2d 329, 330 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003). [2] Section 316.071, Florida Statutes (2003), provides: Whenever

Graham v. Kebel

431 So. 2d 652, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19230

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 26, 1983 | Docket: 64597063

Published

of the highway hazardous or impractical.” Section 316.071, Florida Statutes (1977), included in the charge

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