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Fla. Stat. § 316.0747 (2025)
Sale or purchase of traffic control devices by nongovernmental entities; prohibitions.
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316.0747 Sale or purchase of traffic control devices by nongovernmental entities; prohibitions.—
(1) It is unlawful for any nongovernmental entity to use any traffic control device at any place where the general public is invited, unless such device conforms to the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Nongovernmental entities to which the general public is invited to travel shall install and maintain uniform traffic control devices at appropriate locations pursuant to the standards set forth by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to s. 316.0745. Businesses the parking lots of which do not provide intersecting lanes of traffic and businesses having fewer than 25 parking spaces are exempt from the provisions of this subsection.
History.—s. 1, ch. 79-376; s. 1, ch. 90-121; s. 13, ch. 99-5; s. 88, ch. 99-13; s. 96, ch. 99-248; s. 24, ch. 2013-18.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 316.0747
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§316.0747(1)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESNONGOV ENT USE OF TRAF CONT DEV NOT DOT SPEC
§316.0747(2)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESFAIL TO INSTALL TRAF CONT DEV W DOT SPEC
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1993–1999 · leading case: Spruce Creek Dev. of Ocala v. Drew, 746 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999).
Spruce Creek Dev. of Ocala v. Drew, 746 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999). “Section 316.0747(1), Florida Statutes (1989), provides: (1) It is unlawful for any nongovernmental entity to use any traffic control device at any place where the general public is invited, unless such device conforms to the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted by…”
McFall v. Inverrary Country Club, Inc., 622 So. 2d 41 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993). “During the trial, the court also precluded plaintiffs from introducing evidence of numerous other accidents and near misses at the crossing, as well as evidence as to whether the stop sign complied with section 316.0747, Florida Statutes (1989).”
— 316.0747(1) — 2 cases
Spruce Creek Dev. of Ocala v. Drew, 746 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999). “Section 316.0747(1), Florida Statutes (1989), provides: (1) It is unlawful for any nongovernmental entity to use any traffic control device at any place where the general public is invited, unless such device conforms to the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted by…”
McFall v. Inverrary Country Club, Inc., 622 So. 2d 41 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993). “During the trial, the court also precluded plaintiffs from introducing evidence of numerous other accidents and near misses at the crossing, as well as evidence as to whether the stop sign complied with section 316.0747, Florida Statutes (1989).”
— 316.0747(3) — 1 case
Spruce Creek Dev. of Ocala v. Drew, 746 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999). “Section 316.0747(1), Florida Statutes (1989), provides: (1) It is unlawful for any nongovernmental entity to use any traffic control device at any place where the general public is invited, unless such device conforms to the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted by…”
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