Florida Statute 316.0765 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

316.0765 Lane direction control signals.—When lane direction control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane or lanes over which a green signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel in any lane or lanes over which a red signal is shown. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 99, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.134.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.0765
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§316.0765LANE DIRECTION CONTROL signals - violation of3 pts
Cases Citing F.S. 316.0765

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·McFadden v. Cnty. of Orange, 499 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986).
Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 61
...has the authority to erect "signs, signals, markings and other traffic control devices" on a state highway. § 335.09, Fla. Stat. (1985). Any traffic sign erected on a state highway by someone other than D.O.T. is unauthorized, and thus prohibited by section 316.0765....
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Civil Citations under F.S. 316.0765

Cases Citing F.S. 316.0765

·McFadden v. Cnty. of Orange, 499 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986).