Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 316.0765 (2025)

Lane direction control signals.

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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
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1986–1986 · leading case: McFadden v. Cnty. of Orange, 499 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986).
McFadden v. Cnty. of Orange, 499 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986). “is unauthorized, and thus prohibited by section 316.0765. We should not attach liability to a governmental agency for failure to do that which it is legally prohibited from doing.”
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