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Florida Statute 316.08 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 316.08 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
316.08 Requirements of flagpersons.Any flagperson engaged in the direction of traffic on public roadways while accompanying an escort vehicle or any escort vehicle must:
(1) Operate in accordance with all safety requirements prescribed by law and the Department of Transportation;
(2) Operate only on the routes authorized by a special permit issued pursuant to s. 316.550 authorizing the specific vehicle and the load the flagperson or escort vehicle is accompanying; and
(3) Meet any additional conditions required in the special permit.
History.s. 14, ch. 95-257.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 316.08

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§316.08(1)TRANS DANGEROUS MATERIALSEE REC #3845F · 3rd
§316.08(2)FRAUDSEE REC #3846F · 3rd

Cases Citing F.S. 316.08

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·Thomas v. State, 614 So. 2d 468 (Fla. 1993).

Cited 51 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1993 WL 1330

notes that municipalities are authorized in section 316.008 to enact supplemental measures to "control
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Quote AuthorityClub Madonna Inc. v. City of Miami Beach (2022)
phrase: "see, e.g."
Cited (see also)Club Madonna Inc v. City of Miami Beach (2020)
phrase: "see, e.g."
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·Thomas v. State, 583 So. 2d 336 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991).

Cited 13 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1991 WL 41004

of traffic outside of such municipalities. Section 316.008 enumerates the area within which municipalities
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CitedPolk County v. Mitchell (2006)
phrase: "see"
CitedAgo (2001)
phrase: "see"
CitedState v. Atkinson (2000)
phrase: "see"
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·Ralph v. City of Daytona Beach, 412 So. 2d 875 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

and/or concessions conducted upon said beach. [4] § 316.008, Fla. Stat. (1979). [5] Town of Atlantic Beach
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CitedCity of Daytona Beach Shores v. State (1984)
phrase: "see"
Cited as authorityDepartment of Transp. v. Neilson (1982)
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·Covington v. State, 728 So. 2d 1195 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1999 WL 123520

compliance with the direction of a police officer. Section 316.008(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1997), allows local
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Cited "but see"Underwood v. State (2001)
phrase: "but see"
Cited as authorityStone v. State (2003)
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·State v. Smith, 584 So. 2d 145 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1991 WL 150412

state has expressly declared to be noncriminal. § 316.008, Fla. Stat. (1989). Interpreting section 316.1936
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·Richard Masone v. City of Aventura, 147 So. 3d 492 (Fla. 2014).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2014 WL 2609201

expressly granted to municipal governments through section 316.008, Florida Statutes (2008), entitled “Powers
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·City of Aventura v. Masone, 89 So. 3d 233 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2011 WL 5964359, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 19039

Enumerating certain “powers of local authorities,” section 316.008, Florida Statutes, specifies that: (1) The
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Cited "but see"City of Orlando v. Udowychenko (2012)
phrase: "but see"
Cited as authorityRichard Masone v. City of Aventura (2014)
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·City of Orlando v. Udowychenko, 98 So. 3d 589 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 2600293, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 10875

traffic laws to apply throughout the state.... Section 316.008 enumerates the area within which municipalities
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Cited as authorityRichard Masone v. City of Aventura (2014)
Cited (see also)Damon v. City of Kansas City (2013)
phrase: "see, e.g."
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·Luis Torres Jimenez v. State of Florida, etc., 246 So. 3d 219 (Fla. 2018).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

state." Express preemption notwithstanding, section 316.008, Florida Statutes (2014), states that "[t]he
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·Avalon Carriage Serv. Inc. v. City of St. Augustine, 417 F. Supp. 2d 1279 (M.D. Fla. 2006).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6975, 2006 WL 449250

the city derives authority from Florida Statute § 316.008, which provides legislatively-granted power to
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·Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay Cnty., 201 So. 3d 779 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14507

of traffic outside of such municipalities. Section 316.008 enumerates the area within which municipalities
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Quote AuthorityOakes v. Collier County (2021)
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·City of Oldsmar v. Trinh, 210 So. 3d 191 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 16012

chapters 316 and 318,” were not authorized under section 316.008(l)(w), Florida Statutes (2008), and were expressly
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1980).

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outside of the municipalities, s. 316.002. Section 316.008 expressly enumerates those areas within which
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2009).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

such signage will enhance traffic safety.10 Section 316.008, Florida Statutes, further recognizes that
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1983).

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of traffic outside of such municipalities. Section 316.008 enumerates the area within which municipalities
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1986).

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of traffic outside of such municipalities. Section 316.008 enumerates the area within which municipalities
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1978).

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counties of Florida. Section316.006, F. S. Section 316.008(1), F. S., specifically grants to municipalities
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Socarras v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., 672 F. Supp. 2d 1320 (S.D. Fla. 2009).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110194, 2009 WL 4113568

good moral character, a requirement under INA § 316, 8 U.S.C. § 1427. USCIS determined that Socarras'
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1977).

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of traffic outside of such municipalities. Section 316.008 enumerates the areas within which municipalities
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2009).

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crash reports by using the power granted by section 316.008(1)(k), Florida Statutes? In sum: 1. Escambia
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2001).

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setting forth the powers of local authorities, section 316.008, Florida Statutes, recognizes that local authorities
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1993).

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for reasons other than those set forth in section 316.008, Florida Statutes? 3) If commercial horse-drawn
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1983).

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provisions of Ch. 316. Section 316.002, F.S. Section 316.008, F.S., expressly enumerates those matters over
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2001).

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of traffic outside of such municipalities. Section 316.008 enumerates the area within which municipalities
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2005).

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of traffic outside of such municipalities. Section 316.008 enumerates the area within which municipalities
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1996).

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parking in their respective jurisdictions. Thus, section 316.008(1), Florida Statutes, recognizes that the provisions
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1990).

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movement of traffic outside of municipalities. Section 316.008, F.S., expressly enumerates those areas within
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2002).

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movement of traffic outside of municipalities.5 Section 316.008, Florida Statutes, expressly recognizes areas
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1994).

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of traffic outside of such municipalities. Section 316.008 enumerates the area within which municipalities
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1997).

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Section 316.006(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (1995). 4 Section 316.008(1)(w), Fla. Stat. (1995). 5 Section 318.141(2)(a)
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1984).

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authorized by the Uniform Traffic Control Law. Section 316.008(1)(a), F.S., provides that local authorities
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1995).

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conflict with the provisions of this chapter." Section 316.008, Fla. Stat. (1993), specifically enumerates
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1998).

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authorized to adopt an ordinance pursuant to section 316.008(1)(s), Florida Statutes, that would permit
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1987).

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this chapter unless expressly authorized."). Section 316.008, F.S. (1986 Supp.), enumerates the matters
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2001).

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movement of traffic outside of municipalities.7 Section 316.008, Florida Statutes, expressly recognizes areas
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1980).

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authority to control or regulate traffic thereon. Section 316.008, F. S., empowers municipalities, with respect
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2003).

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operating golf carts within the city's boundaries. Section 316.008, Florida Statutes, enumerates the powers that
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1978).

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...1933). The designation of a street as a one-way street for the movement of traffic or a street as a through street or an intersection as a stop or yield intersection is a legislative act exercised under the police power, s. 316.008 (1), F. S. See also s. 316.088 , F. S., which permits local authorities to designate any highway or roadway or part thereof under their respective jurisdictions as one-way as indicated by official traffic control devices; s. 316.089 (3), F....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1978).

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expresslyauthorized.' (Emphasis supplied.) Section 316.008, F. S., represents such express authorization
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2010).

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legislate in this area is limited.5 Question One Section 316.008(7), Florida Statutes, provides the powers to
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1977).

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movement of traffic outside such municipalities. Section 316.008, F. S., enumerates the areas within which municipalities
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1974).

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is charged by a municipal police officer. Section 316.008(2). Against this background, you inquire as

This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 316 matters in the context of traffic and automobile accident law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.