Florida Statute 316.083 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.083

316.083 Overtaking and passing a vehicle, a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle, or an electric bicycle.—The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles, bicycles and other nonmotorized vehicles, and electric bicycles, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter stated:

(1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction must give an appropriate signal as provided for in s. 316.156, must pass to the left thereof at a safe distance, and must not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.

(2) The driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or an electric bicycle occupying the same travel lane must pass the bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or electric bicycle at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet or, if such movement cannot be safely accomplished, must remain at a safe distance behind the bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or electric bicycle until the driver can safely pass at a distance of not less than 3 feet and must safely clear the overtaken bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or electric bicycle.

(3) The driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle, or an electric bicycle, occupying a bicycle lane must pass the bicycle, other nonmotorized vehicle, or electric bicycle at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet between the vehicle and the bicycle, other nonmotorized vehicle, or electric bicycle.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply when a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle, or an electric bicycle, occupies a separated bicycle lane.

(5) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle must give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle, on audible signal or upon the visible blinking of the headlamps of the overtaking vehicle if such overtaking is being attempted at nighttime, and must not increase the speed of his or her vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.

(6) A person who violates this section commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

(7) The department must provide an annual awareness and safety campaign informing the public about the safety precautions to be taken when overtaking a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle or an electric bicycle.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 304, ch. 95-148; s. 107, ch. 99-248; s. 3, ch. 2005-164; s. 50, ch. 2006-290; s. 5, ch. 2020-69; s. 2, ch. 2021-180.

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Amendments to 316.083

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.083

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.083.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.083

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.083 (1) OVERTAKING AND PASSING A VEHICLE cutting in - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.083 (1) Overtaking and passing Bicycle improper distance between - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.083 (2) Overtaking and passing a vehicle - Failure to give right-of-way to overtaking vehicle - Points on Drivers License: 3

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.083

Total Results: 18

Steven J. Pincus, etc. v. American Traffic Solutions, Inc., etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-02-02T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: steady red light signal, in violation of sections 316.0083, 316.074(1), and 316.075(1)(c)1, Florida Statutes…the convenience fee was prohibited by sections 316.0083(b)(4), 318.121, and 560.204, Florida Statutes…1) ATS’s fee was not prohibited under section 316.0083(b)(4) because the fee was not a “commission” …infraction detector” under Fla. Stat. § 316.0083(1)(b)(4)? b. Was the fee assessed …violation of Florida law, specifically, sections 316.0083(1)(b)4, 318.121, and 560.204, Florida Statutes

Luis Torres Jimenez v. State of Florida, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-05-03T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 246 So. 3d 219

Snippet: .; § 316.0083(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014). In addition to this grant of authority, section 316.0083(1)(a… light traffic infractions. Id. § 316.0083(1)(a). Section 316.0083(1)(a) also states: This paragraph…citation by a trained traffic enforcement officer. § 316.0083(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014) (emphasis added). In …meaning of the word “review,” as used in section 316.0083(1)(a). The Third District Court of Appeal…light camera images authorized by section 316.0083(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2014), allow a municipality

City of Oldsmar v. Trinh

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-10-28T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 210 So. 3d 191, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 16012

Snippet: questions are as follows: 1. DOES SECTION 316.0083(l)(a) AUTHORIZE A MUNICIPALITY TO CONTRACT WITH…MUNICIPALITY? 2. DO SECTIONS 316.640(5)(a) AND 316.0083, FLORIDA STATUTES, PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY FROM… of s. 316.074(1) or s. 316.075(l)(c)l. § 316.0083 (emphasis added). A “traffic infraction detector…light camera program did not comply with sections 316.0083(l)(a) and 316.650(3)(c) 10 because …addition, “[although the legislature in section 316.0083(l)(a) did permit cities to delegate the

State Ex Rel. City of Aventura v. Jimenez

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-07-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 211 So. 3d 158, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 11373

Snippet: do so for the following reasons. First, section 316.0083 of the Florida Statutes authorizes, and provides…laws regulating conduct at traffic lights. See § 316.0083, Fla. Stat. (2010) (authorizing use of cameras… the traffic infraction enforcement officer. § 316.0083(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2015).4 In keeping with this…such ministerial acts are unauthorized by section 316.0083 would be akin to determining that a trial judge…appropriate parties. I also find no violation of section 316.0083 when American electronically “issues” a uniform

City of Fort Lauderdale v. June Dhar

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-02-25T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 185 So. 3d 1232, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 61, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 393, 2016 WL 743287

Snippet: the district court held a provision in section 316.0083(1)(d)3., Florida Statutes (2012), known as the…initially issued a notice of violation under section 316.0083(l)(b)l.a., Florida Statutes (2012), and therefore…The Fourth District correctly noted that section 316.0083(l)(d)3. was amended by the Legislature in 2013…we turn to. the statute at issue. Section 316.0083, Florida Statutes, also known as the Mark Wandall… Dhar committed the traffic violation, section 316.0083(1), Florida Statutes, provided in pertinent'

Clark v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-05-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 170 So. 3d 69, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 8188, 2015 WL 2458128

Snippet: issued a traffic citation pursuant to section 316.0083, Florida Statutes (2012), known as the Mark Wandall…the evidence,1 claiming that pursuant to section 316.0083(l)(e), Florida Statutes (2012),2 authentication…the circuit court erred in interpreting section 316.0083(l)(e), Florida Statutes (2012), to provide that…there is nothing in the plain language of section 316.0083(l)(e), Florida Statutes (2012), to indicate that…precedent to its admissibility.”). . Section 316.0083(l)(e), Florida Statutes (2012), provides, in full

City of Fort Lauderdale v. June Dhar

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-10-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 154 So. 3d 366, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 17154

Snippet: dismissing a traffic citation on grounds that section 316.0083(l)(d)3., Florida Statutes (2012), of the Mark …initially issued a notice of violation under section 316.0083(l)(b)l.a., Florida Statutes (2012), and therefore…1120 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014) (holding that “section 316.0083(l)(c)l.c, Florida Statutes (2011), did not violate…administrative efficiency.”). We noté that section 316.0083(l)(d)3. was amended by the legislature, effective

City of Hollywood, a political subdivision of the State of Florida v. Eric Arem

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-10-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 154 So. 3d 359, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 16790

Snippet: Procedure 9.160(d): 1. Does Florida Statute 316.0083(l)(a) authorize a municipality to delegate and…use of TIE Os to enforce red light violations. § 316.0083(1), Fla. Stat. (2011). The City operates a red…applicable statutes are clear and unambiguous. Section 316.0083(l)(a) provides, in pertinent part: A notice…traffic infraction enforcement officer. § 316.0083(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2011) (emphasis added). Section… If a traffic citation is issued under s. 316.0083, the traffic infraction enforcement officer

City of Fort Lauderdale v. Gonzalez

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-02-05T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 134 So. 3d 1119, 2014 WL 444171, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 1452

Snippet: Relevant Provisions of Section 316.0083, Florida Statutes Section 316.0083, Florida Statutes (2011), authorizes…traffic citation.” § 316.0083(l)(d)3., Fla. Stat. (2011). In sum, section 316.0083(l)(c)l.c., Florida Statutes…unconstitutional.1 We reverse and hold that section 316.0083(l)(e)l.c., Florida Statutes (2011), does not violate…the first registered owner of the vehicle. See § 316.0083(l)(c)l.a., c., Fla. Stat. (2011). The Uniform …captured by a traffic infraction detector. Section 316.0083(l)(b)l.a., Florida Statutes (2011), provides that

State v. Arrington

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-07-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 95 So. 3d 324, 2012 WL 3023203, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 12095

Snippet: offered the following rationale: Although [section] 316.0083[, Florida Statutes (2010) ] prohibits the exact…concluded that continued enforcement of section 316.0083 renders section 316.075 unconstitutional by treating… unconstitutional because sections 316.075 and 316.0083 do not apply to similarly-situated people. Therefore…....” § 316.075(4), Fla. Stat. (2010). Section 316.0083 also imposes a penalty for failure to stop at … and the issuance of a traffic citation. *327§ 316.0083(1)(b)1.a, Fla. Stat. (2010) (emphasis added).

City of Orlando v. Udowychenko

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-07-06T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 98 So. 3d 589, 2012 WL 2600293, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 10875

Snippet: and highways under their jurisdiction under s. 316.0083.” The Act implemented a statewide red light enforcement…signal steady red light. Any notification under s. 316.0083(l)(b) or traffic citation issued by the use of

Sunbelt Environmental, Inc. v. Gulf Coast Truck & Equipment Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-03-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 82 So. 3d 1196, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 4278, 2012 WL 896501

Snippet: acts of Sunbelt's driver violated sections 316.083 and 316.185, Florida Statutes (2006), by failing

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2010-08-26T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: See s. 316.0083(b)1.b., Fla. Stat. 7 Section 316.0083(1)(c)1.c., Fla. Stat. 8 Section 316.0083(1)(c)1.…Section 316.0083(1)(c)1.c., Fla. Stat. 11 Section 316.0083(1)(d)2., Fla. Stat. Andsee s. 316.0083(1)(d)4…and highways under their jurisdiction under s. 316.0083. Only a municipality may install or authorize …for enforcement of the act is provided. Section 316.0083(1)(b), Florida Statutes, provides that within …, a traffic citation shall be issued.8 Section 316.0083(1)(c)1.d., Florida Statutes, requires that "

Broward County v. Brooks Builders, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-07-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 908 So. 2d 536

Snippet: $266,128.92 3 08-21-00 $137,316.83 4 09-06-00 $143,008.58

In RE AMENDMENTS TO RULES REGULATING THE FLA. BAR-1-3.1 (A) AND RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMIN.-2.065 (LEGAL AID)

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1990-12-12T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 573 So. 2d 800

Snippet: 1979), appeal dismissed, 469 U.S. 925, 105 S.Ct. 316, 83 L.Ed.2d 254 (1984), and The Florida Bar: In re

State v. Lee

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1978-02-22T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 356 So. 2d 276

Snippet: 316.0565, 316.057(9), 316.061, 316.081, 316.082, 316.083, 316.084, 316.085, 316.086, 316.087, 316.088, 316.089

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1977-07-13T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 316.0565, 316.057(9), 316.061, 316.081, 316.082, 316.083, 316.084, 316.085, 316.086, 316.087, 316.088,

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Duval Cty.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1934-03-09T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 154 So. 331, 114 Fla. 254, 1934 Fla. LEXIS 1819

Snippet: . W. R. Co. v. City of Connersville, 170 Ind. 316, 83 N.E. 503, affirmed218 U.S. 336, 31 Sup. Ct. Rep