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Florida Statute 316.088 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.088 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 316.088 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
316.088 One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands.—
(1) The Department of Transportation and local authorities, with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions, may designate any highway, roadway, part of a roadway, or specific lanes upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction at such times as shall be indicated by official traffic control devices.
(2) Upon a roadway so designated for one-way traffic, a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated at such times as shall be indicated by official traffic control devices.
(3) A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of such island.
(4) 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. 112, ch. 99-248.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.088

Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§316.088(2)Driving in WRONG DIRECTION on ONE-WAY ROADWAY3 pts
§316.088(3)NOT driving to RIGHT around ROTARY TRAFFIC ISLAND3 pts

Cases Citing F.S. 316.088

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B.H. v. State, 958 So. 2d 536 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 8856, 2007 WL 1610176

...ve gone the wrong way on a one-way street. Appellant admitted that the driver pulled out of the driveway going the wrong way. It is a noncriminal traffic infraction to drive in the opposite direction upon a roadway so designated for one-way traffic. § 316.088(2), Fla....
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·City of Hollywood, a political subdivision of the State of Florida v. Eric Arem, 154 So. 3d 359 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 16790, 2014 WL 5149159

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This Florida statute resource is curated by this site's author, 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.