Florida Statute 316.121 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.121

316.121 Vehicles approaching or entering intersections.—

(1) The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different highway.

(2) When two vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at the same time the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

(3) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a state-maintained road or highway from a paved or unpaved road and not subject to control by an official traffic control device shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the state-maintained road or highway.

(4) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a paved county-maintained or city-maintained road or highway from an unpaved road or highway and not subject to control by an official traffic control device shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said paved road or highway.

(5) The foregoing rules are modified at through highways and otherwise, as hereinafter stated.

(6) 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. 117, ch. 99-248.

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Amendments to 316.121

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.121

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.121.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.121

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.121 FAILED TO YIELD - approaching/entering intersection - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.121 (1) Vehicle in intersection - all others must yield - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.121 (2) Vehicle arriving at same time - Vehicle on LEFT YIELDS to vehicle on RIGHT - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.121 (3) State roads have right-of-way over other roads if intersection in UNMARKED - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.121 (4) Paved roads have right-of-way over unpaved roads - Points on Drivers License: 3

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.121

Total Results: 5

Cahill v. City of Daytona Beach

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-04-11

Citation: 577 So. 2d 715, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3301, 1991 WL 50600

Snippet: approaching from Cahill’s right pursuant to section 316.121, Florida Statutes (1987),1 was an intervening active

Copertino v. Bandolik

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-03-30

Citation: 429 So. 2d 417, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19482

Snippet: court in instructing the jury on both Sections 316.121 and 316.123, Florida Statutes (1980). While conceding

State v. Lee

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-02-23

Citation: 356 So. 2d 276

Snippet: 316.108, 316.109, 316.110, 316.1105, 316.113, 316.121, 316.122, 316.123, 316.125, 316.126(1) or (3),

Ogletree v. Sentry Indemnity Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-01-06

Citation: 353 So. 2d 667, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 14984

Snippet: instruction requested by Appellant on Section 316.121(1), Fla.Stat., which sets out the duty of a driver

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1977-07-13

Snippet: 316.108, 316.109, 316.110, 316.1105, 316.113, 316.121, 316.122, 316.123, 316.125, 316.126(1) or (3)