Florida Statute 316.122 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.122

316.122 Vehicle turning left.—The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, or vehicles lawfully passing on the left of the turning vehicle, which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. 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. 118, ch. 99-248; s. 29, ch. 2005-164.

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Amendments to 316.122

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.122

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.122.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.122

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.122 FAILED to Yield - to oncoming traffic/vehicle passing on left when MAKING LEFT TURN - Points on Drivers License: 3

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.122

Total Results: 18

Shaver v. Carpenter

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-11-26T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 157 So. 3d 305, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 19480, 2014 WL 6675691

Snippet: thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. § 316.122, Fla. Stat. (2008). Green indication.— 1. Vehicular

Luzardo v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-10-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 147 So. 3d 1083, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 15273, 2014 WL 4852853

Snippet: left in front of oncoming traffic under section 316.122 of the Florida Statutes (2011). Over a year later

Hall v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2012-12-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 109 So. 3d 704, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 773, 2012 WL 6619321, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 2593

Snippet: less culpable than the average criminal.” Id. at 316, 122 S.Ct. 2242. Thus, while there is agreement about

Keller v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-06-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 849 So. 2d 385

Snippet: turns in an intersection. See §§ 316.003(17), 316.122, 316.151(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (2000). The trial court

Café Erotica v. Florida Dept. of Transp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-10-23T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 830 So. 2d 181

Snippet: requirements. Cf. Thomas v. Chicago Park Dist., 534 U.S. 316, 122 S.Ct. 775, 151 L.Ed.2d 783 (2002) (stating that

Gordon v. Colbert

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-07-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 789 So. 2d 471, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 9155, 2001 WL 746925

Snippet: court also read the instruction concerning section 316.122, Florida Statutes (2000), which states: Vehicle… for the court to instruct the jury on section 316.122 because that section governs left-hand turns, generally…objected to the giving of the instruction on section 316.122. Counsel merely said, I don’t think you should

Stivers v. Ford Motor Credit Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-12-26T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 777 So. 2d 1023

Snippet: §§ 316.081(1)(b), 316.087(1)(a) & (b), 316.122, 316.123, 316.125(1), 316.185, Fla. Stat. (2000

Gonzalez v. Rose

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-02-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 752 So. 2d 39

Snippet: proposed jury instruction pursuant to section 316.122, Florida Statutes (1993) setting forth the obligation…instruction read as follows: Florida Statutes 316.122 states as follows: The driver of a vehicle intending

Pate v. Renfroe

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-08-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 715 So. 2d 1094

Snippet: requested by defendant which was based upon section 316.122, Florida Statutes (1995); (4) whether the trial… court instructed the jury, based upon section 316.122, Florida Statutes (1995), that a motorist must

Salman v. Cooper

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-03-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 633 So. 2d 570, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 2293, 1994 WL 81817

Snippet: using the intersection.” Additionally, section 316.122, Florida Statutes (1993) provides that a driver

Cahill v. City of Daytona Beach

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-04-11T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. . Section 316.122 (failing to yield the right-of-way on a lefthand

Palm Beach County Bd. of Com'rs v. Salas

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1987-07-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 511 So. 2d 544

Snippet: Blount's alleged violation of either section 316.122 (failing to yield the right-of-way on a left-hand

Salas v. PALM BEACH COUNTY BD.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-03-04T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 484 So. 2d 1302

Snippet: County cites her alleged violations of Sections 316.122 and 316.151, Florida Statutes, in that she failed

Weeks v. Ranson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-09-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 419 So. 2d 722, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21152

Snippet: instruction given by the court based on sections 316.122 and 316.075(l)(b), Florida Statutes (1981), was…to be a fair statement of the *724law.1 Section 316.122, Florida Statutes (1981), provides: The driver …traffic close enough to constitute a hazard (section 316.122) and it shall yield to oncoming traffic entering

US Fire Ins. Co. v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1978-08-25T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 362 So. 2d 414

Snippet: applying to all traffic. [2] Sections 316.075 and 316.122, Fla. Stat. (1973). 78-196 District

State v. Lee

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

Citation: 356 So. 2d 276

Snippet: 316.109, 316.110, 316.1105, 316.113, 316.121, 316.122, 316.123, 316.125, 316.126(1) or (3), 316.133,

Ago

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

Snippet: 316.109, 316.110, 316.1105, 316.113, 316.121, 316.122, 316.123, 316.125, 316.126(1) or (3), 316.133,

Filmon v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1976-06-23T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 336 So. 2d 586

Snippet: execution of a left turn as prescribed by Section 316.122, Florida Statutes. Concerning the sufficiency of… the jury concerning the provisions of Section 316.122, Florida Statutes, dealing with execution of a