Florida Statute 316.125 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.125 Vehicle entering highway from private road or driveway or emerging from alley, driveway or building.—

(1) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from an alley, building, private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway to be entered which are so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(2) The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road or driveway within a business or residence district shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across the alley, building entrance, road or driveway, or in the event there is no sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the street to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic thereon and shall yield to all vehicles and pedestrians which are so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(3) 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. 121, ch. 99-248.

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Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.125

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.125 FAILED TO YIELD/STOP from alley/bldg./private road or driveway - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.125 (1) FAILED TO YIELD from alley/bldg./private road or driveway to vehicles - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.125 (2) FAILED TO YIELD/STOP at sidewalk -from alley/bldg./private road or driveway to pedestrians - Points on Drivers License: 3

Cases Citing Statute 316.125

Total Results: 5

State v. Rodriguez

904 So. 2d 594, 2005 WL 1412065

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 17, 2005 | Docket: 2485882

Cited 4 times | Published

that Rodriguez violated two Florida Statutes: Section 316.125(2), which requires a driver of a vehicle emerging

Craig v. School Bd. of Broward County

679 So. 2d 1219, 1996 WL 483025

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 28, 1996 | Docket: 1215677

Cited 3 times | Published

the law required. The instruction based on section 316.125(1), Florida Statutes (1989), was properly given

Rosenfeld v. Seltzer

993 So. 2d 557, 2008 WL 4568024

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 15, 2008 | Docket: 1516288

Cited 2 times | Published

the Rosenfelds requested the court to read section 316.125(2), Florida Statutes, regarding the duty of

State v. Nelson

183 So. 3d 1074, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 6843, 2015 WL 2129237

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 8, 2015 | Docket: 60252921

Cited 1 times | Published

statutory interpretation. The statute at issue is section 316.125, Florida Statutes (2013), and it governs entry

Beeman v. Cosmides

825 So. 2d 511, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 13152, 2002 WL 31015531

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 11, 2002 | Docket: 64817328

Published

pursuant to the verdict. Beeman maintains that section 316.125, Florida Statutes (2001),2 required Mrs. Cosmides

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