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Florida Statute 316.1305 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.1305 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 316.1305 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
316.1305 Fishing from state road bridges.—
(1) The Department of Transportation is authorized to investigate and determine whether it is detrimental to traffic safety or dangerous to human life for any person to fish from a state road bridge. When the Department of Transportation, after due investigation, determines that it is dangerous for persons to fish from such a bridge, it shall post appropriate signs on the bridge stating that fishing from the bridge is prohibited.
(2) Fishing from a bridge upon which the Department of Transportation has posted signs as provided in subsection (1) is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a pedestrian violation as provided in chapter 318.
(3) This section is cumulative and is not intended to repeal any special law making it unlawful to fish from any bridge.
History.—s. 158, ch. 29965, 1955; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 239, ch. 71-136; s. 4, ch. 84-309; s. 18, ch. 96-350.
Note.—Former s. 339.27.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.1305

Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
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Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 316.1305

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
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Cases Citing F.S. 316.1305

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James Riley v. State, 145 So. 3d 886 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 2957491, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 10108

...ff a bridge. On appeal, Riley argues this prior conviction should not have been scored when he violated his probation as it was a noncriminal infraction. He is incorrect. The offense occurred in 1992. At that time, the offense was a misdemeanor. See § 316.1305, Fla....

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