Florida Statute 316.1515 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.1515

316.1515 Limitations on turning around.—The driver of any vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic and unless such movement is not prohibited by posted traffic control signs. 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. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 1, ch. 80-337; s. 126, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.153.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.1515

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.1515.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.1515

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.1515 U-TURN - Improper/unsafe/prohibited - Points on Drivers License: 3

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.1515

Total Results: 5

STATE OF FLORIDA v. JAMAAL PICKERSGILL

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-10-30

Snippet: front seat passenger to wear seatbelts. See §§ 316.1515 & 316.614(4)-(5), Fla. Stat. (2018); see also

State v. Y.Q.R.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-12-22

Citation: 50 So. 3d 751, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 19462

Snippet: 2d 507, 508 (Fla.1994). Second, under section 316.1515, a U-turn can amount to a traffic offense if it

State v. YQR

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-12-22

Citation: 50 So. 3d 751, 2010 WL 5184905

Snippet: 2d 507, 508 (Fla.1994). Second, under section 316.1515, a U-turn can amount to a traffic offense if it

Beahan v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-08-05

Citation: 41 So. 3d 1000, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 11416, 2010 WL 3034883

Snippet: infraction is questionable in any event. Section 316.1515, Florida Statutes prohibits a driver from making

Bender v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-07-15

Citation: 737 So. 2d 1181, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 9505, 1999 WL 497503

Snippet: signs so as to constitute a violation of section 316.1515 or was made directly upon a curve in violation