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Florida Statute 316.1515 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.1515 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 316.1515 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.1515

Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§316.1515U-TURN - Improper/unsafe/prohibited3 pts

Cases Citing F.S. 316.1515

Fla. Stat. § 316.1515 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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·Beahan v. State, 41 So. 3d 1000 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 11416, 2010 WL 3034883

...The sole argument made on appeal is that Sergeant Haines had a reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle, because he feared that the defendant was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Whether Sergeant Haines had probable cause to stop the defendant for a traffic infraction is questionable in any event. Section 316.1515, Florida Statutes prohibits a driver from making a U-turn only if such a turn is prohibited by a posted traffic sign or if the turn cannot be made safely and without interfering with traffic....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2024)
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Cited as authorityDuke (2012)
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·State v. Y.Q.R., 50 So. 3d 751 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 19462

...flow of traffic.” This argument appears to have three sources: First, the failure to signal a turn can constitute a traffic offense under section 316.155 if the turn affects traffic. See State v. Riley, 638 So.2d 507, 508 (Fla.1994). Second, under section 316.1515, a U-turn can amount to a traffic offense if it interferes with traffic or cannot be made safely....
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Cited as authorityHarris (2019)
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State v. YQR, 50 So. 3d 751 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2010 WL 5184905

...e flow of traffic." This argument appears to have three sources: First, the failure to signal a turn can constitute a traffic offense under section 316.155 if the turn affects traffic. See State v. Riley, 638 So.2d 507, 508 (Fla.1994). Second, under section 316.1515, a U-turn can amount to a traffic offense if it interferes with traffic or cannot be made safely....
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·Bender v. State, 737 So. 2d 1181 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 9505, 1999 WL 497503

...denial of his motion to suppress all evidence obtained from a traffic stop. Bender argues that, based upon the objective evidence in the record, the arresting officer lacked probable cause to make the traffic stop for an illegal U-turn under either section 316.1515 1 or section 316.152, 2 Florida Statutes (1997)....
...3d DCA 1998)(“[U]nder Whren, the test is whether an officer could have stopped the vehicle for a traffic infraction.”). We agree with Bender that the record contains no objective evidence that his U-tnrn interfered with other traffic or was contrary to posted traffic control signs so as to constitute a violation of section 316.1515 or was made directly upon a curve in violation of section 316.152....
...See Crooks v. State, 710 So.2d 1041, 1043 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998). The testimony of the arresting officer, however, is sufficient to establish that probable cause existed for a stop on the grounds that the U-turn created a reasonable safety concern under section 316.1515....
...— which together constituted reasonable grounds for the stop. Because the objective evidence in the record was sufficient to establish probable cause for the instant traffic stop, we affirm. AFFIRMED. BOOTH, MINER AND VAN NORTWICK, JJ., CONCUR. . Section 316.1515, Florida Statutes (1997) states as follows: 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...
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This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 316 matters in the context of traffic and automobile accident law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.