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Fla. Stat. § 316.155 (2025)
When signal required.
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316.155 When signal required.—
(1) No person may turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a highway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety, and then only after giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided, in the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement.
(2) A signal of intention to turn right or left must be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning, except that such a signal by hand or arm need not be given continuously by a bicyclist if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the bicycle.
(3) No person may stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided herein to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear, when there is opportunity to give such signal.
(4) The signals provided for in s. 316.156 shall be used to indicate an intention to turn, to overtake, or to pass a vehicle and may not, except as provided in s. 316.2397, be flashed on one side only on a parked or disabled vehicle or flashed as a courtesy or “do pass” signal to operators of other vehicles approaching from the rear.
(5) 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. 16, ch. 76-31; s. 4, ch. 83-68; s. 129, ch. 99-248; s. 4, ch. 2005-164.
Civil Citations under F.S. 316.155
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension§316.155NO/IMPROPER TURN/STOP signal given
§316.155(1)Turned without/improper signal
§316.155(2)Fail to signal turn properly
§316.155(3)Stop or sudden decrease in speed without signal
§316.155(4)Signal improperly used
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2025 · leading case: State v. Riley, 638 So. 2d 507 (Fla. 1994).
State v. Riley, 638 So. 2d 507 (Fla. 1994). “On appeal, the Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's suppression order, finding that because no other vehicle was affected by the turn, no offense occurred based upon section 316.155, Florida Statutes (1991).”
Frierson v. State, 851 So. 2d 293 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). “The two officers that stopped the vehicle testified that no other vehicle was affected by the driver's right-hand turn onto the highway.”
Hurd v. State, 958 So. 2d 600 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007). “(2) A signal of intention to turn right or left must be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning, except that such a signal by hand or arm need not be given continuously by a bicyclist if the hand is needed in the control…”
Rowe v. State, 769 A.2d 879 (Md. 2001). “Even if he was briefly outside this margin of error, there is no objective evidence suggesting that Mr.”
Crooks v. State, 710 So. 2d 1041 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998). “089 is similar to section 316.155, Florida Statutes (1995), governing the use of turn signals, in that a violation does not occur in isolation, but requires evidence that the driver's conduct created a reasonable safety concern.”
Jordan v. State, 831 So. 2d 1241 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). “Crooks drove on any of the three occasions, there is no basis to state that he was outside his "practicable" lane. Even if he was briefly outside this margin of error, there is no objective evidence suggesting that Mr.”
Bowling v. State, 779 So. 2d 613 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). “" Although there was discussion and testimony at the suppression hearing as to whether the stop was valid based on a violation of section 316.155(2), failure to give a proper turn signal, the motion and the court's ruling were clearly based on Mr.”
State v. Mae, 706 So. 2d 350 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998). “Although the State could have relied on this weak evidence to argue that the stop was a valid traffic stop for violation of section 316.155, Florida Statutes (1995), it chose not to make that argument in the trial court.”
S.A.S. v. State, 884 So. 2d 1167 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004). “Section 316.155, Florida Statutes (2003), delineates the requirements for using a turn signal: (1) No person may turn a vehicle from a direct course upon a highway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety, and then only after giving an appropriate signal…”
State v. Holland, 680 So. 2d 1041 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). “[The defendant's] action was a violation of section 316.155, Florida Statutes (1993).”
State v. Everett, 671 So. 2d 161 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996). “Everett’s action was a violation of section 316.155, Florida Statutes (1993).”
United States v. Robinson, 56 M.J. 541 (A.F.C.C.A. 2001). “The defendant in Riley was the passenger in a car that was stopped for failing to use a turn signal pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 316.155 (1999), which provides that: (1) No person may turn a vehicle from a direct course upon a highway unless and until such movement can be made with…”
— 316.155(1) — 3 cases
Frierson v. State, 851 So. 2d 293 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). “The two officers that stopped the vehicle testified that no other vehicle was affected by the driver's right-hand turn onto the highway.”
State v. Riley, 638 So. 2d 507 (Fla. 1994). “On appeal, the Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's suppression order, finding that because no other vehicle was affected by the turn, no offense occurred based upon section 316.155, Florida Statutes (1991).”
State v. Kamins, 615 So. 2d 867 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993).
— 316.155(2) — 4 cases
Bowling v. State, 779 So. 2d 613 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). “" Although there was discussion and testimony at the suppression hearing as to whether the stop was valid based on a violation of section 316.155(2), failure to give a proper turn signal, the motion and the court's ruling were clearly based on Mr.”
State v. Kamins, 615 So. 2d 867 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993).
State v. Bonser, 563 So. 2d 161 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990).
State v. Kamins, 666 So. 2d 235 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996).
— 316.155(3) — 1 case
Bowling v. State, 779 So. 2d 613 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). “" Although there was discussion and testimony at the suppression hearing as to whether the stop was valid based on a violation of section 316.155(2), failure to give a proper turn signal, the motion and the court's ruling were clearly based on Mr.”
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