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Florida Statute 316.156 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.156 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 316.156 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
316.156 Signals by hand and arm or signal lamps.—
(1) Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lamps, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2).
(2) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and required signal shall be given by, signal lamps when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab or load of such motor vehicle exceeds 24 inches, or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereof exceeds 14 feet. The latter measurement shall apply to any single vehicle and also to any combination of vehicles.
(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable pursuant to chapter 318 as either a moving violation for infractions of subsection (1) or as a nonmoving violation for infractions of subsection (2).
History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 130, ch. 99-248.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.156

Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§316.156(1)Failed to signal for change in direction/slowing3 pts
§316.156(2)TURN SIGNALS - vehicle NOT equipped with—

Cases Citing F.S. 316.156

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·State v. Frierson, 926 So. 2d 1139 (Fla. 2006).

Cited 44 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2006 WL 300660

...[2] The officer also suggested that the failure to signal a turn and the cracked lens cover caused him to suspect that the mechanical turn signal on Frierson's car did not function. This could not support a traffic stop because Florida law permits hand signals by drivers of standard size passenger cars. See § 316.156, Fla....
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·Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay Cnty., 201 So. 3d 779 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14507

...ether they were called motorcycles, mopeds, or motor vehicles, it is clear in addition to numerous specific requirements for motorcycles and mopeds, Chapter 316 has numerous provisions related to the safety requirements of motor vehicles. See, e.g., § 316.156 (signal lamps), § 316.215 (vehicles in unsafe condition), § 316.216 (approval of lighting devices), § 316.217 (when lighted lamps are required), § 316.220 (headlamps), § 316.221 (tail-lamps), § 316.222 (stop lamps and turn signals),...
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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.