Florida Statute 316.156 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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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.

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Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.156

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.156 (1) Failed to signal for change in direction/slowing - Points on Drivers License: 3

S316.156 (2) TURN SIGNALS - vehicle NOT equipped with - Points on Drivers License: 0

Cases Citing Statute 316.156

Total Results: 2

State v. Frierson

926 So. 2d 1139, 2006 WL 300660

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 9, 2006 | Docket: 467022

Cited 44 times | Published

drivers of standard size passenger cars. See § 316.156, Fla. Stat. (2005). The arrest report reflects

Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay County

201 So. 3d 779, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14507

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 28, 2016 | Docket: 60257072

Published

safety requirements of motor vehicles. See, e.g., § 316.156 (signal lamps), § 316.215 (vehicles in unsafe

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