Florida Statute 316.171 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.171 Traffic control devices at railroad-highway grade crossings.—Every railroad company operating or leasing any track intersecting a public road at grade and upon which railroad trains are operated shall erect traffic control devices that are necessary to conform with the requirements of the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted pursuant to s. 316.0745. This section does not require the railroad company to erect those devices, such as pavement markings and advance warning signs, which are the responsibility of the governmental entity having jurisdiction over or maintenance responsibility for the public road. Any change in the design of a traffic control device in the uniform system of traffic control devices applies only at new installations and at locations where replacements of existing devices are being made.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 7, ch. 86-243.

Note.—Former s. 316.137.

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Cases Citing Statute 316.171

Total Results: 3

St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. v. White

369 So. 2d 1007

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 19, 1979 | Docket: 1516669

Cited 11 times | Published

4) that exclusion of the last sentence of Section 316.171, Florida Statutes, in the court's instructions

Smith v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

805 F. Supp. 37, 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16271, 1992 WL 308847

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 19, 1992 | Docket: 243044

Cited 3 times | Published

to the first issue presented by Plaintiff, Section 316.171, Florida Statutes (1989) provides that: Every

Liboy Ex Rel. Liboy v. Rogero Ex Rel. Rogero

363 F. Supp. 2d 1332, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2828, 2005 WL 756837

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 22, 2005 | Docket: 2214407

Cited 2 times | Published

crossings. FLA. STAT. § 351.03(1). Florida Statute Section 316.171 provides, in relevant part: Every railroad

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