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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
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F.S. 316.1925
316.1925 Careless driving.
(1) Any person operating a vehicle upon the streets or highways within the state shall drive the same in a careful and prudent manner, having regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and all other attendant circumstances, so as not to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person. Failure to drive in such manner shall constitute careless driving and a violation of this section.
(2) Any person who violates this section shall be cited for a moving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318.
History.s. 1, ch. 71-135; ss. 1, 6, ch. 76-31; s. 24, ch. 96-350.
Note.Former s. 316.030.

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Amendments to 316.1925


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.1925
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.1925.


Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.1925
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.1925 CARELESS DRIVING - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.1925 (1) Careless Driving - Points on Drivers License: 3


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.1925

Total Results: 20

STATE OF FLORIDA v. RAYNE BURNETT CRUME

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-08-21T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: life, limb, or property of any person. § 316.1925(1), Fla. Stat. (2021). At some point after the

Joanne Baden v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-08-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 174 So. 3d 494

Snippet: observed Appellant violate traffic laws. Section 316.1925(1), Florida Statutes (2013), states: “Any person

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2012-04

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-12-05T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 131 So. 3d 720

Snippet: highest position or a scooter or similar device. § 316.1925, Fla. Stat. “Careless” means failing to operate

Bunkley v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2004-05-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 882 So. 2d 890

Snippet: ; and "probable cause." See, e.g., § 316.1925, Fla. Stat. (2001) ("Any person operating

Florida Power & Light Co. v. Goldberg

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-10-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 856 So. 2d 1011

Snippet: of Florida Statute §§ 316.1235 (stopping) and 316.1925 (careless driving) were submitted to the jury.

State v. Del Rio

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-07-25T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 854 So. 2d 692

Snippet: (2000). Merely proving careless driving, see § 316.1925, Fla. Stat. (2000), is insufficient to sustain

Bunkley v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2002-11-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 833 So. 2d 739

Snippet: ; and "probable cause." See, e.g., § 316.1925, Fla. Stat. (2001) ("Any person operating

State v. Klayman

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2002-11-13T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 835 So. 2d 248

Snippet: ; and "probable cause." See, e.g., § 316.1925, Fla. Stat. (2001) ("Any person operating

Beeman v. Cosmides

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-09-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 825 So. 2d 511

Snippet: to *513have section 316.125 as well as section 316.1925, Florida Statutes(2001),3 the careless driving…to constitute an immediate hazard. . Section 316.1925 provides: (1) Any person operating a vehicle upon

Trice v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-04-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 755 So. 2d 808

Snippet: Statutes (1997), and for careless driving, section 316.1925, Florida Statutes, (1997). Trice denies any violation

Longshore v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-03-10T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 655 So. 2d 1139, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 2364, 1995 WL 96323

Snippet: (1993). . § 316.074, Fla.Stat. (1993). . § 316.1925, Fla.Stat. (1993). .See section 775.089(l)(b

Yellow Cab Co. of Tampa, Inc. v. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-10-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 643 So. 2d 78

Snippet: 316.183(4), pertaining to special hazards, and 316.1925(1), careless driving. Although the trial court…constituted a violation of section 316.183(4) or section 316.1925(1). Indeed, there was evidence, although controverted

State v. Smith

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-09-17T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 624 So. 2d 355

Snippet: offense of “careless driving” provided in section 316.1925, Florida Statutes (1991), is a traffic infraction

Robinson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-04-21T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 617 So. 2d 412

Snippet: in violation of the careless driving statute, § 316.1925, Fla. Stat. (1991). The pretextual nature of the

Ratley v. Batchelor

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-05-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 599 So. 2d 1298

Snippet: instructed the jury on sections 316.081, 316.185, and 316.1925, but denied her request for the following instruction

Bradford v. Lewis

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-03-18T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 596 So. 2d 1139, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 2699, 1992 WL 48706

Snippet: with a careless driving instruction per section 316.1925, Florida Statutes (1989). Further, although the

State v. Mahoy

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-03-06T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 575 So. 2d 779

Snippet: NOTES [1] § 316.192, Fla. Stat. (1989). [2] § 316.1925, Fla. Stat. (1989). [3] § 316.193, Fla. Stat.

Kutner v. State, Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-10-09T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 568 So. 2d 973

Snippet: determined that Trooper Allen had violated section 316.1925, Florida Statutes, and Florida Highway Patrol

Estate of Wallace v. Fisher

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-09-20T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 567 So. 2d 505

Snippet: either section 316.183 (unlawful speed) or section 316.1925 (careless driving) the jury was permitted to consider

State v. Moreno

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-03-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 558 So. 2d 470

Snippet: defendant’s alleged violation of sections 316.193 and 316.1925, Florida Statutes (1987). The officer’s testimony