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Fla. Stat. § 316.1945 (2025)

Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places.

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316.1945 Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places.—

(1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall:

(a) Stop, stand, or park a vehicle:

1. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.

2. On a sidewalk.

3. Within an intersection.

4. On a crosswalk.

5. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the Department of Transportation indicates a different length by signs or markings.

6. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic.

7. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel.

8. On any railroad tracks.

9. On a bicycle path.

10. At any place where official traffic control devices prohibit stopping.

11. On the roadway or shoulder of a limited access facility, except as provided by regulation of the Department of Transportation, or on the paved portion of a connecting ramp; except that a vehicle which is disabled or in a condition improper to be driven as a result of mechanical failure or crash may be parked on such shoulder for a period not to exceed 6 hours. This provision is not applicable to a person stopping a vehicle to render aid to an injured person or assistance to a disabled vehicle in obedience to the directions of a law enforcement officer or to a person stopping a vehicle in compliance with applicable traffic laws.

12. For the purpose of loading or unloading a passenger on the paved roadway or shoulder of a limited access facility or on the paved portion of any connecting ramp. This provision is not applicable to a person stopping a vehicle to render aid to an injured person or assistance to a disabled vehicle.

(b) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:

1. In front of a public or private driveway.

2. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

3. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.

4. Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.

5. Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of such entrance (when property signposted).

6. On an exclusive bicycle lane.

7. At any place where official traffic control devices prohibit standing.

(c) Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:

1. Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing unless the Department of Transportation establishes a different distance due to unusual circumstances.

2. At any place where official signs prohibit parking.

(2) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful.

(3) A law enforcement officer or parking enforcement specialist who discovers a vehicle parked in violation of this section or a municipal or county ordinance may:

(a) Issue a ticket form as may be used by a political subdivision or municipality to the driver; or

(b) If the vehicle is unattended, attach such ticket to the vehicle in a conspicuous place, except that the uniform traffic citation prepared by the department pursuant to s. 316.650 may not be issued by being attached to an unattended vehicle.

The uniform traffic citation prepared by the department pursuant to s. 316.650 may not be issued for violation of a municipal or county parking ordinance.

(4) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 2, ch. 78-52; s. 1, ch. 79-403; s. 2, ch. 80-316; s. 5, ch. 83-68; s. 5, ch. 84-309; s. 1, ch. 85-81; s. 2, ch. 88-91; s. 317, ch. 95-148; s. 143, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.160.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.1945

Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension

§316.1945Improper stop/stand/park where prohibited—

§316.1945(1)Improper stop/stand/park where prohibited—

§316.1945(1)(a)Improper stop/stand/park where prohibited—

§316.1945(1)(a)1Double parked—

§316.1945(1)(a)2Improper stop on sidewalk—

§316.1945(1)(a)3Improper stop within intersection—

§316.1945(1)(a)4Improper stop on crosswalk—

§316.1945(1)(a)5Improper park safety zone/curb—

§316.1945(1)(a)6Obstruct by stopping/standing/parking alongside excavation—

§316.1945(1)(a)7Improper stop bridge/tunnel/elevation—

§316.1945(1)(a)8Improper stop on R/R track—

§316.1945(1)(a)9Improper stop on bike path—

§316.1945(1)(a)10Park where prohibited by traffic device—

§316.1945(1)(a)11Improper stop Limited Access Facility—

§316.1945(1)(a)12Improper stop load/unload passenger limited access facility—

§316.1945(1)(b)1Stand/park prohibited driveway—

§316.1945(1)(b)2Stand/park prohibited fire hydrant—

§316.1945(1)(b)3Stand/park prohibited crosswalk at intersection—

§316.1945(1)(b)4Stand/park prohibited stop/signal—

§316.1945(1)(b)5Stand/park prohibited fire station driveway—

§316.1945(1)(b)6Stand/park prohibited bike lane—

§316.1945(1)(b)7Stand where traffic device prohibits—

§316.1945(1)(c)1Park prohibited R/R Crossing—

§316.1945(1)(c)2Parked in Signed No Park Zone—

§316.1945(2)Move vehicle to prohibited area—

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1990–2025 · leading case: James P. Crocker v. Deputy Sheriff Steven Eric Beatty, 995 F.3d 1232 (11th Cir. 2021).

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James P. Crocker v. Deputy Sheriff Steven Eric Beatty, 995 F.3d 1232 (11th Cir. 2021). · cites it 2× “Subject to exceptions not relevant here, Florida law prohibits individuals from parking on the side of a “limited access facility” like I-95, Fla. Stat. § 316.1945 (1)(a)(11), or walking on the same, Mansky, 138 S.”

State v. Arevalo, 112 So. 3d 529 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). · cites it 7× “” § 316.1945(3), Fla. Stat. (2011). “A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation”; thus, the alleged violator “must be cited for such an infraction and cited to appear before an official.”

Abella v. Simon, 831 F. Supp. 2d 1316 (S.D. Fla. 2011). · cites it 8× “” Fla. Stat. § 316.1945 (1)(a)(10). Plaintiff does not state any constitutional violation by these actions.”

Jeanty v. City of Miami, 876 F. Supp. 2d 1334 (S.D. Fla. 2012). · cites it 8× “*1343 Fla. Stat. § 316.1945 . “A law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant when .”

United States v. Reginald Wayne Gibbs, 917 F.3d 1289 (11th Cir. 2019). “Jones's conduct violated other traffic statutes, including Fla. Stat. § 316.1945 (1)(a)(1), which prohibits "stop[ping], stand[ing], or park[ing] a vehicle .”

United States v. Frederick L. Burrows, 566 F. App'x 889 (11th Cir. 2014). “” Fla. Stat. § 316.1945 (l)(a)(4). Florida law also authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest a person who has violated § 316.”

C.Q. v. State, 801 So. 2d 304 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). “§§ 316.1945(4), 318.14, Fla. Stat. (2000).”

United States v. Donta Bichette Brown (11th Cir. 2021). · cites it 2× “Fla. Stat. § 316.1945 (1)(a). In the context of the government’s application for a search warrant, whether information used to show probable cause becomes stale after the lapse of time is decided on the particular facts of the case.”

CQ v. State, 801 So. 2d 304 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). “[9] §§ 316.1945(4), 318.14, Fla. Stat. (2000).”

City of Margate v. Wooten, 45 Fla. Supp. 2d 12 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990). · cites it 3× “That the last paragraph of F.S. 316.1945(3) provides as follows: The uniform traffic citation prepared by the department pursuant to s.”

Hayes v. Sec'y, Florida Dep't of Corr. (M.D. Fla. 2020). “Additionally, pursuant to Section 316.1945, a driver may be stopped for parking a vehicle on the roadway or within an intersection.”

The Hertz Corp. v. Auto Club Grp., Inc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2025). “Alleging that the rental car had been parked and then abandoned on the shoulder of the causeway in violation of section 316.1945(1)(a)(11) of the Florida Statutes (2021), Otero filed the instant, personal injury action in the Miami-Dade County circuit court against Hertz, AAA,…”

— 316.1945(1)(a)(10) — 1 case

Abella v. Simon, 831 F. Supp. 2d 1316 (S.D. Fla. 2011). “” Fla. Stat. § 316.1945 (1)(a)(10). Plaintiff does not state any constitutional violation by these actions.”

— 316.1945(1)(a)(11) — 1 case

— 316.1945(3) — 2 cases

State v. Arevalo, 112 So. 3d 529 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). “” § 316.1945(3), Fla. Stat. (2011). “A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation”; thus, the alleged violator “must be cited for such an infraction and cited to appear before an official.”

City of Margate v. Wooten, 45 Fla. Supp. 2d 12 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990). “That the last paragraph of F.S. 316.1945(3) provides as follows: The uniform traffic citation prepared by the department pursuant to s.”

— 316.1945(4) — 3 cases

C.Q. v. State, 801 So. 2d 304 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). “§§ 316.1945(4), 318.14, Fla. Stat. (2000).”

CQ v. State, 801 So. 2d 304 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). “[9] §§ 316.1945(4), 318.14, Fla. Stat. (2000).”

— 316.1945(l)(a) — 1 case

— 316.1945(l)(a)(10) — 1 case

Abella v. Simon, 831 F. Supp. 2d 1316 (S.D. Fla. 2011). “” Fla. Stat. § 316.1945 (1)(a)(10). Plaintiff does not state any constitutional violation by these actions.”

— 316.1945(l)(b) — 1 case

Jeanty v. City of Miami, 876 F. Supp. 2d 1334 (S.D. Fla. 2012). “*1343 Fla. Stat. § 316.1945 . “A law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant when .”

— 316.1945(l)(c) — 1 case

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