Florida Statute 316.195 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.195

316.195 Additional parking regulations.—

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within 12 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(2) Except when otherwise provided by local ordinance, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, or its left wheels within 12 inches of the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(3) Local authorities may, by ordinance, permit angle parking on any roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any state road unless the Department of Transportation has determined by resolution or order entered in its minutes that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.

(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. 144, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.161.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.195

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.195.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.195

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.195 Improper parking (two-way roadway/one-way roadway/angle) - Points on Drivers License: 0

S316.195 (1) Improper Parking two-way roadway - Points on Drivers License: 0

S316.195 (2) Improper Parking Against flow/curb one-way - Points on Drivers License: 0

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.195

Total Results: 2

State v. Battle

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-10-25T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: such a 1 See § 316.195(2), Fla. Stat. (2015) (requiring that vehicles

Koppelman v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-06-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 876 So. 2d 618

Snippet: Interestingly, although not cited by either party, section 316.195, Florida Statutes, provides as follows: "Except…right-hand curb or edge of the roadway." § 316.195, Fla. Stat. This statute, as well as Underwood,