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Florida Statute 316.1985 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
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F.S. 316.1985
316.1985 Limitations on backing.—
(1) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(2) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any limited access facility.
(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 149, ch. 99-248.
Note.—Former s. 316.098.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.1985
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Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.1985
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S316.1985 BACKING - improper/BACKING on limited access facility - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.1985 (1) BACKING - improper - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.1985 (2) Improper Backing on limited access facility - Points on Drivers License: 3

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