Florida Statute 316.1995 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.1995 Driving upon sidewalk or bicycle path.—

(1) Except as provided in s. 316.008, s. 316.20655, s. 316.212(8), or s. 316.2128, a person may not drive any vehicle other than by human power upon a bicycle path, sidewalk, or sidewalk area, except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.

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

(3) This section does not apply to motorized wheelchairs.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 6, ch. 83-68; s. 3, ch. 84-284; s. 150, ch. 99-248; s. 45, ch. 2010-223; s. 2, ch. 2019-109; s. 6, ch. 2020-69.

Note.—Former s. 316.110.

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S316.1995 SIDEWALK/BICYCLE PATH - driving on - Points on Drivers License: 3

Cases Citing Statute 316.1995

Total Results: 3

Florida Power & Light Co. v. Periera

705 So. 2d 1359, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 29, 1998 Fla. LEXIS 36, 1998 WL 10586

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 15, 1998 | Docket: 1571955

Cited 19 times | Published

prohibited *1361 pathways, in violation of section 316.1995, Florida Statutes (1995).[1] In Periera, the

Periera v. Florida Power & Light Co.

680 So. 2d 617, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 10401, 1996 WL 577394

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 9, 1996 | Docket: 1664003

Cited 3 times | Published

same statute as is involved in this case, section 316.1995 Florida Statutes (1987), which prohibits motorized

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 25, 2003 | Docket: 3256785

Published

not be operated on the roads of this state.4 Section 316.1995, Florida Statutes, provides that "[n]o person

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