Florida Statute 316.2044 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

316.2044 Removal of injurious substances.—

(1) Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any street or highway any destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.

(2) Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a street or highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle.

(3) 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. 158, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.105.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.2044
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§316.2044Fail to remove glass/other injurious substance from the road (Wrecker/other persons)—
§316.2044(1)Fail to remove glass/other injurious substance from the road (Wrecker/other persons)—
§316.2044(2)Fail to remove glass/other injurious substance from the road (Wrecker/other persons)—
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