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Florida Statute 316.2061 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.2061 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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316.2061 Stop when traffic obstructed.—No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle the driver is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed. 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. 319, ch. 95-148; s. 160, ch. 99-248.
Note.—Former s. 316.107.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.2061

Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§316.2061BLOCKING AN INTERSECTION OR CROSSWALK3 pts

Cases Citing F.S. 316.2061

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O'Connor v. Rosas, 485 So. 2d 907 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 820, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 7233

PER CURIAM. The summary final judgment is reversed. We are particularly concerned that the ap-pellee, Rosas, has failed to establish as a matter of law that she was not negligent in entering the intersection where the accident took place. See § 316.2061, Fla.Stat....

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