Florida Statute 316.510 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.510 Projecting loads on passenger vehicles.—No passenger type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the fenders on the left side of the vehicle or extending more than 6 inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof. 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. 234, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.197.

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Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.510

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.510 PROJECTING LOAD on passenger type vehicle (Width) - Points on Drivers License: 0

Cases Citing Statute 316.510

Total Results: 1

Kowkabany v. Home Depot, Inc.

606 So. 2d 716, 1992 WL 282088

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 16, 1992 | Docket: 130919

Cited 18 times | Published

expressly predicated, in part, upon a violation of section 316.510, Florida Statutes,[2] which prohibits operating

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