Florida Statute 316.525 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.525

316.525 Requirements for vehicles hauling loads.—

(1) It is the duty of every owner, licensee, and driver, severally, of any truck, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer to use such stanchions, standards, stays, supports, or other equipment, appliances, or contrivances, together with one or more lock chains, when lock chains are the most suitable means of fastening the load, or together with nylon strapping, when nylon strapping is the most suitable means of securing the load, so as to fasten the load securely to the vehicle.

(2) 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; ss. 1, 2, ch. 80-229; s. 190, ch. 81-259; s. 236, ch. 99-248; s. 25, ch. 2013-18.

Note.—Former s. 316.280.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.525

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.525.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.525

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.525 LOAD NOT SECURE by chain/stays/stanchions/etc. - Points on Drivers License: 0

S316.525 (1) LOAD NOT SECURE by chain/stays/stanchions/etc. - Points on Drivers License: 0

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.525

Total Results: 2

State Farm Mutual Automobile etc. v. Denise Lorraine Hanania

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-10

Citation: 261 So. 3d 684

Snippet: escaping from the vehicle. See §§ 316.520 & 316.525, Fla. Stat. (2008). Thus, the trial court

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1986-05-13

Snippet: 003(54), F.S., defining "street or highway." Cf., s.316.525(1), F.S. Pursuant to s. 316.2044(1), F.S., "[a]ny