Florida Statute 316.655 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.655

316.655 Penalties.—

(1) A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, except those violations with a specific criminal charge, as enumerated in s. 318.17, are infractions, as defined in s. 318.13(3). Except for violations of s. 316.302, infractions of this chapter are punishable as provided in chapter 318. Any person convicted of a violation of or otherwise found to be in violation of s. 316.063, s. 316.3025, s. 316.516, s. 316.545, or s. 316.550 shall be punished as specifically provided in that section.

(2) A driver convicted of a violation of any offense prohibited by this chapter or any other law of this state regulating motor vehicles, which resulted in an accident, may have his or her driving privileges revoked or suspended by the court if the court finds such revocation or suspension warranted by the totality of the circumstances resulting in the conviction and the need to provide for the maximum safety for all persons who travel on or who are otherwise affected by the use of the highways of the state. In determining whether suspension or revocation is appropriate, the court shall consider all pertinent factors, including, but not limited to, such factors as the extent and nature of the driver’s violation of this chapter, the number of persons killed or injured as the result of the driver’s violation of this chapter, and the extent of any property damage resulting from the driver’s violation of this chapter.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 2, ch. 74-377; ss. 1, 4, ch. 76-31; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 3, ch. 77-456; s. 15, ch. 81-218; s. 6, ch. 83-218; s. 20, ch. 84-359; s. 3, ch. 85-87; s. 18, ch. 86-296; s. 1, ch. 87-246; s. 8, ch. 87-270; s. 2, ch. 87-378; s. 6, ch. 92-165; s. 65, ch. 94-209; s. 11, ch. 94-306; s. 906, ch. 95-148; s. 8, ch. 95-247; s. 26, ch. 95-267; s. 40, ch. 96-350; s. 45, ch. 97-300; s. 15, ch. 2012-181.

Note.—Former s. 316.026.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.655

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.655.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.655

Total Results: 20

State of Florida v. Elizabeth Francis Marsh a/k/a Elizabeth Frances Marsh

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-12-09T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: canceled, suspended, or revoked pursuant to s. 316.655, s. 322.26(8),

State v. Miller

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-06-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 193 So. 3d 1001, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 8290, 2016 WL 3066474

Snippet: canceled, suspended, or revoked pursuant to s. 316.655, s. 322.26(8), s. 322.27(2), or s. 322.28(2) or

Snow v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-05-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 138 So. 3d 1153, 2014 WL 2106054, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 7629

Snippet: ] was [suspended] pursuant to Florida Statute [316.655]. 3. As a result of the careless or negligent operation

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2012-04

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-12-05T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 131 So. 3d 720, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 877, 2013 WL 6305393, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2640

Snippet: revoked] [canceled] pursuant to Florida Statute [316.655] [322.26(8) ] [322.27(2) ]_[322.28(2) ] [322.28

Stangarone v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-08-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 94 So. 3d 652, 2012 WL 3101520, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 12519

Snippet: the broad and discretionary language of section 316.655(2), which would allow the DMV to consider his application

Crain v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-01-24T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 79 So. 3d 118, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 812, 2012 WL 181453

Snippet: canceled, suspended, or revoked pursuant to s. 316.655, s. 322.26(8), s. 322.27(2), or s. 322.28(2) or

City of Aventura v. Masone

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-11-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 89 So. 3d 233, 2011 WL 5964359, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 19039

Snippet: expressly preempted by state law. (2) Section 316.655 provides that all traffic infractions be punished… the subject intersection. (3) Whereas section 316.655 provides that all traffic infractions be punished

Houle v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-04-28T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 33 So. 3d 822, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5588, 2010 WL 1692535

Snippet: privileges pursuant to section 316.655(2), not section 322.28(4)(a). Section 316.655(2) may not be used to revoke

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2005-04-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: area of the county." Prior to 1996, section 316.655(7), Florida Statutes (1995), provided: "In…that under the then-existing language of section 316.655, Florida Statutes, the use of the surcharge to …program was not authorized. The language of section 316.655, Florida Statutes, quoted above was deleted in …. 40, Ch. 96-350, Laws of Florida, amending s. 316.655, Fla. Stat. (1995), and s. 49, Ch. 96-350, Laws

Stoletz v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2004-05-20T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 875 So. 2d 572

Snippet: in pari materia with section 316.655(2) because pursuant to section 316.655(2), DUI constitutes a violation… license was permanently revoked under section 316.655(2), Florida Statutes (1999). Stoletz appealed, … revoke her driver's license under section 316.655(2), because a more specific statute applies and…revoked for a second DUI conviction under section 316.655 because the more specific statute, section 322.28…conflict of decisions. LAW AND ANALYSIS Section 316.655(2), Florida Statutes (1999), provides: Drivers

Lipovsky v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-08-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 854 So. 2d 707, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 12214, 2003 WL 21946461

Snippet: canceled, suspended, or revoked pursuant to s. 316.655, s. 322.26(8), s. 322.27(2), or s. 322.28(2) or

Stoletz v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-01-17T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 842 So. 2d 866, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 308, 2003 WL 131694

Snippet: section 316.655(2), a catch-all provision relating to state uniform traffic control. Section 316.655(2) allows…of Ms. Stoletz’s license because both sections 316.655(2) and 322.28(2)(a)(2), Florida Statutes (1999)…Stoletz’s driving privileges pursuant to section 316.655(2). On appeal, Ms. Stoletz argues that the trial… after his second DUI conviction under section 316.655, because the more specific statute, section 322.28…statute than the “catch-all” provision of section 316.655. Id. The Fourth District reasoned that section

Whipple v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-06-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 789 So. 2d 1132

Snippet: to withdraw plea, the court held that section 316.655 empowered the court to suspend or terminate driving…appellant's driving privileges pursuant to section 316.655, Florida Statutes (1999). Rather, it was bound … be revoked for not less than 5 years. Section 316.655, Florida Statutes (1999), relied upon the trial…section 316.193. Unlike section 322.28, section 316.655, a permissive catch-all statute, does not address…conviction under section 316.193. Rather, section 316.655, provides generally for the revocation or suspension

Brown v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-07-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 760 So. 2d 1113, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 8286, 2000 WL 873630

Snippet: canceled, suspended, or revoked pursuant to s. 316.655, s. 322.26(8), s. 322.27(2), or s. 322.28(2) or

Reed v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-09-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 744 So. 2d 1090, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 12714, 1999 WL 767423

Snippet: suspension of his driver’s license pursuant to section 316.655(2), Florida Statutes. Reed was involved in a fatal…undisputed that the victim died at the scene. Section 316.655(2) provides in pertinent part: Drivers convicted…from the driver’s violation of this chapter. § 316.655(2), Fla. Stat. (Supp.1996). We recognize that a

Waites v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-12-30T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 702 So. 2d 1373

Snippet: canceled, suspended, or revoked pursuant to s. 316.655, s. 322.26(8), s. 322.27(2), or s. 322.28(2) or…suspended, canceled, or revoked pursuant to sections 316.655 (suspension due to conviction of traffic offenses

Lewek v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-12-23T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 702 So. 2d 527

Snippet: . Smith, 638 So.2d 509 (Fla.1994); see also §§ 316.655, 322.26(8), 322.27(2), 322.28(2), 322.28(5), Fla

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1997-10-16T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: area of the county." Prior to 1996, section 316.655(7), Florida Statutes (1995), provided: "In…that under the then-existing language of section 316.655, the use of the surcharge to fund a municipality…program was not authorized. The language of section 316.655 quoted above was deleted in 1996 by the same act…reinstate the provisions formerly contained in section 316.655.6 While section318.21(10) is broader in that it…s. 40, Ch. 96-350, Laws of Florida, amending s.316.655, Fla. Stat. (1995), and s. 49, Ch. 96-350, Laws

State v. Garcia

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-07-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 696 So. 2d 1352, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 8494, 1997 WL 413812

Snippet: summons for a civil infraction pursuant to Section 316.655(1) and (2), Florida Statutes. No. 96-938

State v. Smith

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1994-06-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 638 So. 2d 509