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Florida Statute 316.75 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.75 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 316.75 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
316.75 School crossing guards.—The Department of Transportation shall adopt uniform guidelines for the training of school crossing guards. Each local governmental entity administering a school crossing guard program shall provide a training program for school crossing guards according to the uniform guidelines. Successful completion of the training program shall be required of each school guard except:
(1) A person who received equivalent training during employment as a law enforcement officer.
(2) A person who receives less than $5,000 in annual compensation in a county with a population of less than 75,000.
(3) A student who serves in a school patrol.

School crossing guard training programs may be made available to nonpublic schools upon contract.

History.—s. 2, ch. 92-194; s. 42, ch. 97-190.
Note.—Former s. 234.302.

Cases Citing F.S. 316.75

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·Gulley v. Pierce, 625 So. 2d 45 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1993 WL 366882

control signal devices, as referred to in section 316.075, i.e., those which alternately direct traffic
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Cited as authorityAlexander (2003)
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·Pate v. Renfroe, 715 So. 2d 1094 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1998 WL 476160

of law to give the instruction because only section 316.075(1)(b), which expressly applies to a motorist
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·Richard Masone v. City of Aventura, 147 So. 3d 492 (Fla. 2014).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2014 WL 2609201

of course, regulates red light violations. Section 316.075 contains detailed rules governing the conduct
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·City of Aventura v. Masone, 89 So. 3d 233 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2011 WL 5964359, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 19039

ordinance to enforce and punish violations of section 316.075, Florida Statutes (2008). Florida’s traffic
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·City of Orlando v. Udowychenko, 98 So. 3d 589 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 2600293, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 10875

of unmanned cameras to record violations of section 316.075, a photograph of a vehicle violating traffic
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·Noto v. State, 42 So. 3d 814 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 9860, 2010 WL 2675310

light, a violation of Florida's traffic law. See § 316.075(1)(c), Fla. Stat. (2004). Consequently, Detective
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·State Ex Rel. City of Aventura v. Jimenez, 211 So. 3d 158 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 11373

unless directed otherwise by a police officer); § 316.075(1), Fla. Stat. (2015) (requiring drivers generally
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Shaver v. Carpenter, 157 So. 3d 305 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 19480, 2014 WL 6675691

crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited. § 316.075(l)(a). Over Shaver’s objections, a trooper who
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Walker v. State, 120 So. 3d 96 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 4007090, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 12343

cited for running a red light in violation of section 316.075, Florida Statutes, (2012). While a trial court
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·Weeks v. Ranson, 419 So. 2d 722 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21152

thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. Section 316.075(l)(b), Florida Statutes (1981), provides: Vehicular
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·City of Oldsmar v. Trinh, 210 So. 3d 191 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 16012

was issued to Ms. Trinh for a violation of section 316.075(l)(c)(l) as a result of her vehicle’s “failure
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United States v. Smith, 772 F.3d 680 (11th Cir. 2014).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2014 WL 6725819

regulations for animals and animal-drawn vehicles); id. § 316.075(l)(c)(2)(b) (“Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian
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Clark v. State, 170 So. 3d 69 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 8188, 2015 WL 2458128

chapter. § 316.074(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). 4. Section 316.075(l)(c)l., Florida Statutes (2012), provides:
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Salman v. Cooper, 633 So. 2d 570 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 2293, 1994 WL 81817

under the circumstances, not less. Pursuant to section 316.-075(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1993), a vehicle
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State v. Arrington, 95 So. 3d 324 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 3023203, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 12095

This distinction is one with a difference. Section 316.075, Florida Statutes (2010) is constitutional
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2005).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

standing at a steady red light as required by section 316.075(3)(a), Florida Statutes, would appear to fall
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1997).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

purpose of issuing citations for violations of section 316.075, Florida Statutes? 2. If so, may the county
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Hedergott v. Moon, 678 So. 2d 445 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 8271, 1996 WL 446738

request to give a jury instruction based on section 316.075(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1989). Over the objection
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Trice v. State, 755 So. 2d 808 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 4559, 2000 WL 390292

cited for failing to obey a traffic device, section 316.075(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1997), and for careless

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