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Florida Statute 316.83 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.83 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 316.83 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
316.83 Autonomous vehicle grading standards for roads on State Highway System.The Department of Transportation shall coordinate with federal, regional, and local partners, as well as industry representatives, to establish standards by which roads on the State Highway System shall be graded according to their compatibility with the operation of autonomous vehicles. In establishing such standards, the department shall consider factors including, but not limited to, the structural adequacy and safety of each road and the particular challenges that the overall driving environment of each road may present to a fully autonomous vehicle operating with the automated driving system engaged. Autonomous vehicle grading standards established pursuant to this section shall be incorporated into standards for transportation projects involving the construction of new roads or maintenance of existing roads on the State Highway System.
History.s. 3, ch. 2023-197.

Cases Citing F.S. 316.83

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·Parker v. Am. Traffic Solutions, Inc., 835 F.3d 1363 (11th Cir. 2016).

Cited 13 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 16142, 2016 WL 4542719

Program (the “Wandall Act”), Florida Statutes § 316.0083. The Wandall Act authorizes the use of red-light
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·City of Fort Lauderdale v. June Dhar, 185 So. 3d 1232 (Fla. 2016).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 61, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 393, 2016 WL 743287

decision, the district court held a provision in section 316.0083(1)(d)3., Florida Statutes (2012), known as
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·City of Fort Lauderdale v. Gonzalez, 134 So. 3d 1119 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 444171, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 1452

unconstitutional.1 We reverse and hold that section 316.0083(l)(e)l.c., Florida Statutes (2011), does not
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·Steven J. Pincus v. Am. Traffic Solutions, Inc. (11th Cir. 2021).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

an illegal commission under Florida Statutes § 316.0083(b)(4); (2) the fee was a prohibited surcharge
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·Luis Torres Jimenez v. State of Florida, etc., 246 So. 3d 219 (Fla. 2018).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

Fla.; § 316.0083(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014). In addition to this grant of authority, section 316.0083(1)(a)"does
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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

authority to use an agent to “review” images, section 316.0083(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014); (2) the Vendor had
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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

certified questions are as follows: 1. DOES SECTION 316.0083(l)(a) AUTHORIZE A MUNICIPALITY TO CONTRACT
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City of Fort Lauderdale v. June Dhar, 154 So. 3d 366 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 17154, 2014 WL 5343530

dismissing a traffic citation on grounds that section 316.0083(l)(d)3., Florida Statutes (2012), of the Mark
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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

separately issued a traffic citation pursuant to section 316.0083, Florida Statutes (2012), known as the Mark
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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

offered the following rationale: Although [section] 316.0083[, Florida Statutes (2010) ] prohibits the
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Steven J. Pincus, etc. v. Am. Traffic Solutions, Inc., etc. (Fla. 2022).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

finding: (1) ATS’s fee was not prohibited under section 316.0083(b)(4) because the fee was not a “commission”
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Steven J. Pincus v. Am. Traffic Solutions, Inc. (11th Cir. 2022).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

infraction detector” under Fla. Stat. § 316.0083(1)(b)(4)? b. Was the fee assessed under
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Christopher Parker v. City Of Apopka (11th Cir. 2016).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Program (the “Wandall Act”), Florida Statutes § 316.0083. The Wandall Act authorizes the use of red-light
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2010).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

framework for enforcement of the act is provided. Section 316.0083(1)(b), Florida Statutes, provides that within
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·City of Hollywood, a political subdivision of the State of Florida v. Eric Arem, 154 So. 3d 359 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 16790, 2014 WL 5149159

Appellate Procedure 9.160(d): 1. Does Florida Statute 316.0083(l)(a) authorize a municipality to delegate
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This Florida statute resource is curated by Florida Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly works with Chapter 316 in the context of traffic and automobile accident law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.