Florida Statute 322.015 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 322
DRIVER LICENSES

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322.015 Exemption.—This chapter does not apply when a fully autonomous vehicle is operated with the automated driving system engaged and without a human operator.

History.—s. 10, ch. 2019-101.

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Cases Citing Statute 322.015

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City of Miami v. Aronovitz, 114 So. 2d 784 (Fla. 1959).

Cited 42 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

statute which generated the instant dispute is Section 322.15, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which reads as follows:

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Cameron v. State, 112 So. 2d 864 (Fla. 1st DCA 1959).

Cited 41 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

law to be carried by such vehicles." And F.S.Section 322.15, F.S.A. provides: "Every licensee shall have

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Golphin v. State, 945 So. 2d 1174 (Fla. 2006).

Cited 38 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2006 WL 3629581

penalty for violating Florida's traffic laws. See § 322.15, Fla. Stat. (2003) (providing that operating a

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State v. Gustafson, 258 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1972).

Cited 35 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

and McCAIN, JJ., dissent. NOTES [1] Fla. Stat. § 322.15, F.S.A. [2] Fla. Stat. § 398.01 et seq., F.S

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State v. Walker, 444 So. 2d 1137 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984).

Cited 23 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

given time limit so as to avoid prosecution. Cf. § 322.15, Fla. Stat. (1981).

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State v. Baez, 894 So. 2d 115 (Fla. 2004).

Cited 17 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2004 WL 2534352

"immediate possession" is a traffic infraction under section 322.15, Florida Statutes (2003). Thus, under all the

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State v. Fernandez, 526 So. 2d 192 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).

Cited 14 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1988 WL 56524

license in his possession, in violation of section 322.15(1), Florida Statutes (1985).[2],[3] As the

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State v. Barnett, 572 So. 2d 1033 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991).

Cited 13 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1991 WL 4476

2d 864 (Fla. 1st DCA 1959), which held that section 322.15, Florida Statutes, permitted a law enforcement

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Frierson v. State, 851 So. 2d 293 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003).

Cited 12 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2003 WL 21800407

Crim. P. 3.125(b)(1). Since the enactment of section 322.15(2), Florida Statutes (2001), the taking of

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Rankin v. Colman, 476 So. 2d 234 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985).

Cited 11 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2056

HAMMOND, K., Associate Judge, concur. NOTES [1] Section 322.15(1), Florida Statutes requires every licensee

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State v. Smith, 529 So. 2d 1226 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1988 WL 81868

proceedings. Reversed and remanded. NOTES [1] Section 322.15(1), Florida Statutes (1985), provides as follows:

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Smith v. State, 155 So. 2d 826 (Fla. 2d DCA 1963).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

Cameron v. State, Fla.App., 112 So.2d 864. Section 322.15, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., provides: "Every

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Bradsheer v. Florida Dep't of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs., 20 So. 3d 915 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14399, 2009 WL 3047325

supreme court rejected the argument, noting that section 322.15, Florida Statutes, provided that "[e]very licensee

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Lanier v. State, 936 So. 2d 1158 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 2381956

Lanier was driving without a proper license. See § 322.15(1), Fla. Stat. (2003) (requiring every licensee

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McKnight v. State, 972 So. 2d 247 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2007 WL 4561576

case is the Lanier panel's conclusion, citing § 322.15(1), Fla. Stat. (2003), that "when Lanier produced

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State v. Bonser, 563 So. 2d 161 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 4093, 1990 WL 77260

license, which the law requires him to carry. § 322.15(1), Fla.Stat. (1989). The vehicle was registered

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Michael Crist v. State of Florida (Fla. 5th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

authorized representative of the department. § 322.15(1), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). As such, when

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Williams v. State, 916 So. 2d 973 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 19921, 2005 WL 3454087

appellant to produce his driver’s license. See § 322.15(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). Contrary to appellant’s

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Raleigh v. State, 46 So. 3d 1018 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 11260, 2010 WL 3023278

065; driving without carrying a valid license, § 322.15(1); driving at certain times while underage and

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Michael Crist v. State of Florida (Fla. 5th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

Motor Vehicles must include on licenses); id. § 322.15(1) (requiring that driver licenses not be “faded

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