Florida Statute 322.015 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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.

Cases Citing F.S. 322.015

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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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·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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OverruledBarnett (1991)
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OverruledBarnett (1991)
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Cited as authorityPolak (1992)
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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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Cited as authorityMasone (2011)
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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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Cited "but see"Nittolo (1975)
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Cited "but see"Nittolo (1974)
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Cited as authorityBrown (2001)
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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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Cited as authorityChang (2025)
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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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DistinguishedGentles (2010)
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Cited "but see"Gentles (2010)
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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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Cited "but see"Moore (2001)
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Cited as authorityOjeda (2014)
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Cited as authorityWong (2008)
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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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Cited "but see"Myers (2005)
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Cited "but see"Mays (2004)
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Cited as authorityFrierson (2006)
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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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Cited as authorityFeliciano (2018)
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Cited as authorityNieves (2004)
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Cited as authorityWilson (2004)
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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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Cited as authorityDixon (2008)
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Cited as authorityClemons (1999)
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Review deniedWynn (1993)
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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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·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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Cited as authorityOutler (2009)
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Review deniedPerez (1993)
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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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Cited as authorityGodard (2016)
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Cited as authorityMcKnight (2007)
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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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·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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Cited as authorityBlalock (2012)
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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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Cited as authorityCuik (1994)
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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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Cases Citing F.S. 322.015

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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