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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F.S. 322.015

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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Total Results: 20

City of Miami v. Aronovitz

114 So. 2d 784

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 16, 1959 | Docket: 460835

Cited 42 times | Published

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

Cameron v. State

112 So. 2d 864

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 9, 1959 | Docket: 1405032

Cited 41 times | Published

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

Golphin v. State

945 So. 2d 1174, 2006 WL 3629581

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 14, 2006 | Docket: 1725000

Cited 38 times | Published

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

State v. Gustafson

258 So. 2d 1

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 26, 1972 | Docket: 1236775

Cited 35 times | Published

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

State v. Walker

444 So. 2d 1137

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 1984 | Docket: 1510751

Cited 23 times | Published

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

State v. Baez

894 So. 2d 115, 2004 WL 2534352

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 10, 2004 | Docket: 1768331

Cited 17 times | Published

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

State v. Fernandez

526 So. 2d 192, 1988 WL 56524

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 7, 1988 | Docket: 1679796

Cited 14 times | Published

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

State v. Barnett

572 So. 2d 1033, 1991 WL 4476

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 18, 1991 | Docket: 479679

Cited 13 times | Published

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

Frierson v. State

851 So. 2d 293, 2003 WL 21800407

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 6, 2003 | Docket: 1691423

Cited 12 times | Published

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

Rankin v. Colman

476 So. 2d 234, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2056

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 29, 1985 | Docket: 1277941

Cited 11 times | Published

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

State v. Smith

529 So. 2d 1226, 1988 WL 81868

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 9, 1988 | Docket: 432157

Cited 5 times | Published

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

Smith v. State

155 So. 2d 826

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 31, 1963 | Docket: 2519542

Cited 4 times | Published

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

Bradsheer v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

20 So. 3d 915, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14399, 2009 WL 3047325

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 2009 | Docket: 1639907

Cited 3 times | Published

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

Lanier v. State

936 So. 2d 1158, 2006 WL 2381956

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 18, 2006 | Docket: 1161608

Cited 3 times | Published

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

McKnight v. State

972 So. 2d 247, 2007 WL 4561576

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 31, 2007 | Docket: 1650803

Cited 1 times | Published

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

Michael Crist v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 15, 2025 | Docket: 69533864

Published

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

Michael Crist v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 10, 2025 | Docket: 69533864

Published

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

Raleigh v. State

46 So. 3d 1018, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 11260, 2010 WL 3023278

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 4, 2010 | Docket: 60296101

Published

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

Williams v. State

916 So. 2d 973, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 19921, 2005 WL 3454087

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 19, 2005 | Docket: 64841417

Published

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

State v. Bonser

563 So. 2d 161, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 4093, 1990 WL 77260

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 1990 | Docket: 64651186

Published

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