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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 324
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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F.S. 324.011
324.011 Purpose of chapter.It is the intent of this chapter to recognize the existing privilege to own or operate a motor vehicle on the public streets and highways of this state when such vehicles are used with due consideration for others and their property, and to promote safety and provide financial security requirements for such owners or operators whose responsibility it is to recompense others for injury to person or property caused by the operation of a motor vehicle. Therefore, it is required herein that the operator of a motor vehicle involved in a crash or convicted of certain traffic offenses meeting the operative provisions of s. 324.051(2) shall respond for such damages and show proof of financial ability to respond for damages in future accidents as a requisite to his or her future exercise of such privileges.
History.s. 1, ch. 29963, 1955; s. 5, ch. 77-468; s. 134, ch. 79-400; s. 433, ch. 95-148; s. 300, ch. 99-248.
Note.Former s. 324.001.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 324.011
Level: Degree
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Cases Citing Statute 324.011

Total Results: 20

Progressive Specialty Insurance Company v. Florida Hospital Ocala, Inc. D/B/A Adventhealth Ocala A/A/O Sandra Thomas

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-14

Snippet: caused by the operation of a motor vehicle.” § 324.011, Fla. Stat. (2019). The essential obligation of

Vargas v. Enterprise Leasing Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-04-21

Citation: 60 So. 3d 1037, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 187, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 951, 2011 WL 1496474

Snippet: purpose of chapter 324, as set forth in section 324.011, Florida Statutes, is “to promote safety and provide

Vargas v. Enterprise Leasing Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-10-31

Citation: 993 So. 2d 614, 2008 WL 4756388

Snippet: unreliable as precedent on this subject. [27] § 324.011, Fla. Stat. (2008). [28] It is true that § 324

The Ins. v. Dollar Rent-A-Car Systems

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-04-22

Citation: 900 So. 2d 694, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 5542, 2005 WL 924316

Snippet: insurance coverage regardless of fault. See §§ 324.011; 324.021; 324.022, Fla. Stat. (2004). However,

Enterprise Leasing Co. South Central, Inc. v. Hughes

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-12-12

Citation: 833 So. 2d 832, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 18205, 2002 WL 31769176

Snippet: caused by the operation of a motor vehicle. See § 324.011, Fla. Stat. (2000). Although the statute, as amended

Allstate Indem. Co. v. Wise

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-05-30

Citation: 818 So. 2d 524, 2001 WL 574907

Snippet: his or her future exercise of such privileges. § 324.011, Fla. Stat. (1995) (emphasis supplied). The financial

Young v. Progressive Southeastern Ins. Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-02-10

Citation: 753 So. 2d 80, 25 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 120, 2000 Fla. LEXIS 86, 2000 WL 144188

Snippet: they will be permitted to drive in Florida. § 324.011, Fla. Stat. (1995). Motorists can prove compliance

Soto v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-05-20

Citation: 711 So. 2d 1275, 1998 WL 250752

Snippet: vehicle is also defined as excluding mopeds, § 324.011(1), Fla. Stat. (1995). Appellant argues that these

Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Douglas

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-03-09

Citation: 654 So. 2d 118, 20 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 113, 1995 Fla. LEXIS 378, 1995 WL 94425

Snippet: from the operation of their vehicles. In section 324.011, Florida Statutes (1993), the legislature set out

Foremost Ins. Co. v. Warmuth

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-02-15

Citation: 649 So. 2d 939, 1995 WL 59306

Snippet: found in the Financial Responsibility Law, section 324.011 et seq., Florida Statutes (1993). Mullis v. State

Grant v. New Hampshire Ins. Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-02-11

Citation: 613 So. 2d 466, 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 107, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 169, 1993 WL 32053

Snippet: Financial Responsibility Law, as stated in section 324.011, Florida Statutes (1987), is to require the operator

American States Ins. Co. v. Baroletti

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-08-10

Citation: 566 So. 2d 314

Snippet: financial responsibility and no-fault coverage. §§ 324.011, 627.731, Fla. Stat. (1987). We would create a

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Value Rent-A-Car

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-01-03

Citation: 463 So. 2d 320, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 117, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 11810

Snippet: and the financial responsibility law of section 324.011(7)] bear on the allocation of risk between owners

State v. Lee

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-02-23

Citation: 356 So. 2d 276

Snippet: course, the legislation had that effect. See § 324.011, Fla. Stat. (1977), as amended by Ch. 77-468, §

Andriakos v. Cavanaugh

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-10-07

Citation: 350 So. 2d 561

Snippet: Florida Financial Responsibility Law, Sections 324.011-.251, Florida Statutes (1975), has never required

Ramos v. Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-05-26

Citation: 336 So. 2d 71

Snippet: concur. ADKINS, J., dissents. NOTES [1] Section 324.011, Florida Statutes, announcing the purpose of the

Ennis v. Charter

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1974-02-21

Citation: 290 So. 2d 96

Snippet: Florida's financial responsibility law in Section 324.011 thereof states the purpose of the chapter to require:

Wilder v. Wright

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-05-02

Citation: 278 So. 2d 1

Snippet: a motor vehicle liability policy. F.S. Section 324.011, F.S.A., indicates the primary purpose of the Financial

Makris v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1972-08-22

Citation: 267 So. 2d 105, 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 6113

Snippet: bodily injury to any one individual. Fla. Stat. §§ 324.011, 324.021(7), 324.021(8), 324.151(1) (a). He argues

Phoenix Insurance v. McQueen ex rel. McQueen

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-10-06

Citation: 240 So. 2d 79, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 5526

Snippet: concur. . F.S. § 324.091(1), F.S.A. . F.S. § 324.011, F.S.A.; F.S. § 324.051, F.S.A.; Williams v. Newton