Florida Statute 324.023 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 324
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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F.S. 324.023

324.023 Financial responsibility for bodily injury or death.—In addition to any other financial responsibility required by law, every owner or operator of a motor vehicle that is required to be registered in this state, or that is located within this state, and who, regardless of adjudication of guilt, has been found guilty of or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a charge of driving under the influence under s. 316.193 after October 1, 2007, shall, by one of the methods established in s. 324.031(1) or (2), establish and maintain the ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents arising out of the use of a motor vehicle in the amount of $100,000 because of bodily injury to, or death of, one person in any one crash and, subject to such limits for one person, in the amount of $300,000 because of bodily injury to, or death of, two or more persons in any one crash and in the amount of $50,000 because of property damage in any one crash. If the owner or operator chooses to establish and maintain such ability by furnishing a certificate of deposit pursuant to s. 324.031(2), such certificate of deposit must be at least $350,000. Such higher limits must be carried for a minimum period of 3 years. If the owner or operator has not been convicted of driving under the influence or a felony traffic offense for a period of 3 years from the date of reinstatement of driving privileges for a violation of s. 316.193, the owner or operator shall be exempt from this section.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2007-150; s. 87, ch. 2013-160.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 324.023

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 324.023.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 324.023

Total Results: 2

Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-09-28T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 201 So. 3d 779, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14507

Snippet: $300,000 for two or more persons in a crash. § 324.023, Fla. Stat. Owners and operators of motor vehicles…$300,000 for two or more persons in a crash. § 324.023, Fla. Stat. . Subsequent to the Sarasota Alliance

Vargas v. Enterprise Leasing Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-10-31T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 993 So. 2d 614

Snippet: law's function as a requirement. [29] § 324.023(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (2008). [30] The majority dismisses