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Florida Statute 335.09 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 335.09 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 335.09 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
335.09 Uniform erection and maintenance of traffic control devices.The department shall erect and maintain a uniform system of signs, signals, markings, and other traffic control devices for the regulation, control, guidance, and protection of traffic on the State Highway System. Such system shall conform to the department’s uniform system of traffic control devices adopted pursuant to s. 316.0745.
History.s. 33, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 2, ch. 59-96; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 42, ch. 84-309; s. 14, ch. 85-180.

Cases Citing F.S. 335.09

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·Spruce Creek Dev. of Ocala v. Drew, 746 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999).

Cited 17 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1999 WL 754708

...ed one-way signs at the intersection in the instant case, regardless of the FDOT's policy interpreting the MUTCD not to require the signs. At the trial below, both the FDOT and the Drews agreed that the State of Florida "owns" and operates U.S. 441. Section 335.09, Florida Statutes (1989), entitled "Uniform Erection and Maintenance of Traffic Control Devices," provides: The department shall erect and maintain a uniform system of signs, signals, markings, and other traffic control devices for the...
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Cited as authorityCampbell (2007)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityGoldman (2006)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2003)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Adalberto Tovar-Alvarez v. U .S. Attorney Gen., 427 F.3d 1350 (11th Cir. 2005).

Cited 26 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 22056

for naturalization was transferred pursuant to § 335.9 of this chapter. 8 C.F.R. § 337.2(a) (emphasis
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Overruled(citing case) (2014)
phrase: "overruled by"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2018)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2014)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·McFadden v. Cnty. of Orange, 499 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 61

...created the danger, the dissent does not address the question of the power or legal authority of the entity to give such warning. Only D.O.T. has the authority to erect "signs, signals, markings and other traffic control devices" on a state highway. § 335.09, Fla....
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Cited as authorityPollock (2004)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Wells v. Stephenson, 561 So. 2d 1215 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1990 WL 48630

...ition at an intersection and failure to warn). Here, as was made clear in McFadden and Alderman, DOT had the sole authority to erect and maintain traffic signs, and the sheriff in no way created or contributed to the alleged dangerous condition. See § 335.09, Fla....
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Cited as authorityUdy (2001)
phrase: "rule_authority"

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