316.555 – Weight, Load, Speed Limits May Be Lowered; Condition Precedent.
316.555 Weight, load, speed limits may be lowered; condition precedent.—Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the Department of Transportation with respect to state roads, and local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may prescribe, by notice hereinafter provided for, loads and weights and speed limits lower than the limits prescribed in this […]
316.560 – Damage to Highways; Liability of Driver and Owner.
316.560 Damage to highways; liability of driver and owner.—Any person driving or moving any vehicle or combination of vehicles, object, or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damages which the highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operating, driving, or moving of such vehicle or combination […]
316.565 – Emergency Transportation, Agricultural Products; Establishment of Weight Loads, Etc.
316.565 Emergency transportation, agricultural products; establishment of weight loads, etc.— (1) The Governor may declare an emergency to exist when there is a breakdown in the normal public transportation facilities necessary in moving agricultural products, as defined in s. 604.60, grown in the state. The Department of Transportation is authorized during such emergency to establish such weight […]
316.600 – Health and Sanitation Hazards.
316.600 Health and sanitation hazards.—No motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer shall be equipped with an open toilet or other device that may be a hazard from a health and sanitation standpoint. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318. History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. […]
316.605 – Licensing of Vehicles.
316.605 Licensing of vehicles.— (1) Every vehicle, at all times while driven, stopped, or parked upon any highways, roads, or streets of this state, shall be licensed in the name of the owner thereof in accordance with the laws of this state unless such vehicle is not required by the laws of this state to be licensed […]
316.610 – Safety of Vehicle; Inspection.
316.610 Safety of vehicle; inspection.—It is a violation of this chapter for any person to drive or move, or for the owner or his or her duly authorized representative to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to […]
316.6105 – Violations Involving Operation of Motor Vehicle in Unsafe Condition or Without Required Equipment; Procedure for Disposition.
316.6105 Violations involving operation of motor vehicle in unsafe condition or without required equipment; procedure for disposition.— (1) In the event that a law enforcement officer issues a traffic citation for a violation of s. 316.2935 or for the operation of a motor vehicle which is in an unsafe condition or which is not properly equipped as […]
316.613 – Child Restraint Requirements.
316.613 Child restraint requirements.— (1)(a) Every operator of a motor vehicle as defined in this section, while transporting a child in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall, if the child is 5 years of age or younger, provide for protection of the child by properly using a crash-tested, federally […]
316.6131 – Educational Expenditures.
316.6131 Educational expenditures.—The department may authorize the expenditure of funds for the purchase of educational items as part of the public information and education campaigns promoting highway safety and awareness, as well as departmental community-based initiatives. Funds may be expended for, but are not limited to, educational campaigns provided in this chapter, chapters 320 and 322, […]
316.6135 – Leaving Children Unattended or Unsupervised in Motor Vehicles; Penalty; Authority of Law Enforcement Officer.
316.6135 Leaving children unattended or unsupervised in motor vehicles; penalty; authority of law enforcement officer.— (1) A parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for a child younger than 6 years of age may not leave the child unattended or unsupervised in a motor vehicle: (a) For a period in excess of 15 minutes; (b) For any period of […]