316.0085 – Skateboarding; Inline Skating; Freestyle or Mountain and Off-Road Bicycling; Paintball; Definitions; Liability.
316.0085 Skateboarding; inline skating; freestyle or mountain and off-road bicycling; paintball; definitions; liability.— (1) The purpose of this section is to encourage governmental owners or lessees of property to make land available to the public for skateboarding, inline skating, paintball, and freestyle or mountain and off-road bicycling. It is recognized that governmental owners or lessees of property […]
316.027 – Crash Involving Death or Personal Injuries.
316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries.— (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Serious bodily injury” means an injury to a person, including the driver, which consists of a physical condition that creates a substantial risk of death, serious personal disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ. […]
316.0271 – Yellow Dot Critical Motorist Medical Information Program; Yellow Dot Decal, Folder, and Information Form.
316.0271 Yellow dot critical motorist medical information program; yellow dot decal, folder, and information form.— (1) The governing body of a county may create a yellow dot critical motorist medical information program to facilitate the provision of emergency medical care to program participants by emergency medical responders by making critical medical information readily available to responders in […]
316.061 – Crashes Involving Damage to Vehicle or Property.
316.061 Crashes involving damage to vehicle or property.— (1) The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash resulting only in damage to a vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such crash or as close thereto as possible, and shall forthwith return […]
316.062 – Duty to Give Information and Render Aid.
316.062 Duty to give information and render aid.— (1) The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by any person shall give his or her name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle […]
316.001 – Short Title.
316.001 Short title.—This chapter may be known and cited as the “Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law.” History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135.
316.002 – Purpose.
316.002 Purpose.—It is the legislative intent in the adoption of this chapter to make uniform traffic laws to apply throughout the state and its several counties and uniform traffic ordinances to apply in all municipalities. The Legislature recognizes that there are conditions which require municipalities to pass certain other traffic ordinances in regulation of municipal traffic […]
316.003 – Definitions.
316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context otherwise requires: (1) AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES.—Vehicles of the fire department (fire patrol), police vehicles, and such ambulances and emergency vehicles of municipal departments, volunteer ambulance services, public service corporations operated by […]
316.006 – Jurisdiction.
316.006 Jurisdiction.—Jurisdiction to control traffic is vested as follows: (1) STATE.—The Department of Transportation shall have all original jurisdiction over all state roads throughout this state, including those within the grounds of all state institutions and the boundaries of all dedicated state parks, and may place and maintain such traffic control devices which conform to its manual […]
316.007 – Provisions Uniform Throughout State.
316.007 Provisions uniform throughout state.—The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipalities therein, and no local authority shall enact or enforce any ordinance on a matter covered by this chapter unless expressly authorized. However, this section shall not prevent any local authority from enacting […]