The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.071

316.071 Disabled vehicles obstructing traffic.—Whenever a vehicle is disabled on any street or highway within the state or for any reason obstructs the regular flow of traffic, the driver shall move the vehicle so as not to obstruct the regular flow of traffic or, if he or she cannot move the vehicle alone, solicit help and move the vehicle so as not to obstruct the regular flow of traffic. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be cited for a nonmoving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318.

History.—s. 4, ch. 75-72; ss. 1, 33, ch. 76-31; s. 300, ch. 95-148; s. 13, ch. 96-350.

Note.—Former s. 316.1031.

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Amendments to 316.071

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.071

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.071.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.071

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.071 CRASH - Disabled vehicle obstructing traffic - failure of driver to move/solicit help to move vehicle - Points on Drivers License: 0

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

SERVELLO SONS, INC. v. SIMS, 922 So. 2d 234 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . Section 316.071, Florida Statutes (2003), provides: Whenever a vehicle is disabled on any street or highway . . .

MENDEZ, v. STATE, 678 So. 2d 388 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . See § 316.071, Fla. Stat. (1993); Stanley v. . . .

GRAHAM, v. KEBEL, 431 So. 2d 652 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . Section 316.071, Florida Statutes (1977), included in the charge to the jury, requires that the driver . . .