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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
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F.S. 316.079
316.079 Duty to yield to highway construction workers.
(1) Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian worker and flagperson engaged in maintenance or construction work on a highway whenever the driver is reasonably and lawfully notified of the presence of such worker by a flagperson and a warning sign or device.
(2) Every driver of a vehicle on public roadways shall yield the right-of-way to an escort vehicle or pedestrian flagperson that is engaged in the management of highway movements of an oversize vehicle permitted pursuant to s. 316.550, provided the driver is reasonably and lawfully notified of the presence of such vehicle or flagperson.
(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
History.s. 1, ch. 75-132; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 303, ch. 95-148; s. 13, ch. 95-257; s. 103, ch. 99-248.
Note.Former s. 316.0565.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.079
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.079.


Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.079
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.079 Flag person or worker - FAILED TO YIELD TO - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.079 (1) Failed to yield to Highway Worker/Flag person - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.079 (2) Failed to yield to Flag person/Escort Vehicle-oversized vehicle - Points on Drivers License: 3


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