The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.1515

316.1515 Limitations on turning around.—The driver of any vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic and unless such movement is not prohibited by posted traffic control signs. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 1, ch. 80-337; s. 126, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.153.

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Amendments to 316.1515

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.1515

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.1515.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.1515

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.1515 U-TURN - Improper/unsafe/prohibited - Points on Drivers License: 3

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

STATE v. Y. Q. R., 50 So. 3d 751 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . Second, under section 316.1515, a U-turn can amount to a traffic offense if it interferes with traffic . . .

BEAHAN, v. STATE, 41 So. 3d 1000 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . Section 316.1515, Florida Statutes prohibits a driver from making a U-turn only if such a turn is prohibited . . .

BENDER, v. STATE, 737 So. 2d 1181 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . arresting officer lacked probable cause to make the traffic stop for an illegal U-turn under either section 316.1515 . . . traffic or was contrary to posted traffic control signs so as to constitute a violation of section 316.1515 . . . existed for a stop on the grounds that the U-turn created a reasonable safety concern under section 316.1515 . . . Section 316.1515, Florida Statutes (1997) states as follows: The driver of any vehicle shall not turn . . .