The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.152

316.152 Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited.—No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to, or near, the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet. 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. 127, ch. 99-248.

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Amendments to 316.152

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.152

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.152.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.152

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.152 TURN - Improper on hill/curve - Points on Drivers License: 3

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

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

. . . probable cause to make the traffic stop for an illegal U-turn under either section 316.1515 or section 316.152 . . . constitute a violation of section 316.1515 or was made directly upon a curve in violation of section 316.152 . . . Section 316.152, Florida Statutes (1997) states as follows: No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed . . .

STATE v. LEE, STATE v. G. JULIO,, 356 So. 2d 276 (Fla. 1978)

. . . .-134, 316.138, 316.139, 316.151, 316.152, 316.-153, 316.154, 316.155, 316.157, 316.158, 316.-159, 316.162 . . .