The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.1923

316.1923 Aggressive careless driving.—“Aggressive careless driving” means committing two or more of the following acts simultaneously or in succession:

(1) Exceeding the posted speed as defined in s. 322.27(3)(d)5.b.

(2) Unsafely or improperly changing lanes as defined in s. 316.085.

(3) Following another vehicle too closely as defined in s. 316.0895(1).

(4) Failing to yield the right-of-way as defined in s. 316.079, s. 316.0815, or s. 316.123.

(5) Improperly passing as defined in s. 316.083, s. 316.084, or s. 316.085.

(6) Violating traffic control and signal devices as defined in ss. 316.074 and 316.075.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2001-147.

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Amendments to 316.1923

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.1923

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.1923.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

JENKINS, v. STATE, 102 So. 3d 739 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . believes that the traffic violation or crash was due to aggressive careless driving as defined in s. 316.1923 . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, v. ICAZA,, 37 So. 3d 309 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . the 2006 amendment, section 322.2615 had to be read in pari materia with the provisions of section 316.1923 . . .

E. MADDOX, v. STATE, 923 So. 2d 442 (Fla. 2006)

. . . Stat. (2001) (requiring a special box for “aggressive careless driving as defined in s. 316.1923”). . . .