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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. 316.209
316.209 Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.
(1) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane.
(2) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
(3) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
(4) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.
(5) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to police officers or firefighters in the performance of their official duties.
(6) 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. 165, ch. 99-248; s. 1, ch. 2003-92.
Note.Former s. 316.109.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.209
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Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.209.


Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.209
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S316.209 MOTORCYCLE - Operating between lanes/rows of vehicles/passing in lane occupied by vehicle/riding more than two abreast in a single lane - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.209 (1) Vehicle deprive motorcycle of lane - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.209 (2) Motorcycle pass within occupied lane - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.209 (3) Motorcycle operating between lane/vehicle - Points on Drivers License: 3
S316.209 (4) Motorcycle, more than 2 abreast in a single lane - Points on Drivers License: 3


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