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Florida Statute 316.510 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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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. 316.510
316.510 Projecting loads on passenger vehicles.No passenger type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the fenders on the left side of the vehicle or extending more than 6 inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
History.s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 234, ch. 99-248.
Note.Former s. 316.197.

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Amendments to 316.510


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.510
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.510.


Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.510
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.510 PROJECTING LOAD on passenger type vehicle (any load beyond line of fender on left side & more than 6" beyond line of fender on right side) - Points on Drivers License: 0


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Cases from cite.case.law:

KOWKABANY, v. HOME DEPOT, INC. a, 606 So. 2d 716 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . Home Depot’s liability was initially expressly predicated, in part, upon a violation of section 316.510 . . . to the “duty” issue argued by Kowkabany below and on appeal, it appears that she relies on section 316.510 . . . Clearly, section 316.510 operates to protect motorists and other users of the highway including, we believe . . . Section 316.510, Florida Statutes (1987), provides: "No passenger type vehicle shall be operated on any . . .