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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 318
DISPOSITION OF TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS
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F.S. 318.17
318.17 Offenses excepted.No provision of this chapter is available to a person who is charged with any of the following offenses:
(1) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, in violation of s. 316.1935;
(2) Leaving the scene of a crash, in violation of ss. 316.027 and 316.061;
(3) Driving, or being in actual physical control of, any vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, any chemical substance set forth in s. 877.111, or any substance controlled under chapter 893, in violation of s. 316.193, or driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level;
(4) Reckless driving, in violation of s. 316.192;
(5) Making false crash reports, in violation of s. 316.067;
(6) Willfully failing or refusing to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer or member of the fire department, in violation of s. 316.072(3);
(7) Obstructing an officer, in violation of s. 316.545(1); or
(8) Any other offense in chapter 316 which is classified as a criminal violation.
History.s. 1, ch. 74-377; s. 37, ch. 76-31; s. 4, ch. 77-456; s. 7, ch. 82-155; s. 4, ch. 83-187; s. 4, ch. 85-87; s. 20, ch. 86-296; s. 46, ch. 96-350; s. 251, ch. 99-248; s. 3, ch. 2004-388.

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Amendments to 318.17


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 318.17
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 318.17.



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Cases from cite.case.law:

H. KING, Sr. v. JEFFERIES, H. III, W. L. a a a a a a a a, 402 F. Supp. 2d 624 (M.D.N.C. 2005)

. . . General Statute § 143-318.17, which makes guilty - of a misdemeanor anyone who “willfully interrupts, . . . General Statute § 143-318.17 to have him removed; he has not challenged the constitutionality of that . . .

STATE OF FLORIDA v. WATERS, 24 Fla. Supp. 2d 49 (Broward Cty. Ct. 1987)

. . . Statutes, and the other provisions of the Chapter which deal with criminal traffic offenses; see Section 318.17 . . .

SHADOW WEST APARTMENTS, LTD. a v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, a a, 498 So. 2d 589 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . Section 318.17, Florida Statutes (1973), contemplated that gas lines may be placed along a roadway. . . .

STATE OF FLORIDA v. SCHELL, 11 Fla. Supp. 2d 68 (Lee Cty. Ct. 1985)

. . . Section 316.1935 F.S., was one of the criminal traffic offenses specifically not decriminalized [see 318.17 . . .

In FLORIDA RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR TRAFFIC COURTS, 458 So. 2d 1112 (Fla. 1984)

. . . -or — sections 240.265, 320.07(3), 339.30 or-34Q,23rFloridsvStatutes, except as provided in section 318.17 . . .

STATE OF FLORIDA v. RAHN, 5 Fla. Supp. 2d 11 (Lee Cty. Ct. 1983)

. . . Section 318.14 F.S. excepts Section 318.17 F.S. . . . Notwithstanding the fact the Florida Supreme Court has chosen to designate Section 318.17 of the Florida . . .

MYERS, v. STATE, 426 So. 2d 986 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . term “offense” in 316.645 must be limited to the criminal offenses listed in Sections 316.655(4) and 318.17 . . .

In FLORIDA RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR TRAFFIC COURTS, 410 So. 2d 1337 (Fla. 1982)

. . . , or sections 240.265, 320.07(3), 339.30 or 340.23, Florida Statutes, except as provided in section 318.17 . . .

STATE v. K. McDONALD,, 357 So. 2d 405 (Fla. 1978)

. . . The pertinent portions of that statute read: (1) Except as provided in s. 318.17, any person cited for . . .

In TRANSITION RULE, 306 So. 2d 489 (Fla. 1974)

. . . section 339.30, section 340.23, or section 239.55 of Florida Statutes, except as provided in section 318.17 . . .

WILSON CO. a v. UNITED STATES, 137 F. Supp. 435 (Ct. Cl. 1956)

. . . The Army deducted, from what it owed the plaintiff for the- bacon, the sum of $11,-318.17 which, it claimed . . .