F.S. 860.07 Florida Statutes and Case Law

The 2021 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 860
OFFENSES CONCERNING AIRCRAFT, MOTOR VEHICLES, VESSELS, AND RAILROADS

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860.07 Unauthorized persons giving signals to railroad trains or engines.—Any person who wrongfully, recklessly, or wantonly and without authority, signals any train or engine in this state with a red light or with a red flag, or gives any signal calculated to affect the movement or operation of any train, engine, or cars on any railroad in this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This section shall not apply to any person giving signals to stop a train for the purpose of preventing an accident to such train, or at a regular station or flag station when the train is flagged for the purpose of taking passage on said train.

History.—s. 1, ch. 4708, 1899; GS 3656; RGS 5593; CGL 7779; s. 1091, ch. 71-136.

Statutes updated from Official Statutes on: January 26, 2022

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 860.07

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

860.07 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - UNAUTHORIZED PERSON GIVE SIGNALS TO TRAIN - M: S

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S860.07

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

Current data shows no reason a civil citation or a suspension or revocation of license should have been issued under Florida Statute 860.07.

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