Disobey detour sign
Florida Statute § 316.078
Summary verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: October 1, 2026.
Quick Summary
A driver may not drive around a barricade closing a public street or highway for construction or repair, or drive on the closed section before it reopens. Confirm that the closure and barricade concern construction/repair and document the route taken. The person in charge of the work is excepted. Tearing down or defacing a detour sign is a separate nonmoving track; driving around the closure is a moving violation.
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Classification, Points & Penalties
Classification, Points & Penalties
- Category
- Traffic Control
- Type
- Moving
- Civil / Criminal
- Civil
- Offense Classification
- Moving infraction
- Points
- 3
- Fine / Penalty
- $60 base moving penalty; speeding/enhanced-zone schedules may differ
Base fines are not the total payable amount. Costs, enforcement method, crash consequences, prior history, and court disposition can change penalties or points. A reported zero does not rule out license suspension or revocation.
Court & Enforcement
Court & Enforcement
- Mandatory Court
- No, generally
- NTA Eligible
- N/A — civil citation
- Custodial Arrest
- No — civil infraction (absent separate lawful basis)
NTA means notice to appear. Eligibility is conditional; these fields do not independently authorize arrest. Confirm the exact statutory track, lawful arrest authority, traffic procedure, and agency policy.
Arrest authority guideCivil infractions resulting in death or serious bodily injury require a hearing under §318.19.