Fail to yield to highway construction worker
Florida Statute § 316.079
Summary verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: October 1, 2026.
Quick Summary
Drivers must yield to highway construction or maintenance workers and flagpersons when reasonably and lawfully warned by a flagperson and a warning sign or device. Drivers must also yield to an escort vehicle or pedestrian flagperson managing a permitted oversize load when reasonably and lawfully notified. Document the worker's activity, warning method, visibility, and the driver's failure to yield; a worker's presence alone does not establish the required notice.
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Classification, Points & Penalties
Classification, Points & Penalties
- Category
- Right of Way
- 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.