Failure to yield to public transit bus
Florida Statute § 316.0815(1)
Summary verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: October 7, 2026.
Quick Summary
A driver must yield to a publicly owned transit bus traveling in the same direction AND signaling AND reentering traffic from a specifically designated pullout bay. Establish all those conditions together; this is not an unrestricted priority for every private bus, school bus, or bus changing lanes. Document public ownership, direction, signal, bay designation, and the failure to yield. The bus driver still must drive with due regard for everyone’s safety under subsection (2). This civil moving violation is separate from emergency-vehicle yielding and school-bus stop-signal requirements.
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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; 6 if resulting in a crash; disposition may affect assessment
- Fine / Penalty
- $60 base moving penalty under §318.18(3)(a); costs and qualifying crash penalties may apply
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; qualifying death/SBI crash requires hearing under §318.19
- 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.