Following fire apparatus too closely
Florida Statute § 316.2025
Summary verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: October 1, 2026.
Quick Summary
Unless driving an authorized emergency vehicle on official business, do not follow responding fire apparatus closer than 500 feet. Also do not drive into or park within the block where apparatus has stopped for a fire alarm. Document the response, distance, and location. Following too closely is the moving track; prohibited parking has a different nonmoving classification.
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Classification, Points & Penalties
Classification, Points & Penalties
- Category
- Emergency Vehicle
- 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.