Racing / street takeover / stunt driving
Florida Statute § 316.191
Summary verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: October 1, 2026.
Quick Summary
Identify the person's role: driving in a race/exhibition, facilitating or coordinating it, knowingly riding as a passenger, deliberately impeding traffic, operating a filming vehicle, or supplying fuel are separate prohibited acts. A street takeover blocks or impedes traffic on a highway, roadway, or parking lot for the specified driving activity; a coordinated takeover involves at least 10 vehicles. Mere spectatorship is a separate civil track requiring knowing attendance by affirmative choice. Document the competition/stunt, role, location, and any prior-offense or emergency-vehicle enhancement. Authorized tracks and designated venues are excepted.
Summary sources
Classification, Points & Penalties
Classification, Points & Penalties
- Category
- Aggressive Driving
- Type
- Criminal Traffic
- Civil / Criminal
- Criminal
- Offense Classification
- Misdemeanor; felony enhanced tracks
- Degree
- 1st Degree base; 3rd/2nd Degree enhanced tracks
- Points
- 0
- Fine / Penalty
- Court determined; statutory criminal penalties 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
- Yes
- NTA Eligible
- Verify §316.191 and agency/court procedure
- Custodial Arrest
- Verify exact offense/subsection
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.
Offense Guidance
Offense Guidance
Identify the person's role: driving in a race/exhibition, facilitating or coordinating it, knowingly riding as a passenger, deliberately impeding traffic, operating a filming vehicle, or supplying fuel are separate prohibited acts. A street takeover blocks or impedes traffic on a highway, roadway, or parking lot for the specified driving activity; a coordinated takeover involves at least 10 vehicles. Mere spectatorship is a separate civil track requiring knowing attendance by affirmative choice. Document the competition/stunt, role, location, and any prior-offense or emergency-vehicle enhancement. Authorized tracks and designated venues are excepted.
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