Unauthorized vehicle/use on limited access facility
Florida Statute § 316.091
Summary verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: October 1, 2026.
Quick Summary
Enter or leave a limited-access roadway only at established public entrances and exits. Bicycles, motor-driven cycles, animal-drawn vehicles, and vehicles incompatible with safe traffic flow are generally prohibited; animals may not be ridden there. Human-powered travel on the roadway or shoulder is allowed only under the specified signed and marked bicycle-lane exception. Officially designated shoulder-use traffic can also be authorized. Identify the facility, vehicle type, access point, and controlling signs before citing.
Summary sources
Classification, Points & Penalties
Classification, Points & Penalties
- Category
- Roadway Use
- 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.