Traffic Control Devices
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10 offenses
Disobey detour sign
Florida Statute § 316.078
A driver may not drive around a barricade closing a public street or highway for construction or repair, or drive on the closed section before it reopens. Confirm that the closure and barricade concern construction/repair and document the route taken. The person in charge of the work is excepted. Tearing down or defacing a detour sign is a separate nonmoving track; driving around the closure is a moving violation.
Failure to Obey a Lawful Traffic Official Order
Florida Statute § 316.072
The criminal track requires willful failure or refusal to obey a lawful order/direction from an authorized law-enforcement, traffic-crash investigation, or traffic-infraction enforcement officer, or a fire-department member at a fire, rescue, or other emergency. Identify the official’s authority, the order, its lawful traffic/emergency purpose, the person’s ability to perceive and comply, and intentional noncompliance. Ordinary breach of a traffic rule is not automatically this misdemeanor. The statute preserves qualifying emergency medical responders’ duties under applicable protocols.
Failure to pay required toll
Florida Statute § 316.1001(1)
Using a toll facility without paying the required toll is a civil moving violation, subject to §338.155 exceptions. Identify the vehicle, facility, unpaid toll, and responsible driver/owner through the applicable enforcement procedure. Mailed-owner citations have statutory notice and affidavit rules for another custodian or a stolen vehicle. §318.18(7) provides a $100 fine plus unpaid toll or an election to pay $30 plus unpaid toll with adjudication withheld and no points. Points may be imposed only by the court after a §318.14(5) hearing; nonpayment alone does not automatically authorize custodial arrest.
Failure to stop when traffic obstructed
Florida Statute § 316.2061
Do not enter an intersection or marked crosswalk unless space beyond it can accommodate the whole vehicle without obstructing vehicles or pedestrians. A green light or other permission to proceed does not excuse entering a blocked intersection. Document available space, vehicle length, the point of entry, and the resulting or foreseeable obstruction; the duty is assessed before entry.
Flashing red signal
Florida Statute § 316.076(1)(a)
At a flashing red signal, stop at the marked stop line; if none, before the near-side crosswalk; if neither exists, at the nearest point with a view of approaching traffic before entering the intersection. Proceed only under the same yielding rules that apply after stopping at a stop sign. A rolling stop does not satisfy the duty. Flashing yellow requires caution rather than a stop. Railroad-crossing signals are governed by separate railroad provisions.
Improper turn on red
Florida Statute § 316.075(1)(c)1
A right turn on steady red is permitted only after the required complete stop, unless a visible sign prohibits it. The driver must yield to pedestrians and traffic proceeding under the signal. A left turn on red is permitted only from a one-way street onto another one-way street carrying traffic to the left, after stopping and yielding, unless prohibited by signage. Record the approach, signal, stop location, signage, and any failure to yield; a turn on red is not automatically unlawful.
Inoperative traffic signal intersection
Florida Statute § 316.1235
A driver approaching an inoperative traffic signal must stop as at a stop-sign intersection: at the line, otherwise before the crosswalk, otherwise at the nearest point with a view before entering. If only some lights are out, the driver facing the inoperative light still must stop. Apply the associated yielding rules after stopping and document the signal's actual condition. A flashing red or yellow signal is operating and is governed by its separate flashing-signal rule.
Obedience to traffic control devices
Florida Statute § 316.074(1)
Drivers must obey an applicable official traffic-control device lawfully placed under chapter 316 unless an officer directs otherwise or an authorized-emergency-vehicle exception applies. Identify the sign, signal, or marking and the instruction violated. When a device is legally required, it must be properly positioned and sufficiently legible to an ordinarily observant person. Driving from one roadway to another to avoid the device is also prohibited. Use the more specific signal or sign provision when it describes the conduct.
Red traffic signal
Florida Statute § 316.075(1)(c)1
A driver facing steady red must stop before the near-side crosswalk or, if none, before entering the intersection, and remain stopped until permitted to proceed. For an authorized turn on red, stop at the marked stop line, otherwise before the crosswalk, otherwise at the nearest point with a view before entering. Document that the signal was red when the vehicle entered, rather than merely changing while it was already inside. Lawful turns on red remain subject to posted restrictions and yielding duties.
Red-light camera - owner notice / citation
Florida Statute § 316.075(1)(c)1. / 316.0083
Camera enforcement of failure to stop at a red traffic signal uses the owner-liability procedure in 316.0083; identify the vehicle, prohibited entry, images/video, and authorized traffic infraction enforcement officer review. This differs from an officer-issued roadside red-light citation. A notice of violation must be sent within 30 days after the violation; pay $158, furnish a qualifying affidavit, or request a hearing within 60 days following notification to avoid issuance of a UTC. A later UTC follows statutory certified-mail rules and court procedures. Do not issue a camera notice/citation for a careful and prudent right turn where permitted, or a permitted right turn after a complete stop beyond the stop line. Owner defenses include yielding to an emergency vehicle or traveling as part of a funeral procession, officer direction, another custodian (including stolen-vehicle documentation), a duplicate officer-issued UTC, or the deceased-owner provision; follow the applicable affidavit and reissuance deadlines. Camera enforcement has no points and may not be used to set insurance rates under 322.27(3)(d)6. This is a civil enforcement track; no criminal jury instruction applies.