Florida Statute 316.154 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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316.154 Starting parked vehicle.—No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked, unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 128, ch. 99-248.

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S316.154 Improper START of vehicle from a parked/stopped/standing position - Points on Drivers License: 3

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Donaldson v. State, 803 So. 2d 856 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 27 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 106

...State, 675 So.2d 1049 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996) (applying Whren and explaining that the test is whether an officer could have stopped the vehicle for a traffic infraction). The State argues that Officer Gendreau had probable cause to believe that Appellant violated section 316.154, Florida Statutes (1999), by improperly starting his vehicle. Section 316.154 provides, "No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked, unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety." The State argues that Appellant's actions in starting and driving his vehicle at suc...

...cle as it was pulling out of thelike, driving through the parking lot, if you will. There was no evidence with respect to how Appellant started his vehicle. The officer did not see Appellant "start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked." § 316.154, Fla....

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