Florida Statute 318.17 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 318
DISPOSITION OF TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS

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318.17 Offenses excepted.—No provision of this chapter is available to a person who is charged with any of the following offenses:

(1) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, in violation of s. 316.1935;

(2) Leaving the scene of a crash, in violation of ss. 316.027 and 316.061;

(3) Driving, or being in actual physical control of, any vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, any chemical substance set forth in s. 877.111, or any substance controlled under chapter 893, in violation of s. 316.193, or driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level;

(4) Reckless driving, in violation of s. 316.192;

(5) Making false crash reports, in violation of s. 316.067;

(6) Willfully failing or refusing to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer or member of the fire department, in violation of s. 316.072(3);

(7) Obstructing an officer, in violation of s. 316.545(1); or

(8) Any other offense in chapter 316 which is classified as a criminal violation.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-377; s. 37, ch. 76-31; s. 4, ch. 77-456; s. 7, ch. 82-155; s. 4, ch. 83-187; s. 4, ch. 85-87; s. 20, ch. 86-296; s. 46, ch. 96-350; s. 251, ch. 99-248; s. 3, ch. 2004-388.

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Cases Citing Statute 318.17

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Shadow West Apts., Ltd. v. State, 498 So. 2d 589 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 2552

...The trial judge found, looking at the unambiguous language of the easement, that an improvement was made to it. Looking at the whole record, I cannot conclude as a matter of law that the gas line improvement was outside the contemplation of the original parties. Section 318.17, Florida Statutes (1973), contemplated that gas lines may be placed along a roadway....

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In re Florida rules of Practice & Procedure for Traffic Courts, 458 So. 2d 1112 (Fla. 1984).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 9 Fla. L. Weekly 414, 1984 Fla. LEXIS 3382

....192, 316.193, 316.1935, 860.01, Florida Statutes and Chapter 893, Florida Statutes. “Infraction” means a noncriminal traffic violation of-Chapter- 316,-or — sections 240.265, 320.07(3), 339.30 or-34Q,23rFloridsvStatutes, except as provided in section 318.17, F-lor-idar-Statutes-,■ which is not punishable by incarceration and for which there is no right to a trial by jury or a right to court appointed counsel....

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2001).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

has been charged with a criminal violation of section 318.17 or a misdemeanor offense under chapters 320

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In re Florida Rules of Practice & Procedure for Traffic Courts, 410 So. 2d 1337 (Fla. 1982).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1982 Fla. LEXIS 2355

23, Florida Statutes, except as provided in section 318.17, Florida Statutes, which is not punishable

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In re Transition Rule 20, 306 So. 2d 489 (Fla. 1974).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1974 Fla. LEXIS 4035

of Florida Statutes, except as provided in section 318.17 of Florida Statutes, which is not punishable

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