§ 316.1985, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 316. STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
Limitations on backing.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(2) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any limited access facility.
(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 149, ch. 99-248.
Note
Note.—Former s. 316.098.
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