| 17 | | - | prohibiting a driver from operating a motor vehicle in 4 |
|---|
| 18 | | - | the furthermost left -hand lane of certain roadways, 5 |
|---|
| 19 | | - | except under certain circumstances; defining the term 6 |
|---|
| 20 | | - | "furthermost left-hand lane"; providing applicability; 7 |
|---|
| 21 | | - | providing a penalty; providing an effective date. 8 |
|---|
| 17 | + | prohibiting a driver from continuously operating a 4 |
|---|
| 18 | + | motor vehicle in the furthermost left -hand lane of 5 |
|---|
| 19 | + | certain roadways, except under certain circumstances; 6 |
|---|
| 20 | + | providing applicability; providing a penalty; 7 |
|---|
| 21 | + | providing an effective date. 8 |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | 9 |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | 11 |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | Section 1. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 316.081, 12 |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) and (6), 13 |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | respectively, a new subsection (4) is added to that section, and 14 |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | present subsection (5) of that section is republished, to read: 15 |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | 316.081 Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions. — 16 |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | (4) On a road, street, or highway having two or more lanes 17 |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | allowing movement in the same direction with a posted speed 18 |
|---|
| 32 | | - | limit of at least 65 miles per hour, a driver may not operate a 19 |
|---|
| 33 | | - | motor vehicle in the furthermost left -hand lane, except when 20 |
|---|
| 34 | | - | overtaking and passing another vehicle, when preparing to exit 21 |
|---|
| 35 | | - | the road, street, or highway, or when otherwise directed by an 22 |
|---|
| 36 | | - | official traffic control device. As used in this subsection, the 23 |
|---|
| 37 | | - | term "furthermost left-hand lane" means the farthest most left -24 |
|---|
| 38 | | - | hand lane, except that, if such left -hand lane is a high-25 |
|---|
| 32 | + | limit of at least 65 miles per hour, a driver may not 19 |
|---|
| 33 | + | continuously operate a motor vehicle in the furthermost left-20 |
|---|
| 34 | + | hand lane, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle, 21 |
|---|
| 35 | + | when preparing to exit the road, street, or highway, or when 22 |
|---|
| 36 | + | otherwise directed by an official traffic control device. This 23 |
|---|
| 37 | + | subsection does not apply to authorized emergency v ehicles and 24 |
|---|
| 38 | + | vehicles engaged in highway maintenance or construction 25 |
|---|
| 51 | | - | occupancy-vehicle lane as defined in s. 316.0741 or is a 26 |
|---|
| 52 | | - | designated left-hand turn lane, the furthermost left -hand lane 27 |
|---|
| 53 | | - | is the lane immediately to the right of such high -occupancy-28 |
|---|
| 54 | | - | vehicle lane or left -hand turn lane. This subsection does not 29 |
|---|
| 55 | | - | apply to authorized emergency vehicles and vehicles engaged in 30 |
|---|
| 56 | | - | highway maintenance or construction operations. 31 |
|---|
| 57 | | - | (6)(5) A violation of this section is a non criminal 32 |
|---|
| 58 | | - | traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided 33 |
|---|
| 59 | | - | in chapter 318. 34 |
|---|
| 60 | | - | Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024. 35 |
|---|
| 51 | + | operations. 26 |
|---|
| 52 | + | (6)(5) A violation of this section is a noncriminal 27 |
|---|
| 53 | + | traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided 28 |
|---|
| 54 | + | in chapter 318. 29 |
|---|
| 55 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024. 30 |
|---|