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F.S. §316.192 — Reckless Driving

Defines reckless driving as driving with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, and sets its penalties.

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  • Topic: DUI & Traffic Crimes

Official text

Read the wording of section 316.192 as published by The Florida Senate.

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What this section covers

A person who drives a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving. Fleeing a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle is reckless driving per se.

Penalties

  • First conviction: up to 90 days in jail, a fine of $25 to $500, or both.
  • Second or subsequent conviction: up to 6 months in jail, a fine of $50 to $1,000, or both.
  • Causing damage to the property or person of another: first-degree misdemeanor.
  • Causing serious bodily injury: third-degree felony.

Reckless driving is a different offense from DUI under section 316.193. Our comparison tables set the two side by side.

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