Ago

Dear Ms. Bosch:

On behalf of the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners, you ask the following question:

May the county provide for a partial opt-out of the provisions of section 316.2123, Florida Statutes?

Chapter 316, Florida Statutes, the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law, was enacted to eliminate the "hodgepodge of ordinances which vary as to language and penalty"1 and "to make uniform traffic laws to apply throughout the state and its several counties and uniform traffic ordinances to apply in all municipalities."2 While the Legislature has recognized that there may be conditions…