FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 401.9
VIOLATION OF STATUTE, ORDINANCE, OR REGULATION AS EVIDENCE OF NEGLIGENCE
Read or paraphrase the applicable statute or refer
to the ordinance or regulation admitted in evidence.
Violation of this [statute] [ordinance] [regulation] is evidence of negligence. It is not, however, conclusive evidence of negligence. If you find that (defendant or individual(s) claimed to have been negligent) violated this [statute] [ordinance] [regulation], you may consider that fact, together with the other facts and circumstances, in deciding whether such person was negligent.
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
- Content hash
6e3e6fc9f006743d086e4c9a3ebaf9e2aacf88e7b60ab4d9ecbd62e157e059dd
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