Regulation · Operational restriction
Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071)
Florida's personal-delivery-device statute (Fla. Stat. 316.2071, ch. 2017-150, 2017), authorizing sidewalk delivery robots with operating rules and weight/speed limits. Distinct from Florida's separate drone-surveillance statute (934.50) and autonomous-vehicle law (316.85).
Jurisdiction: United States/Florida · Effective 2017-06-26
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- REST API: /v1/regulations/8a22fe49-14a9-42b0-a1da-774c6ce3be45
- Data documentation: /data
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Sources (1)
Status history
- In effect · 2017-06-26 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5b-3 drone + PDD state laws)
Florida PDD law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071) in effect since 2017.
Common questions
- What does Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071) cover?
- Florida's personal-delivery-device statute (Fla. Stat. 316.2071, ch. 2017-150, 2017), authorizing sidewalk delivery robots with operating rules and weight/speed limits. Distinct from Florida's separate drone-surveillance statute (934.50) and autonomous-vehicle law (316.85).
- Where does Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071) apply?
- Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071) is recorded as a operational_restriction applying in Florida on the DEPLOY registry.
- When did Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071) take effect?
- Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071) is recorded as effective June 26, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry.
- Is Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071) still in effect?
- Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
- What types of robots does Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071) apply to?
- Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071) is recorded as applying to sidewalk robots on the DEPLOY registry.
- Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071)?
- 8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071): Amazon Scout, Avride delivery robot, Cartken Courier, Coco Bot and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-05-31
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-05-31
Architectural position
Cohort: sidewalk
Sources by quality tier
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- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Florida personal delivery device law (Fla. Stat. 316.2071).Canonical ID 8a22fe49-14a9-42b0-a1da-774c6ce3be45