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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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Sources (1)

  1. https://law.justia.com/codes/florida/title-xxiii/chapter-316/section-316-2071/

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): Also Autonomous Delivery Vehicle, Amazon Scout, Avride delivery robot, Beastro 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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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).

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