316.0747  Sale or purchase of traffic control devices by nongovernmental entities; prohibitions.--

(1)  It is unlawful for any nongovernmental entity to use any traffic control device at any place where the general public is invited, unless such device conforms to the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this chapter.

(2)  Any nonconforming traffic control device in use by a nongovernmental entity prior to January 1, 1980, may be used for the remainder of its useful life, but no longer than January 1, 1992, after which any replacement device shall conform to the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted by the Department of Transportation.

(3)  Nongovernmental entities to which the general public is invited to travel shall install and maintain uniform traffic control devices at appropriate locations pursuant to the standards set forth by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to s. 316.0745. Such traffic control devices shall be installed no later than January 1, 1992. Businesses the parking lots of which do not provide intersecting lanes of traffic and businesses having fewer than 25 parking spaces are exempt from the provisions of this subsection. The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules to implement this section.

(4)  A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.