Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 316.2004 (2025)

Obstruction to driver’s view or driving mechanism.

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316.2004 Obstruction to driver’s view or driving mechanism.
(1) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(2)(a) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver’s view ahead or to the sides or with the driver’s control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(b) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle which materially obstructs, obscures, or impairs the driver’s clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.
(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
History.s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 318, ch. 95-148; s. 151, ch. 99-248.
Note.Former s. 316.093.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2022 · leading case: Gordon v. State, 901 So. 2d 399 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).
Gordon v. State, 901 So. 2d 399 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). · cites it 17× “When Gordon bonded out of jail, he found among the personal property returned to him a warning ticket for a violation of section 316.2004(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2003).”
State v. Cyrus, 1 A.3d 59 (Conn. 2010). · cites it 2× “, Fla. Stat. § 316.2004 (2)(b) (2007) ("materially obstructs, obscures, or impairs the driver's clear view"); 625 Ill.”
Marlo Sheriee Knapp v. State of Florida (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 7× “§ 316.2004(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2021). We have carefully considered all of Appellant’s arguments.”
— 316.2004(2)(b) — 2 cases
Gordon v. State, 901 So. 2d 399 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). “When Gordon bonded out of jail, he found among the personal property returned to him a warning ticket for a violation of section 316.2004(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2003).”
Marlo Sheriee Knapp v. State of Florida (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 316.2004(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2021). We have carefully considered all of Appellant’s arguments.”
— 316.2004(3) — 1 case
Gordon v. State, 901 So. 2d 399 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). “When Gordon bonded out of jail, he found among the personal property returned to him a warning ticket for a violation of section 316.2004(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2003).”
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