Florida Statute 316.2004 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.2004

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.

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Amendments to 316.2004

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.2004

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.2004.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.2004

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.2004 Driver's VIEW/DRIVING MECHANISM OBSTRUCTED by load or passenger/Driver's VIEW impaired by SIGN/POSTER/NONTRANSPARENT material - Points on Drivers License:

S316.2004 (1) Driving while view obstructed - Points on Drivers License: 0

S316.2004 (2)(a) Passenger obstructing Driver's view - Points on Drivers License: 0

S316.2004 (2)(b) Driving while view obstructed by material - Points on Drivers License: 0

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.2004

Total Results: 9

Marlo Sheriee Knapp v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-09-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: pillows, and blankets—was unlawful under section 316.2004(2)(b) of the Florida Statutes. This section provides…the highway or any intersecting highway. § 316.2004(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2021). We have carefully considered…argument on this issue was, and remains, that section 316.2004(2)(b) should be interpreted to prohibit only blocking…). Appellant’s interpretation of section 316.2004(2)(b) implicitly invokes a canon of statutory …BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY (11th ed. 2019). In section 316.2004(2)(b), the general term “nontransparent material

Gordon v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-05-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 901 So. 2d 399

Snippet: x27;s rearview mirror. F. Section 316.2004(2)(b) Section 316.2004(2)(b) forms part of the Florida Uniform…highway. Pursuant to section 316.2004(3), a violation of section 316.2004(2)(b) is a noncriminal traffic…him a warning ticket for a violation of section 316.2004(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2003). PROCEDURAL HISTORY…infraction. E. The State's Argument Section 316.2004(2)(b) was the statute cited in the warning of …testified that the controlling statute was not section 316.2004(2)(b), but rather section 316.2952(2). On this

Schiming v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-12-10T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 890 So. 2d 316, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 18860, 2004 WL 2827252

Snippet: Orfinger, Peterson 10 December 2004 890 So. 2d 316, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 18860, 2004 WL 2827252 Ronald

Myles v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-11-10T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 886 So. 2d 316, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 17061, 2004 WL 2534254

Snippet: Farmer, Klein, Stone 10 November 2004 886 So. 2d 316, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 17061, 2004 WL 2534254 Carey

Mourra v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-09-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 884 So. 2d 316

Snippet: 884 So.2d 316 (2004) Martin MOURRA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. Nos. 2D02-5704,

McDonald v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-09-03T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 884 So. 2d 316, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 13250, 2004 WL 1948679

Snippet: Covington, Davis, Kelly 3 September 2004 884 So. 2d 316, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 13250, 2004 WL 1948679 Published

Smith v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-09-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 884 So. 2d 316

Snippet: 884 So.2d 316 (2004) Bennie Frank SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 2D04-2465

State v. K.C.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2004-04-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 873 So. 2d 316, 2004 Fla. LEXIS 643

Snippet: Pariente, Quince, Wells 29 April 2004 873 So. 2d 316, 2004 Fla. LEXIS 643 Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney

Sontay v. Avis Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-04-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 872 So. 2d 316

Snippet: 872 So.2d 316 (2004) Ubaldo Vicente SONTAY, Appellant, v. AVIS RENT-A-CAR SYSTEMS, INC., a foreign