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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
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F.S. 316.215
316.215 Scope and effect of regulations.
(1) It is a violation of this chapter for any person to drive or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway any vehicle, or combination of vehicles, which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this chapter, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter, or for any person to do any act forbidden, or fail to perform any act required, under this chapter.
(2) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) The provisions of this chapter with respect to equipment required on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors except as herein made applicable.
(4) The provisions of this chapter with respect to equipment required on vehicles shall not apply to motorcycles or motor-driven cycles, except as herein made applicable.
(5) The provisions of this chapter and 49 C.F.R. part 393, with respect to number, visibility, distribution of light, and mounting height requirements for headlamps, auxiliary lamps, and turn signals shall not apply to a front-end loading collection vehicle, when:
(a) The front-end loading mechanism and container or containers are in the lowered position;
(b) The vehicle is engaged in collecting solid waste or recyclable or recovered materials; and
(c) The vehicle is being operated at speeds less than 20 miles per hour with the vehicular hazard-warning lights activated.
(6) The provisions of any motor vehicle equipment laws or regulations of this state which relate to or support motor vehicle operation by a human driver but are not relevant for an automated driving system shall not apply to fully autonomous vehicles that are designed to be operated exclusively by the automated driving system for all trips.
(7) 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. 6, ch. 97-280; s. 31, ch. 97-300; s. 170, ch. 99-248; s. 3, ch. 2021-233.
Note.Former s. 316.059.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.215
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.215 DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT - OWNER permitting use with - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.215 DRIVER operating vehicle with unsafe/defective equipment 1 defect per citation - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.215 Defective lights/brakes/tires/steering/Defective or no muffler/other Defective equipment - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.215 (1) Owner permitting use with defective equipment - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.215 (1) DRIVER operating vehicle with unsafe/defective equipment - Points on Drivers License: 0

Cases Citing Statute 316.215

Total Results: 3

Hilton v. State

901 So. 2d 155, 30 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 453

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 16, 2005 | Docket: 1666294

Cited 16 times | Published

section 316.610 are also set forth verbatim in section 316.215(1). [3] Section 316.2952, Florida Statutes

State v. Cobbs

411 So. 2d 212

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 2, 1982 | Docket: 38181

Cited 10 times | Published

erroneous. The first was that the provisions of Section 316.215, Florida Statutes (1979), which, inter alia

Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay County

201 So. 3d 779, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14507

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 28, 2016 | Docket: 60257072

Published

vehicles. See, e.g., § 316.156 (signal lamps), § 316.215 (vehicles in unsafe condition), § 316.216 (approval