316.224

Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps, reflectors, and deceleration lights.

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316.224 Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps, reflectors, and deceleration lights.
(1) Front clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle shall display or reflect an amber color.
(2) Rear clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or reflect a red color.
(3) All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except the stop light or other signal device, which may be red, amber, or yellow, and except that the light illuminating the license plate shall be white and the light emitted by a backup lamp shall be white or amber. Deceleration lights as authorized by s. 316.235(6) shall display an amber color.
(4) 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. 2, ch. 86-23; s. 176, ch. 99-248; s. 4, ch. 2019-92.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Vasta v. State
Vasta v. State (1995) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “Vasta's tag was illuminated by a yellow neon light instead of a white light as required by section 316.224(3), Florida Statutes (1993).”
— 316.224(3) — 1 case
Vasta v. State (1995) fladistctapp “Vasta's tag was illuminated by a yellow neon light instead of a white light as required by section 316.224(3), Florida Statutes (1993).”
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