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Fla. Stat. § 316.2396 (2025)
Number of driving lamps required or permitted.
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316.2396 Number of driving lamps required or permitted.—
(1) At all times specified in s. 316.217, at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles.
(2) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with headlamps, as herein required, is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of intensity greater than 300 candlepower, not more than a total of 4 of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a highway.
(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Note.—Former s. 316.218.
Civil Citations under F.S. 316.2396
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension§316.2396(1)AUXILIARY FRONT LIGHT/DRIVING LAMPS - number required
§316.2396(2)AUXILIARY FRONT LIGHTS - violation of usage
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay Cnty., 201 So. 3d 779 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).
Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay Cnty., 201 So. 3d 779 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016). “2395 (headlamps), § 316.2396 (driving lamps), § 316.241 (sale or use of approved lamps or equipment), § 316.”
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