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Fla. Stat. § 316.252 (2025)
Splash and spray suppressant devices.
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316.252 Splash and spray suppressant devices.—
(1) No person shall drive or operate, or cause to be driven or operated, any truck of gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, any truck tractor, or any trailer or semitrailer the net weight of which is 2,000 pounds or more unless such vehicle is equipped with fenders, covers, or other splash and spray suppressant devices, such as substantial flexible flaps on the rearmost wheels of such vehicle or combination of vehicles, which will effectively prevent or minimize the splash or spray of water or mud and the throwing of other materials on the windshields of following vehicles. The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles used exclusively for the purpose of producing, processing, or transporting agricultural products, including horticultural products or forestry products.
(2) The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Civil Citations under F.S. 316.252
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension§316.252(1)MUD FLAPS -Lack of
§316.252(1)Splash/Spray suppressant Device (Mud Flaps)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2007–2008 · leading case: Hilton v. State, 961 So. 2d 284 (Fla. 2007).
Hilton v. State, 961 So. 2d 284 (Fla. 2007). “For example, section 316.252 of the Florida Statutes requires that trucks or semi-trailers of certain weights be "equipped with fenders, covers, or other splash and spray suppressant devices.”
Swagerty v. State, 982 So. 2d 19 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008). “" § 316.252(1), Fla. Stat. (2005). Under the State's interpretation of section 316.”
— 316.252(1) — 2 cases
Hilton v. State, 961 So. 2d 284 (Fla. 2007). “For example, section 316.252 of the Florida Statutes requires that trucks or semi-trailers of certain weights be "equipped with fenders, covers, or other splash and spray suppressant devices.”
Swagerty v. State, 982 So. 2d 19 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008). “" § 316.252(1), Fla. Stat. (2005). Under the State's interpretation of section 316.”
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