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Florida Statute 316.263 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.263 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 316.263 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
316.263 Maintenance of brakes.—All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle. 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. 201, ch. 99-248.

Civil Citations under F.S. 316.263

Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension
§316.263BRAKES - Improper adjustment—

Cases Citing F.S. 316.263

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·Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay Cnty., 201 So. 3d 779 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14507

...top lamps and turn signals), § 316.2395 (headlamps), § 316.2396 (driving lamps), § 316.241 (sale or use of approved lamps or equipment), § 316.251 (maximum bumper height), § 316.261 (brake equipment), § 316.262 (performance ability of brakes), § 316.263 (maintenance of brakes), § 316.271 (horns and warning devices), § 316.272 (exhaust system), § 316.293 (noise), § 316.2935 (air pollution control equipment), § 316.2937 (emissions standards), § 316.294 (mirrors), § 316,2952 (windshie...
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