Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 316.435 (2025)
Lighting equipment for motor-driven cycles.
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316.435 Lighting equipment for motor-driven cycles.—The headlamp or headlamps upon every motor-driven cycle may be of the single-beam or multiple-beam type, but in either event shall comply with the requirements and limitations as follows:
(1) Every such headlamp or headlamps on a motor-driven cycle shall be of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of not less than 100 feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at any speed less than 25 miles per hour; at a distance of not less than 200 feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at a speed of 25 or more miles per hour; and at a distance of not less than 300 feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at a speed of 35 or more miles per hour.
(2) In the event the motor-driven cycle is equipped with a multiple-beam headlamp or headlamps, such equipment shall comply with the requirements of s. 316.430(2).
A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Note.—Former s. 316.249.
Civil Citations under F.S. 316.435
Driver's license points · R = revocation · S = suspension§316.435MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLE - Types and intensity of headlamps
§316.435(1)MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLE - Types and intensity of headlamps
§316.435(2)MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLE - Headlamp/multibeam improper
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). “Section 316.435 discusses the intensity of lamps which must be used on motorcycles.”
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