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Florida Statute 316.435 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 316.435 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 316.435 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.

History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; ss. 1, 29, ch. 76-31; s. 228, ch. 99-248.
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—

Cases Citing F.S. 316.435

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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

...g 30 mile per hour. Section 316.405 requires motorcycle headlights to be turned on during operation. Sections 316.410 through .420 require taillamps, reflectors, and stop lamps. Section 316.425, details when lamps are required on parked motorcycles. Section 316.435 discusses the intensity of lamps which must be used on motorcycles....
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