Florida Statute 316.440 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.440

316.440 Brake equipment required.—Every motor-driven cycle must comply with the provisions of s. 316.261, except that:

(1) Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles need not be equipped with parking brakes.

(2) The wheel of a sidecar attached to a motorcycle or to a motor-driven cycle, and the front wheel of a motor-driven cycle, need not be equipped with brakes, provided that such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle is capable of complying with the performance requirements of this chapter.

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. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 229, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.264.

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S316.440 MOTORCYCLE/MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES - Brake equipment required - Points on Drivers License: 0

Cases Citing Statute 316.440

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Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay County

201 So. 3d 779, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14507

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 28, 2016 | Docket: 60257072

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of lamps which must be used on motorcycles. Section 316.440 sets forth the requirements for brakes on motorcycles;