Florida Statute 316.450 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL

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F.S. 316.450

316.450 Brakes on motor-driven cycles.—

(1) The department is authorized to require an inspection of the braking system on any motor-driven cycle and to disapprove any such braking system on a vehicle which it finds will not comply with the performance ability standard set forth in s. 316.445 or which in its opinion is equipped with a braking system that is not so designed or constructed as to ensure reasonable and reliable performance in actual use.

(2) The department may refuse to register or may suspend or revoke the registration of any vehicle referred to in this section when it determines that the braking system thereon does not comply with the provisions of this section.

(3) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle referred to in this section in the event the department has disapproved the braking system upon such vehicle.

(4) 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, 30, ch. 76-31; s. 231, ch. 99-248.

Note.—Former s. 316.266.

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Amendments to 316.450

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.450

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.450.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.450

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.450 MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES brakes - Points on Drivers License: 0

S316.450 (3) Motor driven cycles operating disapproved brakes - Points on Drivers License: 0

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 316.450

Total Results: 1

Classy Cycles, Inc. v. Bay County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-09-28

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

Snippet: performance ability of motorcycle brakes; and section 316.450 allows for inspection of motorcycle brakes. Section