Florida Statutes
Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles

316.0085 - Skateboarding; Inline Skating; Freestyle or Mountain and Off-Road Bicycling; Paintball; Definitions; Liability. - (1) The purpose of this section is to encourage governmental...

316.027 - Crash Involving Death or Personal Injuries. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Serious...

316.0271 - Yellow Dot Critical Motorist Medical Information Program; Yellow Dot Decal, Folder, and Information Form. - (1) The governing body of a county may create a...

316.061 - Crashes Involving Damage to Vehicle or Property. - (1) The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash...

316.062 - Duty to Give Information and Render Aid. - (1) The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash...

316.063 - Duty Upon Damaging Unattended Vehicle or Other Property. - (1) The driver of any vehicle which collides with, or...

316.064 - When Driver Unable to Report. - (1) A crash report is not required under this chapter...

316.065 - Crashes; Reports; Penalties. - (1) The driver of a vehicle involved in a crash...

316.066 - Written Reports of Crashes. - (1)(a) A Florida Traffic Crash Report, Long Form must be...

316.067 - False Reports. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 4, ch. 74-377; s. 10,...

316.068 - Crash Report Forms. - (1) The department shall prepare and, upon request, supply to...

316.069 - State to Tabulate and Analyze Crash Reports. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 2, ch. 83-298; s. 12,...

316.070 - Exchange of Information at Scene of Crash. - (1) The name and address of the owner and the...

316.071 - Disabled Vehicles Obstructing Traffic. - History.—s. 4, ch. 75-72; ss. 1, 33, ch. 76-31; s....

316.072 - Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws. - (1) PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER REFERRING TO VEHICLES UPON THE HIGHWAYS.—The...

316.073 - Applicability to Animals and Animal-Drawn Vehicles. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 1,...

316.074 - Obedience to and Required Traffic Control Devices. - (1) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions...

316.0741 - High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lanes. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “High-occupancy-vehicle...

316.0745 - Uniform Signals and Devices. - (1) The Department of Transportation shall adopt a uniform system...

316.07456 - Transitional Implementation. - History.—s. 7, ch. 2010-80.

316.0747 - Sale or Purchase of Traffic Control Devices by Nongovernmental Entities; Prohibitions. - (1) It is unlawful for any nongovernmental entity to use...

316.075 - Traffic Control Signal Devices. - (1) Except for automatic warning signal lights installed or to...

316.0755 - Pedestrian Control Signals. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 302,...

316.076 - Flashing Signals. - (1) Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is...

316.0765 - Lane Direction Control Signals. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 99,...

316.077 - Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals or Markings. - (1) No person shall place, maintain or display upon or...

316.0775 - Interference With Official Traffic Control Devices or Railroad Signs or Signals. - (1) A person may not, without lawful authority, attempt to...

316.0776 - Traffic Infraction Detectors; Placement and Installation. - (1) Traffic infraction detectors are allowed on state roads when...

316.0777 - Automated License Plate Recognition Systems; Public Records Exemption. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Active,”...

316.0778 - Automated License Plate Recognition Systems; Records Retention. - (1) As used in this section, the term “automated license...

316.078 - Detour Signs to Be Respected. - (1) It is unlawful to tear down or deface any...

316.079 - Duty to Yield to Highway Construction Workers. - (1) Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way...

316.08 - Requirements of Flagpersons. - (1) Operate in accordance with all safety requirements prescribed by...

316.081 - Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions. - (1) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall...

316.0815 - Duty to Yield to Public Transit Vehicles. - (1) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way...

316.0817 - Loading and Unloading of Bus Passengers. - (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a bus may not stop...

316.082 - Passing Vehicles Proceeding in Opposite Directions. - (1) Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass...

316.0825 - Vehicle Approaching an Animal. - History.—s. 2, ch. 83-88; s. 69, ch. 90-321; s. 106,...

316.083 - Overtaking and Passing a Vehicle, a Bicycle or Other Nonmotorized Vehicle, or an Electric Bicycle. - (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding...

316.084 - When Overtaking on the Right Is Permitted. - (1) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass...

316.085 - Limitations on Overtaking, Passing, Changing Lanes and Changing Course. - (1) No vehicle shall be driven to the left side...

316.087 - Further Limitations on Driving to Left of Center of Roadway. - (1) No vehicle shall at any time be driven to...

316.0875 - No-Passing Zones. - (1) The Department of Transportation and local authorities may determine...

316.088 - One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands. - (1) The Department of Transportation and local authorities, with respect...

316.089 - Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic. - (1) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable...

316.0895 - Following Too Closely. - (1) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow...

316.090 - Driving on Divided Highways. - (1) Whenever any highway has been divided into two or...

316.091 - Limited Access Facilities; Interstate Highways; Use Restricted. - (1) No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from...

316.1001 - Payment of Toll on Toll Facilities Required; Penalties. - (1) A person may not use any toll facility without...

316.121 - Vehicles Approaching or Entering Intersections. - (1) The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall...

316.122 - Vehicle Turning Left. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 118, ch. 99-248; s. 29,...

316.123 - Vehicle Entering Stop or Yield Intersection. - (1) The right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by...

316.1235 - Vehicle Approaching Intersection in Which Traffic Lights Are Inoperative. - History.—s. 2, ch. 77-229; s. 120, ch. 99-248.

316.125 - Vehicle Entering Highway From Private Road or Driveway or Emerging From Alley, Driveway or Building. - (1) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or...

316.126 - Operation of Vehicles and Actions of Pedestrians on Approach of an Authorized Emergency, Sanitation, or Utility Service Vehicle. - (1)(a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle,...

316.130 - Pedestrians; Traffic Regulations. - (1) A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any official...

316.1301 - Traffic Regulations to Assist Blind Persons. - (1) It is unlawful for any person, unless totally or...

316.1303 - Traffic Regulations to Assist Mobility-Impaired Persons. - (1) Whenever a pedestrian who is mobility impaired is in...

316.1305 - Fishing From State Road Bridges. - (1) The Department of Transportation is authorized to investigate and...

316.1355 - Driving Through Safety Zone Prohibited. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 124,...

316.151 - Required Position and Method of Turning at Intersections. - (1)(a) Right turn.—The driver of a vehicle intending to turn...

316.1515 - Limitations on Turning Around. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 1,...

316.152 - Turning on Curve or Crest of Grade Prohibited. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 127, ch. 99-248.

316.154 - Starting Parked Vehicle. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 128, ch. 99-248.

316.155 - When Signal Required. - (1) No person may turn a vehicle from a direct...

316.156 - Signals by Hand and Arm or Signal Lamps. - (1) Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall...

316.157 - Method of Giving Hand and Arm Signals. - (1) All signals herein required to be given by hand...

316.1575 - Obedience to Traffic Control Devices at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings. - (1) Any person walking or driving a vehicle and approaching...

316.1576 - Insufficient Clearance at a Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing. - (1) A person may not drive any vehicle through a...

316.1577 - Employer Responsibility for Violations Pertaining to Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings. - (1) An employer may not knowingly allow, require, permit, or...

316.159 - Certain Vehicles to Stop or Slow at All Railroad Grade Crossings. - (1) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for...

316.170 - Moving Heavy Equipment at Railroad Grade Crossings. - (1) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor,...

316.171 - Traffic Control Devices at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 7,...

316.172 - Traffic to Stop for School Bus. - (1)(a) Any person using, operating, or driving a vehicle on...

316.183 - Unlawful Speed. - (1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway...

316.185 - Special Hazards. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 136, ch. 99-248.

316.187 - Establishment of State Speed Zones. - (1) Whenever the Department of Transportation determines, upon the basis...

316.189 - Establishment of Municipal and County Speed Zones. - (1) MUNICIPAL SPEED.—The maximum speed within any municipality is 30...

316.1891 - Designation of Special Event Zones; Definitions; Enhanced Penalties; Vehicle Impoundment. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Promoter...

316.1893 - Establishment of Enhanced Penalty Zones; Designation. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to prevent...

316.1895 - Establishment of School Speed Zones, Enforcement; Designation. - (1)(a) The Department of Transportation, pursuant to the authority granted...

316.1905 - Electrical, Mechanical, or Other Speed Calculating Devices; Power of Arrest; Evidence. - (1) Whenever any peace officer engaged in the enforcement of...

316.1906 - Radar Speed-Measuring Devices; Evidence, Admissibility. - (1) DEFINITIONS.— (a) “Audio Doppler” means a backup audible signal...

316.191 - Racing on Highways, Street Takeovers, and Stunt Driving. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Burnout”...

316.192 - Reckless Driving. - (1)(a) Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or...

316.1923 - Aggressive Careless Driving. - (1) Exceeding the posted speed as defined in s. 322.27(3)(d)5.b....

316.1925 - Careless Driving. - (1) Any person operating a vehicle upon the streets or...

316.1926 - Additional Offenses. - (1) A person who violates the provisions of s. 316.2085(2)...

316.193 - Driving Under the Influence; Penalties. - (1) A person is guilty of the offense of driving...

316.1932 - Tests for Alcohol, Chemical Substances, or Controlled Substances; Implied Consent; Refusal. - (1)(a)1.a. A person who accepts the privilege extended by the...

316.1933 - Blood Test for Impairment or Intoxication in Cases of Death or Serious Bodily Injury; Right to Use Reasonable Force. - (1)(a) If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to...

316.1934 - Presumption of Impairment; Testing Methods. - (1) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in chapter...

316.1935 - Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer; Aggravated Fleeing or Eluding. - (1) It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle,...

316.1936 - Possession of Open Containers of Alcoholic Beverages in Vehicles Prohibited; Penalties. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Open...

316.1937 - Ignition Interlock Devices, Requiring; Unlawful Acts. - (1) In addition to any other authorized penalties, the court...

316.1938 - Ignition Interlock Devices, Certification; Warning Label. - (1) The department shall certify or cause to be certified...

316.1939 - Refusal to Submit to Testing; Penalties. - (1) A person who has refused to submit to a...

316.194 - Stopping, Standing or Parking Outside of Municipalities. - (1) Upon any highway outside of a municipality, no person...

316.1945 - Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places. - (1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic,...

316.195 - Additional Parking Regulations. - (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle...

316.1951 - Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited; Sale of Motor Vehicles; Prohibited Acts. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to park a...

316.1955 - Enforcement of Parking Requirements for Persons Who Have Disabilities. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand,...

316.1957 - Parking Violations; Designated Parking Spaces for Persons Who Have Disabilities. - History.—s. 4, ch. 85-227; s. 26, ch. 90-330; s. 3,...

316.1958 - Out-of-State Vehicles Bearing Identification of Issuance to Persons Who Have Disabilities. - History.—s. 5, ch. 85-227; s. 26, ch. 90-330; s. 4,...

316.1959 - Handicapped Parking Enforcement. - History.—s. 6, ch. 85-227.

316.1964 - Exemption of Vehicles Transporting Certain Persons Who Have Disabilities From Payment of Parking Fees and Penalties. - (1) A state agency, county, municipality, or any agency thereof,...

316.1965 - Parking Near Rural Mailbox During Certain Hours; Penalties. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 6, ch. 74-377; ss. 1,...

316.1967 - Liability for Payment of Parking Ticket Violations and Other Parking Violations. - (1) The owner of a vehicle is responsible and liable...

316.1974 - Funeral Procession Right-of-Way and Liability. - (1) DEFINITIONS.— (a) “Funeral director” and “funeral establishment” shall have...

316.1975 - Unattended Motor Vehicle. - (1) A person driving or in charge of any motor...

316.1985 - Limitations on Backing. - (1) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the...

316.1995 - Driving Upon Sidewalk or Bicycle Path. - (1) Except as provided in s. 316.008, s. 316.20655, s....

316.2004 - Obstruction to Driver’s View or Driving Mechanism. - (1) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is...

316.2005 - Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 7,...

316.2014 - Riding in House Trailers. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 153,...

316.2015 - Unlawful for Person to Ride on Exterior of Vehicle. - (1) It is unlawful for any operator of a passenger...

316.2025 - Following Fire Apparatus Prohibited. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 155,...

316.2034 - Crossing Fire Hose. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 156,...

316.2035 - Injurious Substances Prohibited; Dragging Vehicle or Load; Obstructing, Digging, Etc. - (1) It is unlawful to place or allow to be...

316.2044 - Removal of Injurious Substances. - (1) Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped...

316.2045 - Obstruction of Public Streets, Highways, and Roads. - (1)(a) A person may not willfully obstruct the free, convenient,...

316.2051 - Certain Vehicles Prohibited on Hard-Surfaced Roads. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 159,...

316.2055 - Motor Vehicles, Throwing Advertising Materials In. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31. Note.—Former s....

316.2061 - Stop When Traffic Obstructed. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 319,...

316.2065 - Bicycle Regulations. - (1) Every person propelling a vehicle by human power has...

316.20655 - Electric Bicycle Regulations. - (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an electric...

316.2068 - Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices; Regulations. - (1) An electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined in...

316.2069 - Commercial Megacycles. - (1) Prior to authorizing such operation, the responsible local governmental...

316.2071 - Personal Delivery Devices and Mobile Carriers. - (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a...

316.2074 - All-Terrain Vehicles. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature through the...

316.208 - Motorcycles and Mopeds. - (1) Any person operating a motorcycle or moped shall be...

316.2085 - Riding on Motorcycles or Mopeds. - (1) A person operating a motorcycle or moped shall ride...

316.209 - Operating Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic. - (1) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a...

316.2095 - Footrests, Handholds, and Handlebars. - (1) Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a...

316.211 - Equipment for Motorcycle and Moped Riders. - (1) A person may not operate or ride upon a...

316.212 - Operation of Golf Carts on Certain Roadways. - (1) A golf cart may be operated only upon a...

316.2122 - Operation of a Low-Speed Vehicle, Mini Truck, or Low-Speed Autonomous Delivery Vehicle on Certain Roadways. - (1) The operation of a low-speed vehicle as defined in...

316.2123 - Operation of an Atv on Certain Roadways. - (1) The operation of an ATV, as defined in s....

316.2124 - Motorized Disability Access Vehicles. - History.—s. 2, ch. 90-163; s. 60, ch. 93-120; s. 79,...

316.2125 - Operation of Golf Carts Within a Retirement Community. - (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 316.212, the reasonable operation...

316.2126 - Authorized Use of Golf Carts, Low-Speed Vehicles, and Utility Vehicles. - (1) In addition to the powers granted by ss. 316.212...

316.21265 - Use of All-Terrain Vehicles, Golf Carts, Low-Speed Vehicles, or Utility Vehicles by Law Enforcement Agencies. - (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any...

316.2127 - Operation of Utility Vehicles on Certain Roadways by Homeowners’ Associations. - (1) A utility vehicle may be operated by a homeowners’...

316.2128 - Micromobility Devices, Motorized Scooters, and Miniature Motorcycles; Requirements. - (1) The operator of a motorized scooter or micromobility device...

316.2129 - Operation of Swamp Buggies on Public Roads, Streets, or Highways Authorized. - (1) A swamp buggy may be operated on a public...

316.215 - Scope and Effect of Regulations. - (1) It is a violation of this chapter for any...

316.216 - Authority of Department With Reference to Lighting Devices. - (1) The department is authorized to approve or disapprove lighting...

316.217 - When Lighted Lamps Are Required. - (1) Every vehicle operated upon a highway within this state...

316.220 - Headlamps on Motor Vehicles. - (1) Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least...

316.221 - Taillamps. - (1) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and...

316.222 - Stop Lamps and Turn Signals. - (1) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer shall...

316.2225 - Additional Equipment Required on Certain Vehicles. - (1) On every bus or truck, whatever its size, there...

316.224 - Color of Clearance Lamps, Identification Lamps, Side Marker Lamps, Backup Lamps, Reflectors, and Deceleration Lights. - (1) Front clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps...

316.225 - Mounting of Reflectors, Clearance Lamps and Side Marker Lamps. - (1) Reflectors, when required by s. 316.2225, shall be mounted...

316.226 - Visibility Requirements for Reflectors, Clearance Lamps, Identification Lamps and Marker Lamps. - (1) Every reflector upon any vehicle referred to in s....

316.227 - Obstructed Lights Not Required. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135.

316.228 - Lamps or Flags on Projecting Load. - (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), whenever the load...

316.229 - Lamps on Parked Vehicles. - (1) Every vehicle shall be equipped with one or more...

316.2295 - Lamps, Reflectors and Emblems on Farm Tractors, Farm Equipment and Implements of Husbandry. - (1) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm...

316.231 - Lamps on Other Vehicles and Equipment. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 26, ch. 76-31; s. 182,...

316.233 - Spot Lamps and Auxiliary Lamps. - (1) SPOT LAMPS.—Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not...

316.234 - Signal Lamps and Signal Devices. - (1) Any vehicle may be equipped and, when required under...

316.235 - Additional Lighting Equipment. - (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more...

316.237 - Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment. - (1) Except as hereinafter provided, the headlamps or the auxiliary...

316.238 - Use of Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment. - (1) Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a...

316.2385 - Requirements for Use of Lower Beam. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 91, ch. 73-333; s. 1,...

316.239 - Single-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment. - (1) Headlamp systems which provide only a single distribution of...

316.2395 - Motor Vehicles; Minimum Headlamp Requirement. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 190,...

316.2396 - Number of Driving Lamps Required or Permitted. - (1) At all times specified in s. 316.217, at least...

316.2397 - Certain Lights Prohibited; Exceptions. - (1) A person may not drive or move or cause...

316.2398 - Display or Use of Red or Red and White Warning Signals; Motor Vehicles of Volunteer Firefighters or Medical Staff. - (1) A privately owned vehicle belonging to an active firefighter...

316.2399 - Special Warning Lights for Buses or Taxicabs. - History.—s. 2, ch. 89-49; s. 91, ch. 99-13; s. 193,...

316.240 - Standards for Lights on Highway Maintenance and Service Equipment. - (1) The Department of Transportation shall adopt standards and specifications...

316.241 - Selling or Using Lamps or Equipment. - (1) No person shall have for sale, sell or offer...

316.242 - Revocation of Certificate of Approval on Lighting Devices. - (1) When the department has reason to believe that an...

316.251 - Maximum Bumper Heights. - (1) Every motor vehicle of net shipping weight of not...

316.252 - Splash and Spray Suppressant Devices. - (1) No person shall drive or operate, or cause to...

316.253 - Vehicles Used to Sell Ice Cream and Other Confections; Display of Warnings Required. - History.—s. 12, ch. 86-185; s. 198, ch. 99-248.

316.261 - Brake Equipment Required. - (1) SERVICE BRAKES; ADEQUACY.—Every such vehicle and combination of vehicles,...

316.262 - Performance Ability of Motor Vehicle Brakes. - (1) Every motor vehicle and combination of vehicles, at all...

316.263 - Maintenance of Brakes. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 201, ch. 99-248.

316.267 - Brakes on Electric-Powered Vehicles. - (1) Developing a braking force that is not less than...

316.271 - Horns and Warning Devices. - (1) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall...

316.272 - Exhaust Systems, Prevention of Noise. - (1) Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped...

316.293 - Motor Vehicle Noise. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—The following words and phrases, when used in this...

316.2935 - Air Pollution Control Equipment; Tampering Prohibited; Penalty. - (1)(a) It is unlawful for any person or motor vehicle...

316.2937 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards. - History.—s. 115, ch. 2008-227.

316.294 - Mirrors. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 207,...

316.2951 - Motor Vehicle Windows; Definitions. - (1) “Motor vehicle” means any vehicle as defined in s....

316.2952 - Windshields; Requirements; Restrictions. - (1) A windshield in a fixed and upright position, which...

316.2953 - Side Windows; Restrictions on Sunscreening Material. - History.—s. 1, ch. 84-296; s. 1, ch. 91-42; s. 209,...

316.2954 - Windows Behind the Driver; Restrictions on Sunscreening Material. - (1) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle on...

316.29545 - Window Sunscreening Exclusions; Medical Exemption; Certain Law Enforcement Vehicles, Process Server Vehicles, and Private Investigative Service Vehicles Exempt. - (1) The department shall issue medical exemption certificates to persons...

316.2955 - Window Sunscreening Material; Compliance Labeling; Tolerances. - (1) Each installer or seller of sunscreening material shall provide...

316.2956 - Violation of Provisions Relating to Windshields, Windows, and Sunscreening Material; Penalties. - (1) Any person who operates a motor vehicle on which,...

316.2957 - Exemption for Motor Vehicle Manufacturers. - History.—s. 1, ch. 84-296.

316.299 - Rough Surfaced Wheels Prohibited. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 212,...

316.300 - Certain Vehicles to Carry Flares or Other Devices. - (1) No person shall operate any truck, bus, truck tractor,...

316.301 - Display of Warning Lights and Devices When Vehicle Is Stopped or Disabled. - (1) Whenever any truck, bus, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or...

316.302 - Commercial Motor Vehicles; Safety Regulations; Transporters and Shippers of Hazardous Materials; Enforcement. - (1)(a) All owners and drivers of commercial motor vehicles that...

316.3025 - Penalties. - (1) A commercial motor vehicle that is found to be...

316.3026 - Unlawful Operation of Motor Carriers. - (1) The Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement may issue out-of-service...

316.303 - Television Receivers. - (1) A motor vehicle may not be operated on the...

316.304 - Wearing of Headsets. - (1) No person shall operate a vehicle while wearing a...

316.3045 - Operation of Radios or Other Mechanical or Electronic Soundmaking Devices or Instruments in Vehicles; Exemptions. - (1) A person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on...

316.305 - Wireless Communications Devices; Prohibition. - (1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Ban...

316.306 - School and Work Zones; Prohibition on the Use of a Wireless Communications Device in a Handheld Manner. - (1) For purposes of this section, the term “wireless communications...

316.400 - Headlamps. - (1) Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall be equipped...

316.405 - Motorcycle Headlights to Be Turned On. - (1) Any person who operates a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle...

316.410 - Taillamps. - (1) Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall have at least...

316.415 - Reflectors. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 224,...

316.420 - Stop Lamps. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 225,...

316.425 - Lamps on Parked Motorcycles. - (1) Every motorcycle must comply with the provisions of s....

316.430 - Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment. - (1) Every motorcycle other than a motor-driven cycle shall be...

316.435 - Lighting Equipment for Motor-Driven Cycles. - (1) Every such headlamp or headlamps on a motor-driven cycle...

316.440 - Brake Equipment Required. - (1) Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles need not be equipped with...

316.445 - Performance Ability of Motorcycle Brakes. - (1) Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle, at all times and...

316.450 - Brakes on Motor-Driven Cycles. - (1) The department is authorized to require an inspection of...

316.455 - Other Equipment. - (1) Section 316.271(1) and (2) on the requirement for horns...

316.46 - Equipment Regulations for Mopeds. - History.—s. 10, ch. 87-161; s. 233, ch. 99-248.

316.500 - Exceeding Weight and Length; Penalties. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31. Note.—Former s....

316.510 - Projecting Loads on Passenger Vehicles. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 234,...

316.515 - Maximum Width, Height, Length. - (1) WIDTH LIMITATION.—The total outside width of any vehicle or...

316.516 - Width, Height, and Length; Inspection; Penalties. - (1) Any law enforcement officer, as prescribed in s. 316.640,...

316.520 - Loads on Vehicles. - (1) A vehicle may not be driven or moved on...

316.525 - Requirements for Vehicles Hauling Loads. - (1) It is the duty of every owner, licensee, and...

316.530 - Towing Requirements. - (1) When one vehicle is towing another vehicle the drawbar...

316.535 - Maximum Weights. - (1) The gross weight imposed on the highway by the...

316.545 - Weight and Load Unlawful; Special Fuel and Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement; Inspection; Penalty; Review. - (1) Any officer of the Florida Highway Patrol having reason...

316.550 - Operations Not in Conformity With Law; Special Permits. - (1) An oversize or overweight vehicle or load thereon may...

316.5501 - Permitting Program for Combination Truck Tractor, Semitrailer, and Trailer Combination Coupled as a Single Unit Subject to Certain Requirements. - (1) By no later than January 1, 2020, the Department...

316.555 - Weight, Load, Speed Limits May Be Lowered; Condition Precedent. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31. Note.—Former s....

316.560 - Damage to Highways; Liability of Driver and Owner. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; ss. 1, 21, ch. 76-31; s....

316.565 - Emergency Transportation, Agricultural Products; Establishment of Weight Loads, Etc. - (1) The Governor may declare an emergency to exist when...

316.600 - Health and Sanitation Hazards. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 238,...

316.605 - Licensing of Vehicles. - (1) Every vehicle, at all times while driven, stopped, or...

316.610 - Safety of Vehicle; Inspection. - (1) Any police officer may at any time, upon reasonable...

316.6105 - Violations Involving Operation of Motor Vehicle in Unsafe Condition or Without Required Equipment; Procedure for Disposition. - (1) In the event that a law enforcement officer issues...

316.613 - Child Restraint Requirements. - (1)(a) Every operator of a motor vehicle as defined in...

316.6131 - Educational Expenditures. - History.—s. 41, ch. 2005-164.

316.6135 - Leaving Children Unattended or Unsupervised in Motor Vehicles; Penalty; Authority of Law Enforcement Officer. - (1) A parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for...

316.614 - Safety Belt Usage. - (1) This section may be cited as the “Florida Safety...

316.6145 - School Buses; Safety Belts or Other Restraint Systems Required. - (1)(a) Each school bus that is purchased new after December...

316.6146 - Transportation of Private School Students on Public School Buses and Public School Students on Private School Buses; Agreement. - History.—s. 3, ch. 2003-90.

316.615 - School Buses; Physical Requirements of Drivers. - (1)(a) All motor vehicles, with a seating capacity of 24...

316.622 - Farm Labor Vehicles. - (1) Each owner or operator of a farm labor vehicle...

316.635 - Courts Having Jurisdiction Over Traffic Violations; Powers Relating to Custody and Detention of Minors. - (1) A court which has jurisdiction over traffic violations shall...

316.640 - Enforcement. - (1) STATE.— (a)1.a. The Division of Florida Highway Patrol of...

316.645 - Arrest Authority of Officer at Scene of a Traffic Crash. - History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 1, ch. 76-31; s. 3,...

316.646 - Security Required; Proof of Security and Display Thereof. - (1) Any person required by s. 324.022 to maintain property...

316.650 - Traffic Citations. - (1)(a) The department shall prepare and supply to every traffic...

316.655 - Penalties. - (1) A violation of any of the provisions of this...

316.656 - Mandatory Adjudication; Prohibition Against Accepting Plea to Lesser Included Offense. - (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 948.01, no court may...

316.660 - Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures Collected for Violations; Reporting Requirement. - (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, all fines and...

316.70 - Nonpublic Sector Buses; Safety Rules. - (1) All owners and drivers of nonpublic sector buses operated...

316.72 - Buses Simulating School Buses in Color and Insignia; Conditions of Use. - (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, except a...

316.75 - School Crossing Guards. - (1) A person who received equivalent training during employment as...

316.80 - Unlawful Conveyance of Fuel; Obtaining Fuel Fraudulently. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to maintain, or...

316.85 - Autonomous Vehicles; Operation; Compliance With Traffic and Motor Vehicle Laws; Testing. - (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed human operator is...

316.86 - Exemption From Liability for Manufacturer When Third Party Converts Vehicle. - History.—s. 5, ch. 2012-111; s. 109, ch. 2012-174; s. 15,...

316.87 - Nonemergency Medical Transportation Services. - (1) To ensure the availability of nonemergency medical transportation services...

Chapter 317 - Off-Highway Vehicle Titling

317.0001 - Short Title. - History.—s. 55, ch. 2002-295.

317.0002 - Legislative Intent. - History.—s. 56, ch. 2002-295.

317.0003 - Definitions. - (1) “ATV” means any motorized off-highway or all-terrain vehicle 55...

317.0004 - Administration of Off-Highway Vehicle Titling Laws; Records. - (1) The administration of off-highway vehicle titling laws in this...

317.0005 - Forms and Notices. - History.—s. 59, ch. 2002-295; s. 45, ch. 2005-164; s. 26,...

317.0006 - Certificate of Title Required. - (1) Any off-highway vehicle that is purchased by a resident...

317.0007 - Application for and Issuance of Certificate of Title. - (1) The owner of an off-highway vehicle that is required...

317.0008 - Duplicate Certificate of Title. - (1) The department may issue a duplicate certificate of title...

317.0009 - Manufacturer’s Statement of Origin to Be Furnished. - (1) Any person selling a new off-highway vehicle in this...

317.0010 - Disposition of Fees. - History.—s. 64, ch. 2002-295; s. 49, ch. 2005-164; s. 16,...

317.0011 - Refusal to Issue and Authority to Cancel a Certificate of Title. - (1) If the department finds that an applicant for an...

317.0012 - Crimes Relating to Certificates of Title; Penalties. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to procure or...

317.0013 - Nonmoving Traffic Violations. - History.—s. 67, ch. 2002-295; s. 51, ch. 2005-164.

317.0014 - Certificate of Title; Issuance in Duplicate; Delivery; Liens and Encumbrances. - (1) The department shall assign a number to each certificate...

317.0015 - Application of Law. - History.—s. 53, ch. 2005-164.

317.0016 - Expedited Service; Applications; Fees. - History.—s. 54, ch. 2005-164; s. 17, ch. 2012-7; s. 18,...

317.0017 - Offenses Involving Vehicle Identification Numbers, Applications, Certificates, Papers; Penalty. - (1) A person may not: (a) Alter or forge any...

317.0018 - Transfer Without Delivery of Certificate; Operation or Use Without Certificate; Failure to Surrender; Other Violations. - (1) Purports to sell or transfer an off-highway vehicle without...

Chapter 318 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions

318.11 - Short Title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-377.

318.12 - Purpose. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-377; s. 1, ch. 79-27; s. 21,...

318.121 - Preemption of Additional Fees, Fines, Surcharges, and Costs. - History.—s. 42, ch. 96-350; s. 14, ch. 97-225; s. 47,...

318.1215 - Dori Slosberg Driver Education Safety Act. - History.—s. 98, ch. 2002-20; s. 10, ch. 2005-164; s. 49,...

318.13 - Definitions. - (1) “Department” means Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,...

318.14 - Noncriminal Traffic Infractions; Exception; Procedures. - (1) Except as provided in ss. 318.17 and 320.07(3)(c), any...

318.143 - Sanctions for Infractions by Minors. - (1) If the court finds that a minor has committed...

318.1435 - Youthful Driver Monitoring Services. - (1) As used in this section, the term “youthful driver...

318.1451 - Driver Improvement Schools. - (1) The department shall approve and regulate the courses of...

318.15 - Failure to Comply With Civil Penalty or to Appear; Penalty. - (1)(a) If a person fails to comply with the civil...

318.16 - Appeals; Stay Orders; Procedures. - (1) If a person is found to have committed an...

318.17 - Offenses Excepted. - (1) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, in...

318.18 - Amount of Penalties. - (1) Fifteen dollars for: (a) All infractions of pedestrian regulations....

318.19 - Infractions Requiring a Mandatory Hearing. - (1) Any infraction which results in a crash that causes...

318.20 - Notification; Duties of Department. - History.—s. 1, ch. 74-377; s. 39, ch. 76-31; s. 8,...

318.21 - Disposition of Civil Penalties by County Courts. - (1) One dollar from every civil penalty shall be remitted...

318.30 - Legislative Intent. - History.—s. 1, ch. 89-337; s. 19, ch. 90-330; s. 2,...

318.31 - Objectives. - History.—s. 2, ch. 89-337; s. 3, ch. 94-202; s. 50,...

318.32 - Jurisdiction; Limitations. - (1) Hearing officers shall be empowered to accept pleas from...

318.325 - Jurisdiction and Procedure for Parking Infractions. - History.—s. 1, ch. 94-202; s. 101, ch. 2003-402; s. 62,...

318.33 - Appeals. - History.—s. 4, ch. 89-337; s. 5, ch. 94-202.

318.34 - Qualifications. - History.—s. 5, ch. 89-337; s. 6, ch. 94-202.

318.35 - Term of Office. - History.—s. 6, ch. 89-337; s. 7, ch. 94-202.

318.36 - Code of Ethics. - History.—s. 7, ch. 89-337; s. 8, ch. 94-202; s. 10,...

318.38 - Nonseverability. - History.—s. 9, ch. 89-337; s. 10, ch. 94-202.

Chapter 319 - Title Certificates

319.001 - Definitions. - (1) “Certificate of title” means the record that is evidence...

319.14 - Sale of Motor Vehicles Registered or Used as Taxicabs, Police Vehicles, Lease Vehicles, Rebuilt Vehicles, Nonconforming Vehicles, Custom Vehicles, or Street Rod Vehicles; Conversion of Low-Speed Vehicles. - (1)(a) A person may not knowingly offer for sale, sell,...

319.141 - Rebuilt Motor Vehicle Inspection Program. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Facility”...

319.1414 - Department-Authorized Private Rebuilt Inspection Providers; Investigations; Examinations; Proceedings; Subpoenas and Other Process; Witnesses; Oaths; Rules. - (1) The department may conduct investigations and examinations of department-authorized...

319.145 - Autonomous Vehicles. - (1) An autonomous vehicle registered in this state must meet...

319.17 - Rules; Forms; Indexes and Records. - (1) The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to...

319.20 - Application of Law. - History.—s. 1, ch. 23658, 1947; s. 6, ch. 65-190; s....

319.21 - Necessity of Manufacturer’s Statement of Origin and Certificate of Title. - (1) No manufacturer, distributor, licensed dealer, or other person shall...

319.22 - Transfer of Title. - (1) Except as provided in ss. 319.21 and 319.28, a...

319.225 - Transfer and Reassignment Forms; Odometer Disclosure Statements. - (1) Every certificate of title issued by the department must...

319.23 - Application For, and Issuance Of, Certificate of Title. - (1) Application for a certificate of title shall be made...

319.235 - Encumbrance of Co-Owned Motor Vehicle or Mobile Home. - History.—s. 8, ch. 82-134.

319.24 - Issuance in Duplicate; Delivery; Liens and Encumbrances. - (1) The department shall assign a number to each certificate...

319.241 - Removal of Lien From Records. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-479; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24,...

319.25 - Cancellation of Certificates; Investigations; Examinations; Proceedings; Subpoenas and Other Process; Witnesses; Oaths; Rules. - (1) If it appears that a certificate of title has...

319.261 - Real Property Transactions; Retiring Title to Mobile Home. - (1) This section shall provide a process by which the...

319.27 - Notice of Lien on Motor Vehicles or Mobile Homes; Notation on Certificate; Recording of Lien. - (1) Each lien, mortgage, or encumbrance on a motor vehicle...

319.271 - Terminal Rent Adjustment Clause. - History.—s. 8, ch. 90-278.

319.28 - Transfer of Ownership by Operation of Law. - (1)(a) In the event of the transfer of ownership of...

319.29 - Lost or Destroyed Certificates. - (1) If a certificate of title is lost or destroyed,...

319.30 - Definitions; Dismantling, Destruction, Change of Identity of Motor Vehicle or Mobile Home; Salvage. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Certificate...

319.32 - Fees; Service Charges; Disposition. - (1) The department shall charge a fee of $70 for...

319.323 - Expedited Service; Applications; Fees. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-399; s. 17, ch. 82-134; s. 8,...

319.324 - Odometer Fraud Prevention and Detection; Funding. - (1) Moneys received by the department pursuant to s. 319.32(1)...

319.33 - Offenses Involving Vehicle Identification Numbers, Applications, Certificates, Papers; Penalty. - (1) It is unlawful: (a) To alter or forge any...

319.34 - Transfer Without Delivery of Certificate; Operation or Use Without Certificate; Failure to Surrender; Other Violations. - History.—s. 15, ch. 23658, 1947; s. 12, ch. 25150, 1949;...

319.35 - Unlawful Acts in Connection With Motor Vehicle Odometer Readings; Penalties. - (1)(a) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to tamper...

319.40 - Transactions by Electronic or Telephonic Means. - (1) The department may accept any application provided for under...

319.41 - Title History Database. - History.—s. 128, ch. 2002-20.

Chapter 320 - Motor Vehicle Licenses

320.01 - Definitions, General. - (1) “Motor vehicle” means: (a) An automobile, motorcycle, truck, trailer,...

320.0104 - Legislative Intent With Respect to Implementation of Chapter. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

320.011 - Administration and Enforcement; Rules. - History.—s. 3, ch. 65-190; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s....

320.015 - Taxation of Mobile Homes. - (1) A mobile home, as defined in s. 320.01(2), regardless...

320.02 - Registration Required; Application for Registration; Forms. - (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every owner...

320.023 - Requests to Establish Voluntary Checkoff on Motor Vehicle Registration Application. - (1) An organization that seeks authorization to establish a voluntary...

320.025 - Registration Certificate and License Plate or Decal Issued Under Fictitious Name; Application. - (1) A confidential registration certificate and registration license plate or...

320.03 - Registration; Duties of Tax Collectors; International Registration Plan. - (1) The tax collectors in the several counties of the...

320.031 - Mailing of Registration Certificates, License Plates, and Validation Stickers. - (1) The department and the tax collectors of the several...

320.04 - Registration Service Charge. - (1)(a) A service charge of $2.50 shall be imposed on...

320.05 - Records of the Department; Inspection Procedure; Lists and Searches; Fees. - (1) Except as provided in chapter 119 and s. 320.025(3),...

320.055 - Registration Periods; Renewal Periods. - (1)1(a) For a motor vehicle subject to registration under s....

320.06 - Registration Certificates, License Plates, and Validation Stickers Generally. - (1)(a) Upon the receipt of an initial application for registration...

320.0601 - Lease and Rental Car Companies; Identification of Vehicles as For-Hire. - (1) A rental car company may not rent in this...

320.0605 - Certificate of Registration; Possession Required; Exception. - (1)(a) The registration certificate or an official copy thereof, a...

320.0607 - Replacement License Plates, Validation Decal, or Mobile Home Sticker. - (1) Any law enforcement officer or department license and registration...

320.0609 - Transfer and Exchange of Registration License Plates; Transfer Fee. - (1)(a) The registration license plate and certificate of registration shall...

320.061 - Unlawful to Alter Motor Vehicle Registration Certificates, License Plates, Temporary License Plates, Mobile Home Stickers, or Validation Stickers or to Obscure License Plates; Penalty. - History.—s. 9, ch. 28186, 1953; s. 3, ch. 69-178; s....

320.0655 - Permanent License Plates for Governmental Entities and Volunteer Fire Departments. - (1) A permanent license plate shall be issued for any...

320.0657 - Permanent Registration; Fleet License Plates. - (1) As used in this section, the term “fleet” means...

320.0659 - Permanent Registration of Trailer for Hire and Semitrailers. - (1) A permanent license plate may be issued for any...

320.07 - Expiration of Registration; Renewal Required; Penalties. - (1) The registration of a motor vehicle or mobile home...

320.0705 - Semiannual Registration or Renewal for Certain Vehicles. - (1) The owner of a motor vehicle taxed under s....

320.0706 - Display of License Plates on Trucks. - History.—s. 11, ch. 84-260; s. 49, ch. 85-180; s. 17,...

320.071 - Advance Registration Renewal; Procedures. - (1)(a) The owner of any motor vehicle or mobile home...

320.0715 - International Registration Plan; Motor Carrier Services; Permits; Retention of Records. - (1) All apportionable vehicles domiciled in this state shall be...

320.072 - Additional Fee Imposed on Certain Motor Vehicle Registration Transactions. - (1) A fee of $225 is imposed upon the initial...

320.08 - License Taxes. - (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.— (a) Any motorcycle: $10 flat. (b)...

320.08001 - Electric Vehicles; License Tax. - History.—s. 11, ch. 95-333; s. 3, ch. 99-163.

320.0801 - Additional License Tax on Certain Vehicles. - (1) In addition to the license taxes specified in s....

320.08015 - License Tax Surcharge. - (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), there is levied...

320.0802 - Surcharge on License Tax. - History.—s. 2, ch. 88-144; s. 3, ch. 92-72; s. 278,...

320.0803 - Moped License Plates. - (1) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding,...

320.08035 - Persons Who Have Disabilities; Reduced Dimension License Plate. - History.—s. 52, ch. 94-306; s. 9, ch. 96-200; s. 8,...

320.0804 - Surcharge on License Tax. - History.—s. 175, ch. 91-112; s. 18, ch. 2009-71; s. 1,...

320.08046 - Juvenile Programs Surcharge on License Tax. - History.—s. 66, ch. 94-209; s. 37, ch. 95-267; s. 15,...

320.08047 - Voluntary Contribution for Organ and Tissue Donor Education. - History.—s. 1, ch. 95-423; s. 30, ch. 96-418; s. 1,...

320.08048 - Sample License Plates. - (1) The department is authorized, upon application and payment of...

320.0805 - Personalized Prestige License Plates. - (1) The department shall issue a personalized prestige license plate...

320.08053 - Establishment of Specialty License Plates. - (1) If a specialty license plate requested by an organization...

320.08056 - Specialty License Plates. - (1) The department is responsible for developing the specialty license...

320.08058 - Specialty License Plates. - (1) MANATEE LICENSE PLATES.— (a) The department shall develop a...

320.08062 - Audits and Attestations Required; Annual Use Fees of Specialty License Plates. - (1)(a) All organizations that receive annual use fee proceeds from...

320.08068 - Motorcycle Specialty License Plates. - (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.08053, the department shall...

320.0807 - Special License Plates for Governor and Federal and State Legislators. - (1) Upon application by any member of the House of...

320.081 - Collection and Distribution of Annual License Tax Imposed on the Following Type Units. - (1) The provisions of this section shall apply to all...

320.0815 - Mobile Homes and Recreational Vehicle-Type Units Required to Have Appropriate License Plates or Stickers. - (1) Recreational vehicle-type units taxed under s. 320.08(9) and (10)...

320.0821 - Wrecker License Plates. - (1) The department shall issue a wrecker license plate to...

320.083 - Amateur Radio Operators; Special License Plates; Fees. - (1) A person who is the owner or lessee of...

320.084 - Free Motor Vehicle License Plate to Certain Disabled Veterans. - (1) One free motor vehicle license number plate shall be...

320.0841 - Free Motor Vehicle License Plates to Members of Seminole and Miccosukee Indian Tribes. - (1) The department shall issue each year, free of charge...

320.0842 - Free Motor Vehicle License Plates to Veterans Who Use Wheelchairs. - (1) Upon application by any person who owns or leases...

320.0843 - License Plates for Persons With Disabilities Eligible for Permanent Disabled Parking Permits. - (1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who...

320.0845 - License Plates for Members of Paralyzed Veterans of America. - (1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who...

320.0846 - Free Motor Vehicle License Plates to Active Members of the Florida National Guard. - (1) Any owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who...

320.0847 - Mini Truck and Low-Speed Vehicle License Plates. - (1) The department shall issue a license plate to the...

320.0848 - Persons Who Have Disabilities; Issuance of Disabled Parking Permits; Temporary Permits; Permits for Certain Providers of Transportation Services to Persons Who Have Disabilities. - (1)(a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or...

320.086 - Ancient or Antique Motor Vehicles; Horseless Carriage, Antique, or Historical License Plates; Former Military Vehicles. - (1) The owner of a motor vehicle for private use...

320.0863 - Custom Vehicles and Street Rods; Registration and License Plates. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Blue...

320.087 - Intercity Buses Operated in Interstate Commerce; Tax. - History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 59-194; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss....

320.0875 - Purple Heart Special Motorcycle License Plate. - (1) Upon application to the department and payment of the...

320.089 - Veterans of the United States Armed Forces; Members of National Guard; Survivors of Pearl Harbor; Purple Heart Medal Recipients; Bronze Star Recipients; Active or Retired United States Armed Forces Reservists; Combat Infantry Badge, Combat... - (1)(a) Each owner or lessee of an automobile or truck...

320.0891 - u.s. Paratroopers License Plate. - (1) The department shall develop a U.S. Paratroopers license plate...

320.0892 - Motor Vehicle License Plates for Recipients of the Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross. - (1) SILVER STAR.—Any United States citizen who is a resident...

320.0893 - Motor Vehicle License Plates to Recipients of the Medal of Honor. - History.—s. 2, ch. 85-66.

320.0894 - Motor Vehicle License Plates to Gold Star Family Members. - (1) The Gold Star license plate must bear the colors...

320.0898 - Emergency Service Special Registration Plates; Fee; Penalty. - (1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall...

320.091 - Vehicles Held in Trust; License Plates. - History.—s. 47, ch. 97-300.

320.10 - Exemptions. - (1) The provisions of s. 320.08 do not apply to:...

320.102 - Marine Boat Trailers Owned by Nonprofit Organizations; Exemptions. - History.—s. 38, ch. 2017-36.

320.105 - Golf Carts and Utility Vehicles; Exemption. - History.—s. 4, ch. 83-188; s. 30, ch. 87-198; s. 5,...

320.13 - Dealer and Manufacturer License Plates and Alternative Method of Registration. - (1)(a) Any licensed motor vehicle dealer and any licensed mobile...

320.131 - Temporary Tags. - (1) The department is authorized and empowered to design, issue,...

320.1316 - Failure to Surrender Vehicle or Vessel. - (1) Upon receipt from a lienor who claims a lien...

320.1325 - Registration Required for the Temporarily Employed. - History.—s. 11, ch. 91-82; s. 62, ch. 94-306; s. 103,...

320.133 - Transporter License Plates. - (1) The department is authorized to issue a transporter license...

320.14 - Fractional License Tax. - (1) Unless otherwise expressly provided in this section, the full...

320.15 - Refund of License Tax. - (1) Any resident owner of a motor vehicle or mobile...

320.17 - Classification of Vehicles and Mobile Homes and Assessment of License Tax by Department. - History.—s. 6, ch. 7275, 1917; s. 1, ch. 7737, 1918;...

320.18 - Withholding Registration. - (1) The department may withhold the registration of any motor...

320.19 - Tax Lien; Enforcement. - History.—s. 6, ch. 7275, 1917; s. 1, ch. 7737, 1918;...

320.20 - Disposition of License Tax Moneys. - (1) The first proceeds, to the extent necessary to comply...

320.203 - Disposition of Biennial License Tax Moneys. - (1) Notwithstanding ss. 320.08(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) or (b), (6),...

320.23 - Taxes Declared Compensatory. - History.—s. 5, ch. 15625, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 1304(1); s....

320.26 - Counterfeiting License Plates, Validation Stickers, Mobile Home Stickers, Cab Cards, Trip Permits, or Special Temporary Operational Permits Prohibited; Penalty. - (1)(a) No person shall counterfeit registration license plates, validation stickers,...

320.261 - Attaching Registration License Plate Not Assigned Unlawful; Penalty. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-478; s. 199, ch. 71-136; s. 7,...

320.27 - Motor Vehicle Dealers. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—The following words, terms, and phrases when used in...

320.271 - Used Cars; Removal of Registration License Plates. - History.—s. 1, ch. 57-182; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss. 24,...

320.273 - Reinstatement of License of Motor Vehicle Dealers. - History.—s. 2, ch. 70-424; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 3,...

320.275 - Automobile Dealers Industry Advisory Board. - (1) AUTOMOBILE DEALERS INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD.—The Automobile Dealers Industry Advisory...

320.28 - Nonresident Dealers in Secondhand Motor Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles, or Mobile Homes. - History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 17113, 1935; s. 1, ch. 18032,...

320.30 - Penalty for Violating S. 320.28. - (1) The holder of a note or notes representing a...

320.31 - Definitions Covering Ss. 320.28 and 320.30. - History.—s. 4, ch. 17113, 1935; s. 4, ch. 18032, 1937;...

320.3201 - Legislative Intent. - (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect...

320.3202 - Definitions. - (1) “Area of sales responsibility” means the geographical area agreed...

320.3203 - Requirement for a Written Manufacturer/dealer Agreement; Area of Sales Responsibility. - (1) A manufacturer or distributor may not sell a recreational...

320.3205 - Termination, Cancellation, and Nonrenewal of a Manufacturer/dealer Agreement. - (1) A manufacturer or distributor, directly or through any officer,...

320.3206 - Transfer of Ownership; Family Succession. - (1) If a dealer desires to make a change in...

320.3207 - Warranty Obligations. - (1) Each warrantor shall: (a) Specify in writing to each...

320.3208 - Inspection and Rejection by the Dealer. - (1) Whenever a new recreational vehicle is damaged prior to...

320.3209 - Coercion of Dealer Prohibited. - (1) A manufacturer or distributor may not coerce or attempt...

320.3210 - Civil Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Relief. - (1) A dealer, manufacturer, distributor, or warrantor injured by another...

320.3211 - Penalties. - (1) The department may suspend or revoke any license issued...

320.37 - Registration Not to Apply to Nonresidents. - (1) The provisions of this chapter relative to the requirement...

320.371 - Registration Not to Apply to Certain Manufacturers and Others. - History.—s. 50, ch. 83-318.

320.38 - When Nonresident Exemption Not Allowed. - History.—s. 6, ch. 7275, 1917; s. 1, ch. 7737, 1918;...

320.39 - Reciprocal Agreements for Nonresident Exemption. - (1) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may...

320.405 - International Registration Plan; Inspection of Records; Hearings. - (1) The department or any authorized agent thereof is authorized...

320.406 - Estimate of Amount of Tax Due and Unpaid. - (1) Whenever any motor carrier neglects or refuses to make...

320.407 - Suits for Collection of Unpaid Taxes, Penalties, and Interest. - History.—s. 34, ch. 87-198.

320.408 - Departmental Warrant for Collection of Unpaid Taxes and Penalties Due From Motor Carriers. - (1) Upon the determination of the amount of unpaid taxes...

320.409 - Tax Lien on Property. - History.—s. 36, ch. 87-198.

320.411 - Officer’s Sale of Property or Franchise. - (1) No sheriff, receiver, assignee, general or special magistrate, or...

320.412 - Department to Furnish Certificate of Liens. - History.—s. 38, ch. 87-198.

320.413 - Discontinuance or Transfer of Business; Change of Address. - (1) Whenever a person ceases to engage in business as...

320.414 - Restraining and Enjoining Violation. - History.—s. 40, ch. 87-198; s. 366, ch. 95-148.

320.415 - Authority to Inspect Vehicles and Seize Property. - (1) As a part of their responsibilities when inspecting commercial...

320.416 - Cooperation of Other State Agencies in Administration of Law. - History.—s. 42, ch. 87-198.

320.417 - Foreclosure of Liens. - History.—s. 43, ch. 87-198.

320.51 - Farm Tractors and Farm Trailers Exempt. - (1) A motor vehicle which is operated principally on a...

320.525 - Port Vehicles and Equipment; Definition; Exemption. - (1) As used in this section, the term “port vehicles...

320.535 - Airport Vehicles and Equipment; Definition; Exemption. - (1) As used in this section, the term “airport fuel...

320.57 - Penalties for Violations of This Chapter. - (1) Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions...

320.571 - Failure of Person Charged With Misdemeanor Under This Chapter to Comply With Court-Ordered Directives; Suspension of License. - History.—s. 21, ch. 84-359.

320.58 - License Inspectors; Powers, Appointment. - (1)(a) The department shall appoint as many license inspectors and...

320.60 - Definitions for Ss. 320.61-320.70. - (1) “Agreement” or “franchise agreement” means a contract, franchise, new...

320.605 - Legislative Intent. - History.—ss. 4, 22, ch. 88-395; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s....

320.61 - Licenses Required of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, Importers, Etc. - (1) No manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or importer (all sometimes...

320.615 - Agent for Service of Process. - History.—s. 6, ch. 70-424; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1,...

320.62 - Licenses; Amount; Disposition of Proceeds. - History.—s. 3, ch. 20236, 1941; s. 47, ch. 26869, 1951;...

320.63 - Application for License; Contents. - (1) Information relating to the applicant’s or licensee’s solvency and...

320.64 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License; Grounds. - (1) The applicant or licensee is determined to be unable...

320.6403 - Distributor Agreements; Obligations of Manufacturer and Importer. - (1) Prevent or refuse to accept the succession to any...

320.6405 - Franchise Agreements; Obligations of Manufacturer and Its Agent. - History.—ss. 4, 13, ch. 84-69; ss. 10, 20, 21, ch....

320.6407 - Recall Notices Under Franchise Agreements; Compensation. - (1) As provided in subsection (3), a licensee that has...

320.641 - Discontinuations, Cancellations, Nonrenewals, Modifications, and Replacement of Franchise Agreements. - (1)(a) An applicant or licensee shall give written notice to...

320.6412 - Franchise Termination Based on Fraud; Standard of Proof. - History.—s. 2, ch. 2008-62; s. 3, ch. 2017-187.

320.6415 - Changes in Plan or System of Distribution. - (1) A motor vehicle dealer franchise agreement shall continue in...

320.642 - Dealer Licenses in Areas Previously Served; Procedure. - (1) Any licensee who proposes to establish an additional motor...

320.643 - Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Franchise Agreements. - (1)(a) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, a licensee...

320.644 - Change of Executive Management Control; Objection by Licensee; Procedure. - (1) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, a licensee...

320.645 - Restriction Upon Ownership of Dealership by Licensee. - (1) No licensee, distributor, manufacturer, or agent of a manufacturer...

320.646 - Consumer Data Protection. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Consumer...

320.664 - Reinstatement of License. - History.—s. 10, ch. 70-424; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 3,...

320.67 - Inspection of Books or Other Documents of Licensee. - (1) The department may inspect the pertinent books, records, letters,...

320.68 - Revocation of License Held by Firms or Corporations. - History.—s. 9, ch. 20236, 1941; s. 13, ch. 70-424; s....

320.69 - Rules. - History.—s. 10, ch. 20236, 1941; s. 6, ch. 65-190; ss....

320.695 - Injunction. - History.—s. 15, ch. 70-424; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 3,...

320.696 - Warranty Responsibility. - (1)(a) A licensee shall timely compensate a motor vehicle dealer...

320.697 - Civil Damages. - History.—s. 17, ch. 70-424; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 96,...

320.6975 - Procedures and Remedies Applicable to Distributor Agreements. - History.—s. 2, ch. 90-78; s. 2, ch. 91-201; s. 4,...

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Florida Statutes Title XXIII - Motor Vehicles

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