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Florida Statute 316.239 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIII
MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 316
STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL
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F.S. 316.239
316.239 Single-beam road-lighting equipment.
(1) Headlamp systems which provide only a single distribution of light shall be permitted on all farm tractors regardless of date of manufacture, and on other motor vehicles manufactured and sold prior to January 1, 1972, in lieu of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment herein specified if the single distribution of light complies with the following requirements and limitations:
(a) The headlamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high intensity portion of the light shall, at a distance of 25 feet ahead, project higher than a level of five inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes, and in no case higher than 42 inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of 75 feet ahead.
(b) The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 200 feet.
(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; s. 189, ch. 99-248.

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Amendments to 316.239


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 316.239
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 316.239.


Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S316.239
R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S316.239 HEADLIGHT - (single beam) Machinery/tractor - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.239 (1)(a) Single Beam Improper Aim Tractor/Vehicle - Points on Drivers License: 0
S316.239 (1)(b) Single Beam Improper Intensity Tractor/Vehicle - Points on Drivers License: 0


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Cases from cite.case.law:

RIPPY, v. SHEPARD,, 15 So. 3d 921 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . Stat. (2008) (exempting farm tractors from child restraint requirements); 316.239, Fla. . . .